Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Abuelo Y Abuela

Tio Jose (Juan's bro) I think it's pretty obvious! His Sister Virna is in the back.

Tio Jose and Marieli

This year was super fun, and filled with family. We spent Cristmas at Grammy's and New years with Juan's entire family at our house! We have never had his brother and parents at the same time.

We had our first ever New Years party, and it wasn't that bad because Juan's Mom is awesome at helping! She did almost everything! I was able to relax a lot, and that is something pretty rare around the holidays!

Annelise wanted:

a wuggle pet (a pet you stuff)

More magna tiles

and a lego mini figure

Julianna wanted:

Strawberry shortcake itty bitty city

Fall Part II -Happy Birthday Annelise!

Happy 5th Birthday sweet Annelise!!!

You love to draw pictures of you and your sisters.

You talk like an adult, but with a disney character voice.

You sing all the time!

You are very sweet to your sisters (even when Julianna is not being nice).

You can read and write short easy words.

You love to smile at Marielle.

You crawl into our bed at least three nights a week around 3am.

You are a big time Dada's girl.

You like bacon, pizza, carrots and ranch, all fruits, pb and J, meatballs and nuggets.

You have a very creative imagination, i'm always blown away by the things you make and say!

I think you are an awesome kid!

I LOVE YOU-

Mom

Thanksgiving Day 2011

The town we live in hosts a Grinch "Who-Ville" in early december and the girls had their hair done complete with styrofoam inserts.

Annelise had a low key birthday party at the house, then a surprise party at Auntie Didi's on Thanksgiving Day.

Annelise lost her first tooth. . . A second is soon to follow!

Julianna had her first school Christmas party. She skipped the pizza and ate the cookie.

Christmas Dress-up

Every year I do a formal style Christmas picture for our card, but this year I decided to do a really fun "dress up" card.

The girls loved twirling around the backyard in pretty dresses! I LOVE my card this year because it is a reflection

of my little girls and their fun attitude!

Fall part one

Fall has finally cooled down, so we made our way to San Antonio for Sea World!

Julianna was very upset that she didn't get to go on the raft ride.

Both girls loved feeding the dolphins.

We stayed in an awesome country hotel near the park.

The hotel had smores by the fire. Julianna just liked to let her marshmallow burn!

On Saturday we woke up to noises in the kitchen and to our surprise it was Annelise setting the table for a family breakfast! She even cut the cake from a cake stand with a heavy dome lid!

Halloween 2011.

Annelise: Bride

Julianna: Strawberry Shortcake

Graveyard hunt

The Flintstone Family

Juans Parents came to visit and the girls kept them very busy!

The Girls at the schools fall festival

Pumpkin painting.

I just want to eat you up Julianna!!!

Marielle LOVES tummy time!

Annelise had her first field trip to the pumpkin patch and she got to ride on a big yellow school bus!

Stay at home kids

I wanted to embellish some hair clips since Annelise is growing her bangs out. The girls were so focused on helping out.

These are some brads that Julianna was obsessed with organizing.

All finished. . .much better.

All that crafting desevers a treat! Normally I insist they eat this outside but it would melt before they were finished.

Marielle still is the most exciting thing around!! The few monments that she is awake the girls are all over her making her smile!

Julianna's painting

She had to stay home this day because of a runny nose and hives on her checks. Annelise got to go swiming with the neighbors.

More time at home means more mess! So I am getting the girls into cleaning!