does it really get any better than breakfast at school with your daddy? this was the annual dad's breakfast that all the girls look forward to all year long. the sad reality is that it starts at 7am, but alas, that is a small price to pay for cafeteria bacon and eggs with your favorite guy.

the best christmas gift. ever. uncle jay got each little darling a big 'ole honkin' piggy bank and a ziplock bag full of change to put into it. and, as one of five children, he understood the importance of having each ziplock bag contain identical contents (same number of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters, just in case some anal retentive little girls happened to notice inequality of any kind).

see what happens when they dress themselves?

this was our annual gingerbread house! we always have a blast building a little, eating a little, building a little, eating a little. okay, who am i kidding? i'm shocked there were any skittles to put on the house, and then we all kept walking by on the sly once the thing was built and lifting them from the house. shane and the girls even like those nasty little necco roof tiles, so our house didn't stand a chance.

january 20th was a sad day for emma. she fell down at school and broke her arm. here she is sporting her awesome green cast! she's now graduated to a brace, which is great because we can take it off to take a bath. poor little lamb.

maybe if i post one photo a day, i'll get caught up with blogging again. weeeeee aaarrrreeee the chaaaaampions...fall champs. awesome.

i am reeling from the news of my dear friend, rachel's, death today. there really are no words. i love you, rach, and you will be terribly missed.