Day 303

We let Natalie do this while we got the house and food ready for hosting my mom and her new-ish husband, my siblings, their spouses and our adorable nephews for a family Christmas get-together:
 

12/23/2011























In my attempt to have Christmasy crafty things for the kids, I overlooked the fact that babies, beads and jingle bells, not to mention pipe cleaners, are a dangerous combination, which is how Natalie ended up with an assortment of small items in her mouth -- and how her nose wound up looking like this for Christmas:

12/25/2011