Christmas Day

Merry Christmas! We forgot to bring the camera to Broc's parents house, so unfortunately we are lacking photos from a very special part of our day. However, It was a wonderful day and we are so thankful to have such loving families. In other news, we close on our house on Friday! It's true. We'll move in as soon as they hand us keys. Though there is much to be done to make it our own, we'll be in and that's the first step. Yippee!

Detroit

It has been a long time since I've visited the once great city of Detroit. Today some of the Barnitzwaters (our ex bowling team name) went to see the musical production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Detroit Opera House. It was so enjoyable and I would recommend the show to anyone. We went for a ride on the People Mover which took us to Greek Town for some flaming cheese. Opa! I'm beginning to understand Broc's love for this old city and I too hope to see it make a come back.

Oh Snow!

to tree or not to tree?

That is the question. We had originally decided on not having a Christmas tree this year. At this point we don't know the timing of our move, nor do we have much space for a tree in our loft. We would just have to enjoy the spell of pine when we visited grandparents. With or without a tree Christmas feels so strange, especially since all of our decorations and stockings are buried in a storage facility. We decided on a tree after all. We will probably make ornaments out of paper and popcorn, but it brings us joy knowing how excited Piper and Miles will be on Christmas morning to see our tree glowing and bearing gifts.

Christmas Compound

Surrounding our living quarters is a winter wonderland. There are great tall windows in the loft, which means we have a front row view of  this marvelous display that is the compound. To top it off, we also have snow.
To get the full effect, Piper and Miles smash their faces against the cool glass. I'm happy to be home where it's already cold and Christmassy.

Off to Tea

    Lovely cousin Julia (middle) had a birthday tea party today and it did not disappoint!

Boo!

Are you frightened yet?

Just wait!

Ferocious!

What's that? Danger you say?

I got this...

We hope you had fun this Halloween!