Post Christmas round-up

A happy and peaceful new year to you all! Here is some of what Gwendolyn has been up to the past week or so:

Grandpa came to visit, and brought some modeling clay to play with

Brrrrrrr -- a brisk, late afternoon stroll along the seawall

Now this was a BIG EVENT: Gwendolyn's first trip to the ballet. Mama and G. enjoyed Alberta Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" on the afternoon of New Year's Eve.

Some New Year's Eve painting fun with Zoey. This year, Gwendolyn managed to stay up past the stroke of midnight -- likely the result of the day's excitement (the ballet, Zoey's visit). It was also the first time Mama and Daddy made it past midnight in many a new year. We all paid for it the next day, though...

Visiting VanDusen Gardens' Festival of Lights (more photos to come in another post)

How the holidays have flown by! We have one more day away from school, then back to see Ms. Cindy, Ms. Chris and Gwendolyn's pals at Family Montessori.