Merry Christmas!

I'm sure today will be filled with lots of memories we'll have to share very soon but for now here's a video I made of Christmas 2006. So sweet...
Lily's 3rd Christmas

Virtual Family

On the eve of Christmas eve we were able to be with our family via Google video chat.  The whole family and then some was gathered for a party at the Dorval home in Vassalboro and decided to give us a call.  We "hung out" with them for some time and got to talk to a good number of our extended family.  My sister-in-law, Julie snapped this family photo of us at the party...it's like we were really there!

Christmas is almost here

We've been pretty busy here with celebrations and preparations for the Christmas holiday. The kids are so excited and to top it all off Meme and Grampy will be visiting next week. Here's some of what we've been up to.

Meme sweater

DSC_0336, originally uploaded by LeahBea.
You might ask yourself...what is it that Leah does with all her "spare" time? When I'm not writing completely useless blog entries, doing laundry, shuttling children or generally wasting time on the computer I knit. What do I knit? Well...
Sophie has long ago outgrown what we call in this house her "Meme sweater" while Lily is still enjoy the warm coziness of hers. My very talented mother-in-law was kind enough to share with me this top secret pattern ( Knitting Pure & Simple's Neckdown Pullover) so I'm whipping one up for Sophie as a Christmas present. So far so good, one arm to go.

I got a little bored in the final stages of the sweater and couldn't resist the yarn I bought for Levi's hat so I cranked that out and am pretty pleased with the result. I had to make quite a few modifications since the pattern is for an infant and Levi's head is gigantic...I think this hat would fit me. I give you....Gnomey Hat


With any luck I'll finish all my projects before Christmas!

You don't have to play hockey to get hurt...

Levi has his first black eye.  It happened last night we were at the hockey rink watching Lily play hockey.  As is their custom Sophie and Levi spend most of our waiting going up and down the bleachers.  Levi was running along, tripped and fell and met the stairs.  So sad to see such a tiny little guy banged up but we found someone with a first aid kit and bandaged him up. All is well, except for the huge bruise on his face to remind me of my baby's pain...