The Driscolls Come to Town

The Driscolls made their annual February visit to the great state of New Hampshire.  This year we took the kids to the mountain for some skiing.  The weather was perfect and the kids had a blast.

 Ready!

 Kiki and Delaney

 Delaney's first trip up the Magic Carpet

 First solo go on the carpet

Great job Delaney!

 Nothing beats enjoying a nice fire pit after a tough day of skiing.

 This is the life

 All tuckered out

 A very animated conversation

 Abby's pre-birthday celebration

Enjoying her cupcake

Who knows what these two are talking about.

As always,  it was a great visit.

Disney on Ice/Birthday Celebration

This was the first time I have been to a Disney on Ice production and I have to say that it was pretty enjoyable.  Needless to say, the kids had a wonderful time.  The day continued at Ichiban Japanese Steak House.  It was a wonderful way to celebrate Stone and Dashel's birthdays.

 Great seats Nana!

 Cousins

Beauty and the Beast

 Entranced

 What a Wonderful World

 Celebration dinner

 I have no idea what was going on here

I have no idea where they learned this...

Oh, that's right, my husband

 Sake!

 Trying to catch food

 More Sake!

 A little more Sake!

 The kids cheering.

 And even more sake!

Happy Birthday Stone and Dashel

Cousins

The girls and I went down to CT to visit with Gram and the cousins.  There is nothing better than watching the kids, big and small, spend quality time together. 

Cousins, big and small.

 Off to the park.

 Kaleigh

 Abby, Kaleigh, Emily and James

 Emily's DS was a big hit...

 I don't even think Sean realized that it was a new child on his lap

 Erin and Abby

There are times that I get annoyed with all of the things my mother hangs on to, not today.  That is the original Lite Brite that my sisters used.  Some of the pattern pages were dated 1972.  Pretty cool.  They just don't make things like they used to.

Christmas Eve/Day

We had a wonderful Christmas there spent with friends and family.  We started the holiday with friends on Christmas Eve, followed by lots of presents then dinner with the Blackwelder's. 

 The girls sleep together every Christmas eve.

 Santa came!

 Trying to find the the "Christmas Pickle" for a special present.

Baby Brynn trying out her new doll bed and channeling her inner Olivia Newton John.

Pada's Christmas Present

Emily and Abigail made an audio book for Pada as his present.  Emily patiently read and reread the pages to get it exactly right.  After and hour, she accomplished reading the whole book in the time allotted.  It was great.

Polar Express

The girls, along with their cousins, were lucky enough to ride on the Polar Express this Christmas. The girls were really excited.

New pajamas for the trip to the North Pole

 The Watson kids

 So Excited!

 The other Watson Clan

 Hot Chocolate!

 Approaching the North Pole

 Santa!

 Hugs.

 Sending off our letters.   Sorry about the scary eyes.

Thanks Nana and Pada for a great day!

Santa's Message

Emily and Abigail received a special message from Santa this year.  It is amazing how much Santa knows about the kid's behavior to decide whether or not they should go on the Naughty or Nice list.  Luckily they made the Nice list.  Phew!

Emily's Message