Those birthdays are a great reason for chocolate cake! I thought the magic relighting candles would be fun, but they had quite a smoke out effect-luckily we didn't set off any smoke detectors.




Anyone else have the 'Elf on the Shelf' this year??? Lil miss named hers Kennycackle and he was a hit for sure! See him hiding up in the tree-thanks Hope.




Little man got what he wanted.




So,did little miss...
and so did we ~ a great time with our family!

To all our friends and family near and far... Happy Christmas.




This is the kind of fun the little ones had with dad while I was out of town. YUM! (Marshmellows on a stick coated in peanut butter and chocolate.)




Lil miss had a busy week. This pic is of her in her Christmas program at preschool. The same day she also had her first dance recital. It was very sweet. I will try to post that video sometime. She loves to perform and rarely has a shy moment. Last year she asked Santa for a pink guitar and this year it is a violin.



Today was unseasonably warm and so we went to the zoo. This lil man is really talking a lot these days. He carried on a whole conversation with the giraffes. And to say that he still loves trains is an understatement. I am in such disbelief that he is nearly two.

At home

Well, here I am at my dad's for a few days and found some great ole memory lane photos in his computer that made me smile.




This is my lil gran playing put put put on a tractor...She is now 91 and we are so blessed to have her here.





That first born, falling in love moment. My little miss!




My lil mister-how he has grown since this...how I wish we were there tonight watching the moon glisten over the ocean waves.



Giggling and chasing her shadow...
Pictures are so precious.

Family and fun

The lil ones were very happy to see their special aunt and uncle come for a visit. We had so much fun especially jumping on their blow up mattress and playing games at Chucky Cheese. We adults liked playing board games and spending some real quality time together! We also had fun baking gingerbread cookies in the shape of men, deer, sticks, circles and even made some chocolate chip cookies as well. Yumm--the holidays are a great time!




The little miss and I went to see the Nutcracker at the Orpheum on a girl night with Grandma D and my BF. This is a pic of her looking up at the ornate ceiling. We sat right up front and it was a heartwarming just watching the expressions on her face as she took it all in.




Here we are lovin' being mom and daughter!




This is at dinner before the Nutcracker when she spontaneously found a spot to dance for everyone in the restaurant. Our firecracker! :)