Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Fun in the Sun and Snow!

Well it snowed on December 25th. And it snowed a lot. So on December 26th Claire, Alec, Hazel and Mommy played in the snow!

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Everybody is ready to play!

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Alec isn’t so sure about these mitten things trapping his beloved thumb . . .

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Claire is ready!

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First thing Claire did was find a clear spot (which was hard because Hazel was running around like a crazy dog – she _loves_ the snow!) and make a snow angel. All on her own.

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Alec is skeptical of the snow and won’t move from his spot.

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Claire insists on putting faces on her angels. :)

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Smiling Angel!

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Alec’s first Snow Angel. Claire joined in too. So cute.

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Alec has had enough rolling around in the snow.

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Another face for her second Snow Angel.

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Number Three. I quite taking pictures of them after this. I think she made five smiling Snow Angels total.

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Trying a second slide but can’t quite climb up.

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Alec is getting more confident in the snow.

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Hazel is still running around like a crazy doggie.
Did I mention she loves the snow?

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Slide action shot.

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Alec got in on the fun.

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All of the accessories trying to dry. Look at the tiny boots!

Happy Snow Day!

Likes Powdered Donuts

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and chocolate ones too

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and he likes to share . . .

Winter Solstice Celebration

The Night is Cold the Snow is New. Claire loves the winter and I do too . . .

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Watching Little Bear before we go out into the cold first winter night.

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Hanging food for the snow angels.

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Family Snuggle.

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Hanging more Cheerios

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Hazel loves the winter too

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Grammy and Thor love the winter

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Our winter solstice singing circle.

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Claire putting out her reindeer food she made at school for the snow angels.

Happy Winter Solstice!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Pajama time!

Claire got to wear pajamas to school the last day before school was out for Christmas Break. They wore their jammies and did Christmasy things and watched a Christmas parade that the 3rd and 5th graders put on. She had a lot of fun!

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So excited for Pajama Day!

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Alec stayed home with Grandma and Pa because he was sick while Mommy took Claire to school. He wanted to curl his hair too with Grandma’s rollers. Perhaps it is time for a trim.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

A Visit with Santa

We went to see Santa at the mall to tell him what Claire and Alec wanted for Christmas. Claire said she wanted a recordian and Alec wanted lots of surprises.

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Merry Christmas!

Claire was in the Paper!

Claire was in the paper the day after the Mommy and Me Tea at church/school. Mommy didn’t go because she was still getting over the hives from some medicine but Claire had plenty of company. Grammy, Grandma and Aiy Yai went with her and the had such a good time, Claire mad the paper!

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Christmas Program

Claire’s Christmas program was very nice again this year. It was early on a Thursday morning with a Happy Birthday Jesus program at the end.

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Choo Choo

We went to the park to see the lights and ride the train. We brought the camera but the memory card was back in the computer at home! So no pictures but this one when we saw Mommy’s old friend Santa, from work, and my French teacher from high school was there and nice enough to take this pic for us. Thank you Mrs. Marquette!

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Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Our Little Elves

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Pa took two pictures and the batteries died in the camera. All you need is one shot!

I want to ride my bicycle

I want to ride it where I like . . .

Claire is now riding a bicycle like a pro. She still need her “trainers” ( a la Peppa Pig) but she hopped on that thing and rode around like a pro!

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In fact she rode around and around in the garage saying “I’m a rock star! I’m a rock star!” She was so proud of herself.

Likes Cheesy Poofs

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Thanksgiving Evening

Or at least ours. We had Thanksgiving a couple of days early since Daddy had to work. So that’s when they got their jammies and new Christmas books. We tried to take pictures but it’s hard to get two at the same time.

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I love how much they both love books and how Alec can’t wait to get reading!

The Tress are Naked!

We raked leaves the other day and Claire had a blast playing in the leaves. And to top everything off, Maya came over and played too! At first she wasn’t into the leaves but played hide and seek. But she finally succumbed and joined in the leaf fun too.

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We tried to get a pic of the two in the pile in the back.
It didn’t go very well.

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Look at Daddy!