HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 Happy 2011 Everyone! The last few weeks have been fun, challenging and busy. Highlights:

• On Christmas Eve, we went over to Liz & Jim's house and saw the whole MacDonald clan. Lots of fun and good food! The girls love their cousins!
• Molly has been asking for a mermaid tail. Not just asking but writing about it, drawing it at home, at school, in a letter to Santa. Naturally Santa wouldn't deny a strong request! She wears in in the tub. 
• Harriette asked for a doggy and was pretty happy with toy doggies and lots of My Little Ponies! 
• Auntie Bo & Gramma Bev joined us for a few days. Lots of fun. 
• Ayoola (Auntie Bo's friend from college came over to dinner and got to enjoy us playing with our new XBOX360 with Kinect (it's AMAZING!). AND we introduced the grammas to Skype! Way cool! Auntie Linda (Awie) dropped by on Christmas day (her birthday) and she got to talk to Gramma Ata on Skype for the first time too!
• Gramma Bev, Bri & the gals drove up to Hollywood to visit Buzzy's and walk over to PINKS. We waited a very long time to have a really good hot dog. A lot funner when you are younger and a single couple but only because of the line! I naturally took lots of photos of the girls while there! The new photo at top with the brick wall (LOVE that brick wall) is at Brian's work. Fun day before a hard one.
• Molly has a new PINK cast. She was very brave when the pins came out. It was a hard day but it was over quickly then we went for ice-cream with Haley, Danielle & Amy!
• Molly is back at school this week and she is Busy Bee of the Week - she gets to share a book, toys and basically talk about herself a lot! Getting back into the swing of things now! Harriette & I are getting some good time in together. We went to the park and had a blast today!
• Cast is coming off Jan. 19 - I know, so soon! "I want my arm back" is for sure a phrase we hear around here a lot!

Auntie Awie brought Casa Calderon food!! Happy Birthday Awie!

The girls with cousin Annie!

Harriette making cookies during winter break!

After visiting Santa at the mall we stopped by to see Nico & Leigh!

THE INFAMOUS MERMAID TAIL!

Finally Harriette had a stocking with her name on it!

Thanks Gramma Bev for decorating (and for all the loot!)

Temp cast off to take out the pins. Healing very well.

Molly's nurse Barbie was a hit with the nurses and a big help to our brave girl.

Ice Cream at 31 Flavors with Haley & Danielle

Harriette in Hollywood while waiting for our hot dogs!

Gramma Ata & Harriette before Christmas! Love this!
At one point both grammas were here so all the girls went out to lunch at PF Changs - yum!

Me & Bri out at Puka Bar on NYE!

2011! Gotta have ice cream even when it's chilly!

Molly is Busy Bee at school this week! She is so excited!

Molly & her best friend (her "twin") Amanda back at school this week!

Happy New Year Everyone! It's going to be a great one. I know it. I can't wait to see what these girls do next. They are so smart, beautiful, charming, bold, loud, and fun. Both girls singing Wham's Last Christmas for sure a highlight of the winter break (OK they are still singing it constantly!)

Eleven. Exactly. One Louder.