And just like that, another 6 month passes!  Here are a few quick highlights of what has happened over since October....Sorry it is long!  

November

Our community had a fun Christmas party and the girls enjoyed a fun horse drawn carriage ride with our friend Meggan.

Sitting with Mattie

The girls were invited to a birthday party at a fire station.  Rory had fun sitting on the back of the fire truck!

Rory playing with her friends Jacob and Cooper

Rory, the little Indian.  :)

This year for Thanksgiving we visited Aunt Mine and Gigi and Baba in Arizona.  The weather was cool, but we did get to enjoy one pool day, some fun at the park and lots of fun time with family and friends. 

Alex and Gigi

Alex, Rory and Gigi

                                                                     Baba and Rory

Baba and Alex

Bronson and the girls

Me and my girls.  :)

Alex measuring how much the lemon tree has grown

The girls at Gigi and Baba's

Gigi and Baba at the pool

The girls swimming

The kids acting silly

Friends together

Matching Smiles

   Special girls

Alex and Elizabeth

Our annual Thanksgiving Movie.  This year we saw the Muppets.  

December

December brought lots of Christmas Fun!  We made a family day trip to a local hotel that really gets into the season!   Next year we might have to stay the night and really enjoy all it has to offer.  

When we arrive in Chicago we had lots of family fun, but NO snow this year.  :(  It was actually very warm most of the time.

The girls teaching Aunt Carol how to play Angry Birds

Alex and Gigi Barb

Rory and Gigi Paul

The annual Christmas Eve Eve Party was just as fun as always!  Santa made a quick visit with gifts for the kids.  Alex and Rory were very excited to hear the naughty and nice reports this year!

Alex ready for the party!

Rory and Santa

Alex and Santa

The Christmas Party Girls!

This year many of us wore ugly sweaters.  Nice job Cath! 

Fun Times!  Alex took this picture of us

Christmas Eve we took it easy and enjoyed a trip to the zoo.  It was so nice to enjoy a little family time before Christmas.  

Rory and Aunt Mine

What do they see?

Christmas morning brought lots of Christmas Joy!  

Santa brought Alex a blue camera

Santa brought Rory and American Girl Doll!

Jane and Kitty

A favorite new shirt

Alex, Smitty and Vito

Jane and Petie dressing my poor kitty

Showing Smitty her new camera

Big hugs for Gamga

Playing with Aunt Carol

Christmas Hugs

Alex trying out her new scooter! 

Always make enough time for your nails....

Out for a nature walk

Movie Snuggles

Rory's new scooter

Our our drive back to TX we stopped at the St. Louis Arch

January

Fun at the Zoo

Riding the Dino!

Alex's first Girl Scout Meeting

Kite Flying!

February Fun!

Alex's Class

Silly Rory

March

A Goodbye to William (Baba) Mastbaum

Bluebonnets - a Texas tradition - 

Soccer!!

Fun with friends

Alex's School Performance

Sister Snuggles

Rory being silly