Tree Trimming

We had a really big tree this year and I loved it so much.

Friend Time

Here's Madigan and her bff having some dress up fun. Madigan;'s friends really like her dressup bin in her room--it's where everyone heads first.A couple weeks before the holiday 2 other moms and I took our girls to a tea party at the Bistro downtown. It was a traditional 3 tier tea service (tasting) with lots of great food. We had the restaurant to ourselves (between lunch and dinner) and the girls ran around and played, while the moms drank tea. I asked the girls to get together for a photo and immediately Madiagn wrapped her arms around Paulina and Paige and posed for these photos:


I do believe this girl of mine may very well become the class clown.

Friends

Madigan and Paige dressed up and reading on the top bunk bed:

About mid-December myself and 2 other moms took our girls to a real tea party at the Bistro. It's between lunch and dinner so we had the whole restaurant to ourselves. The tea tasting was fun and the food was amazing. When I asked M and the other girls for a picture, Madigan immediately wrapped each arm around a friend's neck and cheesed for the smile.

Chico

We decided to spend the night at Chico Hot Springs in med-December. Kyle and his business partner decided not to do a big Christmas party dinner this year. Instead the partners and their families stayed in cabins and soaked and ate dinner. It was so perfect to getaway before the real holiday craziness set in. Madigan thinks staying in cabins is pretty cool. She even offered (and did) to sleep in Leo's room with him and let Mom and Dad have their won room!!

Madigan's School Holiday Program

I'm not sure if everyone knows this, but Madigan is back in Montessori school. She started back November 1st and we are all so very happy about it. Madigan is a little Montessorian at heart and her mama is happy to be part of a family community. She nows goes to a school in town that we can walk and bike to...Leo and I usually walk up to pick her up. It's about a 20 minute walk from the house. Here's a few pictures of her holiday program. M practiced for weeks on her songs and really did try and sing them while on stage.

Mr. Handsome Pants

Before the holidays hit, I had some time alone with Leo. I decided to snap some holiday photos of just him.

Family Photo Bests

Here's some of the photos we took for our holiday card. I love the one of just the kids sitting on the car. (Safety note-I am inside holding Leo!)





If anyone is wondering-we have a remote to our camera, so I just clicked away the whole time and hoped we 'd get a good one.