Christmas is never complete without...

...a picture of your baby crying hyterically on Santa's lap... But it all worked out in the end! :)

Ummm...

One morning Ivy woke up looking like one of the Beatles. Then she woke up looking like Conan O'Brien. I can't keep up. She must be having an identity complex.

Water Baby

Hang on folks! We have a water baby on our hands. A couple weeks ago we went to the YMCA to swim. We needed to get out of the house and do something other than get bundled up and play in snow. We had so much fun! Ivy played in the water for 2 ours straight - and she LOVED it. She's definatley a water baby! :) So I suddenly realize that Ivy doesn't look like she's having any fun in any of these pictures, but she really was. Promise.

Robbie's Birthday Bash

Robbie had his 25th Birthday...back in November. I know! I'm an awful blogger. Does this give anyone an indication of how I do on my journal? :) (I'm working on it by the way.) It fell on a Sunday, so we kept everything really low key. His one and only birthday gift was money to buy himself a much-needed, long-overdue new computer. So he waited until the Black Friday deals after Thanksgiving to get him one. He stood in line at Best Buy from midnight to 5am waiting on a computer they only had 10 of, and he got the 7th one! **phew** That was close. But he was so excited about it. And he was such a good sport, because after all of that, he still came shopping with me later. As far as his celebration went, we had Greg & Stephanie & Lilly over for the evening. It was tons of fun, and it made Robbie feel better about turning 25. (He's had a little bit of a complex about it for some reason.) Ivy enjoying the spotlight Robbie & Greg having a Cheerio sucking contest. (Don't ask me...after so many hours of laughing things tend to get a little out of hand. :) Robbie's record was sucking 44 cheerios in one breath. He's 25 now, so older and wiser right? :) Lilly anjoying the balloons Robbie losing at Phase Ten Lilly trying to break Ivy out of Crib-jail :)

Happy Birthday Baby!

Part 2 as promised

Ivy has grown up so much since we last saw the blogging world! She no longer baths like this: But more like this: (And I know this is probably boring and of no consequence to most of you, but the little things about Ivy are what we love the most) Some of Ivy's favorite friends are Lauryl: Grandma Tolman: Abuelita Walker: And of course, Lillian Meyet:

Part 3 as not promised, but implied...

She's also reading books: Her hair is growing sooo long: She's rolling all over the place: She's eating real food: And she's getting cuter by the day!

And finally...part 4

And in other news...meaning other than Ivy news... We finally got Rick off to North Carolina on his mission: We finally got Lauryl and Tyler married! :) We've been taking a lot of family walks lately and enjoying the beautiful fall weather! Ivy and I pass the time a lot by walking to the bank, the post office, and the store...all within about 10 blocks from our house. Halloween was so much fun! The holidays really take on a different feeling when you have kids. After how much fun Halloween was, we are really looking forward to the rest of the holidays! I want everyone to know that we had no idea Lauryl and Tyler were dressing up for Halloween like a tree and a tree-hugger when we picked out our costumes! It was a complete coincidence! (ask her...) :) Ivy also had her 6 month birthday! She's getting so big! This is a gift from her friend Lilly for her 6 month birthday: (just the balloon and card) Time has sure gone fast!

Before I continue...

Before I continue with my update I just have to shout for joy that tonight at midnight I will be soaking in the love that is Edward and enjoying two hours in a world that I love!!! Go Team Edward!