OVERDUE for an update!

We just finished ski and snowboard lessons. It was so cool to see how Ryley finally got her MOJO on and had the confidence to come barreling down from the magic carpet! It is neat to see in your kids when it "all clicks". I'm proud of ya babe! Keelyn also did awesome. She loved going up on the lift and came flying down right past me. Wish I was that coordinated!

Here's a cute photo...











and a cute video!











and look at my ICICLE!!!

Ski and Snowboarding Started!

I love this one of Delaney and Addy ... testing out their new bathing suits.. (well, at least Addy is)

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!!!

It's Christmas Time at The Flynn House

I can't believe we've had our tree for a week already! We cut it down last Sat! BEFORE DECEMBER 1st!!! Craziness! But, lots of fun! We found a little GEM of a place to cut our tree, Miracle Acres Farm in Milford. They offer complementary hot cocoa or cider by the campfire and wagon rides. I felt like I was 7 .. running from tree to tree saying "HOW 'BOUT THIS ONE???" Check out the pic's!






That's the one!


Here's Johnny Appleseed:





check out the candid's.. I was pretty proud of myself!










Here we were enjoying our hot cocoa: (w/our good friends the Apovian's)







I love this picture..... I think "serenity" when I see it... (am I getting all sappy??)







and the girls by the campfire:










that night, Keelyn stayed over Kelsey's house and Jack took Ryley to the movies. Delaney had full reign over the tree.. here she was .. loving every second she had it to herself!






And Addy getting her photo op in:





and the finished product:




So this weekend was "craft fair galore". I think there were at least 9 fairs within a 1 mile radius. By the end of the day, the town had planned to have "caroling and lighting of the tree ". We decided to go. I believe it may have been about 30 degrees out .. very very cold! Anyway, we "weathered" the storm, caroled along with the rest of Milford, and watched the tree light up! Here are some shots of tonight:



































And horse drawn carriage rides!







one of the stores in town had a great display in their window:













nighty night