Christmas Night

Christmas night the girls sat back, relaxed, and got their drink on.

Christmas Morning

The girls got plenty of goodies on Christmas morning--toys, books, and even their own easy chairs--but what fascinated them most was tissue paper!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we got dressed up, bundled up, and went out to the Coles' for dinner.

Adding one more, thanks to Carla & Tom...

Almost Christmas!

As Christmas approached, we headed down to Grandma and Grandpa's to await the coming of Santa.

Cheerio Stuck to Nostril

What happens when you have a runny nose and you're a 1-year-old...

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Claire & Keira Dictionary

The girls are learning new words all the time now. With some words they follow standard English usage. With others, meanings and pronunciations are specific to their dialect. The following dictionary will assist English speakers with the latter.

butty - button; belly button; snap; dot
buh-bye - bye (sometimes said after the person has left); get out of my way (Keira)
deet-doo - thank you
dog - any 4-legged animal
duck (Claire) - duck; goose; penguin
Kiki (Claire) - Keira 
me-mah - (usually repeated many times, exact meaning unknown)
poo poo - my diaper is being changed (regardless of what's in it)
uh-oh - I just dropped something on the floor purposely; I'm about to drop something on the floor purposely

Christmas Dancing

We got into the Christmas spirit this weekend and did some festive dancing.

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer from Laura Sehdeva on Vimeo.

Keira likes to dance sitting down.

Sitting-Down Dancing from Laura Sehdeva on Vimeo.