Hi everyone!

It's been a long time, but here I am, alive and well, still kicking.

I'm sure most of you are aware of the trouble we have been having with Claire lately. She got very sick, a virus in fact. She couldn't keep her food down, had severe stomach pain and the spontanious dizziness. However after a trip to the docs she began to improve and was healthy in time for Christmas and ate all her Christmas dinner (made by the hubby!).

Our Christmas was a quiet one. On the 23rd I collected my grandmother from the airport (she's from Wales), she spent Christmas with us, her nearest family, after her husband, my grandfather died in March this year. She and Claire were the best of buds, she and Claire drew pictures everyday and braved the cold weather to take her and Ella to the park and walks while her mama got some much needed rest.

On Christmas Eve will all went to the mall we're Claire and Ella meet Santa, Ella screamed her head off when I handed her to Santa, I don't think she liked him. :roll:

Christmas Day morning was chaotic with Claire opening her presents, insisting I look and admire everything Santa got her while I helped Ella open her presents- her first Christmas! I also got a few things, I bought two copies of LOST S3, one which I sent all the way to Australia for Amy and one I wrapped for myself.:D My grannie bought me a back massager, which she insists I will need come February 6th, some new winter pj's and a couple of novels.

I bought the hubby some new jogging shoes, its become a habit recently for him to go for morning jogs, probably to avoid his grumpy, morning hating, pregnant wife. :P

We also went for a drive around the surrounding blocks looking at everyone's Christmas lights. It was a great day!

Saturday is Ella's first birthday, we're not doing a lot as we don't really know many people around the area, but we have a cake and she's getting even more presents, which I know is going to make her big sister jealous! Wish me luck!

xox