Neomi in Action

Snow Angels

Hazel turns 95

This is my mother's mother. Hazel Normandeau.
She just celebrated her 95th birthday.
Her favorite food is a big steak and her favorite drink is Crown Royal.
She cracks her self up with the craziest jokes.
She is one cool lady.

Christmas Day

Papa and Neomi

Neomi lights up the room

Off to Canada

We made it to Windsor!

We arrived in a snow storm.
Marielle picked us up at the airport and drove us to Papa's house.
Renee, Brett, Emma and Julien joined us there 2 days later.

off to the airport

sister journey

Marielle and Giselle

Papa and Mimi Normandeau

Mimi, Neomi, Giselle and Aunt Helen

Neomi, Renee and Mimi Normandeau

Neomi and Aunt Helen

Giselle and Aunt Betsy

Windsor at sunset

Mateo and Giselle

Neomi naps

Christmas elves

three sisters

Our little Firefly

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

We have our tree up and glowing. It is so beautiful and it brings so much joy into our house.
Giselle couldn't understand why we wouldn't let her sleep under the tree... When I was a kid I used to lie under my tree for hours basking in the colored lights. Something magical about those Christmas trees.

Thanksgiving Weekend

We took a little mini vacation on Thanksgiving weekend.
We went to Dexter Oregon!
The first day we spent alone and then the Bisnaire - Wakeham gang joined us on Saturday afternoon after their return from Arizona.

she is in disguise...

Emma treated us to a concert

the girls looking like little ladies

Julien looking cute in stripes

sitting up - not spitting up

Neomi is way into her new toy. This was Gigi's and she did the EXACT same thing!

Keeping Warm

It's starting to feel a lot like Winter.

Sick and Sad

so we we have rid our house of sickness.

we left for the Thanksgiving weekend to visit Renee (sweet visit - thank you) and to escape the bug.
Giselle got it a couple of weeks ago and survived like a champ. she kicked it after 7 hour of vomiting. After a couple of days it just seemed like a bad dream. We all got back on track and I caught back up on my sleep...

Then the night before Thanksgiving as Richard and I were watching a movie I heard a strange sound come from the monitor at around 10:30pm... "oh no!!!" I exclaimed as I ran up the stairs (what did people do before monitors??) I found Neomi laying in her puke looking up at me in the dark. SO SAD. every 15 minutes she continued to throw up - for HOURS.
The night dragged on and even though she smiled after each session she was sick till 5:30pm the next day.

I am so grateful that Giselle had it first - i felt like a professional caregiver at this point.
Neomi didn't want to nurse for two days. my milk supply was way confused and i have to say that just today that I feel back to normal.

Growing up

Neomi looks so big in this picture...

...she looks so small in this picture.

Neomi's first carrot nibble

Giselle in her favorite outfit - her p.j.'s.

Giselle pretty much lives in her p.j's unless we have to go out and about.
This is her longest telephone conversation ever.
She is talking with her Aunt Barb.

I guess we are all growing up.

Neomi is 5 months...

November has been an incredible month so far with blue skies and mild weather.
We try to get out every opportunity we get. On Tuesday Neomi turned 5 months.

video of neomi on the swing

gigi really wanted to show off her toes

Cutie Patootie

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

at the beginning of the evening we were torn between staying at home and handing out treats or going out and hitting up our neighbors for treats. in the end we split up - Richard staying home to hand out the goodies and Giselle and I toured around with our next door neighbors Troy & Kate and their two pirates Sam and Joe....

upon our return we had a raging Halloween party - a round of pin the tail on the pumpkin and a fishing game. thank you everyone for coming. it was so much fun.

Richard, Neomi and Giselle's pumpkins

Maman's pumpkin

the one and only Puss in Boots

fishing for treats

a friendly Vampire

Kate, Troy and pirate Richard
(Kate is due any minute now...)

Chelsea, Dana, & Stella

Waldorf Fall Festival

there was a fall festival at the Waldorf School the other day. the kids went on a walk , they chose a pumpkin to take home, drank warm cider and played in the sunny fall weather.

Giselle's Miss Laura

Hanging out on the playground

searching for honey sticks in the hay (not so easy!)


Neomi, her hand and her father - she has all she needs