Ho ho

Kasper has met his second Christmas and conquered it. This year, he understood opening gifts (but not that he only got to open HIS gifts). He understood the chocolate-of-the-day Advent calendar and started asking to open it immediately after entering the kitchen every morning (sweet tooth? no idea where he got that). He understood that when Dada says "Merry Christmas" he should say "Ho Ho". He understood that lights and trees meant "K-rist" and enjoyed the abundance of treats. Another good year.

He kept a close eye on packages arriving here at Woodford South headquarters.

Smaller trees make the presents look bigger.

Kasper knew that word for the day - "Open!"



A brief pause in the opening to check out one of the fleet of trucks he has acquired.


Trucks? Did somebody say this kid likes trucks?


All that opening makes a kid hungry - and bacon makes everything yummier.

The rest of the day looked a lot like this. Plus lots of naps.


T minus 4 days until Kasper turns 2!

Highchair hijinks

Do find joy in your breakfast? Kasper does. It seems to be one of the great things about being almost two. He also finds yogurt works like hair gel.


Sometimes by lunch he's so tired and hungry he doesn't know whether to eat or sleep. So today, he did both. (He was promptly whisked off to bed after this photo.)

I got your Christmas cheer right here

Wondering why you haven't seen a Christmas card from us yet? It's not just sheer laziness. This is the kind of response I get when I sit Kasper down to capture a little cuteness.

Fortunately, there is tons of brand new baby cuteness going on with the Lewiston Woodfords. For those of you keeping score at home, Molly is Kasper's 10th cousin on the Woodford side and 11th cousin overall. Congratulations Adam, Michelle, Hannah & Shylah!

Santa's Tugboat

In my ongoing quest to find free, not-too-crowded ways to celebrate the holidays, we ventured out to the DC Boat Parade at Washington Harbour Sunday. Our buddies the Kruegers joined us and a good time was had by all. And we remembered to get a family photo taken! The parade was a little boring, but not as bad as Kasper makes it look.

Here's a bonus shot of Isaiah looking cute for the folks in Wisconsin & Nebraska. Kasper, as usual, wouldn't stand still long enough for a photo.

Gobble, gobble, gobble

Kasper knows how to say gobble, gobble and does so very enthusiastically. That was pretty much the highlight of our very quiet Thanksgiving at home. Hope everyone out there had a great day with yummy eats, good company and, most importantly, restful naps.

Here a nap, there a nap..

Mema and Grandpa Rynne came for a pre-Thanksgiving visit. We met them at Ikea. Mema was shopping up a storm and Grandpa - well, let's just say he was pursuing one of his favorite activities.

Kasper quickly made his way to his favorite part of Ikea - the ball pit.

Saturday involved a little more shopping, computer playtime and more napping. Kasper snuggled with Grandpa and his new polar bear but he knew the really exciting stuff is always in Mema's purse (plus, she'll let you wear her extra sweater if you're cute).


Thanks for visiting!
(See what fun it is around here? We love to see more of our family and friends - don't bother with holiday gifts, just come visit!)

Too cool