Thursday, December 27th 2007

All Things Love.

Just wanted to say….”we love you this much!”…here’s a picture of the kids in their Christmas PJs…may today be especially cozy and warm.

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Wednesday, December 26th 2007

All Things Santa.

On Christmas Eve, I made a little fairy gathering place out of some beads, silk poinsettias and scrap wood… and the fairies gathered…the girls just played and played and played with them…sometimes it’s just the simple things… And then we did our Christmas Eve traditions…the brother and sister gift exchange…Alex bought Kata a Barbie, Island […]

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Sunday, December 23rd 2007

All Things Joy.

The last 24-hours was filled with Pure Joy…Baka and Djedo bought tickets for the Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker performance here in Reno…and Alex, Kata and I all went to see it…what a performance! What a dance troupe! It was simply brilliant and the dancers were beyond compare…Kata enjoyed it from a ballet point of view…Alex loved […]

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Thursday, December 20th 2007

All Things Hysterical

Be sure to stop the Playlist Music so you can hear this! Don’t send a lame Holiday eCard. Try JibJab Sendables!

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Thursday, December 20th 2007

All Things Snow.

Kata announced this morning…”Mama, I just want to taste the snow…”…and so after dropping Alex off at school (two more days left until Christmas Vacation)…we did… Me – “Kata what does the snow taste like?” Kata – “Frozen ice cubes.” There you have it, folks…wishing you a little frozen ice cube taste on the tip […]

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Wednesday, December 19th 2007

All Things Smelling of Dove Soap.

So this week is the crescendo of our Holiday Frenzy…we had Alex’s Pack Meeting on Monday night…and all of the boys got their Pinewood Derby cars from Santa, who carried his own Naughty and Nice list…and as a special treat, every single sibling got a special Beanie Baby…a white seal named Icing…whose birthday was the […]

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Monday, December 17th 2007

All Things Santa…at Church.

We had such fun today at the Parish Christmas Party…while I was helping with the costumes, the kids all had fun working on different crafts…Kata made a beautiful wreath along with a handprint craft…Alex was king of woodworking, building a fort for his green army men (a tribute to you, Uncle Ricky!) Bella got to […]

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