The Nutcracker!

For a special Christmas/Birthday gift, we treated Ellie to her first Nutcracker ballet along with Grandma and Ti-ti (Brett's mom and sister). It was also my (Meghan) first one too. It was a special in another way because Brett's Mom went as a child, and then took Ti-ti when she was old enough, and now she was able to go with her granddaughter as well.

Ellie of course was thrilled. The dancing, the music, the story- so enchanting and wonderful. Like a dream! The dancers were amazing to watch. Ellie's favorite was "The pink princess, and the purple princess, and the princesses with flowers on their dresses." She did not like the mice. "The mice were not nice. They were not obeying God. They took her nutcracker and wouldn't give it back."

Birthday Girl

 Miss E turned 4 after Christmas!

Mi

A Turtle Family

Believe it or not, this was Brett's idea!

Pirates and Princesses

Flowers and weddings.

My younger brother got married shortly before Christmas. We had a fun time with family. We rented a condo for us all to stay at, so we could make the most out of the short time we all had together. My kids were so thrilled to hang out with some of their cousins. Miss E was the flower girl and she was pumped. From the fluffy dress, to the flowers, to the fancy hair-do with the ladies: she was in heaven.

Unfortunately, the front row isn't always the best seat in the house, and I wasn't able to take any pictures of the wedding itself. But, it was lovely and so was Nathaniel and Sarah. 

Creations

The boys have fallen in love with Legos. And I love their creative builds. This is a football game built by Kieran.