Early December

Evelyn with her new smile

 We wandered over the golf course, where we found exercise but no golf balls.

 Jennifer made her own design of card for her friend. I guess she wanted to make some variety after all the sameness of the cards we made.

 For the amazed Oma, her 5 year old granddaughter prodigy, copying a sketch from John Constable. However, she panicked and refused to try the house, it was "too hard" and "I can't do it" and "I don't know how".

 I really like looking out the window to see little people wandering in the snow.

 Making trails through the snow.

 Evelyn volunteered to clean up the playroom herself so that I would allow her to have duplo up in place of the toys that were available for playing. She is STILL playing with it nicely. Except when her siblings take away a few pieces that she says are hers. However, she can share nicely with guest who are two and younger...and knows how to give them unimportant pieces back in exchange for the ones she absolutely needs. ;)

 The "lego corner" was a disaster, but Nathan and Melanie worked hard at sorting it...and were hopeful that if Evelyn had to leave it alone for a week it would stay relatively clean for a week.

 Getting ready for church...looking like ladies doing their hair!

 More art work being made. (I'm convinced that the key to success is lots of time and oodles of practice, which Evelyn has in abundance.)

 Bonding.

 The boys enjoying the cleaner lego corner, without having had to help clean it first. I guess it's nice to have your work appreciated. ;)

Sliding in the fog.

 Evelyn took a break from duplo to play with her bears.

 Checking to make sure the chickens are doing all right. We're nervous about keeping birds in the winter...so far they are okay, but the coldest weather is still coming!

 I guess if the ice rink doesn't work, we can skate on the pool? (if daddy isn't looking ;p )

 Hopeful children biking around and inspecting the site. Maybe it'll work? How soon can we skate? (we still can't skate and it's going to be really soggy and ten degrees tomorrow!)

 Jennifer reading Evelyn's library book to her.