celebrating 10 years

of being the luckiest girl

men at work

the night before Christmas

Christmas cookies & holiday hearts

their gifts for each other tomorrow

dashing through the snow

first gift

Eli made this mobile for the baby

tree

goofing around with Alice

a little decorating

a "straw" in the manger for every good deed the children perform
to make the softest bed for Baby Jesus on Christmas Day

America the Beautiful

This year we

for three whole months seizure-free.

a little ballet

Fabulous Fridays

Pretty much every Friday since I've been sick Mom and Dad have driven down from NH to do all my housework, take the children out to lunch and lift my spirits. Their visits have been like a ray of sunshine on the gloomiest of days.




Thank you for your love and support, Mom and Dad, the children and I are going to miss seeing you so regularly.

60°

new front door

new sweater

Night of the Tarantella

Berna tucks in her girls

leaves

little one

That's the head on the right and the heart is the dark spot in the middle. All is going well. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers :)

my big helper

spoiled

Aunt Eliza sent Bernadette an entire wardrobe of gorgeous professional dance attire. Bernadette is THRILLED.




Thank you, Eliza--it's a perfect fit in every way!

around the yard

Vivace

working on dynamics

eight is great!

Bernadette loves her new studio


Special thanks to Mary-Catherine and Sarah for donating their beautiful original artwork :)


And thank you Grand-maman & Grand-papa for the perfect pair of REAL ballet slippers!

morning has broken

in his room

Bright set up this old computer (without internet) in Eli's room over the weekend. Here he is practicing programming!

hot tubbing

cast off!