Merry Christmas!

Santa was generous this year!  Must be because of the delicious cookies Shepard made ;)

The reindeer were happy too:

Santa left Riley a play kitchen:

It's nicer than our real kitchen...

And Sheppy got the Bat Bot:

A "black robot", and a volcano kit:

Everything was a hit!

http://youtu.be/5oEwwYJwlmg

Shepard's big present from us was a "Sheppy sized guitar" aka a ukelele.  He asked if it was a Les Paul, and we said yes.  Nobody better call us out on that.

And both kids enjoyed the kitchen!

Merry Christmas!

Cookie Time

First stop on the holiday baking express - gingerbread men!

Note the zombie gingerbread man, top row second from right.  He has bloody stumps where his arm and leg used to be.  Ah, tis the season for the macabre.  The angry looking fellow on the bottom left is justifiably angry as he's in handcuffs and leg chains.  Our kid is nothing if not creative!

Next stop on the baking express - Santa's cookies, of course!

The kids needed to test the chocolate chips for poison.  So thoughtful.

A little cuddle while the cookies are baking:

Yum!

Christmas Family Picture Fail

More Santa Fun

Santa's elves have been a little preoccupied with making the last of this year's toys, but they finally got around to emailing us copies of the pictures that they took of us with Santa at Center Street Tavern.  

Poor Santa!

Hotty Toddy!

Their first game in Oxford (and Riley's first game ever) was a big fat W!  #failstate

BFFs

Playing crazily (99.99% of the time)

And quietly (.01% of the time)

Two peas in the pod:

Merry Christmas!

Disney 2014

Leigh Leigh and Kiefer took Shepard (and us) to Disney World for an early fifth birthday present.  Clearly he enjoyed himself and can't wait to go back!

A little damp from the rapid ride.  This and Splash Mountain were huge hits!

Splash Mountain:

Happy kids!

Second only to the water rides, Shepard loved collecting autographs from the celebrities!

Surprisingly, Chip and Dale were at the top of Shepard's list of autographs.  And thanks to the wonders of the internet, we found them in Frontierland!

Riley however, was not as much of a fan.

Watch out, Mickey!  You're no exception!