A Festive Photo Collage! If you like looking at pictures you'll LOVE this one!

Well, I can't believe that it is only 7 days until Christmas! Where has the time gone? It seems like it was only Thanksgiving yesterday. In short, we have put up our outside lights, put up the tree, started Christmas shopping, done some baking and making of treats, did some scrapbooking, and started a new job. YES, and started a new job. Part-time at one of my favorite places Archiver's. In between we have attended many Christmas parties and saw Santa at all 3 parties! Boy was that fun! We also have a wonderful little elf that has been visiting our house and he sits up on high places around the house. His mission...to report back to Santa every night about how well Gwynny has been behaving. Each morning we wake up to find him in a different spot! How does he do that? Hmmmm... well let's just say we are all having fun with that one. We also have managed to visit several of our docs at the clinic and Lily successfully passed her swallow study on the 7th! I was shocked to say the least but she is now able to start working on trying to take thin liquids without the ol' Simply Thick! Yeah for Lily! We are so proud! She is really growing up fast! They also increased her night time feed from 320ml. to 380ml. to help with weight gain and growth since she has seemed to stall out a bit. Other than that she is doing fabulous! Waving hello and good-bye and trying to say the words. Clapping and smiling like crazy! It's so sweet! She just melts your heart when you see it! All in all we are having a hectic, crazy, but fun December! Here are some pics of all the socializing we have been doing and some of the photo shoot with the Christmas dresses. Above and below this was our first encounter with Santa. This was a party at the assisted living where Bill's grandmother resides. They always have a Christmas party of some sort each year and these are the pics from this year. Not the same Santa as in the past but Gwynny was in awe of him so much that she was speechless and couldn't tell him what she wanted for Christmas.

Lily is less than thrilled with her first Santa Claus encounter. Classic!

Mmmmm..punch anyone?

Here DaDa have a spoon! Whack!

I just gotta get up and DANCE!

Ok, I love this princess dress so much I had to wear it again to the next party for the Up Side of Downs! This party happened to be in a greenhouse and it was really neat! Lots of food, fun, and crafts for the kids at this party. Gwynny got a few Christmas tattoos while we were there!

Each child that came received a toy. Gwynny and Lily both got Barbie Thumbelina dolls.


Santa encounter #2! Lily is a no-show. Gwynny well...she managed to tell Santa this time that she wanted a Barbie.

Today we went to a party for through our counties "Help Me Grow" program. They had a lovely luncheon for everyone and each child also received a toy. Here Lily is wearing her black and white checkered dress that matches her big sissy! Grandma and Grandpa came with us too!

Gwynny waiting in line to see Santa and get her toy!


Santa encounter #3...ABSOLUTE HYSTERIA! Please someone get me away from this BIG, FAT, RED-SUITED MAN! Gwynny is just happy to get her treat bag! Grandpa..well you be the judge.

Everybody say "CHEESE"!!!

All that Santa hype has completely worn me out! I'm out! Thanks for the toy though BIG, FAT, RED-SUITED MAN!


In mid November we took the girls to have their Christmas pictures done. Here are some of the best of the bunch!





Lily in the Box!




We also shared the photo shoot with Gwynny and Lily's two cousins Grace and Elena. This is one of the pics of all 4 of the girls.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and don't get too stressed out! I'm off to get some sleep.