Celebration in the Oaks

Last weekend we went to Celebration in the Oaks. For those of you who have known us for a long time know that it is a VERY sepcial place for us. Brian proposed to me there in a carriage ride almost 8 years ago. Since Katrina the whole park isn't back lit up so they don't have the carriage rides yet, but each year they are getting a little bit closer to back to what it used to be. I am HOPING the driving tour will be back along with the carriages. We have always gone after Christmas, but before New Year's eve. THere was so many people there last weekend we are going to make a 2nd trip after Christmas this year...so I will have double the pics! :) We didn't get to play in storyland and the girls REALLY wanted to...but Abigail had an accident (the first one in so long I can't tell you the last time...I didn' t even have a change of clothes!) Daddy promsied them both we would go back! No arguments from me-- I LOVE it!!!

This year they had this HUGE alligator...funny thing is Amelia LOVES Santa...I guess just not a HUGE Alligator dressed up as a Santa! :)

Amelia checking out the Cajun Night before Christmas lights (the story would light up the appropriate lights as it was read..the pics of the lights didn't come out , sorry haven't figured out what settting to put my camera on for that!)

I think the girls LOVE it too!!!!

They were chasing and dancing by the laser show....Abigail fell down..this face says it all!!!

Mr. Bingle

They have a train village...all of the bldgs. are replica's of New Orleans. The girls could have sat there forever.

Here is Abigail just watching the trains go by.
My FAVORITE!! The carousel is now running again! It was completely under water during KAtrina. They just got it up and running right before Thanksgiving. It was VERY popular that night...we had to wait 20 minutes to ride. I thought the girls were going to go into melt down mode!! They sure did have fun once they were on it!!
Abigail being silly!
They were ready for this ride..no wait here.. They were both VERY insistent on wanting to ride the motorcycle.
I hope this isn't a glimpse of our future...biker chicks!
This is the only thing we really got to play on in Story land..then Abigail poor thing had her accident.. SOO much excitement for all of us we forgot to ask her along the way if she needed to go! We'll be back soon though for a train ride and to play in Storyland!!!

Christmas at the Park

We went to a local park for their Christmas festivities. The girls had fun as always! The weather dropped about 20 degrees while we were there, but at least I had dressed them somewhat for cooler weather.

Riding Santa's sleigh.

My princesses found their carriage.

They had FREE rides for the kiddos. They loved this and could have ridden over and over. They thought they were VERY big stuff!

CHEESE!

A little time for swinging.

They LOVED driving the bus!

Breakfast with Santa

This past weekend we went to Breakfast with Santa. We do it every year with the Mom's of Multiples! Yep all twins, triplets and their siblings. It's so much fun!!!

Daddy coloring with Abigail.

Amelia checking out all her friends coming in the door.

Eating breakfast.

HMMM.....where is Santa??

Here he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isabella and Amelia didn't quite like Santa this year.

My girls LOVED him yet again!

Santa gave the girls these ponies with brushes....they won't go anywhere without them now!

TimothyHis brothers Ashton and Owen.

Alex
The Maestri family


Hope and Amelia


Caitlyn or Taylor (sorry can't tell them apart!)

Amelia Kendal Abigail and of course Santa.

Isabella and her dad



The family!

My new Camera!

Thanks Brian!! He got me a new camera...it's AWESOME! I have sooooooo much to figure out on it. It's more of a professional grade camera than I was shooting before, but it's a little intimadating bc it does SOOO much! It's a Nikon D200 ...if you want to check it out click here. He also got me an external flash and other goodies!! I LOVE IT!!!!

Thanks again Honey...it will be put to very good use! :)

Be patient with my pics until I figure out all the settings :)

Pajama Day at play group

This week at play group they had Hot Choclate (which was choclate milk

heated a little in the microwave) and Pajama day. All the kids were in their precious P.J.'s They also had story time which my girls LOVE!! The lady is awesome that tells the stories and she always does fun songs with them too!!!

We got to pick up Conner so Christy and Collins could have a little down time...the girls LOVED having Conner riding with us!

My friend Hope (Isabella and Amelia's mom)...also has a LOVE for photography...she was playing with my new camera and took some of these while I was chasing three kids!!!!..Thanks Hope there was some cute ones you took!

Abigail and Cecilia during story time.

Amelia during story time!

Amelia doing the reindeer hokey pokey!

Heather and Madison

Julia and Rachel

Conner waiting for his hot choclate.

Yummy hot choclate!!

MMMMMMM.....


Amelia waiting for a cookie and hot choclate.

Baby Ellie


Our new friends... Bennett
his twin sister Lila... and

their big sis Elisa.

Isabella (sorry hope no good ones of your Amelia they were too light!)

William



The three monkeys playing in the cabinet.

Abigail checking us all out!