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Lights At the Zoo!

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The Ice Rink!

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I grew up going ice skating in the winter, every Sunday afternoon on my friend Amanda's pond.  Her dad would check the ice with a big stick and after he gave us the go ahead - we'd spend the whole afternoon out there skating, pretending we were figure skaters....imagining.  It was so much fun and SUCH a great memory! Doug and I took the girls over to our local ice rink...the girls' second time on skates.  This may be our new Sunday afternoon tradition.  Ava got the hang of it fairly quickly...I was scared to let go of her hand, but she kept saying..."mom!  let go...i can do this by myself!"  And...she did!  She'd fall every once in a while...but I was so proud of her for hopping right back up with a smile and trying again.  Katelyn loved every bit of it too.  Her favorite part was when Doug would lift her so she could "run" on the skates.  She was squealing a majority of the time!  I loved her tiny little ice skates!  And thankfully...Doug and I ma

Christmas Dinner!

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To cap off Christmas weekend - my parents had us over for dinner.  It was perfect!  My mom made a great meal...perfect end to a fun filled weekend! LOVE my mom's tree...she does it the same every year...so pretty:-)  My parent's gift to Doug...1 week after he was stuck at the airport because his car wouldn't start:-)

Christmas Morning!

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Santa brought lots of goodies - top on Ava's list..."pixos", Kate got her Barbie car, and Olivia was too occupied with Grammy and eating Santa's cookies to worry about presents!

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

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And all through the house... Little girls could be found giggling and dancing, placing cookies out for Santa and carrots for his reindeer, their little eyes gleaming with excitement from anticipation of the next day and having some of their favorite people at their house to share the special day with them. The girls couldn't have felt more loved. We made ham (thanks to Grammy), cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, wine, made a fire and had fun hanging out with the fam and watching the girls.  I would normally only choose my favorite pic of the same pose to put on the blog...but loved Katelyn's different arm poses and Ava's faces while trying to control her little sister:-)  I think this may be my favorite...  Love this!  Dance party with Grammy!  More wrestling...  Filling the reindeer water bucket...