Santa, the bunkbed, the KitchenAid, and artwork

The ward had a party the other day and the kids were happy to get to chat with Santa for a little bit.

Those cute kids. They each met him individually, but that seemed like too many pictures to put up.

This is how Jacob spent the first half of the party. It's okay though. He woke up and approached Santa on his own (while we were eating) and obtained a candy cane for himself. They were high-fiving and fist-bumping by the time I got there.

We just got bunk beds for the girls the other day (more on that later). I got back late at night and pulled this bed fully assembled out of the van. We had nowhere to put it except in the middle of the living room, so it stayed there until the next day. I laughed when Elinor saw it the next morning and said, "But I thought I was going to sleep in Emily's room!"

Whenever the KitchenAid is doing its thing, this is where Jacob insists on sitting. He's only stuck his hand in there once (it was enough for him to learn his lesson).

And to end, some original artwork for your viewing pleasure. At nighttime after the kids are in bed, we go around throwing stuff away and trying to tidy up. I always come across a few of Elinor's pictures that I can't bear to part with until I have permanent documentation. Here are the latest:

Doesn't this one make you think so much of Allie Brosh's work?

And I don't know what this one is, but I want to go there.