antics from the end of 2011

Siblings, boxes, pajamas, and party hats.

birthdays and feast days

Earlier this month, Ruth hit her fourth birthday. We held a party after the celebration for the feast of Saint Lucia at Holy Resurrection. Ruth helped teach her daddy to dance, bake a cake with me, and then blew out the candles surrounded by a ton of friends!

My little girl gets bigger every day.

swing set fun

While visiting with our friends in Baltimore one day, I caught this series of images while the swings were a-goin’.

daddy moments

Dad is a great dad. Wanna see why?

Naptime with Lucas.

Tickles with Ruth.

fun at the playground

Ruth and her friends decided to have a pig pile on the see saw animal. Good times!

playing mommy

The snow has completely melted, and we can see the trees beginning to bud. But no one has the courage to put away their snow shovels yet. Ruth turned one of them into a makeshift baby wagon of sorts. It actually seems a little disturbing.

the concrete world of a kid

Driving…

…and eating.

happy in the snow

The snow is mostly gone now, but here’s a few fun photos from the times when I bundled up the kids & got ‘em outside.

princess hat

Her hat matches her eyes.

the possibilities of blocks

Ruth really likes making cities.

See? She’s happy!

She’s such an industrious little gal!