#355-358

Day 355: merry christmas all! Daddy goofing off with the battery-operated candles. 

Day 356: been looking after the 'zard for the neighbors. Here's his holiday portrait. 

Day 357: haircuts all around today. It's exhausting apparently. 

Day 358: finally got the cards I ordered weeks ago. Licking, stamping and addressing going on. 

#349-354

Day 349: kids modeling the super cool sweatshirts they got from Sydney and Alex. Have I mentioned my kids are nuts?

Day 350: happy winer solstice! Ian enjoyed a James Bond martini at our traditional steak dinner out :)

Day 351: figo, showing one-eyed jack some 'love'. 

Day 352: Bronwyn spent the day baking with gramma and hopefully learning all the tricks for making those awesome dinner rolls!

Day 353: Allison's bird, singing a happy tune :)

Day 354: Ian's new toy, a land rover defender!

#348

 day 348A: low-hanging ice fog on this -22C day

day 348B: no idea why this photo appeals to me so much, but it does.  and yes, i took it while driving.  don't judge. :)

#344-347

day 344: so creepy! that's finn making faces at me from inside the shower :)

day 345: figo, just being figo :)

 day 346: superstore has some great produce.  no idea what this is, but it's cool looking!

 day 347A: it. is. snowing.....again.

day 347B: i feel a hitchcock moment coming on.

#343

Day 343: great dinner out with bri and mags. Happy birthday Brian!

#342

Day 342: don't be fooled by his serious face. It took supreme willpower to hold back the wiggling excitement. Happy 3rd birthday, figo! Don't eat all the treats at one time!

#340-341

Day 340: upon request, yummy pinto turkey chili :)

Day 341: snow on the conifers makes for great textures. Reminds me of a man's five o'clock shadow :)

#339

Day 339: she'll be eligible for her driving permit in January...heaven help us. 

#337-338

Day 337: I was working the Ramsay art in the hood show, Finn was at soccer and ian and Bronwyn were in lethbridge for a tournament. The girls played great and came home with the bronze!

Day 338: on our way to another soccer game on a cold, snowy night. The 4th street bridge looks so pretty all lit up!

#334-336

 day 334: finally got decorated for the winter solstice! (hardly needed to put the snowflakes up, there are so many outside!)

day 335: went to see the flames lose to colorado.  that wasn't the worst part tho, walking back up the hill stairs in -29C weather was.

day 336: into the studio to work, then got absolutely nothing done.  even put my head down on the desk for a catnap just like in elementary school.

#328-333

Day 328: figo finally figured out and enjoys his cave bed :)

Day 329: great dinner with a and m and friends tonight. You can tell they're both artists, that's their musk ox in the lovely lighted flower mirror. :)

Day 330: after spending time in Europe, I notice all the wonderful graffiti artists more. 

Day 331: massive blizzard for two days led to 20cm of snow and wicked drifts even in the backyard. That's deck furniture, in case you couldn't tell!

Day 332: big batch of beef stew brewing in this cold, snowy night. 

Day 333: understatement of the year, car!