Christmas Favourites

This year the boys had requested only one thing from Santa! Owen had really wanted a stuffed puppy dog (that ebay didn't deliver .. shame on that ebay seller!) and Griffy wanted a guitar.

Owen was delighted with his new blue beta fish named bluey .... a great substitute for the puppy
and Griffy was jumping for joy with his new guitar!

and anything with Diego on it!

Besides the death of my mother's cat on Christmas morning, we had a lovely day!

Christmas Eve Traditions

It started when Owen was two. He has loved Rudolph from the very beginning. Tony had convinced Owen he saw Rudolph flying outside on Christmas Eve and to watch out the window for him. He then put on my brown puffy coat and a flashing red nose and went galloping outside the front lawn. Owen was amazed!

Since the year, we have made it a tradition to make Reindeer food and spread it on the front lawn for Rudolph to stop in for a snack. Once he made his visit the boys would find a present waiting for them in their bedrooms from Rudolph!

This year our neighbours participated and the children loved it!

and of course.... some cookies for Santa too!

New Moon Fun!

Tony surprised me with many great gifts this year... but the one he was most excited about didn't come in the mail until yesterday....

Yep... a New Moon skin for my laptop and my cell!
I feel a little silly about the whole thing, but honestly I love it!
Make fun if you must :)

December Highlights

December is probably the best month of the year. From decorating for the holidays, to shopping for the perfect present, to wrapping, to spending time with friends at assorted holiday gatherings.

This year didn't disappoint. We had many highlights. To mention a few, gingerbread house decorating with Tyler and Liz. Breakfast with Santa. Christmas Crawl. Family Skate. Owen making cards and wrapping presents with me. Griffy getting a big boy bed. Secret Santa. And a surprise visit from Santa!

We hope your family has a wonderful holiday season and we hope we can share some of it with you. Merry Christmas!

My 2009 Christmas Card

Gingerbread Perfection

Two minutes later

My little self-proclaimed artist making Christmas cards
The card he wrote for his teacher went something like this:
Mrs. Wright is the best teacher in the world.
I hope one day she will grow up to be as tall as my dad.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. True Love, Owen!

Love it!! My little artist!

His collection seen here first!

Santa and his girls...

Surprised by a visit from Santa

Family Skate.... helmet didn't look too bad after all.... HA!!

Griffy and his big boy bed.... so cute!

Neighbourhood Christmas Crawl

We had our 2nd annual Neighbourhood Christmas Crawl on Friday night.... FUN!!! What do you expect when you get a bunch of young parents together that don't get out very often without children.....





Can't wait till the next one!

Breakfast with Santa

Today we had breakfast with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Jingles the Elf! It was a great way to support the Gleaners Food Bank. Everything had been donated right down to the staff volunteering their time and tips.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus were great with the kids and took the time to the let the kids warm up to the idea of having their photo taken with Santa.

Outside their were two reindeer that had traveled with Santa. Both Owen and Griffin loved getting to pet them.

Merry Christmas!

My Little Elf

Could he be any cuter? This boy is wonderful. So full of life, love and adventure. It amazes us how quickly it picks up on things. He is smart! He already knows his abc's, can count to 10 and sing O'Canada! and funny, like make you giggle all the time.

But he is getting big. I want him to stay little for a while longer. People are mentioning all the time how he isn't the baby anymore, but a little boy. Stay my little baby just a while more.

Reading Buddies

I have been lucky enough to have my class visit with Owen's class this year for Reading Buddies! It is so much fun to visit with him in his class, his environment, to have him show me what he has done and learned at school. Not to mention he is very excited to have mom come to his class. I have been snapping pictures during every visit and keeping a daily school log of all of his adventures and learning this year. The completed album will be a great keepsake of his first year of school. I feel very fortunate to share in his first year of school. This is just one of the reasons I wanted to become a teacher, to share in my children's education! I don't want to be an interfering mom, I just want to be part of their experience. I realize at some point they might think it is cool to have mom at school, but for now, it is perfect!