I am so proud of my big boys today!  They asked to help clean!  I about fell over.  They wiped down the sink and bathtub with vinegar and water.  I hope that this will be the first of many cleaning jobs by the boys.

  

Little Alanna still scooting around.

Kaleb was such a big boy!  His daddy pulled his tooth, which has been loose forever, and there was no tears whatsoever.  He was really proud.

  

   

She was not exactly thrilled to have her picture taken by a stranger!

   

    

    

Merry Christmas!!!

  

We visited Bass Pro shop in hopes of getting in on the free pictures with Santa but the lines were ridiculously long so we had fun with some of the other activities.  Kaleb and Jackson had an indoor snowball fight with fake snow.  I was able to take the kids to the mall later in the week for pictures though.  We weren't planning on getting pictures that day but it just worked out.  Both boys are beginning to get suspicious on why Santa looks different at each store.  They are telling me that they know that they are not the REAL SANTA.  Alanna was really not having any of it.  Poor girl was terrified of the man.

   
   

    

   

Just a few extras...

   

  

What a spoiled little girl.  We got a package from Alanna's cousins Devin, Zack, and Jared today.  Lucky little girl!

   

We decided to try our first family gingerbread house.  It was a great way to use up some of that Halloween candy we have left over.  The boys did a wonderful job decorating.  Alanna did a great job supervising too.

  

   

I cannot believe it's already been a whole year.  It did not take Alanna long to learn how to open her own presents this morning .  She actually developed a little attitude if anyone tried to help her.  Boy has our little girl grown, she is saying tons of different things, and really knows how to make her mind known.  We are so proud of our sweet little Alanna.