Build a Bear

Oh our precious little Eliana... she loves to make us laugh with her funny faces and wildly active personality. It was halarious to watch her in Build a Bear because it took her forever to make a decision on which animal she chose. Then she gave a little heart a kiss and they placed it inside her frog as they filled him with stuffing. She was in awe of the "bath" that he got by placing him under the shower "air" and hearing it blow as she stepped on the peddal. As Mom I was sure I knew just what she wanted when it came to clothes for her Frog. A princess dress with a wand and slippers. Nope I was wrong. She wanted black jeans and a black T-shirt. And she wanted to name him Lucas which most of you know is what we are naming our baby boy. Oh how I love this little person that fills up our life with joy and laughter. Happy Birthday Eliana Noel! I love you soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

Build a Bear

Abi had so much fun with Elli. She was extremely happy to receive a present on Eliana's birthday as well. Abi picked a Moose and dressed her as a princess!!!

Eliana's Birthday

First I dressed the girls up to take our Christmas photos and that was a sucess only because I bribed Eliana with candy to put her tights on. Later that day we headed to the Cheescake factory for some Avocado Egg Rolls and Fried Macaroni and Cheese. YUMMY!!!

Christmas Tree 09

Oh the search for a tree is so much fun. Our friends the Ramos' have a tree farm so it is nice to go and find exactly what we want. The girls wanted this little one:) You can also see our new car in the background!

Thanksgiving 09

We had a wonderful time at the Pauly's house for Thanksgiving lunch and then at Rachel Lee's for Thanksgiving dinner. The girls looked so pretty in their Holiday outfits.

Halloween

Abi and I had fun making the shirt for her Ballerina costume and Eliana was satisfied being "Cheese the Mouse" from the new Tinkerbell movie.

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Oaks park pictures

Oaks Park

These are two of my favorite pictures from our day at Oaks park. John in his Super Man shirt looking like a Giant compared to all the little ones on the ride. Abi's look of pure joy when the Carosel started going. We had such a fun day with our friend Dan and Kara and Brian and Tanya.

Baby Boy

His arm is covering his face but you can still see his sweet little image. We are so blessed and excited to meet our newest family addition.

Can you tell I haven't blogged in a while?

Okay so here are a gazillion photos of The Birthday Weekend. Saturday was Abi's birthday party and Sunday was Alison's birthday party. The pictures are all mixed up just like my brain has been since I have been pregnant. I hope you enjoy them thanks to all our family and friends for helping celebrate two special girls.

Birthday Extravaganza

So I had this great vision of what I wanted Abi's 3rd Birthday party to look like. Even though the end result was not to far off, the process was not at all what I expected. Last year we didn't have a party for Abi because Abi, Eliana and myself all came down with "pink eye". I've attended numerous birthday parties for kids in my lifetime and I never realized how much planning and work went into the day. All that aside we had a wonderful day celebrating our "big girl" and I am pretty sure she did too. (sorry the pics are a little out of order)

To much party anyone?

Sweet baby girl.

An Apple and Tasha (backyardigan) on the cheeks to celebrate the day.

Presents are always a hit. Abi received so many wonderful gifts from all of her friends and family.

A little brotherly love. Thanks to Judah and Owen's mom (Tanya) for getting behind the camera for these awesome pictures.

No Kids can resist Auntie Chrystal who offered to do face painting and even researched the Backyardigans so she could give Abi a special picture.