holiday faire and a parade plus some socks

the waldorf holiday faire hosted a great celebration today. i want to go to school their myself! here they are getting ready to dip the wick.

the wick was dipped in bee's wax from a local beehive then dipped in water. over. and. over.

showing us her candle!

the bear at waldorf's holiday fare. hubby was on call for work so we had to leave way too early!!!
the back of ellie kinnard! ever since my friend worked for her in college, i have been a fan!

this is us.

she wanted to sit on the ground. kept her hands in her pockets until the candy was thrown.

cool vans. shaking pom. granny made hat.

staying warm. being gorgeous.

this parade had a strong showing of male dancers. yay! the kid on the ground is doing the snake! a lot of them followed his lead. awesome!

dancing on a moving flat bed? wow!

the dancers are my favorite part.

this is how she feel asleep. sucking a black russian bagel that e had picked out earlier. precious.

the license plate says, "don't laugh, it's paid for."

this vehicle and the persons coming out of the roof were very loud. we saw it the last time we were in h-b for a parade...it wasn't in the actual parade last time, just driving around honking and listening to "jump around".

wtf?

i kept getting distracted by talking to friends so i would miss the photo op until it had already passed. ooops.

at first, i was really confused about the ages of this high school marching band. and, how talented they are.

a horse drawn carriage.

the couple who still lives at the north pole. ez still doesn't know who this is, thankfully.

the socks her granny jenny made! we all got matching pairs as an early present to wear in our holiday pictures.

making pinecone birdfeeders

a dog and his girl

at the breakfast table

remember halloween?

okay, close your eyes and use your imagination. now open your eyes to see two baby snakes, a snake charmer and the basket that the snakes come out of...when they feel charmed. fabulous.

our new neighbors rock!

a bumblebee and a snake in a wagon. the cul da sac we were visiting had a bug fire pit in the middle of it and chairs full of adults and kids. made me super miss our friends in the apex neighborhood.

despite the fesitve snakes on my head, caleb and i are sad that there wasn't any vegan candy for us to eat.

okay, we found some.

the learning tower of pisa

playdate at the park

park playdate

lilly's pizza

waiting in a very long line.

three dads, three babes.

cool snake like fabric covering someone's head.

transparent scarf over the head.

fabulous laney and the other harper in her life.

the skirt that chandi made, inspired by soulemama! she wore it to the zoo and would have worn it to bed both nights if it was up to her. i vetoed the bed wearing to avoid it getting peed on.

the zoo part two

girls stick together!

and, they ride elephants together, too.

posing on the elephants, again!

baby daddy.

petting zoo.

with glammy.

the bridge.

birthday at the zoo

attached.

for a birthday gift, her mamatoo made a necklace with a copperhead pendant. it was wrapped in this pretty fabric.

solar powered.

mike powered bicycle. with a kid on top!

the real live copperhead!

the handmade snake came to the zoo to see the real live snakes.

going down the slide with the big sisters.

snacking in her chariot.

smiles at the coolest playground.

for e's third birthday, we went to the zoo with some friends and family.