Ahhhh -- post XMAS glow

He came! Christmas is here!

Santa Claus is coming to town

Pre-Christmas Jitters

Now I know how hard it was for my Dad to wait until Christmas morning...you let them open one one present on Christmas Eve and the floodgates start to open...

Merry Christmas!!

I love my Nana and Poppy!

Juliet's favorite Peeps

Tissue tear madness
Ava and Finola -- two of her favorite girlies
Grace and Anna -- the new school girls we hear so much about at Japanese school
Adreienne and Luci, two of her favorite old school cohorts!
And Jake -- her favorite boy in the world... they ahve been fast friends since they were 4 months old.

She got to have all her favorite people there -- and everyone could make it! New school, old shool, and family & neighborhood friends. Life is good!

That cake -- a study in pink.

THE 4th Birthday

So cool to see all the kids figure out what playing with the parachute meant. Non one had ever seen this before. FUN!
Gillian Going for the gold
Ava -- a perfect study in balance
Juliet pushing the limits as always
Abbey and Megan...no fear!

It was a wild time. This is the last of the BIG parties. From here on out it is as many guests as your age. They had a ball at the Children's Gym, best part for all was the Parachute. Who doesn't love the parachute? So cool.

THE Haircut

Post haircut princesses. Love is being 4 years old and doused with sparkle hairspray.
Pre-haricut, what hams.


Juliet couldn't wait to have her hair date with one of her BFF's, Finola, at the "Cutter". This was only her second real haircut. She loved it...Mama will miss trying to cut her hair. It was fun while it lasted...Ruby...come heeeerrrre...

Life is more fun with a sister...

Drumroll....
Dinnertime seems to be constant musical chairs as of late.
My favorite goofballs
Tender moments

Bring on the snow!

Juliet is practicing for some prime powder...

Fun about the homestead

This is the hat that no one can resist. Ruby wakes up and asks for "at -- at" and whenever she wears this out, the people come in a bee-line and Ruby Cate soaks it all in. This is the diplomat-hat. It may help promote world peace even. It does help that Ruby has an uncanning resemblence to Suzie-loo Who.
Little miss Juliet pre-haircut. She is doing her best "I am on the nice list" pose.
Ruby girl is so big! I am stunned with how much she has grown. Sitting at the breakfast bar, eating cheerios with her spoon. Wow.
Mama interrupting "show" time.
Ruby: "Don't even think about sharing my popcorn"... movie night in the basement lounge