eight crazy nights

we spent the first night of Hanukkah with some friends





day #2 we travelled to Maine to see Nana, Grandpa, Rayna and Samara







night #3 brought Jane a furry new hat for playing outside in the snow



the next night Malcolm opened his new toy



(night 5 and 6 were apparently not photo-worthy)

night 7: USA puzzle!





8th night

update

Malcolm had his 14 month checkup this week (our doctor does 10 and 14 instead of 9, 12 and 15 month checkups) and he weighed in at 23 pounds! He's gone from around 0 percentile at 6 months to 40th. We were happy about that. He's 29 1/2 inches which is around 20th percentile, but he was kicking and screaming while they measured so I actually think he's taller than that.

Jane went to her third gymnastics class this week and she just loves it. She visited the dentist for the first time today. I wasn't in the room with her but they said she did very well!

snow day!

Jane took last year off from playing in the snow. Luckily she enjoyed it yesterday!





Malcolm wasn't too thrilled... maybe because he was so bundled up he couldn't move!

xmas tree

likes and dislikes

Malcolm likes having cheerios stuck to his face



Malcolm does not like wearing the hat that I knit him

Nana and Grandpa's visit

Grandpa got our first family shot in a year!

Jane can write (and paint) her name!

science museum

we had an excellent time at the science museum the other day!

here's Jane checking out the frog habitat



Malcolm doing some calculations



Jane talking to "Hunchie" (her imaginary friend)



inspecting the lunar module

visiting Nolan (and his family)

We visited our new baby friend today!



Malcolm with a mischievous grin (he looked really big next to an 8-day-old baby!)



Jane and Rosalie watching the Smurfs

making herself useful

Jane washed some dishes the other day...





...and grated the nutmeg for muffins!

tie-dye project

little artists

big leaf pile

the kids had a lot of fun playing outside in the leaves

lego bird

Jane put together the bird from the lego box!

halloween

Jane wanted to be a ladybug, just like last year. Malcolm was a dragon! We borrowed the costume from our friend. It was too hot for him to wear it for long!







some halloween coloring