Close enough

I was in Theta's favorite spot, so she just sat on me- or rather, she sat on my neck.

It's Christmas! In February

Yeah I know Christmas was two months ago. At least I got the Christmas decorations put away by now. We have started a tradition of making gingerbread houses and cookies. 

This is my house:

Walter decided that the Christmas Tree Ornament shaped cookie was actually a bomb, and decorated it as such.

Nils and his Dad collaborated on this Gingerbread Nativity scene. And yes, there were dinosaurs at the stable. 

Nils also made this and was very proud of it.

Birch Aquarium

Part of our original plan was to go to Seaworld because Nils said he wanted to go to an aquarium and see some sponges. 

We decided that for the cost, and for what Nils was actually wanting, it would be better to go to an actual aquarium rather than an Orca themed amusement park. Luckily a rather nice aquarium was right next to the beach that I'm most familiar with so that worked out pretty well. 

There was a sponge in one of the tanks, but we couldn't find it. Though the seahorse exhibit was super cool, and they also had a bunch of sharks. 

Walter didn't like it and pouted just about the whole time.  Except he stopped pouting when he got to ride on this see-saw. It helped that there was a similar sized kid on the other end making it extra fun. 

Second Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving last year the local crew was scattered all over. So, a few weeks later we had a second Thanksgiving.  I bought an enormous turkey and had a billion people over to eat in our freshly swept out carport (since Phoenix weather is such that eating outside in early December is actually a pretty good idea.)

The only picture I got from that day was of cousin J petting the cat. Her mom is allergic, so she has to get her kitty fix while she's at our house. It's a good thing that Theta is the nicest cat in the world and happens to actually like little kids. I'm thinking I should start a cat café with her as the main attraction. 

Guy Fawkes

 So yeah. It's been awhile since I posted anything. BUT! Here's a picture from Nov. 5 when we celebrated Guy Fawkes day by drawing him and then burning him.
Walter wanted to celebrate it again the next night. I think he just liked the fire.