WELCOME FAMILY & FRIENDS

To our friends and family that live afar......I thought this would be the best way to keep all of you included in our lives, so that you can see how Portland is treating us and to witness our children grow. We have been in Portland almost 7 years now and have enjoyed it so. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to view our blog, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy capturing these memorable moments.

Cheers - Ryan, Emilia, Nolan, Mila & Anya

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Dear Santa, all I want for xmas is.....

December has been quite the month for us.....with that said I postponed Santa's visit until 12/23 when my mom and brother came into town, figured it would be a fun experience for them to witness. Ummm...I should have really thought about it....The line for Santa at our first stop was 2 hours and 23 minutes....that was a no....then we drove to the next mall and ended up waiting an hour in the freezing cold. Thank goodness for heat lamps.

We also tackled zoo lights, which neither my mom or brother have seen, so that was fun, it was cold but the kids did great. We had some fun, as you will see from the photos. Ryan and I also attended a couple of holiday parties so I thought to commemorate the numerous times we had to dress up to include a photo.

Christmas Eve we went to mass at our parish for the children's mass, then came home and enjoyed a feast and got ready to open gifts! Mila and Anya received a traditional Polish Dancer's costume from Santa Poland, and she didn't hesitate to slip it on immediately. It was beautiful. I will post one of Anya as soon as she sits still long enough for me to put it on her. I might be able to squeeze into mine...although no promsies....Our Christmas sadly flew by, but was memorable nevertheless.