It's Gingerbread Time

It's not christmas without the official gingerbread projects going on in the Reedell household. Last year they did a house together, this year was got "a bit more daring" and created a christmas tree and house. The girls had a BLAST and did a GREAT job. Didn't even make a mess... and yes, they started eating them as soon as I finished taking pictures!!

Another visit with Santa!

For some reason, we have never checked out all of the "local" places to see Santa. Tonight we went to Feeney's and now it will be on the top of our list next year. The girls enjoyed seeing all of the different kinds of poinsettia's as well as tropical plants in the greenhouse... but most of all, they liked talking to Santa. And this was a GREAT Santa. They had a blast and so did we!! Happy Holidays!

Visit with Santa

So, usually the girls get to see Santa MUCH earlier than this year, but things have been INSANE with the trip to Disney, then just trying to get back into the "swing of things"... so finally to go to chat with Santa this past weekend at the Lower Southampton Library.   And what a difference a year makes.  Last year Elyse had NO desire to even be close to Santa.  This year she jumped on his lap and had a 10 minute conversation with him... we had to tell her it was time to go!  It was VERY cute!!



Merry Christmas 2010



Furry Holiday Greetings!

What else is there really to say?

"hoppy holidays" - love Ollie the Bunny



beware of Jake the cat with antlers....



I'm an old pro at this... Oscar



Now it even smells like Christmas!

As usual, we put up our artificial tree on November 25th as well as all of the other decorations.  Still didn't feel like the holidays until we put up our beautiful spruce in the sunroom.  Now the house has a GREAT scent of pine - LOVE it!!  It's such a beautiful tree and we are crossing our fingers that it lasts as long as other years... which is well into January!  Then add the cookie baking madness from the weekend, and yes we are in FULL holiday mode here!!  We hope the holiday spirit has made it into your house and that you spend the holidays with the ones who mean the most!!! 

our real tree in the sunroom - we keep it nice and simple, white lights, red bows, and a few candycanes...

and the artificial tree in our formal living room - the girls race down each day and see if santa has brought anything new... silly girls!

A world of magic!!

Disneyworld... wow!!  We headed to florida on november 28th joined by grandmom Reedell, then mom-mom and pop-pop Scheib later in the week.  We enjoyed EVERY one of the parks several times, many charachter meals, parades, the Very Merry Christmas Party, and even a trip to the Bibbidy Bobbidy boutique for the girls.  It was truely an experience that NONE of us will forget.  Here are a few collages for you to check out... enjoy!!


up up and away... and we were off for Florida.  the girls had their "little tvs" so they were set and ready for the 2 hour flight.  They were sooo excited to go to Disney, but had NO idea what they were in for!!





Epcot - a world of wonder at any age.  From visiting the world showcase, to space simulators, spaceship earth, going "hangliding" on soarin', to being a "crash test dummy" in Test track - Epcot has somethng for everyone!!




Hollywood Studios - sooo many shows, soooo little time!!  The girls had a BLAST at the Little Mermaid Show (of course) as well as the Muppets show.  Then they got "lost" in Honey I shrunk the Kids playground.  And the very last show we saw before we left was the Beauty and the Beast Stageshow - now that was impressive!




The Magic Kingdom - I haven't been there since 1996 when I graduated from high school (yes, feeling old now) and it was still just as much fun as I had remembered.  We enjoyed every single moment in the park!!! 




Animal Kingdom - it's a jungle out there - and a desert, and a whole bunch more.  The girls LOVED digging for dinosaur bones, riding rides, and going on a safari... and mommy and daddy LOVED Expedition Everest!!!  It was fantastic for everyone!




The Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique - every little girl's dream!  A fairgodmother in training transforms each child into a princess.  Both girls put their dresses on, then had their hair, make-up, and nails done on thursday morning.  They were still wearing their dresses on the plane home on sunday.  They LOVED the attention they recieved everywhere they went.  You would have thought they really were "royalty"... 




the girls met MANY charachters while we were in Disney!  Their autograph books are VERY full...




we were fortunate enough to meet up with our friends' the Markerts down in Epcot for a day and dinner.  We had a blast and the girls loved having a "prince" for each of them!



Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party - we went on tuesday evening.  It started at 8pm and went until midnight - and we were there the entire time - yes LOTS of tired people by the time we made it back to the condo!

our condo in florida - we needed a BIG place to stay since we had 7 people staying at times... it was GREAT!!

princess Elyse... and she sure did act the part!

yes, princess Angela also wears her dress, sash and tiara on the plane

the Reedell clan in Magic Kingdom

Happy Holidays 2010

We hope your holidays are FANTASTIC!!

love,

Angela and Elyse

Professional Photo Shoot - Part 2

Since I like to have "other pictures" besides holiday ones taken, we decided to take some "casual clothes" for the second part of the photo shoot. The girls were troopers after a long session, but they cam eout GREAT!! And they look sooo grown up... Angela is just about 5 1/2 years old and Elyse is 3 1/2 yeard old... where has the time gone?

