I can't resist sharing a "moment" I just had with Annika. Upon going up to her room to officially end "cozy time" (ie: quiet/rest/nap time), I picked her up out of her bed. She squeezed her arms around my neck and legs around my waist. These were her words:
"It's so nice to hug each other. Hugging is a part of love. So is kissing.
And being a family is a big part of love."
Well said.
Monday, March 3, 2008
We made it through February!
Every year we just seem to catch our breath after Christmas and then February comes on fast and furious. Or maybe it just feels that way because Joe and I subconsciously drag our feet into the month, attempting to postpone the inevitable: our birthdays. And with Annika in school, Valentine's Day has taken on a whole new dimension. There are cards to create and cakes to bake and treats for the class party and let's not forget the school's annual cake raffle (our first). Phew ... we made it! However exciting these events were, our highlight for this February was a special visit from "Auntie" Lucie, all the way from Texas. What fun!
Catching up ...
I see that we are lagging a bit in keeping up to date here so while the chicklets are resting (..."sleeping" might be an exaggeration!) I'll attempt to get caught up with some pictures. Here we are keeping with that "Cinderella's other life" theme as in the previous post. I don't know why we spend so much money on toys when a simple mop and bucket bring such delight (why is it I am not so enthralled by that same mop and bucket??!) And yes, Megan seized her moment to wear Annika's helmet. Backward as it may be, she is thrilled!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Princess Reality Check
Well, as you're well aware, we regularly live in the fairlytale land of make believe with two certain little girls believing themselves to be princesses indeed. So, with all the dancing and dreaming going on around here, I thought we all might benefit from a dose of reality. Afterall, Cinderella didn't start out as a princess, now did she?
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Welcome 2008 ... and Prince Phillip!
New Years Day for us was much like any other, except that the new snow was particularly good packing snow, just right for building a snowman. So out we went into the backyard to work on the newest edition to our family ... Presenting .... "Prince Phillip"!
Christmas Eve
Well, Christmas finally came and the view through these girls' eyes is soooo exciting! We spent Christmas Eve in Hamilton: we went to a candlelight service at church (kinda challenging for parents of very excited girls with long hair!) and then came home to a cozy evening of snacks and opening gifts. Annika had long dreamed of a Sleeping Beauty dress-up dress since talk of Christmas first begun and Megan's single joy was her Cinderella Polly Pocket, seen above clutched in her right hand.
A couple of "sewing" books kept the girls very focussed for quite some time during the evening.
Annika was also very excited to open a box with skates, just her size! Megan, however, was significantly less enthralled with her new "cheesecutters" ... but they were all she could handle when she hit the ice!
Bruncager before bed -- a traditional Danish Christmas treat ... YUM!
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