Family Pics 2012

A few weeks ago we got family pics taken.  A good friend of mine, Jodi Triplett, has really gotten into taking pics and even before that, she takes great pics and I had asked her to take our pics this year.  They turned out sooo cute!  She did a great job!  I highly recommend her!  And I ALREADY got my Christmas cards.  Yup, ordered them and already have them sitting on my desk!  So, for now, here are a couple funny ones... 

Allie was so cold!!  Half the time I can't get her to put her coat on, on picture day she wants to wear it!  Go figure!

And, lol, what 1 year old isn't caught doing this?!  Still cute!

More Halloween Fun!

Then on Monday night Allie got to bring a friend to dance, she brought another of her besties, Miss Audrey!  And they got to wear their costumes.  They had so much fun!!  I have one pic on my phone of that...and I don't know how to upload pics right from my phone to my blog.  Probably really easy, I should look into it.  Anyway, then Tuesday Allison had a Halloween party at preschool.  But my funny little girl didn't want to wear her costume anymore.  Don't know why or what was up with that.  But Grandma Linda was bringing her to preschool and so she wore another outfit she picked out.  So, who knows, but she had a good day at preschool and liked seeing the other kids dressed up and luckily wasn't upset when she got there that she wasn't wearing hers!  Must have been sick of it?!  Well then tonight of course, she got to go trick-or-treating!  She is really getting it and despite refusing to say it to Grandma Nancy or at mom's work, she DID say "trick or treat" and thank you (so proud!) when we were going around to neighbors.  After trick-or-treating we got to go for another treat, Jakes' Pizza!  YUM!  Here are my adorable :) kids on Halloween 2012:

Tink!

WHO, WHO!!  Little Owl!

TRYING to get Miss K to smile!

Halloween FUN!

Eeek, it's been a while!  But I am trying to figure out how it is Oct. 31 already!!  Anyway, I think the girls had a great Halloween this year!  First last Saturday they got to go to a Halloween party in Hector with their cousins.  Allie's cousin Emma is her age and she doesn't see her very often, so she LOVES to spend time with her!  Just before we left tho, Kara burned her hand on my curling iron!  At first I didn't see anything, we ran it under cold water and stuff, but later she had 3 blisters on her fingers.  While I was driving she started screaming bloody murder!  Luckily I had a drink with ice, so I gave her some ice and that helped.  By that night she was fine and actually slept all night.  I felt soo bad for her!

My poor little owl...

Doing pretty good...hungry!

Allie and her cousin/bestie Emma!

Bobbing for apples!

All smiles!

Butterfly Birthday Party

For about 6+ months Miss Allie has been talking about her "Butterfly" Birthday Party.  Well, she finally got to have it on Saturday.  It was a bit chilly, but otherwise a perfect day!!  She had so much fun and got so many awesome presents!  She is one lucky lady!!

It's my party!! 

Kara got impatient and decided to help herself to Allie's presents!

Allie finally got to open her gifts!

Beautiful princess gift from Aunt Mandy!

Butterfly Cake by Grandma Nancy

Butterfly cupcakes also courtesy of Grandma Nancy!

Me and the Birthday Girl!

Blowing out her candles...with help!  :0)

Birthday Girl!!

Birthday Girl opening a few presents!

My big 4 year old!!

Blowing out a birthday candle!

Family pic!

Cousin pic!  Ummm, I think this was about as good as it got!



Allie and Laura, 2 peas in a pod!  On the way up to Mt. Tom

BEAUTIFUL view from Mt. Tom!

My lucky little birthday girl got to celebrate her a few times!  First at preschool where she brought treats - cupcakes and juice (probably not the healthiest, but I think loved by all 3-5 yr olds!).  Last Sunday was her ACTUAL birthday and mom had to work.  When I first realized it was going to be my weekend to work, I thought no big deal, she doesn't know the difference and we just decided to plan her party for the following weekend.  But on the day I was wishing very much to be at home with my family!  Lucky for me, I got an on-call at 3 and because it was a BEAUTIFUL Sept. 30, Jesse had planned a picnic at Sibley and Grandma Nancy, Aunt Mandy and her 3 Zupke cousins joined us there.  Grandma and Grandpa Berntson also got to surprise us with a visit there on their way home from the lake!  She had a BLAST!  Here's a few pics from that day:  Well, I guess they are above, I am too lazy to change them all right now!! Plus it doesn't really matter!  ;)