Highlights...

::Christmas 2009

The girls didn't have big, crazy lists this year. Santa's big thing for K and J was a basketball net.

K is really into magic and Greek mythology. She still asked for Pokemon and Bakugan and American Girl...such a random list.

J really only asked for Pokemon cards, too. Santa filled in the gap with a yoga mat and c.d. player. Both were a big hit.

Two years ago, the big girls got tents...so this was R's turn. She asked for a Leapster, a water bottle and a whistle.



::New Year's Eve

There was a time when staying out late and going to a fun party was the perfect way to ring in the new year. Now, though, my idea of perfection for New Year's is to stay home, make party food and play games with the girls. That's exactly what we did this year. I made some appetizer-y stuff, set the food up like a party and we grazed for the night. We played Wii and board games and had the time of our lives.




::Theater Awards Banquet

The theater where the girls performed in The Sound of Music holds an awards banquet for all the shows from that year. It's like a mini-Oscars. They give awards for best set design, lighting director, etc. And, of course, the biggies...Best Actor and Actress, Supporting...the whole she-bang. The kids from The Sound of Music won as a group for Best Supporting Actors in a musical! K and J were so excited. They had no idea and the look on their faces was priceless when their names were called. I really could not be more proud of how hard they worked during that play. Between homework and chores to the actual practices and performances, they really were amazing. And talented. I am so lucky.


We had a blast seeing everyone from the theater and the cast again...for months we saw these people every day and then when it was over we all missed everyone. After the awards, it was a big party and the girls danced into the night. It was a night they will never forget.




::Winter Vacation

During February, kids up here are out of school for a week. Kyle took a few days off and we took a much needed break to spend time together as a family.



We went to an art museum one day and the girls made puppets and masks.












The girls enjoyed the "Ends of the Earth" exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center.








Now that I have spent all morning catching up, it's off to do more stuff that I probably won't get to for another few months.