Cheers to a new decade

Wishing everyone all the best in the new decade! Good health, great moments to come, and lots of joy and laughter! 

We spent our New Years Eve at home. It was a party for three! We cranked up the music, got out the glow sticks, danced around and got silly 😄

Thumbs up for 2020! God bless everyone!

Silent night, Holy night

Woo hoo! Arabella had an outstanding Christmas. So much joy. So many toys!

This Christmas turned out to be another instant classic 😄

We went to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas Eve and had a lovely dinner there. After dinner we had some sweets and watched Bella open her presents. 

Once she opened one, she had to open them all. She simply couldn't help herself! 😂

Here she is with Uncle D checking out her new hockey set:

When we got home later that evening we left some cookies and milk for Santa (and a carrot for the reindeer) before taking Bella upstairs to bed. 

On Christmas Day she came downstairs with Mom and saw the mountain of toys waiting for her under the tree.

There's no better feeling than watching her enjoy that moment. It was like magic.

Look how blessed you are, Bella! 

She had such a blast tearing away at the wrapping paper. One present after another. Would it ever end? 😂 

Most of Arabella's gifts under our tree were from Kiera's mom, who had been shopping and stashing gifts aside since September. Thanks Nana - you're too much!

The rest of the day we relaxed and watched Bella enjoy her new toys. Then on the following day we went to visit Kiera's side of the family.

Arabella had the best time with her cousins. Usually she's very shy and timid, but on that day she was interacting with everyone and proved to us that she's a very big girl.

Here she is with Aunt Nikki and Uncle Nigel:

And the entire gang, including her cousins, uncles and Nana:

What a wonderful Christmas! 💜

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

We wish you peace & love over the holidays...

And a very happy new year!

Bella's grown a ton since last Christmas. She's quite the little lady now huh? Kiera and I can't believe our eyes some times. 

This girl just can't wait for Christmas. She's been asking for all kinds of presents. And she has a long list of demands! 😂

"What would you like Santa to bring you, little girl?"

"Umm...Daddy Shark, Peppa Pig, Daniel Tiger..."
(Bella memorized 3 toys that she knows she wants and she loves telling everyone.)

"What's this dadda?"

This is going to be a great Christmas. I just know it!

Coffee just like Momma!

Momma loves her coffee...and Bella is just like Momma!

Yelling for dad

I always know when she needs me 😂

Fall-en for you

Every so often I dust off our good camera and the three of us go outside to take some pictures.

By this time (a few weeks ago) a lot of leaves had already fallen, and it seemed like the perfect time for a stroll in the park.

CLICK.

CLICK. 
Err...that one's no good. "Bella please put your tongue away"

You can't help but fall in love with these kinds of colours.

"Bella, what I did I say about that tongue?!"

A kiss from Momma. 
That's Bella's way of kissing, by the way. She will lean in with her forehead to give you a kiss 😘

Time for a quick costume change...

"We need to put that coat to use somehow, because in two months it'll be too small!" says Mom.

"Alright, that's enough of the coat."

Run, Bella, run!

"And now let's take a few shots of you guys walking down the path"

"Now it's Dadda's turn..."

STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!

What a great day for pictures!

"And now wave BYE to everyone because it's time to go home!"

Not scary at all!

Just before Halloween, Bella had lots of ideas for her costume. She wanted to be Minnie Mouse, then Peppa Pig, then Skye (from Paw Patrol)...but she finally settled on being a "happy ghost" - which she claims was "not scary at all" 😂

And here she was on Halloween night - a happy little ghost!