holiday.... celebrate

oh, let's just start things out with this little gem.
shall we?

dear santa,
minie does have pink eye (maybe), and poppy still maybe hates the actual you.
i'm so sorry.
despite our best efforts to give you nightmares , you were still very nice. you even tickled minie's cheek, and gave her a hug. she liked that. you listened very intently to her christmas wish..even through poppy's blood curdling screams. we both have faith you will come through with that dream dazzler hair styling salon. thanks ole' saint nick.

i am however a little miffed that i had to pay $21.00 for this horrible photo of my children. but i am putting on my best good girl face, because i reaallly want some new black boots this year.

please don't stop "watching" in on minie and poppy.
your helpful eye keeps my sanity more than you know.

xo,
brooke

well.. now that's out of the way.
let's get on to some holiday celebrating.
to start:
miss mins had her first ever dance performance,

and duh..
she was a rockstar.
i have video and as soon as i figure out my new camera i will post her performance.
it will bring tears to a glass eye.
she was that amazing.

mama bear has never been so proud.
love you poodle bum.

part of my blogging absence has been due to this.
dustin's parents extremely nice, and extremely cozy new cabin up in Bear Lake.

we spent the week of thanksgiving there, and truly there couldn't be a more perfect place to do so.

there was cousin time, good food, cold-cold-cold weather, but warm fires and warm beds.

the actual turkey dinner was layed back...

so much so that both my girls may or may not have been falling asleep at the table.
:)

they even still got to ride their beloved "4-leeder", but now with the added bonus of a sled.

a little bit i feel like they are spoiled...
i wasn't even allowed on any motor vehicle of any type until i was 18..

and here we are posing in front of said warm fire, all of us looking ready for a nap.
happy thanksgiving.

sooo.. to recap:
seeing santa was a slight bust,
minie is the worlds cutest tiny dancer,
our holidaying about has been snowy, cold, and wonderful.
AND
why is time flying by?
i haven't even started christmas shopping..
*sigh*... i'll get to it.

hope this christmas season finds yourself very merry and very bright.
(yes.. that was my christmas card last year. ---what's the big deal?)

i'm sure we'll be back with more.
xo,
brooke