Merry Christmas!

What a merry, merry Christmas we've had!

Thursday night we started it all with a visit to our church for a live nativity. On Christmas Eve Randy made it home in time for us to make it to the 4 p.m. candlelight service, which was a TRUE blessing :) What a great way to start the celebration of Jesus' birth! After church, we had dinner with Randy's dad and grandma. Then off to bed for Remi Roo so Santa could make his visit! And boy oh boy...Remi was GOOOOOOD, because Santa overdid it!! Christmas morning, Remi was excited by all the gifts Santa had left for her and quickly became overwhelmed and said "no more presents!" We took a little break for some breakfast and she must've recharged because she then said..."more presents!" Dora the Explorer was the big hit in our house this year...with a quad, jammies, slippers, ball pit and baby Boots...all from Remi's favorite show! We still have her stocking hung by the chimney with care because she was just too tired to do that too. This week we'll take care of that :)

We joined our friends, the Nelson's, at their home for Christmas dinner. Wonderful food, friends and good times! Of course, Remi was in heaven playing with her BFF, Audrey, and ending the night with a fun bath together! Those girls...such entertainment!!

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We did!!! Looking forward to a week off with Remi. Hoping for a snow day so we can play outdoors and break in the new sled :)

Happy New Year!!

Christmastime in Clawson!

Christmas Eve is upon us, and this past weekend we embraced the holiday...baking cookies, making homemade ornaments and sitting on the big guys lap!

Saturday - Remi made ornaments with Audrey, Jackson, Max & Lola. What fun!! Remi wasn't that thrilled, but Audrey & Jackson LOVED it! What a great time, and I plan to make this a tradition...so get ready Sally & Mike! ;)




On Sunday, we took Remi to visit Santa and to our amazement....NO TEARS! Don't get me wrong though, she was totally aware he was there and that he was a stranger, but for the most part...happy to see the big guy!!





We are getting very excited for Christmas and the excitement we will see in our daughter's eyes. Festivites fill our week with a visit to our church on Thursday for a live nativity, Christmas Eve service and then celebration of Jesus' birth with family and friends! My sister and fam arrive on Sunday for a week of post-Christmas fun...can't wait to see them and spend time with them!!!

So - from our home to yours, Merry CHRISTmas!

Cupcakes...Brownies...and Snowglobes...OH MY!

Today was Remi's class party at daycare. I attended the Halloween party and it was so much fun, I volunteered to make cupcakes and take Roo to hang out with her pals for a Christmas party. Unfortunately, I was the only parent that attended :( but I had a great time and the kiddos seemed to like that I was there...often piling on top of me to read a book to them! SO CUTE!!!

Remi's teachers, Ms. Intisar and Ms. Stephanie are great teachers. They went on and on about how smart our Remi is. [BIG SMILE!!] I know I was the only one they could gush to, but I truly believe they were being honest ;) We snacked...read books, enjoyed more storytime...and then made snowglobes! It was a great time!

We are very happy with the facility we chose to watch after our most precious gift, day in and day out! Over the past 7 months, they have become such a part of our lives...and they are so kind and teaching her so much!

At this time of year, you are reminded of the things that you are so grateful for....faith, family, children, jobs, etc. I am thankful for the 13 months I was home with Remi, I am also thankful that I returned to work. In the same breath, I am extremely grateful that I am given the opportunity to work a 4-day week so I can have one day per week to be "just the girls!" and enjoy days like today!!!

Here are some pics from our day...

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

We had our first snow of 2010 today. We didn't waste any time and suited up little Roo and headed outside after lunch for a some fun winter fun! For the most part, Remi did great, despite not napping! She took a couple breaks to go inside, but immediately wanted to back out again.

I didn't grow up with this, and to me it's so exciting, still now even after living here for nearly 11 years. I've built snowmen, not many, and none like this! :)

Here are some pics of our day.