another trip to highland orchard

we love visiting the highland orchards - a little produce store and farm, where we can check out chickens, ducks, a peacock, goats, pigs, and rabbits.

santa brunch

we had brunch with santa last weekend. so vera put on her santa dress.


there was plenty of ring around the rosie and peek-a-boo.

there was alot of laying on the floor. and cleaning the floor with a pretty santa dress.

this was as close to santa that vera felt was appropriate. maybe there will be lap sitting next year.

and a nice family shot.

cookie baking

Vera had a good time at the cookie baking party this year. a few of my girlfriends (and now our kids) get together to bake christmas cookies every year. Vera did a great job of decorating and tasting the cookies!

river walk

we've been having great weather around here. took vera for a hike and we threw stones in the creek.

buying a tree

it was a little strange buying an xmas tree without wearing jackets! we went this last weekend, and had fun running around the tree lot.

turkey trot

we did the turkey trot on thanksgiving morning again this year. it's a 5k in wilmington. vera and i speed-walked the whole thing this year, and actually came really close to our time from last year when i 'ran' it with vera strapped to my chest. my mom and auntie S did the 5k with us. nice weather, nice times. and it feels good to start a day of feasting with some exercise!

more thanksgiving wknd pics

the friday after thanksgiving, we visited my grandma's. some cousins were there as well. the kiddies had a wonderful post-thanksgiving feast of chicken nuggets and cheetos.



and it was a beautiful day for vera to check out the backyard.