I get to enjoy at least some of the flowers I planted in my garden before we move!
They are Bananasaurus Rex, Sockosaur, Potosaurus and Frizzeratops. Daddy thought they could make those dinsoaurs out of Duplo and Lego and here are their creations:
Daddy made the yellow Bananasaurus Rex, Rachael made the green Sockosaur and Kaitlyn made the blue Potosaurus. Nobody attempted the Frizzeratops. 
Kaitlyn and Mommy made part of her Christmas present from Auntie Kendra today while Rachael was at school - star shaped cupcakes! Then when Rachael came home we decorated them! A very fun Christmas present - tasty, too!
We had a busy week. Christmas Eve we were with Darcy's sisters for fondu, then we were back there again Christmas Day. We had the not-so-traditional dinner of "worlds best noodles!" (aka Vereniki - Rachael decided that was too hard a word to say so she decided they should be called World Best Noodles)
Boxing Day we spent with Sharon's family (ham was on the menu here), and the next day we had turkey with her extended family. So we had a well-rounded Christmas menu.
The newlyweds Brian and Andree got back from their honeymoon just in time to join us for Christmas. (Their plane got in at 3a.m. Christmas Day.)
And of course the girls loved opening presents! They got too many to mention, but they loved them all!
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and best wishes in the New Year!
So we've had our first pet. Past tense. Uncle Brian and Auntie Andree had fish as centre pieces for their wedding reception and we got to take one home to keep. Rachael and Kaitlyn named him (or her, I guess) Bubbles. That was Saturday. So Sunday we went out and bought some fish food for it. Then Monday morning I noticed the fish was "swimming" vertically. Not a good sign. So we had to have a little toilet-flushing ceremony. Oh, well. The girls weren't too upset. I had just finished telling them that he probably wouldn't live for very long - though I had anticipated a life span a little bit long than this! 
Rachael and Kaitlyn got to be flower girls for Uncle Brian and Auntie Andree's wedding and they did an awesome job! 
They said that it wasn't even too scary. Mommy and Daddy were in the front pew and Uncle Brian had candy for them so there was no where else to go!
The girls sure do love their new Auntie Andree!
Lots of twirling in those beautiful dresses Gram made! And Auntie Andree even bought them little tiaras, so this was really Princess Day!
Can't pass up an opportunity for a family photo when everyone is all dressed up! 
Once again there was snow on the ground when we got our Christmas Tree! Two years in a row! 
Rachael and Kaitlyn helped Mommy decorate.
Kaitlyn had a Curious George Birthday Party for her third birthday. And once again Auntie Kendra made an awesome birthday cake! She's amazing! (To see the creation of this cake visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4walls/sets/72157594404100297/ )
And Auntie Shannon brought Curious George balloons, plates and napkins. And, most importantly, Mommy found Curious George scrapbook paper for her scrapbook!
Lots of presents!
Lots of fun! 
Guess who's 3 today! 
Today is her real birthday and on Saturday we're having her "pretend" birthday party. 
Bringing Rachael to school everyday gets a little soggy sometimes so Kaitlyn got her very own umbrella - a Ducky one even! Though instead of rain like usual here on the Wet Coast we have snow. It snowed on Kaitlyn's 1st birthday; it snowed on Kaitlyn's 2nd birthday; it snowed on Kaitlyn's 3rd birthday. This may not sound unusual, but around here... this is very strange! 
The roads are ice. Snow removal is practically non-existant. Even the major roads weren't plowed yet. Traffic on the freeway was crawling this morning. The world shuts down when it snows around here.
It's Kaitlyn's 3rd birthday on Wednesday. It snowed on her first birthday a little; it snowed on her second birthday a bit more; her third birthday is looking like there's still going to be major snow around here with more on the way! That may not sound like a big deal for November, but it just doesn't snow around here! If it does, it's usually in January.
Giddy-up, Uncle Gord! 
Wasn't Kaitlyn surprised to be getting something in the mail today. I thought it might be a birthday invitation or something like that. But, no. A chain letter. She's two years old and it's started already?!?!
This chain letter was for the sticker club. Send a pack of stickers to the two named on the letter and then send the letter to 12 friends. 12 friends? She doesn't even have 12 friends!!! (OK, so I looked at the letter again, and it's 12 copies of a letter, 2 sent to 6 friends, but still!)
Then the letter goes on to give you a guilt trip. "It isn't fiar to those kids who have already participated if you don't follow." Well, I do feel kind bad because we know the two girls named in the letter, but I think we'll probably just get them a pack of stickers. There's no way I'm forwarding a chain letter.
At least this one didn't go on about 7 years bad luck if you don't!
It was cold working outside for a few days a couple of weeks ago, so Darcy decided to grow a beard. The rest of us were not impressed. He had it for 2 weeks, then it started to itch, so Darcy told me if I took a picture of him with the girls he'd shave it off! Yay! 
After only 8 weeks of Kindergarten, Rachael's reading! 
They got to pet the farm animals, learn about apples, go through a maze, go on a hay ride and pick a pumpkin!
And, of course, pose for Mommy and her camera!
It was lots and lots of fun!
Uncle Brian is getting married! Our new auntie is Auntie Andree and we love her so much! She is lots of fun! 
Last Saturday Gramps and Gram took Rachael and Kaitlyn to the Fair.
Rachael had her very first day of school today and she loved it! 
