To get into the holiday spirit we splurged on a gingerbread decorating workshop at Wilson Farm
Tessie turned 2! It's been amazing to look back on how much she has changed this year.
Yes, those are Necco wafers on the roof. Looks like some nasty flavors like clove and licorice, too. Here's a fun link about Boston's most infamous confection.
Caroline and Erin learned two important life lessons: #1: hacksaws have many uses, #2: gingerbread houses never taste as good as they look
Lately Caroline has been leaving Dad comment notes in her lunchbox. Some of them are just complaints, but a couple of kiwis inspired this one.
This one appeared in her Sudoku book, and we sent it off to Mr. Will Shortz at the NYT. We'll see if he replies to the fan mail.
Fears about Tessie wrecking the Christmas decorations proved unjustified. She did of course try to decorate herself.
Low tide at Wingaersheek beach in Gloucester
Tessie braved the cold and kept trying to dunk her legs in the tide pools
Erin could have stayed out there for hours
Mom is getting tired of the girls wearing her gowns as dress-up clothes, so for a treat we took the kids to a second-hand clothing shop for them to load up on a new wardrobe
This place had a room where everything went for $1.50 a pound. $12 dollars later...
... and mission accomplished
Tessie's antics at the breakfast table: Take one
Take two
