Bring on 2008 Baby

We just got back from Ottawa from an almost 2 week Christmas holiday. It was FUN! The girls will miss their cousins!

Every year, the Freezes have a Christmas pinata. This tradition started after Eric and Rixa gifted us a pinata on our cross country move from Utah to New York. After dropping our things in SF at our apartment, we drove to Ottawa for Christmas. Since then, we have had a pinata every Christmas and really any other time a pinata is appropriate. Bryn was second on the pinata list this year. She didn't do too much damage.

I asked Elle to give me her best pinata smashing face. This was the result.

The girls got matching pajamas from Grandma Cohen. I think Brandon was the most excited about it.

I love Christmas time, especially in Ottawa. It was so beautiful with all the snow.

Knit Alien

I love aliens, especially ones knit into a washcloth. I found this pattern somewhere online and decided to give it a try with some leftover cotton I had from last Christmas. I've made 2 pink ones and will make 2 white ones. They are killer washcloths.

Screaming

Right now the girls are screaming at the top of their lungs and running around the house chasing each other. I've considered telling them that it hurts my head, but they are having such a fun time doing it...I just can't. They can only scream for so long, right?

Toes

There was a freebate for nail polish from Rite Aid a few weeks back and Elle wanted to pick the color. She wanted the super bright pink...and I let her have it. I tried to encourage a different color selection, but after realizing I wouldn't wear it anyway...why not let her pick?

But why is pink such a popular color choice?

Both Elle and Bryn were thrilled to have their toe nails painted.

That is something I haven't done in a really long time.

And now that it's getting into winter. I probably won't do it for even longer.

My First Vote

Last night, I voted for my first time in the United States. Interesting experience. First off...where do you find information on these guys? The internet was useless...probably due to the Seneca Falls area. I probably needed to head downtown to different headquarters or something. I researched as much as possible, but my deciding vote was based mostly on pictures and how many signs people had. This is probably illegal (or should be).

Breadsticks

Elle was really hungry...and under some stress.

Luckily, we made some breadsticks.

And all was good.

Halloween

 
OK...so Halloween has been over for a while now, but I figured I should at least post some pictures. Elle was Tinkerbell and Bryn a black cat (with calico ears and tail). Bryn quickly figured out how to say "Trick or Treat", which came out as 'treee tee'. She rarely let people put the candy into her pumpkin. She likes the control I guess. Elle was mostly frightened which may have been in part because she was cold. All the candy is gone now, and we are somewhat surviving sugar and soother withdrawl...which happened this week too. Our friend just brought us over some Canadian Smarties...delcious...we are going to eat them all.