Now that our Christmas cards have been sent out in the mail, I thought I would be funny to show a few of the pictures that didn't quite make the cut.  We took the kids to a beautiful park in hopes that the scenery would help make a great picture.  When you are dealing with a 4 year old and a 20 month old you also need a little bit of luck.

Can't you just picture big brother with little sister on his lap?  Um, this isn't quite the vision I had in mind.

Our friends know that the NBA gene is not in our family, but this past weekend Mikey made Ryan and I proud parents.  He scored the first basket.  

During the week of Thanksgiving, we took the kids to the zoo.  Mikey hadn't been since he was 2 and Julianna had never been.  It was a great day topped off with beautiful weather.  

Since Hostess Brands announced that they would be going out of business, we gave the kids their first Twinkie tonight.  

Mikey loved it!

We got the back of Julianna's hair trimmed this weekend.  She was a nervous wreck!  It always takes her a long time to warm up to new people, so having a "stranger" come close enough to her to cut her hair did not go over well.  

Your friendly neighborhood Spiderman making the world safer along with a beautiful butterfly making the world prettier.