Christmas 2010

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us.


May you have a little magic on Christmas Eve,




And may all of your wishes come true!

xoxo

Us

The Christmas countdown continues...

Wow, this crew is nuttier than a Christmas fruitcake! Off to bed with you all. And may you have visions of sugarplums dancing through your heads.

Off to Church....

Poor Will fell asleep. Deeply asleep. The excitement over the train wore him out and Children's Mass was not happening for him. But the older two cleaned up nicely.

Ice Skating Part Deux: Christmas Eve

The children were giddy with excitement today and racing about the house wreaking havoc. We decided to do something fun (and active) with them to occupy the time until we had to leave for church. Ice skating sounded like the perfect solution, so back to the rink we went for round two.

And who should show up at the rink on this Christmas Eve? Santa!

Eleanor could not believe her luck. Ice skating with Santa all to herself! It really must be Christmas!

Cool guy Will was still uninterested in the ice. I think he is destined to be a surfer. Hawaii bound.

And the ice skating had no chance once he saw what was pulling in across the street. A miniature train!! Dad was cajoled into taking him for a ride. (Paul was a good sport. The train really is tiny, built for toddlers. Will insisted that Daddy go too.)

This made his day.

And this made hers.

Merry Christmas to All!

Ice Skating

A friend and I took all of the kids skating at our outdoor shopping center. It was a first for the girls and for Will too. The big kids had a blast! I wish I had thought to take them earlier in the month. It took the little girls a few minutes to get their bearings, they held hands and helped each other out. So cute! The boys were off like a shot from the minute they had skates on. Falling on their rear or not, they were absolutely fearless!

The girls trying to help Will make a circuit.

Look out, here are the future Red Wings players!

Will made one lap and then decided he was done. The poor guy was too cold.

And a surprise for the end of the trip; Santa showed up!