Gideon's 8th birthday

not sure who took this picture but thanks....

birthday morning poptart

birthday lunch macaroni and cheese

Playdate with Adhira

Isabelle's best friend Adhira is Moving at the end of January.  Probably will already be gone by the time this posts.  She bought Isa a rainbow best friend necklace so they can each have half.

Played with the easy bake oven

She will be missed!

Durham Christmas

Sorry to disappoint, mom, but we didn't take many pictures.  oops! =)

Christmas is thrilling as always

Christmas eve night and Christmas morning

Throwing out the reigndeer food

Stockings are early in the morning!!!

Santa brought her a fairy that flies and  you guide it with your hand.  It's VERY cool and adult play worthy =)

Piercing the ears

Such a brave little girl

No crying or even wimpering.  just smiles and giggles.  That's my girl!

Christmas stockings

We picked some leaves and flowers while in Florida, and Ryan laminated them for bookmarks for the kids

candy!!!

Faker.  He knew all about the bookmarks! 

more Christmas eve

Ryan got a cooking mat to stand on

Football for the sports boy

I got bukus of coffee syrups

Skylander giants for the kiddos

pierced earrings for the future

Syd got 2 goldfish.  Spot and Goldilock

My hubby gave me nail art stuff.  Well done!

presents

We got several lovely handmade presents from the kids that they made at school

Uncle shane and Aunt Karin gave Syd some clip on earings which she wears CONSTANTLY and shockingly has only lost a couple of the colored beads that hang off of it.  She can't wear them in public though of course.  Mommy's not ready for that!

And Isabelle got a beautiful necklace too too match her soon to be pierced ears (sniff!)