december 2007

whew......this month flew by! i'm sorry it has taken so long to post pictures from the so many events of the month- as you'll be able to see for yourself, we've been quite busy! let's start on november 29th, when miss maya rae turned 4 years old. what a day we had- opening presents, going to the mall (her favorite thing to do), getting manicures together (our first of many- sorry, daddy!) and even making pizzas at rudino's! a few days later, we had her birthday party with 12 of her 'closest' friends at a place called "jumpin' beans"- it's a large room with a deluxe inflatable bounce house. the kids jumped the day away...which leads me into december. we started out the month with catie's 4th birthday and party at a great museum in downtown raleigh. the kids met lots of fun creatures and made some crafts about them. the following week was my birthday which always proves to be an unforgettable day. somewhere around this time, we had a visit from santa at the park and the temperature dropped so we actually had to come home early because it was so cold (yes, our blood has surely thinned from those brutal chicago winters). towards the end of the month, we marked auntie shannon entering her 9th month of pregnancy with our newest cousin- baby emily! we are anxiously awaiting her arrival in january! on december 22nd, we celebrated nanny's birthday with the most special gift of all being the arrival of uncle brian. it was so nice to have him here especially for nanny's big day. december 23rd was another special day for us in that our cousin ian turned 1! he's been running around for quite some time now, but he has now officially entered toddlerhood. we wish we could have been there to help him celebrate, but we were definately thinking (and singing) about him all day! soon after his birthday, christmas was upon us. the girls had a WONDERFUL experience this year and thank you to all who made the day so special. happy holidays to all and best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!