Happy Birthday Allison!!

Today my baby girl turns 4! Hard to believe!

And, of course, here is her Curious George cake that Ryan made. Yes, he is multi-talented!

Tiny Dancer

Alli started dance classes this week, she was so excited! Not sure she really learned anything but she had fun and enjoyed the sucker she received at the end of class!:)

Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas! There were lots of presents, lots of food, and lots of family and we survived it all!

Santa brought the kids a trampoline, they were amazed that he set it up in the house.......so was I!



Many presents...............



Allison had no shortage of goodies to eat!

The kids and their cousin Owen, not sure why JJ looks like he's strangling his sister!

more presents...............

and more.............

and my favorite............fast asleep after a great day!

Disney

Here are a few pics from our Disney trip. The kids had a great time! Alli loved the characters and JJ couldn't get enough of the roller coasters! Ryan and I just tried to keep up!

Alli wasn't the only one who liked Minnie!

She had a deep, meaningful conversation with Cinderella.

JJ eating an ice cream sandwich the size of his head!

It was a great time but it's always good to be home!

Nuestra Boda

In an effort to add a little culture to our lives, tonight we attended a mexican wedding we had been invited to. I had no idea what to expect..........let's just say we were definately the minority! In fact, we were the only people there who didn't speak spanish! At one point Ryan is convinced that they are making fun of us during one of the many speeches but it was all in good fun! Here is a picture of the happy couple, Clara and Fabian.

JJ gave it a thumbs up, he especially liked taping money to the bride, apparently that is the Mexican version of the "dollar dance".

And here is Alli throwing a fit because she didn't want to leave. Guess she didn't mind the language barrier!

Happy Halloween!

The whole group, a princess, Snow White, a witch, 2 Darth Vaders', a pirate, and Luke Skywalker.

Ryan really got into it this year!:)

RIP

A casualty of the high winds this morning. Guess we'll be using the Foreman for awhile!:(