Blake's Christmas performance

Thought the extended family would enjoy seeing Blake sing one of the songs he sang in his preschool Christmas performance. He did such a great job singing and doing the motions :-) Brent and I commented on how amazing that feeling is you get deep in your chest when you see your child up on stage singing like this. These are the moments that keep me pushing myself to be the best mom I can be! Thank you Lord for our sweet Blake!

ps..sorry for the video quality, Blake is in the front row with the gray and red striped sweater :-)

Allison turning 2

I cannot believe it but our baby turns 2 on Friday. These first two years have just flown by and everyday she is becoming more of a little girl. We decided this year with all the craziness to celebrate Allison's birthday a little earlier with her cousin Megan. Megan turned 3 on Dec. 16th and with Allison turning 2 on the 21st we thought since they are so little and all the same people would be invited, we would do a combined family party. So on Sat. the 15th we got everyone together and had a Elmo & Zoe birthday party for the two girls. All the cousins had a blast playing together and the girls seemed to have a great time. When it was time to do cake, we took turns with singing and blowing out the candles. This was the only time I think I caught of glimpse from both girls of uncertainty about what was going on for "my" birthday :-) We won't make a habit of making them sharing parties but it was fun for this year. Here are the sweet pictures from the night!

Allison's 2 year old picture

Best friends Elmo & Zoe birthday party!

Bobble makes the best cakes

Daddy helping Alli open presents

Thank you Nana for the pots & pans

Alli's kitchen! She knew instantly what it was from the picture...so funny!

The princess couch was a big hit!

Happy 2nd Birthday Allison!

Happy 3rd Birthday Megan!

Yummy cake!!!

Unwilling to let go of her balloon even to brush her teeth!

Decking the halls!

Christmas is fast approaching but for some reason it is taking us a little longer to decorate. We have been slowly decorating over the past 2 weeks. Here are some photos of the festivities :-)

Setting up the tree

Alli hanging her ornaments

Our kids!

Setting up the train!

Making and decorating Christmas cookies!