Monday, January 4

Happy New Year!!

A bit 'forced' but at least we can say that they like posing together now! Let's hope the New Year brings a lot more friendship like this..
The New Year started off with the end of a family cold - yet again! At least the cold is over and not just beginning.. I can honestly say that I'm kinda sick of sickness. Historically, we all get sick in January - the cycle WILL be broken (shaking fist)...
On that note, here are a few things that we're learning as the new year creeps forward...
  • We're all learning the art of negotiation - "if you pee in the toilet, you can have your hippo back..." (insert smiles & sing-song voice)
  • We're learning new words - "..my hair's all frisby, mom.." (pointing to fluffy hair)
  • We're learning that kids are still full of surprises - "..Can I help you with the dishes, mom??" (insert stunned expression on the mother)
..2010 is lookin' good so far.. Cheers!!!
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'Tis the Season...

What kind of Christmas is Christmas without a couple o' cookies being cut & baked, hmm? We managed to wing off a few dozen gluten-free gingerbread. The girls enjoyed the dough handling more than anything (second to the actual ingestion of said cookies). I have to admit, I really like doing this too - brought me back to when I was a girl with my Mum letting me decorate cookies. We're not quite at the 'help decorate' stage but soon...


Concentrate...concentrate...




Decorated cookies.. I went a little old school, but it was worth the results..
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Smiles for the camera!
New territory was conquered just before Christmas - we took the kids skating for the first time. As you can see, there's a bit of practising to be had, but at least she's confident enough to stand without holding on (okay, there's the 'safety skate' at the boards..). Even Noelle loved being out on the ice, when she wasn't hiding from the smiles of the oodles of other strangers that wanted to engage her.. How I ended up with 2 shy girls is beyond me, but they slowly show signs of emerging from their wee shells and continually surprise us.





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