the beauty of having a sister

Not only did I not take any pictures, I didn't even think to get everyone else's pictures.  But... the good news is that Leigh Ann posted a bunch.  Enjoy them!  They are great!

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Addy meets Santa!

I can't believe I forgot to post these! Well, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we went to meet Santa. All turned out pretty well and she didn't really freak out about the large man in red and white. She did, however, freak out when we took the bugle/trumpet away. So... the picture is Santa, Addy and the bugle. There will be bigger fights to fight than that one.

We are getting so excited for Christmas we can hardly stand it. See you soon!

Wow! I forgot all of these pictures! Sorry folks!

The Friday after Thanksgiving we went and cut down a Christmas tree! It was really fun and I think a tradition that will stick.




























We decorated the tree, and she was pretty excited about the lights, although we haven't seen the tree since. It is upstairs and we never go up there. Next year, Christmas tree in the basement for sure.

Guess who's officially a KU fan........

I've been tagged...

I've been tagged!
Here are the instructions:
1. Go to your pictures
2. Upload the fourth picture in the fourth file
3. Post the pic
4. Tag four friends

I tag Leigh Ann, Cotter, Liz and Hanna (I know that Liz and Hanna don't have blogs- but I think it is about time they do and I think they may be the only other people who read this!)

Addy- back when you couldn't even wake her during the day. And when she fit into even the tiniest of clothes. She was a pretty cute baby I have to say...

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!!

We had a great day with Grandma & Grandpa and the Suhay/McManis family. Needless to say, we ate way too much food. Addy even got some mashed potatoes, a tiny bit of pumpkin pie and some turkey veggie baby food.

The Jehle Visit

A couple of weekends ago, we spent a couple days lobbying for the Jehles to move back to Colorado. The weekend was comprised of old haunts... Pearl St. and Pasquini's, as well as some new hopeful places to hang... City Park, Old Town, Ft. Collins and even LaPorte. Not to throw my bias on the table too early, but I really, really want them to move back. I could get used to seeing their little ones more often. They are pretty fun.

Here are some pics from the weekend...


Hutch did a great job of showing Addy how some things are done!




Liz, Stacy, Elsa and Addy. It was a Saturday well spent with the Jehles and the Trotters.




BFF




And Addy may have taken this opportunity to raid Elsa's closet. This skirt and these boots were a gift from Liz to Elsa, but we had to take the opportunity to try it on.




Hutch does great with prepositions... in, out, up, etc. Here he was IN.




Eric and I may have to call these heart people in Ft. Collins. We need to make this happen.

Sometimes I feel like I might explode...

Sorry about the quality, Eric got it on his phone. Just make sure you have lots of volume!!

Fall Colors

We had so much fun tonight. Regan started a new Sunday night dinner plan where the 8-10 of us have dinner together on Sunday nights. Sunday nights have always been somewhat depressing knowing that the work week starts the next day but now we much more to look forward to. Point being, I was at the grocery store buying dinner and Eric was at home playing with Addy in the grass. Here are the fruits...

Halloween Pics

And I beat Leigh Ann in posting her pics.

There aren't many. She wasn't feeling well so she wasn't in her costume for long.

And the winner is...

We will have Halloween pictures posted soon. We had a really fun night, despite the fact that Addy was sick. We did some porch sitting (it was the warmest Halloween in Colorado history- the type of record I like), beer drinking, chatting with neighbors and then we went to visit the Trotters at the Shifty Fish concert. Seriously, Liz makes the best chili and Hayes does the best magic trics. We got home and realized we could hear Shifty Fish from our house blocks away. It is a fun tradition. Next holiday... Thanksgiving!!! We can't wait.

Family Portraits

Adelynd and I had such a great visit to Kansas City this weekend (I guess it was last weekend). In addition to lots of eating, shopping, visiting, eating, eating and more eating, Leigh Ann, Mimi, Grammy and I took the babies to get their pictures taken. They turned out pretty funny.

Get out the VOTE!!

Whatever your political party, you need to vote. Specifically- hot dog or monkey. It is a big decision. She looks so much like a monkey it seemed an obvious choice. But when Regan and Ryan provided us with the hot dog costume, it gave the monkey costume a run for its money. What to be for halloween?




A dog added as a prop.



What do you think?

And don't be swayed by her cute smile in the hot dog costume. I promise- she loves them both.

Like mother like daughter...

She has mastered multi-tasking! She can bounce AND talk on the phone! Hi Grandma and Mimi!!

She is getting so big!

She tried cereal for the first time! She loved it, but I don't know if she loved the oatmeal or just being able to put the spoon in her mouth.

We thought Pete used to beg... I think we just made Pete's day!!