Happy New Year 2011

Our girls making their own devices to make noise. Enjoying our sparkling apple cider.

We are ready for an amazing new year. Welcome Twenty Eleven!

*Pictures taken Saturday, January 1, 2011*

Shopping, food, friends

Selena's last day before having to fly back to Washington. So I had to take her shopping and stop for a bite to eat at Old Chicago. Love us some calazones and chocolate chip cookie with ice cream. That's what put a this smile on my face.

Baby Olo and Selena

Then we headed over for a visit with Summer and the kids.

My beautiful ornaments she gave me.

Olo listening to the bear read with Auntie Summer. Looks so studious in them glasses.

I can't really tell how he felt about the moving, talking bear but he sure loves his auntie.

*Pictures taken Sunday, November 28, 2010*

Many Faces

Everyone knows I always play this game with my kids where I tell them an emotion and they make a face for that emotion. Well here is our Selena doing just that.

I'll let you guess what each one is.

And here is Oloiso starting out so young with his faces.

*Pictures taken Saturday, November 27, 2010*

Tradition After Thanksgiving

So it's been tradition for me to put up the Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving. Something I inherited from my mom. This year I had all three girls to help me so putting it up went a lot faster than normal. Here is the progression of our work.

We got all the branches on, now time for the ornaments. I have to divide them evenly between the girls or they have a fit that one has more than the other. Plus I have to divide the really nice ones evenly between them too. Seems like more work dividing than just putting them on. Sheesh! Oh well at least everyone is happy. I thought this was a funny picture because I had the camera on timer so I could be in the picture too. And well I guess I wasn't fast enough. I got faster after each one. Hehehe!

These pictures were Selena's idea while I was busy. Notice Sora had to change her clothes.

Well the girls are all dressed for the day and I have the ornaments divided. So now it's time to decorate. Have at it girls.

The end result. Not too bad. I try to tell them not to put all the same colors in one area. I think they did a fantastic job! Okay, so I went and moved a few around afterwards but so what, that's the OCD in me.

I love this picture because it shows each girls personality.

*Pictures taken Friday, November 26, 2010*

Annual Pumpkin Carving

My baby's first Halloween. He's getting so big.

Auntie Summer bought him his little Halloween outfit.

Helping carve pumpkins.

Summer & I. Pumpkin killer.

The kids busy carving away.

Their final creations. I love our annual carving pumpkins with Summer, Hayden & Shasta.

It's the headless horsemen...Bahahaha!

*Pictures taken Saturday, October 9, 2010*