THE FAIRY PRINCESSES

Aimee got a dress up trunk with the money from Aunt Bev for Christmas, so she wanted to try it all on! Since she already has butterfly wings, she let Chloe wear the new ones! They were so cute running around all dressed up!

SILLY CHLOE....

I caught Chloe crawling in her cupboard that holds her blankets and sheets! She thought it was the greatest fun ever!


I went to get something from the fridge and as soon as I did, Chloe made a beeline for the bottom shelf! Unbeknownst to me, Aimee & Chloe had been storing snacks in the fridge--Cheeries, Clementines and Cucumber slices! I guess Chloe wanted an orange...too bad she forgot to peel it before she took a bite!

INTERNATIONAL BOWL

NCAA Football came to Canada...can you believe it?!! Since Anson LOVES college ball (go Vols!), he had to go to the first ever International Bowl! We got free Western Michigan shirts from the guy we got our tickets from (Thank you, Craigslist!), so we had to cheer for them. They were doing so bad at the beginning that I told Anson we needed different shirts!! In the end Cinncinati only won by 1 point so it was okay! It was fun...can't wait till next year!

FUN IN THE TUB!

The girls love to take baths together! Chloe even tries to climb into the bathtub herself as soon as she hears water running....it is so cute! They got new foam soap and love to play with it in the bath!

JOCELYN COMES TO VISIT!

Suz & Jocelyn came up for Christmas and came to spend the day with us! We bought Joc matching pj's too! Aimee LOVES "baby Jocelyn" (as she always calls her). It was so fun and nice to see the girls together!!

TRIP TO SEE DEB & STEVE

Since we didn't have any family to travel to see over Christmas, we decided to go visit Deb & Steve over New Years! Anson preached in the church there, I played piano & Anson sang too! The girls got along great and Aimee & Abigail will be friends forever! They never fought AT ALL--which we were all amazed by! Deb watched the girls one day and Anson and I went downtown to see the Parliament buildings. It was his first time in Ottawa so he wanted to see everything. It was FREEZING outside (& I learned that although my new boots might look good, they do nothing to keep the heat in!), but we had a great time away!

CHRISTMAS DAY!!

We started Christmas at our house! Aimee was so excited about all the presents! Chloe got very excited when Anson was trying to open the box that held her new doll! The girls were really cute playing together with their new toys! Anson spoiled me majorly with a new cell phone, tickets to see Annie in Toronto, clothes, perfume...and lots of other stuff! It was a great Christmas!


After we had Christmas morning at our house, we went to my parents! Chloe loved her new cell phone that has Gramma & Papa's voice recorded on it (she is holding it on the couch!). Aimee loved her new couch (she sleeps on it almost every night--who needs a bed?!) & her new LeapPad!

On Boxing Day we went to Anson's parents house! The girls got lots of new stuff for their rooms--which excited me a lot!! They wore their new matching PJ's that Anson & I got for them! So cute...

CHRISTMAS EVE...

After the Christmas Eve service at church we went to Aunt Susan & Uncle Phil's house where Aimee got butterfly wings & a wand! She loves them sooooo much!

FRANKLIN CHRISTMAS CONCERT...

Anson & I took Aimee to see Franklin in Oshawa! I must say that it was a bit cheesy, but Aimee had a great time and started crying when we had to leave! She didn't seem to understand that it was over!!

BELATED CHRISTMAS PICTURES!!

Anson & I went to the Andre Rieu Christmas Concert in Toronto this year & it was so much fun! There were mostly senior citizens there but we had a great time. Anson actually really liked it and wants to go again next year--for those who know him, this is a pretty amazing thing!!

CHLOE'S 1ST BIRTHDAY

Chloe turned 1 on December 13th & we had a little family party at Anson's parents house! It was fun--although Aimee did have to open all her presents for her. Anson and I got her a nice soft blanket and stupidly let her open it first! After that all she wanted to do was lie on her blanket! It was fun to watch her eat her cake and get all messy! Can't believe how big she has gotten and how fast time has gone!

Family Picture

Just wanted to add a picture of us & my parents & sister! Merry Christmas....

CHLOE CAN WALK

Chloe has learned how to walk! She is 11 months old, and very little! She looks so cute walking all over & trying to carry stuff around with her.

AMERICAN THANKSGIVING FUN

This past weekend we went to Buffalo with Eric & Melissa, friends of ours, to go shopping and see a hockey game! It was loads of fun...especially since Montreal actually beat Buffalo:) They were tied going into overtime and with only 1 second left in overtime Montreal scored--it was unbelievable.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We did...we even got to have 2 Thanksgiving dinners:) Chloe enjoyed the turnips, sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes; and Aimee kept saying "Mmmmmm" the entire time she was eating! It was a great holiday!