Christmas eve

Making cookies for Santa.



Grammy J and Gus watch Viv make cookies.



Gus being his happy self.


Grandpa and Viv open a Christmas Eve present - A Cajun Night Before Christmas!

Santa picture

I know they're not smiling, but I love this picture. Mom & Linda took them last week while I was at work. Evidently, Santa was very nice to them despite Viv threatening to make the naughty list more than a few times this year. This season has been so much fun so far because Viv really gets what's going on now. She adores the tree, loves the Christmas movies and songs, and has the good sense to be "a little afraid of Santa," given that he can evidently see her when she's sleeping and know when she's awake and all. Although other things that she has been "a little afraid of" lately include Nonna and big trucks, so perhaps she just likes those words right now. No matter. She is clearly a genius, and Gus is the world's happiest baby. I am on track for a very merry Christmas - I have been given the best presents ever already.

Snow day

Exactly one week ago today, I was sitting in my office when Jenny said "open your blinds, it's snowing." Sure enough, it was. Vivienne and Gus got to see their very first snowfall that day. The last time it snowed in N.O. was the Christmas before Katrina. Here's the long awaited pictures of Viv with her snowman, a Lilliputian evidently.




Yesterday the kids had on short sleeves, and the high today is supposed to be 71.

two Gus videos

and after all that coaxing, the camera stopped because the memory card was full



new trick - sitting unsupported for a few seconds

Visitors in the yard

Last weekend was still relatively warm here, so we went outside in the yard to play.







Viv made sand cakes for us.



Later that day, our neighbor's puppies got into our yard and hid under the shed.




We know how to get puppies out from under a shed.