Well, my posting has petered out lately, because I filled my quota of space, and had to figure out how to erase old stuff so I could continue. Here I am :) Finally found the time. (Contrary to what I hear so often- I don't know how you find the time- I don't sometimes! :) So...lots of funnies to tell- I'll space them throughout. The girls are SO excited about Christmas coming. We're counting down the days on our advent calendar and talking about 'baby Jesus' (with mommy trying to keep fingers off of my beautiful nativity- has anyone ever seen one for kids to play with?). They love to see Christmas lights on houses in the evening, and wrapping presents (though Lia wants to open them- even if they are for other people, and she knows it (she wrapped them!)! I know how to keep Ellie busy for a while- give her free reign on wrapping a present herself- took her about a half an hour to wrap Pap-pap's. (And even then I had to step in- she got frustrated when it didn't look like the way mommy does it...hey, she wanted to do it herself!) Our house is all decked out, and Herbie (our Elf on the Shelf) still flys to see Santa every night and the girls' favorite part is to find where he has chosen to sit the next morning. We've been out to take our family Christmas pictures, and are going to see Santa this week. Hope all of you are getting into the Christmas spirit!
Some Christmas Picture Out-Takes...
Thank you Nana for the beautiful dresses that just made the pictures!
Our Christmas lights, with our new Snoopy blow-up....
Ellie's latest performance...
A kiss for her sister afterwards (like they are long lost friends and haven't just seen each other). This is where I have to stop and tell about this happening lately. Bill took Ellie, and I took Lia and Aurie one day, to do errands. We met up for lunch, where Ellie and Lia ran to each other, and met in the middle of the restaurant in a huge display of hugs and kisses after running to each other...it was darling and hilarious. You'd think they hadn't seen each other for years.
A bit of the performance...
This was scarf dance time, where they can free dance, and the music stops every so often for the teacher to reinforce a dance concept (ie. 'show me a plie'). Well, we were so proud of Ellie who truly did dance during that time, and not just either stand there, or run around, like her classmates. I do think she truly loves it. (I've been getting a curtsy and a 'yes, your magesty' every so often at home when I ask her to do something too!)
A trip to the Children's Museum...always a favorite.
Ellie's first hockey game with daddy... (it was Star Wars night)
Ellie came back telling us about the "fancy ladies" (cheerleaders!) at the hockey game :) Her other funny lately was explaining when she had the sniffles...her 'nose was broken'. :)
Just some recent ballet cuteness...
This cutie looks up at the reindeer I put in the kitchen above the cabinets and says, "Look mom! Rudolph with the great nose!"
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