What.........?????

So we went from this

to this

 in like no time flat!!  Where has the time flown??  We sure love this little girl and are so proud of her!!  Sweet sixteen and I am sure been kissed a few times....probably by the dude standing next to her.  (Alex, the current boy) haha just kidding, not really.  She has grown into such a beautiful sweet young women and we think the world of her.  I just wish she wouldn't grow up quite so fast.  I love you babe, can't wait to go to NYC tomorrow with you!!  Hope your 16th birthday was everything you hoped for.

Love Mom

ps.  she is licensed and legal now........help us all!!!

Potty Training!!

we have had two days now with no mess-ups and i am truly jumping for joy. the girls are doing so much better with potty training than when i tried 3 months ago. i can honestly say that i can't wait for the $70 a month savings once we no longer need diapers and wipes. woo hoo!! love, al

Moab, and the new truck

Thanks guys for the luv for my b day. I guess I feel a little obligated to post something now. Here is my last weekend with Lacey Brodyho, and Ross. This is also my new hill billy ride that I call my second home. I'm thinking of moving to southern idaho and living in the woods.

Happy BIRTHDAY CROWDIDDLY

Happy belated Birthday to Crow!!  Mom said he spent his birthday down in Moab.  (pics would be great Crow)  Hope you had a great birthday!!  We love you and are very proud of all you have accomplished!!  

LOve mern

first camping trip

we went to moab over the weekend with john & joanna and it was pretty fun. friday night we camped outside goblin valley and the girls loved it. we hiked around and had a huge camp fire, of course the girls got a kick out of making smores. on saturday we did some swimming at the hotel john had reserved and then checked out arches on sunday. the girls have nice little sun tans now and it turns out that tessa loves calamari (she ate half of john's appetizer).

Vegas Baby!!

so, for my 30th birthday this past weekend Tim surprised me with a trip to Vegas. i have always wanted to go atleast once, so i was stoked. we stayed at the treasure island hotel (thanks a ton marnie and todd) and it was amazing, the room was on the corner of the building on the 17th floor, so one window showcased one half of the strip and the other window showcased the other half. we checked out the wax museum, in which Tim ran into Evil Knievel, one of his biggest heroes. we walked the strip and checked out all the main casinos, the Bellagio was my favorite with it's flower conservatory. Saturday night we went to see "Mystere" by Cirque Du Soleil it was a dream come true by far for me to see one of their shows, i have been slightly obsessed with them since i was 19. by the time we left we were ready for home, but the trip was fabulous and i had the best birthday ever. a huge thanks goes out to marnie, todd, candy, and brian--we appreciate all of your help. love, al

oh, and the girl in the pic below with the crazy hair is definitely claire!!

JUST FOR FUN!!

I honestly don't know which child this is....Claire or Tessa!!  Al and Tim will have to weigh in on that.  I just thought the pic was funny.

Spring Break Hawaii

So been wanting to post these photos for a while, if nothing else than for mom.  Hawaii was great!  The weather was perfect and the kids had a blast.  It just wasn't long enough.  When is it ever.  Kids splashed, Alexa and her friend Maddy jumped the rock, Mom sunned and we had the ever present DS!!  We sure love this place!!

Random Pictures

Here are some pictures from our recent trip to the coast and around town. We wish the weather would return!!! We wish we were going to Hawaii-

Sue

kung fu crofts

so, we just spent our easter weekend at home, doing a bit of yard work and trying to get healthy (i have had the flu for a few days). the girls wore their easter dresses on sunday and tried out some of their kung fu moves in nursery. tim and i are the new nursery leaders and it seems that our girls are the bullies of the class. we are hoping that it is only a stage. love you all, allison