travis family

family picture

solo picture

silly girls

vera loves her cousin and they always have a blast being silly together. we showed up at the santa brunch to realize that the girls were wearing the same dress.  how funny! that was really not planned at all.  but worked out great, as girls loved being "twins"

santa

we had brunch with santa recently, and according to vera, santa is scary.  he was a very loud and tall santa i suppose :)

so mom and dad jumped in the picture to protect vera from santa.  finley was too young to be scared, and sat in santa's lap no problem.

 

decorating the tree

vera got involved in hanging up the ornaments this year. she took the job very seriously.

 

cousins

the cousins all dressed up

finding a christmas tree

we went to linvilla to pick out a christmas tree.  we were going to chop down our own, and rode out on the wagon and got a saw, and then didn't really like any of the trees.  alot of them were too brown, and some of them were too small.  i told vera we were buying that teeny tiny one and she felt we needed a bigger christmas tree.   so then we went back to the cut tree lot (still at linvilla) and picked one out there.  and danced in the gazebo.

 

 

another bon fire

recently john paul was at work, and vera asked me if daddy was outside making a fire.  apparently daddy makes lots of fires.... these pictures are from a bonfire that he built at grandma's, but somehow the fire didn't actually make it any of the pictures with vera...hmmm

 

a picture of the fire for the records..

 

baking cookies with grandma

the tale of the falling down pants

dancing with aunt jane

i hope aunt jane doesn't mind that we have put these pictures on the internet, but vera had so much fun dancing with aunt jane in matching tutus!

 

family picture

thanksgiving picture of the family... according to 4-year old cousin caroline, "finley cleans up real nice".  i have to agree.. .and extend that sentiment to the whole family :)

lollipop buddies

jumping on the bed

post-thanksgiving dinner jumping on the bed