Polar Express... Christmas... New Years EVE... RYLEY'S 7!!!!

We were lucky enough to be chosen in the Polar Express lottery!.. So a week before Christmas, we went on the POLAR EXPRESS! here are some photos.. AND THE SUPER CUTE video of Delaney's rendition of HOT CHOCOLATE dance (uugghh! it's too big.. I'll have to put it on here from YOUTUBE)!!








































love this one.. looking for SANTA:
















THEN..we come home to a foot of snow.. with ANOTHER foot coming!!!!




We had a wonderful QUIET Christmas! Everyone gave EVERYONE else a chance to open and enjoy their gift before they did the same. CONTROL!!! It was very nice... Here is a cute video I took of Addy.. it was shortly after Keelyn and Ryley opened their IDOG's... too funny!









Well, Happy Happy Birthday little RYLEY bear.. who has CROUP!!! This poor kid doesn't get a BREAK! She had strep throat twice this month.. now Delaney has shared CROUP with her! UGH. Dunno know what tonight will bring.. we've invited a few friends over... but it was all left open ended.. of course we didn't invite friends with children as we are a petrie dish of germs right now!

We celebrated Ryley's 7th birthday at Hampshire Hills again. We had a swim party! Lots of fun, but I think 2 hours of swimming will tire anyone out!! Here are some pictures from the day:

My little Addy is growing up!!!




And.. here's the super awesome cool b-day cake I made for Ryley... YES, that is JELLO in the middle.. and YES, it was YUMMMMMY!





Jumping off the diving board





The whole b-day crew:





Family Christmas party.. this past Sunday.. do you know any of these crazy people???






















look at this sweet sweet picture of my nephew Harry, waiting patiently for "his" turn for his gift!




Here is a great picture of my niece Makayla





and Madison.. happy with her Polar Bear Webkinz





Keelyn and her Heart necklace from Auntie Erin:





and Ry:






and, lastly, I love this one of Jean teaching Keelyn a new Christmas song on the piano... to cute:





Shortly before Christmas, Delaney presented the NUTCRACKER to "guests" at her ballet class.. here are 2 short clips of her and her class.. it is just tooo sweet!!!