Archive for the ‘ Holiday ’ Category

Merry Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas Everyone! One little thing that helped this Christmas shopper was Amazon Prime which offers free, 2-day shipping on items fulfilled by Amazon.com.  Even though I ordered last minute, the gifts still arrived on time.  During the holidays, the UPS shipments get later in the day.  We received ours around 8pm.

Pictures for Christmas 2009

We decided to take a few Christmas pics of the girls.

Thanksgiving 2009

I’ve often reflected upon the idea that Thanksgiving isn’t a speed-bump on the way to Christmas. More than getting together with family (which is important), it’s a unique time to look back on the year and give thanks – thanks for the little things, the big things, and all which falls in between. Video from [...]

Halloween 2009

We enjoyed a fun Ol’ Hallows Eve. The girls loved the concept of getting lots of candy from the neighbors all whilst wearing costumes. We took a little video as the girls were coming in the door from their quest for candy.  The girls sat on the couch and then started to take out all [...]

Happy Columbus Day 2009

Welcome, the honorable yet little celebrated Columbus Day. It appears that we take more note of “lesser” holidays such as Valentine’s Day and “Talk Like a Pirate Day” but little notice is given to Columbus Day. Yet, here is another year, and another Columbus Day.  But where are our thoughts about the Nina, Pinta, and [...]