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Pour yourself a fresh hot cup of tea, that delicious brew from the old Brown Betty teapot, and join me for a relaxing chat.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Christmas Dance Class 2014
It was fun to attend Dani's ballet class before Christmas, and watch her go through some of the exercises. Rather than try to comment on each pic, I'll let them speak for themselves.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Birthday party fun
Now that the Christmas rush is over, and I am back in my quiet house again, it is time to catch up on some before Christmas pictures.
We celebrated Sha's birthday by having a Festive Special at Swiss Chalet.
We celebrated Sha's birthday by having a Festive Special at Swiss Chalet.
Buppa got a big hug from JJ |
The ham-bone was on the other side of the table. |
Hugs were shared all around. |
When we got home it was time to open presents. Dani had a good laugh over the card she made for Mommy |
More shenanigans |
And even more. |
Parties are so much fun |
Gifts are fun, but bubble wrap is even better. |
Waiting for the cake |
After cake, ice cream and presents, it was jammie time |
Then down to the family room to watch a movie |
All snuggled in and ready for the show to start. |
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
More Christmas concert pictures
Earlier I posted my two poor pictures of the kid's Christmas Concert. The room was dark, and I did the best I could with my little camera, but my pictures were all grainy and blurry. Needless to say I was shocked when I saw John's pictures taken from the same spot, but with a much fancier camera. Wow, what a difference.
It was a delightful way to spend an afternoon and morning. I would like to give all the teachers a big pat on the back for a job well done. The acts flowed seamlessly on and off the stages, and apart from the low lighting making pictures difficult for some of us, the concerts were wonderful.
Singing Silent Night |
Presenting her reading |
Cute little camel |
It was a delightful way to spend an afternoon and morning. I would like to give all the teachers a big pat on the back for a job well done. The acts flowed seamlessly on and off the stages, and apart from the low lighting making pictures difficult for some of us, the concerts were wonderful.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
2014 Gingerbread House
One day last week the munchkins and I put our heads and hands together to build a Gingerbread house.
The work crew |
We had a bit of trouble with the fondant, but JJ and I managed to get some of it to stick on the front of the house. |
We had to stop from time to time to ponder what to add next. |
Yes, the fondant was not easy to handle, but we managed to get some of it to stick and make grass for the front lawn, and light in the windows. |
The final touches were Santa being placed on the roof (note Danica's exuberant side of the roof) |
And the wreath was added to the front door. Finished and ready to send to the kid's Christmas Party at Rosie's at the end of the week. |
Friday, December 19, 2014
School Christmas Concerts
Busy but fun week was had in our corner of the country. Christmas parties, concerts and dance recitals were all on the agenda. We had front row seats for JJ's concert, and good sight lines for Danica's, but the lighting was so poor I couldn't get any decent pictures. Sigh! I did manage these two blurry pics of Dani's class, but JJ's was so dark, nothing turned out.
Danica is behind her classmate here, but thought it was worth keeping anyway. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Santa comes to Mommy's work
Monday, December 15, 2014
Girl's afternoon out
I still have a few gifts to get, so when Sha called to see if I wanted to join her and Dani for a trip to the Christmas Shop at our local nursery,I quickly said yes.
What a fun afternoon. Thanks for inviting me to join you gals.
The shop is set up in a greenhouse in the middle of a snowy field. |
But it is beautifully done, and is toasty warm inside. |
Danica checked to see if there was any mail before we entered the shop.. |
Decorations galore |
An upside-down tree! |
Taking a closer look at a Cardinal. |
After our shopping trip, it was time for a snack at a local restaurant. Chocolate milk, cookies and hugs were on the menu. |
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