Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Hallies christmas ballet

Hallie had her first ballet performance last night, she did so great. This is her after the show, they make them take off their costumes and it was to late to reenact it at home and get a picture. I dropped her off at 2:45 and did not see her until we picked her up after the performance at 9:15. I was a little nervous when I dropped her off but, she just said goodbye mom see you later. She had so much fun. We brought her some flowers and she is so proud of them she keeps them on her dresser in a little vase.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary, I love you both

My mother and I and my father and I, sorry this was the only old picture I had of you Dad and your eyes are closed. You both still look this good.

What I want for Christmas

Anthropologie has these great monogram cuffs.

Happy Halloween

group shot, all of us getting ready to carve

for our family home evening activity

Mom take my picture, now I have

proof that I got my hands dirty.

Ella showing me she is a big girl and

can carve her own pumpkin

Hallie picked the smallest one, there

is less mess that way

Don't we look cute in our costume
We love to Trunk or Treat

winter is here

The first snowman, as soon as the snow fell the
kids just had to go out and build a snowman.

Just one of the locals having his breakfast this morning,
he likes the bushes and trees in our neighbors yard.

Oh what a beautiful morning

Sorry I just have to add one more post, I know, I know,
your all jealouse of what I see out my window every morning.

just a couple of silly girls

My beautiful girls clowning around, and Hallie
trying to get Ella to look into the camera.
Sometimes when she smiles to hard she closes her eyes.

I'm seven years old

Jakson just had to wake up and open all his gifts first thing
thanks to all of you who sent him great gifts.

Don't forget to make a wish.

Happy Birthday to Jakson, we love you.

Family Slumber party

We always enjoy a good family slumber party. Hallie and Ella did not last very long 30 min maybe. As for Jakson, slumber parties are an all night event he was not even tired at 2:30am but we made him go to bed anyway.

There's a Moose on the Loose

Here is one of the locals just taking a stroll through our neighborhood. We kept the kids inside as we did not want them trampled. Only in Alaska Baby!

First day of real school

Jakson had his first day of school today, he was a little nervous so he decided not to ride the bus yet. I drove him to school and picked him up, leave it to the new mom in town and with her first child going to public school to drop her child off late for his first day, ya I know I thought I had plenty of time , but I guess school started at nine not nine fifteen, oh well. He had a great time and the first thing he said when he got in the car was " mom I never knew how much fun school could be" tomorrow he is going to try the bus ride.

I could not get him to smile right, so we took a couple

and yes of course Hallie insisted that she be in one of them

Our summer before going to Alaska.

Here is a little sneak peek of our summer before the journey north to Alaska. These are not in any particular order, and yes I will update with more recent photos soon. Camping in the snow
My mom and sisters and I while camping in the snow

Bretts thirty fourth birthday

Kids together for the fourth of July

Just preparing myself for Alaska

A much needed haircut

A little horse back riding at my parents ward campout

Swimming at Ross park

Spending time with cousins

Eating a little ice cream

finally a much needed girlsnight out before we hit the road, on our way to Alaska

A few of our lasts

Here are a few of the last things we did while in Pennsylvania this is a video of the last hundred meters of Bretts sprint triathalon, I'm just glad he survived and finished the race. Matt, Brett,and Chuck Hallies last tee ball game A last bar-b-q with friends Brett did it!Congradulations we are so proud of you. Were is Jakson in the picture? oh ya we had a little drama that day.

We managed to fit Ellas second birthday in with all the packing and graduation stuff. Here is a trip down memory lane. This will be my last post until we get to Alaska, see you soon.