December randomness

Seeing as I'm hopelessly behind on blogging...

and I still haven't posted about Thanksgiving, 

our wonderful time with Halmoni and Harabogi 

who visited from Ethiopia (!!) last week...

and a gazillion other meaningful things that happened in the last month...

I'll just post a few random things since it's so much easier!

 Trying on glasses to look like Daddy (haha) at the store..

I just love how much they love each other.

Just melts.my.heart.

 Oh yes, I am not beneath bribery.

Eat your kiwi if you want to play your ipad games today!!!

(And yes, that was a dish of ramen noodles she ate for lunch - sigh).

Biking in crazy mild December weather!

It's been so mild that the daffodils are starting to bud (not good!).

I think some snow would be awesome, 

but seeing as we need to get to the hospital to deliver the baby

in January -- no snow for now is a-ok with me!

On another note, I've been planning like there's no tomorrow

for Em's 1st grade curriculum (which will start sometime in May when she turns 6).

I admit it: I am a curriculum junkie!!!

I like too many things.

I am trying to pull the "best" portions out of 3 different curricula at the moment,

which is exhausting and time consuming.

But I can't settle for anything less

than what I think will fit Em's learning style

the best.  More on that in the next post...