Super Duper "I-Have-Been-Busy" Catch Up Post

Yes, this is going to be my long, crazy catch up post.   The holidays start my world flying and I am just now getting back down to ground.  Since a picture says 1,000 words, I'll let my photos do most of the talking.  Unfortunately, our point and click camera malfunctioned just before Christmas so most of our Christmas photos are from the iPhone.

Back to November....

The girls had their annual Trike A Thon just before Thanksgiving.  Grace rode her bike while I pushed Claire around and around and around.

We spent Thanksgiving in Dallas with my family.   It was a bittersweet time saying goodbye to my grandfather and the girls' last great grandparent. 

My parents' 5 grandkids

2 seconds after getting to Dallas, Claire fell and messed up her forehead.

Perfect snow angels

We got back from Dallas and hit the Christmas tree lot.

 

 

Our Elf on the Shelf made a grand entrance and surprised the girls every morning.

 

Also in December, the girls had a gymnastics showcase.  Of course, I wasn't prepared and only had my iphone with little battery.

 

The girls have been so good so were completely spoiled this Christmas.  New bathing suits and swim Barbies were a highlight Christmas Day for the girls in light of our recently completed pool.

 

And no Vela Christmas post would be complete without our Christmas Card outtakes.  You would think it would have gotten easy, but it remains a challenge!

The Winner!

 Happy 2013!