Snow People

The snow today was perfect for making snow people.

Hannah Jane

If any one knows Hannah, they know her lion named Sad.
She dressed him up as Rudolf and dressed a lamb as Santa.
She specifically requested that these photos be posted on the blog.

The Wilson Kids

We have had a lot of snow days lately. Up to two feet of snow outside. One day, we had the day off, blizzard out. When the girls came in from the snow, they had hot chocolate by the fire. Johnny decided to get Hannah to give him some licks of her candy cane, and followed her around for the rest of the day.

Now we have a tree-we need to make it pretty

Decorating the tree was fun. Doing it for a second time after Johnny pulled it over on himself, not so fun.

In which we find a christmas tree

for many years we have hiked through the woods and cut down our tree. This year, between the bitter cold and the foot of snow, we decided to go to our local farm and buy one already chopped. They even strapped it to the car for us, oh the novelty!

hingham house tour

We had the pleasure of working at my in-law's fabulous antique home for the town's Holiday house tour.
The house never looked better and I had fun.

After Thanksgiving

Jeff, Lydia and Baby Ernie stayed over. We had a brunch with my parents the next day and I got some cute shots of the kids and of Ernie.

The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park

On a sunny but cold day after thanksgiving, we ventured to MA to this great place. Chris's parents took us there last year and we were determined to get back. The art inside the mueseum was great and engaging for the kids. The best part is a huge sculpture park on the grounds. Our favorite part was the Big Baby who sits on the roof. We have a special love for this big baby as she was commissioned for a museum in our home town, Ridgefield, Ct. We remember the baby sitting on Main Street and the girls and I even heard the artist talk about her work and the baby. For now the baby sits onthe roof overseeing the fabulous sculpures. We tried to have our Chrismas photo with the kids and big baby - but John was totally freaked out by the large child. He wouldn't even go near it! We brought a picnic lunch, but it was too cold, so we ate in the car. Highly recommend the place to everyone.

Thanksgiving 2007

We had a houseful! 23 people and three babies. We had one long table, plenty of food and lots of fun.
This year we were joined by 2 of Chris's cousins and their families, my brother, his wife and cute new baby, Ernie, both sets of parents Chris's brother and family and our beloved Uncle Dave. The kids took a tour of a friends buffalo farm, while we enjoyed the peace and cleaned up. With the 8 pies we ate, my brother Jeff played the guitar along with some other musically inclined members and we had a big family sing along. Such a Norman Rockwell day.


Caroline and Grandma share a dance

The Guitar sessions

The LONG table

My parents and Jeff and Lydia

Bruce and andrea

Shelia and Brian

Shelia, Drew and Sandy

The wilson kids check out the appetizer

Caroline Holds Cousin Ernie

the swingset

Santa came early this year. The kids finally got a swingset.
Johnny was a little cold and a little unsure of the swing.

skeleton johnny

He was so cute in his skeleton shirt on Halloween, and proud that he stole his sister's skull lantern.

trick or treat

It's a neighborhood event. Pizza in the circle, the crew moves house to house.
What lucky ducks were are to live in this neighborhood.

Pumpkin Carving

Mast Way School Halloween Social

I Know, it's before Halloween. The school has a BIG halloween party on the Friday before Halloween. The biggest social event of the year!! We were the first to get there and the last to leave. Hardly saw the girls the whole time.
Here are the photos in our yard before we left. Caroline- Spiderella a vampire witch, Hannah, lady liberty and Johnny as Dumbo (or Johnbo, as the girls called him). I thought it would be hard to get him to wear it, but he loved it.