Happy New Year!

 Happy New Year!

We took our annual portrait by the tree on New Year's morning.

The girls were getting excited - Cara's BFF Leah was coming over for a sleepover that day!

 Manicures, dance party, movie and treats - eventually they went to sleep.

For a first friend sleepover it went very well.

 They were smiling in the morning :)

 Freya came over for a holiday visit on the last weekend of the break.

The girls all had a lot of fun!

 Silly faces!

Cara went back to school on Monday, Daddy went back to work on Tuesday and on Wednesday....

 Gwen started Preschool!

She was and is still so excited for school.

 Finally a "big girl" who can go to school!

She loves wearing her backpack.

 She had a great first day and didn't miss Mommy one bit.

She goes Wednesdays and Fridays while Cara is in kindergarten and so far she loves it!

 Nana and Grampa Howie came home to Calgary after their Christmas in NB.

We celebrated with a joint birthday cake for them!

 We had a really great Christmas season.

The girls pic from our photo session in December - a great photographer!

The Byrne Family 2013 - looking forward to many more fun times and great memories ahead in 2014!