Sunday, February 10, 2013

Six Years!

We celebrated R's sixth birthday with a tea party with all the girls from her class.  It was a smashing success.  They created their own fashionable fascinators, drank bubblegum tea and enjoyed some delectable cupcakes. 

 These pom-poms from G&G were a big hit!

A proper lady!  Pinkies up!

R has grown so much since starting Kindergarten.  She is the tallest in her class and she has long coltish legs.  She has made lots of friends at school, and they are always up to something.  Her latest request is that we host a talent show at our house. I am trying to avoid committing to that one!  Her class put on a performance for Chinese New Year and she got to introduce the act.  She loved the spotlight!
      
This little valentine is always thinking and creating.  She has a total sweet tooth and she bakes a mean sugar cookie in her easy bake oven.  She knows what it means to be a good friend and she is a top-notch big sister.  She wants to be a vet when she grows up but is not yet ready to committ to a specialty - she is going to work with zoo animals, horses, and pets.  She is conquering the ice and learning to skate, despite her reservations and her coltish legs.  Defintely one of my favourite people on the planet!

Friday, January 4, 2013

A Holiday Glimpse

We had a relaxing holiday time with our nearest and dearest.

 

Christmas cheer runs strong in this one....
Christmas Eve was spent with my family.  We each opened one gift as per tradition and then we went to church.


Then it was straight home to set out Santa's cookies and milk.   As you can tell, these two were ready for bed.

R was the first one out of bed on Christmas morning and for once we actually had to wake B!  The kids were thrilled with their gifts.
 There's no better ego boost than a four year old"s unbridled laughter at your jokes...
 It actually snowed on Christmas Day which is a rare treat for us so we had a snowball fight in the hot tub...
 ..... R & B & I vs. RKA

Then we had a lovely ham dinner prepared by RKA.

 New Year's Eve - Our long lost friends came to ring in the New Year, complete with sparklers, noisemakers and the countdown at midnight.


 Happy New Year!