Happy 2008 Everyone!

Happy New Year Everyone! I can't believe we are already in 2008! Where does the time go? Tomorrow is back to reality for me. First day of school 2008! I've had such a wonderful holiday that I can't really complain...but I will! ha!ha! Everyone in Ontario is off until January 8th BOO!

Well, the snow is STILL coming down in Nova Scotia. I feel like I'm living inside a snow globe that someone won't stop shaking!!! What a waste of two perfectly good snow days!!! lol!




I had a great last day with my babies today. We always have to much fun in the snow! Our kids LOVE being outside and they are always so cute with their pink little cheeks!

All the best to you all in 2008! Hope it's filled with lots of love, health and happiness! xo

Winter Wonderland!

We had the most beautiful snowfall this week! The whole family (grandparents and all) headed out enjoy it! The snowflakes were so huge and everything looked so peaceful. The pictures speak for themselves.

Would you believe this picture was just taken in the woods behind our house. One of the perks of living in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. Literally only 300 meters to the forest. LOVE IT!

There's a great little sledding hill in the trails out back as well and we had so much fun (and many laughs) sliding down. We even coaxed grand-maman down the hill once! What a fun family day!

I have a great video that you can actually hear Michael laughing the best belly laugh EVER going down the hill with grand-papa. In the back ground you can hear grand-maman screaming "Jette toi a terre Michel si tu perds controle!". It's hysterical but I can't seem to load it. I think it's too big or something?!?

I love this picture of my parents. We had such a wonderful holiday together! I'm so thankful they came to Nova Scotia to spend Christmas with us again this year! xo

Gingerbread House!

There's a picture of me taken at my Grand-maman's house in New Liskeard surrounded by all my cousins and we are all busy decorating a huge gingerbread house. I have the biggest smile on my face and I'm having the best time. I think I was around 4 or 5 years old. Anyway, the point is I wanted to re-create that for Abbey and Michael. I bought the gingerbread house making kit and waited for Grand-maman and Grand-papa to be here for extra hands.

I put all the decorating candies in different bowls and away we went. Michael used the "four candies in my mouth and one on the house" method. Abbey concentrated very hard while decorating placing every candy just so. It was quite humorous.

Well the whole thing was over within 20 minutes and they were ready to move on to the next activity. Maybe next year we'll be more successful!!! Mom had fun though! (and I have great pictures to scrapbook ha!ha!)

Christmas Day!

Santa was so good to us again this year! I don't know how he fit down the chimney with all those toys?!? ha!ha! We are so, so lucky and are very thankful for all our blessings.

Steve and I had so much fun getting everything ready for Christmas day. It's so wonderful to live Christmas through their eyes (and of course to share it with my parents as well). Michael was the first one up Christmas morning and when he spotted the full stockings outside his bedroom on the banister, he ran back into the bedroom to wake Abbey up. He kept saying "Wake up! Pere Noel, Pere Noel!!" It was too cute!

It was worth a million dollars to see their ecstatic little faces on Christmas morning. I already can't wait for next year! What a fun (and exhausting) morning!

Christmas Eve!

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a twin was stirring...but two parents were running around like chickens with their heads cut off getting all the toys ready. We were smarter this year and got most of the big toys set up and batteries installed so they were good to go Christmas morning. The stockings were hung on the banister with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there (or even better Grand-maman and Grand-papa hee!hee!)

My Mom's friend Denyse made my Christmas stocking when I was born, then gave me Michael and Abbey's at my Baby Shower and this year Stephen got his. Very exciting! Just looking at them makes me happy! They are so beautiful (and so BIG!!!)

We set out milk and cookies for Santa. Abbey was convinced that Santa would prefer chocolate milk.

Christmas Eve day also means the end of the Advent calendar chocolates. Sad for Abbey and Michael but sad for choco-holic Mommy too!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

1 more sleep...

until my parents arrive! yay! I can't wait! It's been nice having a few days off before their arrival to get things ready. First, the house needed to be cleaned (damn that cleaning lady who got posted! Ugh). Second, haircuts (there will be tons of pictures taken in the next 48 hours!)Then all the laundry to be finished (if not my Mom would do it and I'd rather spend the time with her then watching her do chores!) and finally cooking (no I'm not joking...I learned 2 new recipes which I prepared today...and they are actually good!). Not to mention gift shopping, grocery shopping, wrapping, all the while entertaining three year old twins! I'm not complaining...I'm loving every minute of it!
Here's a picture I took this afternoon of the kids in their sled. Steve took them for a walk in the forest and then slidding on the hill out back while Mommy concentrated in the kitchen (I'm new to this cooking thing! lol! and he wants to encourage it!!!!)

Ha!ha!ha!

If this doesn't make you laugh out loud...there's a problem! I've seen this a hundred times and I still giggle when I see it! Enjoy! (click on link!)

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