The Lego Mall

Emily continues her Christmas tradition and only asks Santa for one thing. She has been doing this every year and I love it. If you think about it, it is brilliant....it assures she will get the one thing she really wants. This year it was the Lego Mall, a brilliant Lego set with about 1200 pieces. She saw the box, and knew what was in it and saved it to open last. She built it in no time and is now added to her Lego city.

Christmas Eve

We hosted Christmas Eve with Ricky and family and 10 of "Doug's Kids." We had a great day. THis is the second year with this group of children and they are very nice kids. They are so respectful, polite, and fun. They each received a few presents from Doug (who now has several sponsors for this event) and they could not have been happier with what they received.

 Avery dancing on the ceiling

 love this photo

 Silvie is one of our favorites

 classic

Emily with Charlotte Emily

Family Ski Day

We had a great morning today at Pats Peak. We skied Hurricane at least 5 times. This is a trail which is usually covered in icy moguls. Today it was amazing, they had just covered it in fresh (man-made) snow and it was great. Emily was so proud of herself! It is a black diamond, but only because of the moguls....and remember, it is all relative. It is Pats Peak we are talking about!

Sleepover?

Emily is not a sleepover kid. She has slept at Ricky's, Grammy's, and Sienna's (twice) but that is it. Emma had a sleepover party last weekend. In this photo, Emily looks like she is having a great time (which she did) until it was time to sleep. Then, she missed me and Bob brought her home at 10:15. OH well....she tried!

Breakfast With Santa

It was nice to be back at the Y for this event this year. Last year was the first year we missed since Emily was born. All the usual activities were there, Santa, art projects, snacks, and games. We came home with a lot of Emily-made decorations.

The Holiday Season

It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in our house. Johnny came back last weekend and Emily could not be more delighted. She loves him more than anything! She talks to him all day long. Our tree went up last night and tonight we went to Santa's Workshop. Emily asked for the Lego Mall (continuing with her one gift ask) and I think Santa said he could do that!

 This ornament was given to me by a good tennis pal and it is the first ornament Emily looks for, and puts on the tree

 Santa in his work clothes

Johnny made Emily a snowman to tell her how much he loves her

Jack and Mike

On Thanksgiving night we traveled, over the river and thru the woods to get to Mike and Jack's country house in the Berkshires. We had such a good time relaxing, eating, and sledding. Grammy joined in the fun too. Jack and Mike also love Legos so that was a big part of the weekend as well!

 Mike

 Uncle Dave and his guys

 It is extremely hard to get  Jack to look at the camera...this is the best one of many taken

 snowboarding....uuugggggg

 Grammy and her best girl

 Grammy and the guys

LEGOS!!!!!

Don't Forget About Charlotte

We love that Char Char! She is a very good tempered baby, and very cute too!

2 Months Exactly

On September 22 Rick got a new hip. On November 22 he skied!

Amazing!

It was opening day at Pats Peak on Saturday and we couldn't resist the earliest opening in years!

We already have 2 days in and it isn't even Thanksgiving yet!

 Besides snow, can you see what is missing in this photo?

Girls on the Run

Evie participated in a running program at her school called Girls on the Run. This is a national program that runs 10 weeks and is about a lot more than running. I don't know all the specifics but I am excited for Emily to participate in the spring, and I will be one of the coaches. Evie asked us to come run the 5K race with her, which is the season ending race. It was quite chilly today but it was a great race. It was amazing to see over 1,000 girls, parents, and friends run this race. Teaching girls to be strong and confident! it was amazing!

 Evie, Maggie, and Emily...friends since preschool

 it was definitely hard for Emily. We walked/ran but she was very happy to finish!