ali: so much to bake!... and welcome landon scott

as amy has been baking all week (peppernuts for me, cutout cookies for our church group to decorate and 5 texas sheetcakes for our congregation to celebrate zac's finalization), alice has wanted in on the action. the step stool has given her access! so you see her mixing the chocolate for the sheetcakes, rolling peppernuts with 'uncles' andrew and cory and breaking lettuce with mama for a salad. what a fun one. also, congrats to landon scott hickinbotham born friday... zac says he's ready to take shots on the future goalkeeper... or steamroller him in football... what do you think?

celebrating 'gotcha day' and a birthday...

friday (dec 3) we took an oath in a florida court (from mansfield) that we would take care of zac... or at least until he's 18 says the judge. we agreed and celebrate! unfortunately in the celebratory photo, zac seems to be the one least impressed. amy and i celebrated with an over the rhine concert sans kids that night (thanks mom and dad). other pics here are a weekend birthday party for cousin brooklyn with dora and lots of other hillman cousins. you see ali dressed up for church, learning to pick noses under nana's watch, hop on balloons with brooklyn and uncle stan and great-grandma getting some zac time. happy birthday brook and, well, zac, we're glad you're in the fold officially, bud.