Christmas with sweet children

This year we spent Christmas with Catherine's family in Oregon and then the New Year with Gene's family in B.C. Travelling with little ones is stressful at times, but the girls managed quite well. One of our favorite times was at Grandma Dorothy and Grandpa Mel's house. There were so many people in a small space that the girls couldn't get in much trouble without someone noticing and redirecting them. It was, frankly, about the only time during the holidays when Gene and I could have a conversation with someone and not worry about what the girls were getting in to!


Christmas breakfast, nummy.

The first snow

The girls had a treat just before Thanksgiving...SNOW! Claire stood in one place the whole time. She was not so sure about the stuff. Madeleine went for it. Well, mostly she wanted to eat it! We don't get a lot of snow in this area, so it was especially fun to have it so early in the year.