The last few days of 2011!

Now that Christmas is over we enjoyed some days at home and Mike was off between Christmas and New Years - well except for one day but it was nice to have him home for such a long amount of time.  We went to the park and the Zoo and just played and relaxed.  It was a great way to end the year and welcome in the next one.  New Years Eve we had dinner at my parents house with Jen and Len and Marie and Len Sr.   We got the kiddos a babysitter for about 4 hours so we could actually eat warm food and have an uninterrupted conversation - it was nice.  We were back at Jen's by 10:30 and we stayed the night there - none of us made it till midnight!  Here are some pics of the last days of 2011.

The girls love to swing

Ella does not like the feel of grass so she is trying to get her feet off the ground and balance on her bottom!

Hundreds of toys but give them a box and they are happy!

Aunt Joyce and GG came over to visit us and the girls!

I felt the need to get rid of stuff so we went through all the old clothes and the girls were happy as can be playing in the tubs!

 Our day at the Zoo

They had a helicopter on display - I think Mike was disappointed he didn't get a turn.

Our annual Christmas party with the Caplans

These are my only New Years Eve pics from that morning.  The girls love playing in the kitchen.  It wont be long before Ella will be standing on this chair!