Santa Claus with the Family

Mama, Auntie, Uncle and GG took the girls to Bellis Fair Mall to visit Santa. My pictures were better than the one we paid for....Santa looks the best in it!! :)
Here are those pictures I took....which one it the best?? Natale is Crying in ALL of them. Danielle wasn't happy in one of them and then shows some smiles....Izzy is just too CUTE to care and Avery is glowing and showing off her missing tooth.....CLASSIC Santa pictures...priceless!!!

Santa asked each of the bigger girls what they wanted for Christmas and handed them coloring books. Avery told Santa, Natale wanted a Jessie doll, but when Santa gave the girls their coloring Natale decided to let go of my leg and nodded to Santa she wanted a pillow pet. Then Natale tells me walking out the exit..."He's a NICE guy" Pretty dramatic 10 minutes for Natale though. We ALL waved bye, bye to Santa and headed over to the theater to see the movie "Tangled"

Meeting our NEW BABY COUSIN!!!

Grandma Gail picked the girls up and headed to Auntie's to meet the newest family member. Big sister Danielle, had given us a "head ups" that her new sister was "very crabby"
The girls really nervous at first, but each took a turn. Avery got barfed on, by little Miss Izzy, and took it like a trooper, no crying just big wide eyes and a bath. I told her that "Babies only puke on the ones they LOVE" :)
GG with her oldest and youngest grand-daughters

Sweet Avery with Izzy

SO SWEET........

I LOVE this ONE......so INNOCENT!!!

Natale is studying Izzy for signs of crabbiness....

Avery and Natale can't wait to PLAY with YOU!!! We LOVE YOU so MUCH!!

Isabelle Kate

Meet our new COUSIN Isabelle Kate

Born on July 14, 2010 @ 7:31 am (due date 7/8/10 6 days late)

She weighed 8 lbs 12 ounces and was 21 inches long

Healthy crier!!

Auntie Krissy holding her new baby girl...

close-up of Izzie Kate....too sweet!!

And its Auntie Kimmy turn......holding Miss Isa boo!!

Congratulations Krissy and Grant and BIG High 5's to new Big Sister Danielle!!

Welcome to the Family!!

Great Wolf Lodge

Happy Birthday Avery Rose!!! This trip to the Great Wolf Lodge was Avery's 5th Birthday present. Auntie and Mama started talking about taking our families to the Lodge since March. We found a good rate and decided to share a suite with the DeRemers which was like a slumber party. We arrived after lunch and then headed to the water park. The girls jumped right in....

The girls in the arcade at the GWL.


Avery and Natale taking a turn on the water toy in the kiddie pool....
BEWARE: Mama walked thru this pool and water squirts from all angles and sides w/o warning. Mama got nailed in the ear, back and over her head. It was FUNNY!!

Mama and the girls taking a rest before we head for more FUN


Our little swimmers

Natale and Danielle squirting who they can....

At the TOP of the slide

1...2....3....GO!!

SPLASH!!

We played hard at the water park and planned to return for a while on our last day. It was time for dinner and we had a great time at dinner, but it SUCKED. For the amount of money you spend on the food. The Food not so GOOD. Mama ordered fish and chips (always good right??) that was mostly breading and the fish was dry when you found it through the breading. Next time, we are heading to the Mexican restaurant down the street or ordering a pizza.

The girls making silly faces...

The DeRemers...Grant, Krissy & Danielle. We had a GREAT time with you. Hope we can plan another trip to the GWL in the near future.....It was FUN!!!

The Prince Family!! We had a great time and hope to return soon. Avery received a gift package for her Birthday. She got a wolf back pack with lots of goodies inside. Happy Birthday Avery! I hope you had a GOOD weekend!!! WE LOVE YOU!!

Easter with the Hanson's

The DeRemer's & the Prince's have started a new tradition. We are going to start having overnighters before Easter. We ALL get to get up and enjoy the offerings from the Easter bunny and enjoy a Yummy breakfast.
GG, Grandpa, Uncle Bubba and Tucker arrived for our early dinner of our new favorite "taco truck tacos" Nothing fancy, we just want to spent the time with our family.

Auntie and Mama put all our eggs together and we hide about 150 eggs for our 3 little ladies. We had lots of giggles and shrieks when we headed for the loot.

