Merry Christmas

A few highlights from our blessed Christmas day:


Opening presents...

Silly presents...

BIG presents! :-)



Time with family



"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors"
Luke 2:14

Introducing our son, "Nyah"

Counting

Lately, Ryan has been very interested in counting. He is always prompting me to count things for him and he tries to do it himself. Trouble is, the only number he knows is "two", but I love hearing him count "two... two... two... two!" See?

Bad Idea

As it turns out, sick child + 35 degrees + "getting some fresh air" = bad idea

Chocolates

Yesterday, Kathryn & Ryan came over to make chocolates with me for Christmas. Making chocolates is one of my newest favorite holiday traditions. This year, Kathryn taught us a new one - cookies & cream truffles. YUMMY! Thanks, ladies!! :-)

Here are the fruits of our labor:

Crazy date giggles

I was feeding Ryan a snack today (dried fruit) and with every piece that he picked up, he held it out to inquire what it was. For some reason, the word "date" struck him as hysterically funny and this is what ensued:

Some things don't change

Happy Halloween!

Some comparison shots from last year's Halloween vs. this year:

Play group Halloween party

Halloween pumpkin photo

The costume

A few of my favorite things

While raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens may not top the list, these are a few of
Ryan's favorite things:

Welcome to Tidbits

According to Merriam-Webster, a tidbit is :
1 : a choice morsel of food
2 : a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)

Since baking is one of my favorite hobbies, and my goal for this blog is just to give little pieces of information about our family at a time - pictures, anecdotes, milestones, etc. - I thought that "tidbits" was an appropriate name.

My plan is for this blog mostly to be like a journal for me, to document some of the more specific things in life rather than just the big picture entries I am used to posting on Ryan's website. If you choose to follow along, then welcome! :-) I'll enjoy having you along for the ride!

Love,
Lucia