Christmas catch up...

Yes, we're baaaaaaaack!  We had a wonderful holiday in Alberta.  Now it's time to catch up the blog with all the pictures and fun.

We started our seasonal celebrations with Auntie Carolyn and Jude.  One of our traditions is to decorate a gingerbread house, or as Auntie Carolyn has termed it...Gingerbreadapolooza!

Ready, set...Gingerbread!

Insider trick...Dancing Deer makes a kit that uses the box to "glue" the gingerbread onto!

Time out for some "wheels on the bus"...Troy's favorite game to play with Auntie C!

More Auntie, MORE!!!

All tuckered out...

the gingerbread house "before"

Adding the mini-wheat roof tiles

Jude was an excellent roofer

Auntie C and Troy cuddling

Troy, the "supervisor"

Hey...can I help?

Auntie C adding the final touches

This is the Bakker gingerbread family...Mommy holding Troy and Daddy (in his striped shirt)

All decked out

Here is Auntie C and Jude (and the rather scary snowman)

the 2012 Gingerbreadapalooza finale

Merry

Here are a few more.  We will be back in the New Year.  Until then, be Merry!!

Santa's little helper

Not sure exactly what Troy could help Santa with...unless he needed help unwrapping presents and chewing on everything in sight?

Sitting Pretty

Here is Troy all dressed up in his Christmas outfit...since it will be a bit too chilly in Alberta for the Reindeer ensemble!

Joy

Tonight I am packing up our suitcases, as we get ready to fly to Alberta tomorrow for Christmas (YAY!).  We will be there until January 7...so I am posting the last entries of 2012.

I took a lot of photos of Troy (in various outfits) for Christmas cards this year.  It was hard to pick a favorite, so I've decided to post a few from each photo shoot.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Here is Troy the (naked) Reindeer...

Holiday Spirit

Yesterday, we celebrated an early Christmas with the Bakkers.  We had a chance to meet the newest addition to the family, Jackson!  He is so adorable - and feels incredibly light compared to Troy :)

Troy and Auntie Deta (Jackson's Gramma)

Jackson and Troy (Troy was feeling a bit camera-shy and Jackson was clearly bored with it all)

Ashley helping Troy get on the bottle...hee

Troy keeping cousin Art's beer warm 

more Auntie Deta snuggles

sweater boys

all partied out

Happy Feet

Troy does indeed have happy feet.  He is constantly pulling off his socks or kicking at everything in sight.  One of his favorite things to do is kick our bedroom closet doors...so they rattle.  He giggles in delight at his "music".  He also enjoys standing on his own two feet (with assistance, of course). Troy is certainly getting stronger, and longer, by the day!

twinkle toes

getting his kicks

Look...I'm standing on end (and so is my hair)!

You're holding on to me though, right daddy??