ZOO DAY

Wow, I can't believe how much I've slacked on my blogger. I think I was a little burned out or something. Anyway, my children are still adorable and I still take some pictures of them.
A couple of weeks ago a neighbor family and I took our kids to the very LITTLE zoo in Hilo. It is actually a zoo and garden, so the grounds looked beautiful. Not many animals thou........

(Pictures taken with my phone, so the quality is not the greatest.)

My double stroller became a bus and we loaded the four kids in it.
Dear Chris pushed all the kids around.
I had Alexandria in my baby bjorn. I love that thing.
Kids goofing off.
Gabriella getting up close and personal with the lemur.
After the zoo we went to the coolest park that had a million little bridges for the kids to run around on.
Alexandria was just cute sitting there.
Japanese sculpture
Playing Tarzan with the trees roots.

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve was the best this year. We all went to Out Back for dinner and then came over to our house to do some fireworks. Everyone was gone by 9:30 and I was in bed by 10:00. I wanted to go to bed early because I was starting my new wake up early and walk routine (which I have been doing). Then the older cousins went to another family's house where they did the BIG fireworks.

Opening the fireworks
Kelsey with her new haircut

The swingset was popular
Olsen LOVES fireworks.
View of your deck. It is the most wonderful thing. Thank you Byron for building it for me.
Seriously, Olsen really loved the fireworks.
Gabriella trying to figure out how that works.

Sisters are fun

The Sunday after Christmas I dressed the girls in their cute matching Christmas dresses that their Grandma got them. Everyone at church thought they looked cute too. :)

Big girl

First off, I just have to say my baby is so yummy. I really can't stop kissing and nibbling at her all day. Oh, and don't even get me started on how delicious she smells...... You would think this was my first baby instead of my third. I guess they are all so yummy you have to have more :)

Here is a picture of her sitting in a cart for the first time. And yes, it's a target because I love that store.
Then we went to Costco and the sisters got to sit together.
Sister love.

Alexandria Crawling for the First Time

As you can tell from Marta's live commentary, we were pretty excited to see Alexandria crawling for the first time.

Christmas Morning

This has been a fun Christmas. The kids are old enough where they really get it and the anticipation of Santa was so exciting. In fact Olsen said Christmas eve that he should go to bed. He has never said that before :) So here are a million pictures of the kids Christmas morning.

Olsen had no problem to start opening presents.
Gabriella kept saying "my presents?" So cute.
Of course Olsen got some sort of sword.
Alexandria liking her new toy.
The many faces of Alexandria


The caos that is Christmas morning. Olsen is trying his new roller skates.
Hollywood star.
Holding her new notebook and purse.
More funny faces of baby

Olsen loved the new slot cars that "daddy" got. He would lay down by it and just watch the cars go round and round.
Petting his new roaring T-rex.

Gabriella saves the day

Alexandria was a little nervous around Olsen's new dinosaur, but luckily Gabriella was there to rescue her.

Oh Christmas Tree.........

I love our tree. Last year we bought an artificial (I felt evil at the time, but now I'm okay with it), but it's a really nice one that actually looks kinda real. It is so easy to set up and take down. And it doesn't die 2 weeks before Christmas! I've had the worst luck keeping trees alive. Oh, and there NO MESS!
Olsen looking rather serious in front of the tree.
And Gabriella just looks grumpy. I didn't have much luck with them this morning.
These are pictures of some of my favorite ornaments....

This one I got in Italy in 2002. I had to follow in my sister Heather's foot steps. :)

Alexandria fell asleep on my shoulders while walking through Borders

Alexandria sleeping

We just moved Alexandria into her own room Monday night. I know it's weird, but she seems like such a big girl now. I took these pictures yesterday with my phone.

Alexandria taking a nap.
Just being adorable on the couch......
I love her teeth!