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?

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!

Christmas Lights

It's past my bedtime,

But out I go.

Out in the dark

And cold

And snow.

Out in this darkest

Of wintry nights.

Out in the dark --

To see the lights!

(from Is it Christmas yet, God? by Elspeth Campbell Murphy

Is it Christmas yet, God?

Christmas is coming I know --

But when?

When the tree is up,

Is it Chrstmas then?

Is it Christmas when presents

Are piled up high?

Or when stars go dancing?

And angels fly?

When Christmas comes, I'll know --

But how?

Is it Christmas yet, God?

Is it now? ... Now? ... NOW?

(from Is it Christmas yet, God? by Elspeth Campbell Murphy)

Here we go ...

So we finally caught the blogging bug.
Admittedly, the bug bit after our hands were severely cramped and our tongues glued in our mouths from preparing Christmas cards. We thought there simply must be a better way to keep in touch ... more than once a year, at least! No promises on the frequency of updates or level of thrilling data; however we do promise to share little glimpses of our life: whether it be Joe at the keyboard, Lis at the laundry or the girls in their glory (ie: dressing up!) ... whatever it is, whether mundane or marvelous, we hope to keep better connected to you, our friends and family.
Merry Christmas!