Sen and Emi take a bath

off to take a bath...

Monday night is usually bath night, but last week it was Thursday.
(yes, it's only about once a week around this house...)
Sen and Emi took their first bath together.



Sen and Emi are great bath buddies.

They help each other wash and get

shiny,

fresh,

and new.

Afterwards, mommie gets to snuggle (the best part!)...

.

lots to be excited about, except...

Papa !

You better watch out,

you better not cry,



you better not pout I'm telling you why,

Papa Claus is coming to town!



(okay, well maybe he has already been here for four days and leaves tomorrow, but this gives you just some idea of the anticipation that the arrival of Papa caused... we sang this song for the final few days before he came, and surely will again the next time he comes)

Chalkboard

Unbelievable

Today Sen made some beautiful art...




and Emi did this...

Motherhood

...is tripping over the twisty-wire-ball toy-thing, about breaking your toe, and then dashing back to the bedroom to make sure you didn't wake the baby.

What Emi and I did yesterday

First-day-of-winter-term after-school snack:

for

mark and sen,
love,

mommy and emi