HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

Lily was excited to wear her chinese dress for the New Year festivities tonight. Every year until now she has refused to wear a chinese dress and preferred a "party dress". Of course, now that we have none that fit, she decides she will only wear a chinese one!!! Off we went with a little too much leg showing but at least she was happy!!! What's a little leg????

This is as close as I get to help with the dishes!!!!
Lily with her favorite snack!!!
Adam and daddy getting ready to do some dancing!!! Who knew Mike had that kind of moves??
David on the climbing wall at the gym!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!! David turned 11 years old today! Where did the time go?? The best present for him was that school was cancelled because of the cold temperatures. We all went to Montanas for lunch...David wasn't thrilled when they showed up at our table to sing and with the moose horns for him to put on!
Ms. Lily received an EasyBake oven for Christmas from her granny. She LOVES it! We have never put so much work into making such tiny cookies!!! (no worries of weight gains this year!!!)

Adam got Marshan Matters for Christmas. The kids are having lots of fun creating little creatures!!!
Ben has started doing carving and whittling wood. he made his Grumpie a walking stick and it was amazing! I heard a rumour that he is now working on my birthday gift. I can't wait to see what he comes up with.
All the kids were in the pageant Christmas Eve at church. Adam was a sheperd, Ben a wiseman, and David was Joseph. Lily was meant to be an angel but was too shy to go up to the front with so many folks watching......As if she is shy; just good at pretending!
Lily's preschool made soup for the soup bus before Christmas. Lily loved cutting up the veggies!!! (better cutting veggies than her hair.......which she has now done 4 times. Her hairdresser has decided it might be a good idea if we grow out her bangs.......perhaps then we can tie it all back and it won't bother her. Personally, I think she just likes getting a rise out of her mom!!!)
She looks so innocent here....don't let that fool you! She is 90%pure joy and 10%mischief....we never know what she will be saying or doing next!
Here is Adam the night of his Christmas concert! He loves to sing and sure put his hert into his performance!!!