"March" to Madison

Last weekend we made our second annual trip to Madison, WI to see niece Annika dance in the Madison Ballet's Nutcracker. We also took this opportunity to celebrate Christmas with the Reiks a week early. Aunt Sara pulled a few strings, and Santa agreed to stop by for a visit. Well done!

Leif admiring the "Missmiss lights,"

Annika ready to jump in should he decide to start climbing

What! A cute, posed photo of two of my favorite people!?! No grimaces/silly faces from Kaj?

I don't quite know what to say...

Yeah, right. Keep dreaming, Abbey!

mini-lesson from "Tintin"

Kaj is all about drawing, writing, building, making crafts, etc. these days. I love seeing the crazy stuff he comes up with.

No, this is not your typical scene.

This is what Chris taking his work home with him looks like.

*This is a pig heart - don't call the police.

"More again, Tintin!"

Someone's been raiding Annika's closet

"guht-cwak-eh" (audio version much, much cuter)

"Bum bumbumbum bum bum bum bum bum"

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!