Christmas!

This year was special. For the first time we hosted Christmas in our new home and had my family join us. My parents came on the 23rd to help us prep for Christmas Eve with Heather, Roy, Kate, Lois & Jerry. We made Beef Bourginon and it was delicious. Christmas Day the kids woke up and found the candy cane trail that Santa left and we opened presents. It was really nice to have my parents here with us and John & Rachel, Heather & Roy and cousins Matt (12), Ryan ( 10), Kate (10) and Sam (8). Kids had fun playing with each other, playing Wii, a board game called headbandz, watching Elf and eating yummy food. My Mom made our Christmas Eve traditional meal so John could enjoy it too. Can't beat fried calamari, crab sauce, shrimp scampi, escarole etc. Lots of good food, wine and family. Only bummer was that Karl was sick with a nasty col but he was still a trooper and enjoyed himself as much as possible! Only Wish Nana, Papa, Aunty Helen, Aunty Tina and Connor and Daniel could have been here too. And of course we missed  Grandpa ( rest his soul, who passed away on Nov 30th at 95 year old) and Grandma, they were such a huge part of my childhood Christmas memory and will live on with me forever.

This year kids really wanted a Lalaloopsy costume and Fireman Sam costume. They shrieked when they got both of them, yay for Santa. Maeve also loved her tag reader with Brave book, Merida Doll, Pj's, DVD, clothes and American Girl doll Kit from Mimi & Poppi and the Salon Chair from Santa were a favorite too. Liam loved his Buzz Lightyear costumes, Power Ranger, Bogo Stick, Remote control car and air hockey table ( thank to Mimi & Poppi). Kids joint gift was a zip line from Auntie Heather & Uncle Roy and they both got stompeez that they have been asking to have for months.

I love my family!!

'Tis the Season ( December fun)

I love December, but this year seemed rushed only because of our recent move. We still jam packed in lots of fun activities and kids had a blast. We took kids to see Santa at Enchanted Village, bought our Xmas tree & decorated it, i took kids to see a Nutcracker performance with Auntie Heather & Kate performed by a Hanover Dance School. We went to Polar Express at SPA, had a sleepover and decorated ginerbread cookies with Charlotte, Maeve went to lunch with Charlotte & Katie at American Girl Store and Liam went to Patriot's Place and Pat's Hall of Fame with Daddy, we celebrated Karl's bday and we hosted Christmas Eve and Day with my side of the family! Lots of fun activites and to think we wanted to do so much more...

Enchanted Village

 Santa telling them to be really good for their Mommy & Daddy

 Picking out our Christmas Tree

 Almost done decorating the tree

 Silly Family Pic

 Special lunch at American Girl with Charlotte & Katie and Bitty Baby Doll Zoe

 Zoe in the middle

 Feeding Zoe tea ( aka water)

 Liam at Patriots Place with Daddy while Maeve at lunch. Hello Tom Brady!!

 SO HAPPY

 Sue, Katie, Charlotte, Maeve, Sarah & me, Fun Day!

 Polar Express Ride

 Playing at SPA before Charlottes first sleep over

 Maeve and Charlotte sleeping over

 Decorating Gingerbread Cookies

 Heading to the Nutcracker

 Sisters!

 They love Auntie Heather

 Such a big boy, so excited to lose his first tooth, Tooth Fairy brought him $3

 Twins Elf, Nicholas AKA Nicky doing Sugar Angels. Kids were sad to see him leave

 Second tooth lost in 3 days