The Magic continues...

Sheeeee's 3! This year Corinne wanted a Halloween party for her birthday. I finally figured out that she wanted to dress up for her big day, so we planned a Tinkerbell/Peter Pan party with fairies and pirates. Sadly, it was a high of 40, so our day at the park turned into many fairies and mates running around our house on a chilly afternoon. Luckily we had the foresight to plan some outdoor activities and arranged for a fire pit outside. Oozy, gooey marsh mellows hanging off sticks over a fire was the perfect kid magnet.

She has begun the art of negotiation. My favorite is instead of a "5 minutes!" countdown, she says, "How 'bout 2 minutes, Mama?!" No problem. We'll take your suggestion. She started in the next class at daycare, the '3's. So far, so good. Corinne takes change in stride. For the first week she really hung back and watched how the clock works. Once she figures that out, she runs the clock. Or tries to.

We were so busy parenting and playing host and hostess that we didn't take any still photos. I did manage a clip of the birthday moment.

The Magic of the Season

A little late on the holiday post. So sorry. We got caught up in the relaxation of playing with the kids and holing up inside during the cold weather. It was so nice not to have to play Beat the Clock every morning and evening in preparation for the school/work day.

Pappy and gj came to celebrate Christmas with us. We enjoyed much of the usual holiday activities including a train ride at the Festival of Lights, walks around the neighborhood admiring the lights, and the baking!

You know the reindeers. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, and Corinne.

Baking is always on the Christmas agenda. We started with pecan pie. Ta-da!

Sugar cookies for Santa.

Playful elf.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!