For Julie

This is the outfit she wore for her JCPenney pictures, but she did much better with the smiles and poses at JCPenney's.

Allison's first Christmas

naughty baby

Catie opening a present

Christmas 2008

Big Fat Snowflakes

I took this video at 9 am on Christmas Eve. It's supposed to snow all day.

Nathan's lines

Jaden's lines

singing

Wasn't Catie gorgeous?

Allison trying to get a better view of the show

The boys' parts in the church story

Church Christmas recital

I let lil ms. Photographer play with my old camera again

Catie woke up yesterday morning and rushed downstairs and asked the boys excitedly "Is it Christmas?!?"

Allison absolutely loves dancing to these guys.

There were at least 20 shots of the tv.

self portrait. Don't ask what's all over her face.

Allison standing.

Catie and Allison's handprint snowman ornaments

Catie's:


Allison's: (I did hers on a tiny ornament)

Snow day!!

I don't think the boys are all that happy about it. Usually they'd be thrilled, however, it was only going to be a half day of school today and Christmas parties at that. Now it will be added on to the end of the year and I doubt it will be a half day or a Christmas party. Poor guys. Not only that, but now they have to shovel.




Allison may be a bit jealous.

Allison opened her very first present

This is a baby stroller that teaches babies to walk. Julie gave it to her for Christmas, but we let her open it early because she's starting to take a step here and there and thought she needs it now. We're not good at waiting for Christmas.
This next video cracks me up because she doesn't like when the stroller gets stuck and she can't move it.

Mittens

I can't remember for sure, but are the ones without the fingers mittens or gloves? Anyways, I had to fight to get these on her. She was intrigued, but didn't necessarily want them on her hands. She's never worn anything like them before, except as a newborn she wore the kind that protects her from scratching her face, but she doesn't remember those. This video shows what happened after I finally got them on her.

Patty Cakes

Allison knows how to do patty cake perfectly. Here's my attempts to get it for you.

Allison with Christmas lights

sledding

Catie loved it this year. She was so upset when the boys were too cold and wanted to call it quits.

Catie was too quiet

I was working and Catie hadn't bugged me in a while so I went to investigate. I found her in the bathroom doing her hair. Here's the gorgeousness that I found:

Jaden's basketball game

They won their playoff game. It's the first time their school has won a playoff game, so it's very exciting. They won by one point, and now tomorrow face a very tough team. Good luck, Jaders!

Jaden's free throw:

Be expecting these in the mail

That is if I don't get too lazy and/or busy to mail them out again this year. =)

I love how interested Allison is in the book in this one.

Picture torture

I took the kids to JCPenney for pictures. Allison was due for her ten month pictures because I do them every.single.month to torture me, her, and the JCPenney staff. They boys forgot to give me their school picture forms this year so these are their "school pictures" and I couldn't leave Catie out because she's so dang cute.