Fun in the Leaves

Yes, it's fall... and that means about 4 million (give or take...) leaves have already fallen on our property. The sad part is that it's not even close to being done! Each weekend we spend a few hours raking, blowing, and bagging up leaves. This weekend the girls even helped out. They actually helped to get the leaves into piles, then jumped into EVERY single pile they found. They had a great time, and we enjoyed watching them jump and play, and just enjoy their childhood! After all, they grow up too quickly. Enjoy the pics!!

And Soccer Season is now over :(

The LSAA micro league played their last game of the season on sunday (11.7.10). And they finished with a win over the blue team 1-0. All of the kids had a blast - and considering there were around 80 kids in the league, it was a HUGE success!! Now to prepare for next season when Elyse will be in the micro league and Angela will be in the 6-7 year old league... that will be DOUBLE fun...

A Beautiful Fall Day is BEST Spent with Friends!

We met up at the local "firefighter's field" with a bunch of friends. The day was "brisk" but the bright sunshine more than made up for it. The kids LOVED spending some quality outdoor time playing with friends. The smiles were proof of how much fun they were all having. We hope you got to enjoy the beautiful day too!

Halloween in Philadelphia

Scott and I got invited to a friend's halloween party in Philadelphia this year.  It was a costume party, so we had to come up with some "fun ideas".  This is what we ended up being... and let us tell you, it was a GREAT party!!  Thanks for inviting us Missy and can't wait until next year!!!  The ideas for the costumes have already begun!!

Scottsville Halloween Parade

Scottsville Preschool does a Halloween Parade each year. This year Megan was working, so Scott went and got to take pictures of Elyse and her friends... And by the way, he did a GREAT job and all of the kiddos looked FANTASTIC!!!

Angela's Kindergarten Pictures

So, I was expecting just about "anything" when talking about picture day.  I'm sure we have ALL had some "good ones" and then ones that we just wanted to throw out... and prayed that no one would ever see again.  So, today I was happy to see the results of Angela's pictures... she did well, and only looked a "little scared"...  Enjoy Angela's Kindergarten picture!!

Pumpkin Art

Our Halloween "masterpieces"... Ariel and Perry the Platypus. I was VERY proud because I made up the perry stencil myself.... so now I know how to do it and have MANY new choices for future pumpkins!!!

Happy Halloween from the Reedell Monsters

Check out the Reedell Family Monster Mash
(click on the link above and you will be amused!)

Happy Halloween

Fall Photo Shoot of the Reedell Gals

The Leaves are falling, the temps are cooling, and the girls are STILL smiling! We had to take advantage of the BEAUTIFUL day with some fall pictures in the backyard. The girls always like playing it the leaves, and I like to take their pictures... so it's a match made in heaven. So, enjoy the pics and have a great fall season!! We sure will!

Halloween Costumes - Take 2!

Well, the costumes didn't go over as I had "planned". Angela LOVED her Ariel the Mermaid costume. Elyse "liked" hers but told me "it was NOT a real Ariel dress"... and she was right, it was just a "mermaid costume"... little smarty pants!! So, since we are taking these to Disney, we decided to go search for a "real Ariel dress"... and low and behold, we came home with Ariel's Wedding Dress. Elyse is on cloud 9!! And said "mommy, we need new pictures of my new dress"... and who am I to say no to pictures. So, here are the "updated pictures"... enjoy and Happy Halloween!!

and here were the "original" costumes... cute, but, now they are BOTH very happy... and happy kids = a happy mommy too!!

The PERFECT fall day!

We enjoyed the beautiful upper 70's today with a playdate at our house. "Miss Carrie" and her daughters (Sarah 5, Leah 3, and Rebecca 1.5 years old) came over for lunch and playtime with the girls. Yes, there were ALOT of little princesses running around our house and yard, and it was fantastic. At the end, they were all jumping on the trampoline together, then flopping around like fish... too cute for words! And even better mine walked themselves up to bed when they left... they were pooped!! Wtih any luck Carrie will get some "down time" too!!

Playdate with Mackenzie

This year Angela and Mackenzie are in different schools, so their time together is minimal. Well, it just happened that Mackenzie had a day off of school and I surprised Angela with a friend coming over for lunch - yes, there were OODLES of screams when Angela caught sight of Mackenzie. The girls had a GREAT time playing together, riding bikes and even taking a nice walk around the neighborhood since it was such a nice day!