GG helping Natale

Avery and Danielle running for their eggs

Bubba helping Natale

And WE'RE ALL WINNERS!! with LOTS & LOTS of goodies!!

The girls have SO much FUN together and LOVED showing off there stickers, coins and candies to Everyone. Thank you for sharing such a WONDERFUL day with US!! HAPPY EASTER!!

Coloring EGGS

We headed to Bellingham to enjoy the day with my Mom, sister and Danielle. My Mom was on Spring Break and we drove up to play and hang out. We decorated a few dozen eggs and also headed out to do some shopping.

Here is an egg with Natale's name on it

the girls with GG about to start

Avery patiently waiting for the eggs to finish up.

GG and Natale taking their turn

our creations....

We had a GREAT time!! And ALL the eggs WILL get hidden by the Easter Bunny!!

GARAGE Clean-up Weekend!!

Our Mother has been nagging us for years to take our things out of her garage so she can have it back!! We ALL bought houses in 2009, so us siblings marked out the 3rd weekend in March to devote to CLEAN our Mother's filthy garage!! Sorry Mom?!?! My Brother was the ROCK STAR of the project, but I did lots and my sister watched the kiddos. My Mom was thrilled with our company and all the organization & cleaning that got done.

Before 1

Before 2

After 1: from inside garage door. She might actually fit her car in there?? ;)

After 2.
Super better....trust me!! :)

Auntie Krissy's duty for the weekend was to entertain the girls. She took them to the park at the school and they played with all the toys we pulled from the garage or closets in the house.

being silly

Avery looks SO tall

We stayed the night Friday night to get an early start on Saturday. The girls got new matching jammies from GG and were watching a FUN movie before bedtime.


Auntie and the girls also made cupcakes for fun too. Lots of eggs cracking, cups pouring and finger licking of the batter.

We had a great family weekend. Lots of talking, giggles, and love!! Great Job Jonny, Krissy, GG, Papa and Mama for ALL they did to help out that weekend!!

Mama's Birthday!!

MAMA turned 34 on the 13th of February. I had found out that the Cone's were headed to one of my favorite places (Masonic Park in Granite Falls) to camp. I called Mama Sue to ask what we could bring to share and of course she says just bring yourselves. Sue was planning to make a BIG pot of chili...YUMMY!! For being the middle of Winter it was really different being at a place we are so familiar with and seeing things that you don't normally see. No leaves=more visibility.
We took a walk and took in the sights and smells of the nature around us!! It was cold and it rained a bit, but it was a GREAT day!! Thank you Papa Dan, Mama Sue, Tyler, Stefnie and my BFF Shannon for allowing us to join you for the afternoon.....you all made my day SO SPECIAL!!
Shannon and a cold Dagger

the girls on the swing set near the campsite

On the following Saturday we headed to Bellingham to celebrate my Birthday with my family and some close friends. It was beautiful day out to play in the backyard. The DeRemers had been on a cruise the week before, so we were ALL anxious to hear about their trip. We also got a visit from our Canadian friends Bob and Pat Sainiuk. It was SO nice to visit and catch up with everyone. We headed to the Olive Garden for an early dinner and headed back to the house for a piece COLD STONE ice cream cake!!

singing to the Birthday girl!!

I love this....Danielle is blocking Natale from blowing the candles out....SO CUTE!!

Avery loves singing!!
And MAMA makes a WISH......

It was really great to spend time with our family and friends. Thank you & I LOVE YOU!!!

Mama and her sissy at dinner!!

Labor Day BBQ and slumber party!

Krissy and Danielle came down to spend some time with us during the long weekend. Krissy had a few Advocare events throughout the weekend that needed our assistance with Danielle and then they joined our family for a BBQ at Lavender Hills Farm. The girls enjoyed playing inside and outside on the big toy and jumping on the trampoline despite the rainy weather. We had a great time like we always do on the farm!!
Natale got a kick throwing the ball for Dutch.

1...2...3....throw!! then lots of giggles too!!

Jumping on the trampoline

Auntie and Nat

We headed home and took a warm bath...the girls had TONS of FUN getting ready for bedtime...

Avery showing off!!!

my babies!!

The girls all TUCKED in!!
NIGHTY-NIGHT!!!

We ALWAYS have a BLAST with Auntie Krissy and Dani!! We LOVE you!!