and bowling...

YAY! Cora and Emi both got a spare :) 

A lesson in patience… that ball can take FOREVER to go down alley!

Sweet shot, a good family afternoon!

Ice skating

Yay, we don't have any snow here in Michigan, but we have a ton of ice rinks! We took the girls skating for their first time today and everyone had a ball :) 

They started with some assistance (where were these when we were kids?) 

 Greg took Louisa for a spin!

Nice form, LOL!!

Elizabeth Park

Back in favorite stomping grounds of Trenton, Michigan

Our little assistant

Cora's learned to tie shoes and is helping EVERYONE out! 

Christmas Day

 The girls patiently waited to come downstairs...

 Cora's telescope from Santa

 Pink guns from Sofu, great...

 Bonny fitting herself in

 Louisa's own dolly

 Louisa aces her Noah's Ark puzzle immediately

 Playing in their ice castle tent

 Emi in her Anna costume with "sea sparkle," whom her sisters bought for her

 GG hanging with the dogs

 Who's that baby?!?!

 Greg's annual Christmas mug

 Treats for Finn and Bonny

 Cuddling with GG

I got it!

Christmas Eve

 Reunited with Daddy! In a fabulously tacky Christmas sweater :) 

Our make-shift treat platter for Santa et. al

Our gingerbread village

This was our first attempt at making gingerbread houses and we really enjoyed ourselves!

 Emi and Oba making marshmallow snowmen

 Notice Louisa in the background, who'd rather eat and squish marshmallows than participate

Ta-dah!