at the comic book store

I took Cecilia and Thomas to a party at a comic book store last weekend.  They enjoyed looking at some original artwork, as well as the food and a couple books I chose.  They were the hit of the party, of course (especially thanks to Thomas' Star Wars Lego t-shirt).

Lunch with Kiddos

Cecilia: Whose birthday is coming up next? Oh yeah, Grandmemere. What do you think she'd like. (She's looking through her kid's cookbook.)

Me: Eliana, remember Grandmemere? She has animals where she lives: bunnies, birds, fish. She's in a wheelchair. Do you remember her?

Thomas: I know. What about a power chair!

Me: A power chair? Well, I think they're pretty expensive.

Thomas: No, mom, they're not . It doesn't cost a penny out of pocket! Really, it doesn't. And it goes anywhere you want to go!

Me (to myself): Have I been letting them watch too much Price is Right? Hmmm... Really, these kiddos crack me up! I love my job.

St. Nicholas Day

The Plante Christmas party was on St. Nicholas Day this year. Memere got to meet Anna for the first time. Anna was perfectly content sitting in her lap for quite some time. Later, St. Nicholas left some presents for the kids. They all got books and the next picture shows Eliana cracking up about something in her nativity book. She's hysterical; she actually laughs like that! What a fun kiddo.

Such a Boy

Cecilia: Has your grandmother already died?

Me: Yes.

Cecilia: Was she my great-grandmother?

Me: Yes.

Cecilia: I remember her because I've seen pictures.

Thomas: What did she look like?

Cecilia: She had white curly hair. Her face was kind of round.

Thomas: Oh, so if her head fell off, it would roll?

Hmmm.... well, I guess so. He certainly thinks differently than I do. I guess it's a boy thing?

Beautiful Girls

I decided I needed to practice using Matthew's camera more and there was some nice light coming in through our slider. Anna was just laying on her mat in the living room and Eliana came to check out what was going on. (And, yes, I know Eliana needs a haircut...)

Afternoon with Eliana

My mother took the two older kids to her house one day, so Eliana and I got some alone time while Anna was sleeping. We decided to bake; Eliana loved it when I used the mixer :) She was a good helper and very enthusiastic.

Cecilia's costume

So, here's the picture of Cecilia dressed in my old costumes. She had fun looking through my old stuff when I took the bag out before Halloween. You can see the pile of costumes behind her. I took this picture before she put the fishnet stockings on. :)