Weekend Away

Over President's Day Weekend, Dave and Brenda went to Tillamook with the kids...we decided to crash their party for the last couple of days.

We took a walk along a river.

Allison thought this rock looked like a heart

Allison with her Papa and Daddy

We also spent A LOT of time at the cheese factory.

Allison was OBSESSED with this bus.

It was a fun weekend, and we sure were glad we invited ourselves along :)

Fun in the Snow!

Chris spent the month of January in Virginia and while he was gone we got A LOT of snow. It was so crazy, but I was grateful we had a truck so I could still get around.

The was the first snowman she made at Grandma and Grandpa's (she made quite a few snowmen over the next few days)

Another snowman she made with Ridge and Heather

We were trying to think of fun activities to do in the snow, so we put colored water in spray bottles and painted in the snow. It was pretty cool.



Daniel, of course, made a little fort for the kids. They loved that.



Helping me scrape off my windows...

  And, as everyone knows....Allison has a crazy mom...

We had a lot of fun sledding down a nearby hill.

And this video is my absolute favorite. Tim and Julie were without power most of a day, so Julie and Hailee hung out with us. Allison made lots of videos, but this one with her and Hailee is priceless.

Fun with Makeup

Allison is obsessed with doing my makeup for me. I don't mind once in awhile, but it's usually pretty crazy when she does....

Haircut Time!

Back in JANUARY Allison and I got haircuts (and I got some color as well). They're pretty much grown out by now, but they were sure cute at the time.

Cousin Visit

Shortly after Christmas, Brian and Becky came to visit with their kids. Allison is obsessed with her cousin Crystal, so this visit was very important to her (actually, as I was going through these pictures, she said she couldn't look at them because they just made her miss her cousin too much).

One day during their stay, a bunch of us rode the Ferry to Seattle and went to the Science Center.

Allison, Abigail and Crystal at the Science Center with the Space Needle behind them

They got to hold Cockroaches! So gross.

 They had a butterfly exhibit, which I was pretty sure Allison would enjoy. Surprisingly, she was mostly interest in the ones that were hatching (?? I don't know if Butterflies hatch). She could have stared and watched them for hours....

 And after a long day at the Science Center we OF COURSE had to get some McDonald's for lunch.

Christmas 2011

We had a great Christmas last year. Allison is getting so big and understanding so much more. I am loving this age - sure I think she's 15 half of the time, but she is my best little bud.

We did a lot of craft projects last fall. This is just one of them - a gum drop tree!

Allison and Hailee showing off their trees!

 As always, we spend Christmas Eve with the Nadeau family, and Christmas Day with my family. That sure does work out well for us!

Chris dishing up some grub for Allison.

The Couch Party - Justin, Tim and Julie

Lacy and her Papa

The group watching Uriah open a present

Lacy, Allison and Rose in their new dresses from Papa and Brenda.

 After the Christmas Eve party, I stayed up until 2 or 3 in the morning putting together Allison's special present. She sure was excited.

Allison's looking a bit confused - Grandma gave her Jell-O! I loved it since we always got food presents from my Grandma as a kid - that's what made Christmas fun.

Nutcracker

Apparently, I can only update my blog every six months. But when I do actually update - watch out, because there will be a lot!

Back in December, Chanel and I took Allison and Mia to see the Nutcracker. It was a lot of fun, and I love seeing the Nutcracker. I'm not sure if the kids were quite old enough yet, but they did enjoy themselves.