Since tomorrow is New Years Day, I'm posting my Flashback Friday today. I can do that. I have the power (and time it seems since I've been on Holidays all week)

Being the end of the year and all, I was thinking and taking inventory of all of the photos I've taken in 2009. And there have been A LOT. I've grown as a photographer, because well, I cringe while looking at pictures I took last January. But, when I got to March, and found this pic, I really fell in love with it. I never noticed it before. But I love their eyes. I think Tanya and I were playing around with a reflector if I remember correctly.


Look how little and bald my baby was :(

I'm seriously in love with the catch lights in Daelyns and Skylars Eyes. Love them.

So stay tuned tomorrow for a list of our resolutions. (Ours = the entire family).

Happy New Year!!

While reading MckMama's latest post about the hilarious things she says to her children throughout the week it reminded me of something Abby said to my mom this weekend...

Mimi and Abby were supposed to be in bed last night at Nana and Papa's. The grown up's were playing Beatles Rock Band. Abby came down stairs for what felt like the 8th time that evening ("I'm thirsty", "I wanna tell you something", "Mimi's looking at me") but this time with a new problem.

Her new bracelet broke. It was the end of the world. She was devastated.

So Nana says something like (Im taking liberties here) "Oh hunny it's okay I can fix it, Nana can fix anything, Nana's are are amazing, better than mommys we can do everything"

to which Abby replies

"You can fix anything? What about if an Elephant was cut in half..."




So Nana....can you fix cut in half Elephants?!? No. I don't think so. Poor girls crushed.

Quick post to say we made it through Christmas (though my small house might not make it) and all of us were thoroughly spoiled. We spent Christmas eve 'Just us 6' at home, same with Christmas Morning after Santa came. Then we made our way to my Mom and Dads for a couple of days. Christmas Day was spent with my Moms side, and Boxing Day with my dad's side. So much family and so much fun! (and so much wine, which of course I enjoy). We only celebrate with my side of the family because, well we don't speak to Nicks side, which always surprises me around this time of the year. My family could never do that. We talk tooo much.

Anyways, I took a TON of pictures. My kids were getting annoyed. But I don't have time to edit those yet because I'm trying to get a wedding done in the next couple days, so once that's done, I'll post my Christmas photos.

I did want to throw this one up though...



The girls say thanks Uncle Les & Aunt Tina!!! They loved their gifts. And Nevaeh's gift too...so thoughtful. Thanks so much:) Hopefully we'll see you soon. xo

No matter how much I bitch and complain about driving the kids to dance (multiple times per week) it's very rewarding to watch their recitals. And they're so proud when they come off stage.

Leading up to recitals, I'm usually a basket case, trying to get everything done. Costumes ready, driving to rehearsals, hair/make-up etc etc. This year I did pretty good, except one of my children had a wardrobe malfunction. Which I can now laugh about, but it was hard to watch at the time. Can you pick out which one gave them a good show? (Side note - the girls don't have costumes in this Recital because it's only the Christmas show - they get the fancy frilly stuff in May)

Here's Mimi (she starts out in the middle) She's taking Ballet this year.



Here's Abby, She's taking Acro this year...



Madison is taking hip hop ...shes in the brown hat....a head of the game



and jazz this year. She likes hip hop better, because she knows the songs. I'm a bad mother and didn't record her Jazz number for some reason?! Nevaeh was screaming at the point.