Baking banana bread.

Mary decided to record herself singing and dancing on the couch (the iPad is propped in front of her).

Watching "The Golden Compass."

The girls begged Bjossi to let them sleep together. Rosie was so sweaty an hour later that we had to put an end to the sleepover. 

Christmas Eve.

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling, cheese!"

The cousins.

Sharing :-).

Christmas morning.

"Mama, the couch is 10 tape measures."

First time on the ice.

Rosie was very unhappy she had to leave the ice for the zamboni.

Home sick.

Feeling better and ready to hang with our little Icelandic tree.

Playing at the hospital during her penicillin challenge. No allergy, thankfully!

Watching the Shrinky Dinks bake.

A post-haircut treat.

"Look at the beautiful birds!"

Little elves.

Snow angels.

Stormy day baking.

A few more Boston photos

Trying for a Christmas card pic with Jack and Conor.

A pre-Thanksgiving nap.

Mary's sparkle shoes are always close at hand.

Mingling with Maddie and Eloise. 

Mary was also a fan of taking the train into Boston. Both girls were disappointed when we arrived at our stop on the way home. 

Me: Rosie, it's time to go home.

Rosie: I'm not done rescuing this turtle.

Dirt and worms for dessert. No wonder the girls love going out to dinner with Nana and Pop.

Boston!

Making our way through Keflavik airport.

Hanging with Jack and Connor and gobbling up Nana's applesauce.

Jet lag hit us hard for the first couple of days.

Visiting Grandpop.

"Why does Rosie get to snuggle with Pop for so long? When is it my turn?"

"It's a heart grape!"

Thanksgiving with the cutest scarecrow around.

"What are you doing, mannequin?"

Puzzling.

Play date!

With costumes, of course.

"See Grandpop? I drew lots of 96's." You know, because Grandpop is 96 :-).

Taking the train into the city.

At the aquarium.

Petting sea stars.

Rescuing a turtle (pretend, of course).

Snoozing on the plane home. 

And then Mary needed more leg room. It didn't seem to bother Rosie. 

We returned to more than a little snow.