Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning

The flash was a little bright on this one, but here's Alison ready for church.
The cutest!!
Really leaning into the smiles now....
The Dynamic Duo.....
Grace took this photo of her sister....
The tree and the presents....
Grace starts opening......
Alison needed a little help......
"What's in this one?"

New jammies for Ali....

She likes to say, " 'mile.....cheeeeeeeeeze"
When it was all said and done...... .......it was all said and done.....

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas in St. Louis....the Mega-Post

A ton of pictures from our weekend in St. Louis to have Christmas with Grami and Pop Pop, and with Uncle Brian!

The girls played in the snow before we left that day...it's been snowy/icy here for a few weeks now.....
Alison's ready to open some birthday presents.....
Grace looks on as Alison flips thru her new book.....
Ali gets a new ornament for the tree......
"Check out my new cup!"
"I'm ready for my close-up!"

"Check me out!"
She's really starting to love the camera!
"Grami and Pop Pop got me a Dora balloon!"
Making beautiful (?) music together.....

The Dora cake!
Alison and her Uncle Brian....
I think she ate too much in this one.......
Blowing out the candles.....
"Could someone get me a fork please?"
Grami cleans the hands........
Wielding the fork with no problem......
Got frosting?

I may be biased, but I think this is the cutest picture!
Grace helps me with my birthday cupcakes!

"Hello, 911? I've overdosed on chocolate icing."
Playing Santa for Grami......

Helping Pop Pop open a present...

Grace got a new HSM blanket!

And a Trouble game for Miss Trouble......
New Dora jammies!!!!!
Opening a new puzzle.......

New Hat and Gloves......
Modeling the new gear.......
Grace plays her new Twister game......
Alison puts her whole head on red.......

If only she knew right from left.......

Grace got a whole basket of Ashley's old Cabbage Patch clothes....

Alison's Birthday Part 2

Alison got to open her presents before breakfast Monday morning......she was still a little shy with the first present like, "I really get to do this?" But, after a few she was really looking to tear some paper....

Here, Alison opens her very own Dora backpack....
"Now, if I could just get this little corner started"
Checking out her Dora doll with the animated Pegasus (The horse actually walks...it's a little possessed though, and sometimes still talks or moves after you turn it off. Luckily, there's a reset button)....
I'm not sure but I think she likes it........
Modeling her new backpack.....it's the "in" thing for the season
Bundled up and ready to hit the Children's Discovery Museum.

Ready to go down a super-fast slide.....
Walking a toy bridge......

The girl loves her some "choo choo"....she spent a lot of time trying to build a bridge for her train
Trying super hard to get up the rock wall without help!