Stolberg Family: 2012

Oh My!

I cannot believe it. Cannot honestly believe it. My blog is ACTUALLY up-to-date. This is the first time in, probably since I started it, that it was actually current. I guess being home sick all day helped me get enough downtime to just plow through the photos. So, wow, I don't know what to do with myself. I think I better go take a new picture to post.

Stolberg Fashion Week

The girls were great while we were in the house all weekend and later in the same day (as the second day of winter and Atlas' chew toys), they holed up in the bathroom with a ton of clothes. A fashion show was announced and I enjoyed about eight outfit changes.

This must have been their favorite outfit as it was the first and the last fashion. Super sweet. I love these shows.

Chew Toys

After our time spent outdoors the girls went into Alexandra's room and worked for a very long time with felt, cotton and tape. They each made Atlas a chew toy and wrapped it up as a gift. It was super sweet and they were so excited for him to play with their presents.

Day Two of Winter

It snowed through the evening of November 10th and throughout the entire next day. So, more snow play for all of us. It was just an incredible amount.

Atlas loved to be outside. We were a bit surprised as with his age and his arthritis it was a bit difficult for him to be out there but he didn't want to go in. He kept on burying his face in the snow and then would make this sneezing sound and shake his face to get it all off.

Our summer fountain.

J.O.Y.

It had to end...

So, it had to end. The warmth, the sunshine. It's over. Winter came and with it dumped, what I am guessing, was close to 3 feet of snow over several days. We spend the weekend indoors...and, obviously, decided to take advantage of our house arrest and haul down a few Christmas decorations. Grandma came over and hung the garlands in the kitchen and the girls decorated their tree...put it together, lights, ornaments, they did it all. Afterwards they played outside for about an hour and then came in for the traditional post-winter-play-hot-cocoa.

Not sure the reason but they just gave each other a hug under their tree.

Alexandra sorting through her ornaments.

Avery sorting through her box of ornaments.

Finished!

Jumping off the playhouse porch into the snow!

That thing sticking out of the snow from the table is a ruler. I think there were 15 inches at this point in time and this was only half way through the snowstorm.

Halloween Night

This year I decided to be "super mom" to go along with Avery's Super Girl. Normally I don't costume for Halloween night but this was easy and it makes them so happy! We had a great time out collecting candy and they were running so fast from house to house...it was amazing they lasted as long as they did. AND...per all of my usual fall posts...the weather was phenomenal. Just perfect!

Halloween Portraits

LOVED my little super heros this year! They wore these costumes a ton during the month of October and were always racing off to save the world. Super darlings!

Pretend fighting....

but real hugs!

Kissing their muscles...so modest!

Halloween Carnival

I was lucky to take the day off of work on Halloween and enjoy the day at school with the ladies at the Halloween Carnival. They had a great time running around playing games with their friends and collecting an assortment of candy and trinkets.