Santa Fe

Just prior to the holidays we made our annual trip to Santa Fe.  While it didn't snow, there was snow on the ground which thrilled Violet to no end.

We went to an awesomely fun interactive new museum "Meow Wolf".  I can't really describe it.  The pictures don't really do it justice.

We walked by a fish tank (normal sized):

 And then we walked through the fish tank:

Around the town in Santa Fe:

An ice cream sundae that looks like a baked potato.

We always eat at the pizza place the last night.

Birthday!

Violet had her 6th birthday party at Pump It Up (Thanks Nana and Papa!).

Lining up to go to the cake room!

Celebrating Violet's actual birthday later that week:

Happy New Year

Finally no training wheels!

Holiday pictures

Class pictures

Here are Violet's kindergarten pictures.  We had to do the retake because she wasn't smiling in the first one.  I'm honestly not sure which one is better--the one without the smile or the one with the grimace?

Take One

The retake

Halloween

Finally Elsa was out this year.  After two years in a row, the Elsa costume sits in the costume box.  Violet wanted to be a black kitten for Halloween and she me to be a black cat.  She really seemed to "get it" this year.  She was running from house to house yelling in surprise "They are giving away free candy!!!"

 Violet had a hand in carving two pumpkins.

My pumpkin and Violet's pumpkin

Eric and Violet's pumpkin.

She got so much candy it was insane.  We have all been enjoying it.  I am wondering if my parents stole from my Halloween candy as well?  I think parents everywhere do that.