Christmas, part I

Christmas 2012! Only in central Texas can you try out your new Christmas gifts outside without a shirt on...

Breaking in the new chess set with uncle Nate... 

Getting ready for some dinner...

Off to see the Nutcracker...

Amity's school Christmas program...

Deckin' the halls...

Og's turning 5! We hosted a bunch of costumed super heroes...

Thanksgiving

Ok, well, if you're still checking out this blog...bully for you! I'm about to unleash an unprecedented wave of updates. First up: Thanksgiving 2012!

We celebrated Mommy's well-timed birthday. Happy birthday, Mommy! Cupcakes all around...

Check out the Turkey Day spread...

Off on a hike to burn off those calories...

We stopped by Nana's in Crane for some leftover turkey...

Halloween

Costume research.

Just about ready to go.

By the bright brow of St. Aelfrida, I am not Peter Pan!

Jack-o-lantern design: Ogden Klatt

Execution: Timothy Klatt

What a fun day!  

First Day of School

Ogden and Amity are doing great at St. David's Day School.  Ogden has Miss Julie and Mrs. Rima in Montessori, where he's mastered the lingo and baffles us with descriptions of "Third Works" and "Pre-Lunch Cycles".  Amity runs the "Home Life" Center in the Older Two's class for Miss Karen and Miss Yvette.
Here's a throwback to the first day of school.  Thanks to Liv, visiting from Sweden with an iPhone, who captured this one.

Go Fish!

We went to Bandera for Tim's Birthday and had a good rainy fishing weekend at Muller's Ark.

Swedes in Town

There's nothing like a visit from out of town guests to get us out on the town.  We had a great time with Liv and Mandus!

An illegal swim in Ladybird Lake (with random BMXers)

Tips from a Swedish Kubb pro

A chilly dip in Barton Springs

Ain't we sweet?

Dah, da, da, da, da, da, da-da: Bat Man!

Even the Dark Night needs a rest now and then.  But he'll never reveal his true identity!