Happy 6th Birthday, Aiden!

Hey Buddy!
Happy Birthday! We love you and hope that you have a very special day!! See you in July!
Love, Aunt Chelly, Uncle Chris, Allie and Adam

Allie's 1st Braids!

I have always loved braiding hair and have been waiting a long time for Allie's hair to grow out. It's still kinda short, but I was able to braid it for the 1st time last week! It looked soo cute.
Her hair is also very fine, so the braids didn't look this good all day!

Can't believe our little girl is three! ;)

Allie is such a big helper these days and remembers everything!!! This morning I asked her if she wanted to make pancakes for breakfast. Her answer was YES, and she went right to the pantry to get out the mix. Yes, I use a mix... I'm not my mom or my grandmom, and sometimes I make things that come out of a box! Anyway, Allie then told me that we needed eggs, milk and water to make the pancakes. She was right on the eggs and milk, but the last ingredient was oil not water. I was pretty amazed though. Thought it was cool that she remembered what we needed to make our breakfast! :) What a stinker!
The hair after the braids came out! :) I found these two playing under the sink the other day. Fun place to play if you're three and 8 months! :)

Trip to the park!

The girls looking very stylish with their cool shades!

Ready for the ride!

Oops, I guess the ride was a little long for the boys!

Looks a lot like daddy in this pic!

Going for a ride in Mac's Hummer! :)

The pool, spending time with friends, ice cream, standing alone and Allie taking pictures!

Adam and best buddy, Landon, hangin out in the pool.
This is the life!

Allie loves the pool (baby and big one) this year and does very well swimming with her floaties on.

The boys in their matching outfits! :)

We had dinner with Christina and the kids this past week. While playing outside we heard the ice cream truck coming. I asked Allie what the sound was and she replied without hesitation, "the ice cream truck." Pretty good, since it's been a year since she's seen or heard one. I guess that's something a kid just never forgets

Mac with her sponge bob ice cream
Maybe I should have taken Allie's white clothes off before giving her red and yellow ice cream. :)
It's okay, it all came out! :)
Adam is now trying to stand all alone. He thinks he is soo cool ... look at that face!
Allie wanted to take some pictures so she actually took these next two. This pic is also a good one of Adam's new bottom teeth... good job Allie!
Allie playing Dr's office with her cool laptop the Grant's gave her for her b-day. :) Thanks Grants!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

We wish we were able to spend today with you. What is Father's Day with no daddy! :( We miss and love you very much!
You're the best daddy ever and we couldn't imagine our lives without you!

Much love,
Allie and Adam XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX



Happy Father's Day!

To our dad's: Thank you for all the love and support you always show us. It's because of you we're who we are today! :) Love and miss you both!

Much love,
Chris and Michelle

Happy 14th Birthday Annah!

I couldn't find a recent picture of you so I had to steal this one from your myspace. :) Hope your 14th birthday was a special one! ;) Wish we could have been there to help eat your cake! :) Ha ha! ;) We love you and glad you're a part of your crazy family! :) See you in July!
Lots of love,
Michelle, Allie and Adam (and Chris too)

Allie's 1st Dentist Appointment

Allie had her 1st Dentist appointment today. It went GREAT, much to my relief. I wasn't sure how well she would do, but was so pleased when she sat still through the whole cleaning and checkup. Our hygienist, Suzanne, did such a great job keeping Allie entertained and was done before we both knew it! :) Just wanted to post some pics for Chris so he could see what a fun day we had! :) HA! Getting ready for fluoride.

In case anyone is wondering, Allie had a bug bit and needed/wanted a band aid for it. :) Looks good sticking out of her shirt, right! :)
Dr. Black said she had beautiful teeth and should be in a model for a dentist text book. I'm sure she says that to all her "little" patients. :)
Open wide!
Beautiful clean teeth and no cavities! YAY!

Adam is now crawling everywhere and I have to really watch him. He is always finding something new to put in his month. He love being outside and doesn't even seem to mind crawling around on the drive way.
He thinks sitting under dad's truck is really cool! :)
The kids love corn on the cob! Yummy!

Allie having fun on Joey's bouncy house that he got from his daddy. Looks fun, right! Wish I was a kid! :)
Look how big he is getting! :(
I don't think Adam is enjoying the hug!
Look at that face -- such a sweetheart!