Yes, yes, it’s January 16 already and I’m finally posting pictures from Christmas… what can I say, life is busy. Everyone is doing fine and settled back into our routines after a very nice holiday; the kids received everything their little hearts desired, and now our house is strewn with new toys.
Way back in December, my parents-in-law visited us for a weekend to celebrate Christmas a little early. Here they are, completing the traditional Costco gingerbread house with the kids, which stood for approximately 10 minutes before being devoured:
Here’s Grandmaman playing dress-up with William, who is loving the attention:
Since Charlie’s birthday is December 30th, we held her birthday party a couple of weeks beforehand. She invited about a dozen friends to the local bowling alley, which offers all-inclusive party packages (very appealing to parents!). Grampa helped to keep an eye on all the energetic 7-year-olds, and I provided the double-decker chocolate cake:
After an action-packed month of work and various holiday-themed social events (such as the boys’ holiday party at daycare, where they actually sang, danced and didn’t cry, for the first time ever – they’re growing up!), my parents and brother arrived in Montreal to celebrate Christmas. Here’s Uncle Dan, hanging out with his nephew Elijah:
We had a traditional Christmas: turkey, stollen (German fruitcake with marzipan), stockings, the Globe and Mail crossword (completed in a record 48 hours this year) – here I am with my Dad, hard at work deciphering clues and puns:
As usual, my mother spent a significant portion of her time online, playing Scrabble (sorry, “Lexulous”) with various friends and acquaintances:
Here are Elijah and William modelling some of their favourite gifts; new superhero capes! That’s William in Superman blue, Elijah in Spiderman red:
Here’s Poppa with his grandkids, modelling Eric’s (somewhat snarky) gift to me, a “Snuggie”, as they watch a Pixar movie:
We didn’t spend our entire time indoors, of course. We visited the Insectarium, where the kids were fascinated by spiders, scorpions, and stick insects:
My parents stayed until Charlotte’s 7th birthday, when we all ate yummy cupcakes (although it turns out that none of our kids are big jellybean fans – ah well, they looked cute as decorations):
We celebrated New Year’s Eve with a quiet night in: sushi, champagne and a movie, then bed long before midnight. I had worked until December 23rd, so I didn’t go back to school until January 11th. Happy 2011, everyone!
life after twins? 