Tuesday, December 13, 2011

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

This is what Jane does when you
ask her to smile. Nice, hunh?


Although the commercial world started gearing up for the big day in October, we're going on about ten days of Christmas spirit in our house now!

Trimming the tree

Trimming her nose

E.T. phone home...

Placing candy on gingerbread house

Removing candy and licking the icing

Ta da!

Jane had her Christmas program at school today. They wrote a script based on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? So it went like this: 
"Angels, Angels, what do you see?" 
"I see shepherds looking at me." 
Then the shepherds would come on and be asked what they see, and they'd cue the next group, etc. It was pretty cute! Here is an overview of the manger scene once everyone had been herded on stage. Jane's class is dressed as sheep on the bottom left (stage right... any theater geeks reading this?). 


Fashionistas, take note:
turtleneck tucked in to ruffle bootie leggings.


Jane brought this home from school today:

I can't even think of a caption... it's just awesome.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Please stand still

Can you please stand still and let me take your picture?







Ok, I'll be still, but I'm not going to enjoy it.  

Monday, December 5, 2011

Thanksgiving and such

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we headed up to Monteagle, TN to spend Thanksgiving with Richard's family.  We had a wonderful time, and Jane especially enjoyed visiting with the Memphis Cowans.  

Everyone cooperated to take this cute pic.
Are they really all looking at the camera AND smiling??

Cowan and Walt are all boy, but they were SO great with Jane.
She loved watching them run around and play.
S'mores!

On Saturday we drove up to a gorgeous overlook on Sewanee's campus and hiked along the perimeter trail.  


Jane was surprisingly content in her first
baby back pack experience.

Catching water dripping off the rocks.

And I had to add this picture of the costume Jane made (with a fair amount of teacher assistance) at school.  Parents were not invited, but apparently each kid dressed up as a different Native American and had a little parade.  Jane was "Gentle Snowflake."