Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus!…
There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry,
no romance to make tolerable this existence.
FRANCIS P. CHURCH, New York Sun, Sep. 21, 1897
Happy December 1st! 🙂
December 4, 2009 - 8:20 am
OOh I know this family 🙂
December 1, 2009 - 9:36 pm
What a wonderful family picture! <3
December 1, 2009 - 2:16 pm
I can’t even imagine how thrilled you must be that it is finally DECEMBER!!! Woooohoooo!
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?
It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.
And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.
What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.
Dr. Seuss
Christmas is so much more than just giving gifts on Christmas Day. So much more than just buying the perfect present for your husband or loved on. So much more than the decorations and the glitter and the lights.
So much more than Santa.
I’m really trying hard this Christmas to teach my girls what it means to give, what it means to have “Christmas spirit”, what it means to show love to others and to not want every single thing in the Sears Wish Book.
And of course, that all comes down to what I, as their mom, do with the girls, as well … so this Sunday, along with some other children from my church, we’re going to be visiting the residents of local retirement centre and will be singing some Christmas carols to cheer them up. The girls have been practicing and I think it’s going to be tons of fun! 🙂
If you are from Orangeville and are looking for a way to help teach your child about the spirit of Christmas why not join us? We’ll be meeting at the Avalon in the afternoon and will be singing the following songs:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Jingle Bells
Away in the Manger
and maybe some more depending on how well the kids hold up! 😉
This is my first time doing something like this … I’m trying to figure out a way to get my hubby to play the guitar with us so we have some music, but even if we don’t, I think the residents will be cheered just by the sight of the cuties singing their hearts out.
Speaking of Christmas and joy … look what my mother in law brought back from her trip to the states this past weekend!!!!!
PINK and PURPLE Christmas trees for the girls!! They each have one in their rooms – Lacey has (you guessed it) pink, Lyla had purple and Lucia, who is napping in her room so I couldn’t snag some photos of her tree, has an itty-bitty mini pink Christmas tree to decorate. The girls LOVE them and I have to admit ….. um, I do to! Do you think Abby would notice if I put up a 6′ foot pink Christmas tree in our living room this year?
No, don’t worry. I’ll let the girls have fun wtih their mini trees and keep the real tree for our family!
Here’s our Pinkalicious tree …
We made some of the ornaments together (like the Hope ornament) but others are just collected at various stores.
… and the Purpalicious tree is so fun, too!
Tomorrow is December 1st! Yeeehhhhaw!!!!
by Gigi
5 comments
November 30, 2009 - 7:54 pm
My son Owen goes ewwww girl trees!!!! boys need real trees! isn’t he cute!!
November 30, 2009 - 7:15 pm
LOVE the trees! Your girls must just love them!
November 30, 2009 - 6:34 pm
Hey Gillian where did you get those trees?? I need one 🙂
November 30, 2009 - 6:03 pm
Beautiful trees ! We have the pink one in our Kitchen with the little pink lights and all pink ornaments ! My daughter is a pink kind a girl lol !!!
November 30, 2009 - 5:57 pm
wow these are soooooo cute, I love the purple one (I am a purple kinda girl)!!
We have a winner for this week’s giveaway! As promised …
and the winner of this week’s fun and old fashioned-boy-fun-giveaway from Backwoods Toys .
#13 – Tanya!
Congratulations, Tanya! Just e-mail me and I will connect you with Backwoods Toys to claim your prize! And thank you to Backwoods Toys for hosting this past week’s giveaway! 🙂 I know my nephews are going to love their presents!
And just one more of sweet four day old Hayden as his gallery uploads ….
I’m sorry if you are getting sick of seeing this baby carriage on the blog, but I can’t help it – it’s too precious especially when I have a sweet baby Sydney willing to model in it! 😀
Be warned. She is TOO CUTE for words so I’ll be quiet so you can see for yourself ….!!!!!
See? I warned you.
And little Miss Sydney, oh, you KNOW you are cute, don’t you?
Daddy’s girl …
but she’s mommy’s little angel, as well!
Her parents are leaving soon for a trip so I am working to get her gallery online tonight so back to proofing I go … 🙂 Hope you liked the sneak peak, Heather!
by Gigi
3 comments
December 15, 2009 - 11:04 pm
Love the pictures!! so sweet!
November 28, 2009 - 9:46 pm
Soooo cute!!!
November 28, 2009 - 4:47 pm
just precious! i love the carraige!
Meet Ezra. The cutest little man with the cutest little name. I love it!
How can you forget a name as wonderful as Ezra?!
Ezra, such a treat to meet you and your parents!
by Gigi
4 comments
November 27, 2009 - 8:54 pm
Great pics! That is one beautiful little boy!
November 27, 2009 - 11:57 am
Gorgeous pics of this little man and yes, what a unique name. I love it…and especially love the pic with the blue background and his bright eyes looking at the camera…adorable!!
November 27, 2009 - 12:29 am
Thank you so much Gillian! EZ looks so adorable! We are so pleased with how the photos turned out!
November 26, 2009 - 11:29 pm
Oh wee Ezra, what a darling.. love his eyes when he’s looking right at the camera.. very intense!
by Gigi
3 comments