Family Photos 2010

We had Yvette take our pictures again this year. They turned out awesome, I love them! Alli certainly was not in the mood to have pictures taken, but she still got some really cute shots.

Thanks Yvette!

Tortola 2010

Tortola, what can I say about it other than it is an amazing place. This would be a place I could easily call home. In fact we were tempted to have the kids shipped down there. I have always had a love for the ocean and I'm glad that I can share my love of the ocean with Mike. I hope that one day this could be home. For now, I love that we were able to spend the time with those we are very close to.

We had a great time swimming in the blue water and hanging out on the white sand beach. We were also lucky enough to go sailing and scuba diving two days. We dove a spot called the Indians and the RMS Rhone, which is a British Naval ship that sunk around 150 years ago. The diving was amazing. I must say that I am very impressed with my brothers abilities as a Captain. Nice work Mike!

We also had a great time at the house. I don't think we can ever thank Keri and Richard enough! Their house is beautiful and the view could not be better.

Tortola residents are very nice and I would say I understood about half of what they said. OK... maybe that's a little optimistic. The driving was a little insane, but it added to the adventure. They drive on the left and make one lane roads a two lane roadway. Their roads also go straight up or down and are a series of hairpin turns.

Here are a few (of the many) pictures we took. We are going to get together and combine our pics into one slideshow. I will post that when it's complete.

Big Girl Bed and Birthday Celebration

On Saturday we converted Allison's bed to the toddler bed. She is so proud to be in a big girl bed and has done really well in it. She doesn't even get out of bed in the morning. We still here "Mommy" and "Daddy" very early in the morning.





On Sunday we had a get together at our house to celebrate Alli's Birthday. The kids played in the water and had a great time. Alli was hilarious when she opened her presents. With each present she had to walk around and show everybody what she got, even the cards. Needless to say it took awhile to get through her presents, but she loved every minute of it.

When it was time for cake Allison just could not wait. She stuck her hands in the middle and pulled off some frosting before we even got the candles lit. What a crazy kid.

My sweet baby turned two!

I can't believe that Allison is already two years old. Time has flown by! Alli is such a sweet little girl. She loves to cuddle and is also a tease. She follows Paige everywhere and wants to do whatever she is doing. Here are a few things about Alli now......

-She now will tell you her name, but it comes out more like owie
-She will tell you that she is two years old
-She loves the animals at Wheeler Farm, but says eewww about all of them
-Her favorite movies right now are Cheaper by the Dozen, The Incredibles, and Lilo and Stitch
-She still loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
-She loves playing with her dolls and taking care of them
-She says no, no, Abby to the dog all the time
-She loves her best buddy Katie
-She is a daddy's girl all the way!
-She loves to dance and sings in the car

On Sunday we are having a BBQ at our house to celebrate her birthday and I will post some pics of that. Yesterday we went swimming. She loves the water! (or wa wa as she calls it)






Here are a few older pics...

Her newborn pic



Her one year pic



And some recent photos