Finally into 2012

Well, this is only pictures from January 2012, because quite honestly, I haven't downloaded my camera to the computer since then. :)
 

 Just some static fun on the trampoline.

And always-fun-board-games-on-the-floor

Claire opening some presents Bella brought from Hawaii

Our attempt at a family picture (usually have to worry about the kids smiling, but Luke's face here is priceless).

Before Bella went back to Hawaii, we met her for an evening at Chuck E Cheese

 

Deal or No Deal is our favorite game

 Painting Claire's finger nails and toe nails for the first time :)

And every girl needs some lip gloss

Fun with cousins at the circus

Classic tiger tricks

And dancing elephants

This was 8 motorcycles driving in a cage... It was pretty cool!

 And that's all for now.  Love you all!

This is when I got a new AWESOME camera

So there are about a billion more pictures than ever before!  I love it, love it, love it, and can't thank mom and dad for the most amazing Christmas present ever!

Can you tell I couldn't wait to even get to Grandmomma's to start taking pictures!  

Grandmomma reading the Christmas story from the Bible!  A favorite tradition, including Jesus Birthday Cake! 

We love Uncle Christian and Auntie Kristin! 

And I couldn't wait to hug that sweet Bella after five long months!

Claire playing Grandmomma's ukelele from her childhood.  So sad I didn't get any shots of Bella, because she has been taking ukelele lessons in Hawaii.

These are pics from one of our BEST family vacations EVER... Wildnerness at the Smokies... It's an indoor waterpark, perfect for Christmas time and for a momma with a new camera!

 

Sisters reading books in their matching pjs!

 

Tea party with Grandmomma on the trampoline.

 

Oh how I love family game night!

 This officially puts me in 2012!  Sorry for the lack of actual blogging in this post, but there were so many cute pictures!

Until next time...

Turning into a toddler

This is the part of the recap that makes me smile and cry in that same breath.  It's because this is when my  little baby went into full-blown toddler mode.  Her sweet cries turned into hell-ish screams.  Her cute personality turned into an attitude.  She became very aware that she was adorable and used that to her advantage.

How did my little baby turn 2?

Mimi really liked the cupcakes I made :)

 Jumping on the trampoline is always fun!

But not as fun as opening presents!

Or eating cake!

We went to the pumpkin patch with our friends Shannon and Baileigh

  

And she still knows how to say "cheese"!!!

It's hard to ham it up for the camera with the sun in your eyes

 

And she was Minnie Mouse for Halloween!

And I was same same bumble bee from last year (and pretty much every year since I picked up this costume in the kid's section of Wal-Mart when I was a freshman in college and had to dress up for Sorority row trick or treat)  My how things have changed!

Next post should wrap up 2011 and bring us into 2012!  I'm getting caught up, slowly but surely, so just bear with me!