SLEDDING!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris here. Helen was so tired after posting the Halloween pics that she decided to post the sledding pics another day. She'd been up since 4:30am, so I understood. But later, I had a little burst of energy and asked if she wouldn't mind if I posted them. Her answer, "Wha? uh...Wha? Fine, yeah, whatever! Helen neeeeeeed sleeeeep! You goooo nowww! Mmmmmm sleeeeeeeeeep..." And her head disappeared into her pillow.

I just want you all to know that I risked life and limb in order to bring you these great pics. Enjoy.

OUR FRONT YARD


Hey. What's different here?


Clara says, "Yay snow! I'm a angel!"



And Roses says, "Hey! I wanna be a angel too!"

Ladies and gentleman, what you have just witnessed is an example of an ordinary day at Connelly Manor. Substitute "a angel" with anything you like, repeat 2,000 times in a 12 hour period and...you will know my madness.


Clara's First Sled Ride



ooooh crashed!

Clara helps Roses with her first sled ride




Since it snowed again today, we will probably make a snowman tomorrow. I'll make sure to take pictures and post them as soon as possible. The cold is amazing. At this point it isn't a problem. It just takes a while to get all those layers on. Right now it is almost 2am and it is 25 degrees outside. Actually a pretty warm night. This time yesterday was in the low teens. It really sounds worse than it is. I walk home from school often. It can be a bit slippery, but the cold feels good. OH! And the stars are incredible! We miss you all and hope you'll leave us lots of little notes. I can't tell you how it brightens our day.

Take care. We love you. Be sure to stay tuned for the next action packed installment of...WEST MEETS EAST!

The Long Awaited Halloween Pics!! (and it's only december 7!)

Okay, before the costumes, I just wanted to show mom how I finally got the girls to fall asleep after Gramma and Papa left on Oct 27. The girls had a rough night. The perfume on the shirts Gramma left behind helped them feel better. This trick only worked a few days, but it eased the transition, and I thought it might make G&P feel better too, knowing a part of them was still with the girls.





Here are the Halloween Pumpkins!!


Clara drew the face she wanted on her pumpkin and I carved it. I chose the Cheshire cat for Roses because these are tiny little pumpkins and the pattern was very detailed and I love to make simple things overly complicated. I get to squint and curse and use super glue and strait pins; then, voila!, a tiny cheshire cat where once there was solid little pumpkin.


ClaraAlice in Wonderland!


Meow! Roses says, "Oh, we're all mad here..."


Hey, wait! Isn't there a ME in meow?


That's right! Me me meow!


We tried the trick-or-treating, but Clara preferred to sit daintily and hand out candy. She's a very generous (wonderful!) girl. She was also afraid of all the costumes and liked the safety of her own porch. Oh well, her dress looks beautiful like that!


Clara shared her bubble gum flavored lollipop since Roses was having trouble tasting her root beer lollipop.


Roses tells Christina, "Here, maybe you can get this thing to work. It just tastes like wrapper to me."




This strange cloud blurred most of the pictures we took that night. It was really weird, it only showed up in the photos between 7:06 and 7:16 PM. It's never happened before or since... It's even more spooky when you see the face. It's like it's looking over Rosemary's shoulder.


Roses pounces like a cat! Mrow!! I got you!


All clean and ready for bed!
This is how most of my posts end because by the time I'm done I can hardly keep my eyes open. I hope my typing is coherent!
So much love! We miss you all. Keep checking the blog. The girls went sledding for the first time and I will be posting those pics soon...ish.
Good night!