Today my kids (and my husband) go back to school so our Winter break is officially, truly over. It's a little bit painful, those transitions back to regular schedule. We were delightfully lax over the past 2 weeks - with bedtimes, wake-ups, junk food intake, and screen time. There was a fair amount of reading… Continue reading Farewell 2025 and Hello 2026
Where to even start with what December has been like in our house? December is always a busy month at my job and of course there are also the usual household and family things. Add to that lots of extras at school and busy times for Peter in his work too. My boss passed very… Continue reading Winter Holidays 2023
This is already feeling like a long time ago but I hate to skip over our Winter holidays. We had a lovely 2 weeks off from school for the girls and Peter. Working retail as I do, the weeks leading up to Christmas are some of my busiest. Peter and the kids got out pretty… Continue reading Winter Break 2022
There are obviously many ways that Christmas has looked different for our family this year. We feel very fortunate to have our girls - little kids bring a certain magic to the Christmas holidays and have kept us focused on celebratory things. One (non-COVID difference) for us this year was getting to look forward to… Continue reading Christmas 2020
Our first Christmas as a family of three. I didn't take a lot of photos - I wanted to enjoy the moments. These are just a few glimpses. It's been a wonderful year and we're looking forward to what 2016 holds.
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