Just for fun

No major announcements today.....just had not posted anything for a while (I'm studying for a CPCU test for work, and we have been trying to get more exercise....both eat up a lot of time).....Anyway, here are a few pictures of Alison from today...she's wearing a new outfit for daycare....she's doing well.....just got over a double ear infection (one of her drums popped, but she's a-ok). Grace is doing well too. We have a parent-teacher conference tomorrow and have to sign her up for the next school year (probably choosing between a 5-day a week 4 year old program (she's in the youngest one in her current 4 year old class) that has a different teacher, or 1/2 day Kindergarten) already!!

A close-up of Alison giggling at mommy's attempt to rodeo her for the picture....

Rocking out with a rocking chair.....
"Are you talkin' to me?".....

How can this be comfortable?

I had just gotten done with posting the last post, and I went to check on Grace....she was supposed to be napping in our room.....it was quiet in the room, but I didn't see her in the bed.....I wasn't sure where she was.....but then I heard some log-sawing next to the bed and found her curled up in the laundry basket next to the bed.....

Can you say Happy New Year five days after the fact?

I guess I will since is the first post of '08.....I won't bore you with our family resolutions (it has something to do with everyone sleeping through the night, every night, and no whiny tantrums about dinner)......

Here are a few pictures from post-Christmas through this afternoon......enjoy and have a safe Epiphany!


We had a little party for Alison at our house on the 26th.....and this was her Pooh cake (I asked Ashley to spell "pooh cake" to make sure I wasn't falling for some really distasteful practical joke).....
The guest of honor with mommy and U.B.
A silly face from the birthday girl......Uncle Bud, Aunt Lucy, and the boys got Alison this outfit for her birthday.....
Alison was getting sleepy but she opened a new outfit from Papa and Nana......
Alison perked up when she got a Little People SUV from the Gorrell's!

Switching gears....(did you get that segue? SUV, switching "gears"......I'm easily entertained), Here are a few photos of the girls up at my folks house New Year's Weekend.....Grace starts off the madness by opening a present.....

Alison tries to bang the next present open with her new Elmo cellphone....she got the Sesame Street plan...she can only text or call Muppets......
Grace opens some new clothes.....she looks like she's sad because she was getting emotional because she liked some of the gifts so much.....
Alison smirks as if to scoff, "You think you can keep socks on my feed, do you??"
Grace shows off two of her favorite presents.....a Dora hoodie and some new brown boots.....
Adding some more layers to her outfit, Grace shows off a new apron and oven mitt for her play kitchen......

Ok, now we've moved on to after we got home....this is Alison in a new hoodie she got for Christmas.....along with some stretch pants and white socks.....(Let's get physical.....physical....aerobics anyone?)
Alison from this afternoon in a new running (more like walking-like-a-drunken-sailor) suit.....
Stirring up some things in the kitchen.....
Headed to the store and facing the front of the car for the first time....big time stuff! Notice the yellow socks and purple shoes to go with the blue of the clothes....she's her own color palette today....
In other news, Alison's fourth tooth FINALLY busted through her gum line in the last 24 hours.....it's been weeks since we thought it would....and it brought a peaceful night's sleep last night. Also, she went for her one year check up - 29 inches tall (45th percentile), 19 lbs and 1 oz (25th percentile), and a head circumference in the 75th....or what we refer to as "an orange on an average-sized tooth pick".