The Products of Santa's Workshop

Avery was a blast this Christmas. The train set that he requested from Santa arrived fresh from Santa's workshop where it had been carefully crafted by his elves.

Fun with Reptiles

Avery enjoyed our visit to the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, FL over the weekend. Devon went there as a child and wanted to share the experience with Avery! It took a little bit (and a demonstration by Devon) before he was brave enough to take a silly photo in the mouth of the gator. Avery has no fear of snakes though. His dad had quite a different experience with a Florida snake a few years ago. We also had the chance to play with little lizards in Devon's backyard.

Clarabelle's somersault

Here is Clarabelle at 23 weeks. Yes, for those of you who don't know, Avery has named our baby Clarabelle (which he made up by himself). We have decided not to find out the gender of the baby again, though Avery and I think we're having a girl and J thinks a boy. In March, we'll see who was correct. So, here's a 2D image of the flip she did during my ultrasound this morning to fold herself in half and a 3D image of her hands on her head and feet in front of her smiling face. Really, just squint a bit and you'll see it!

Santa Train

Avery is very interested in trains and tractors at the moment. Yesterday, he was very surprised to wake from his nap in the car to awake at the Unity train station. He had the chance to sit on Santa's lap and ask for a Kubota. We sang a few carols and had a snack in the dining car. We had a very nice afternoon together.