Snow, Christmas Tree Hunting and Fun

Addie wearing my boots. They almost look like fishing boots on her.

We bought Addie a new coat and snow pants for the winter. I asked her to put them on to show Aaron she refused to take them off even for dinner.

Aaron took us to the zoo for my Birthday. Addie is looking at some pretty birds.

Baby Zuri and her mom. Addie now knows what a elephant says!

Addie looking at the leaymers.

The tortes saying hello to Addie.

Addie loves these guys!

Aaron showing Addie how to be eaten by a lion.

Addie and I

Addie and Aaron

I am showing Addie how to take two ritz crackers and put cheese in between to make a sandwich.

Every year the Allen family hikes out and finds a Christmas Tree. This year we had so much snow that we had to go up to a different location and get a tree off along side the road. Brandon Emilee and I all excited!

Matt decided to plop down into the snow and ended up with a face full of snow because of all the powder.

This is why we were unable to get up to our usual spot. The snow was up to our waist. In the end we hiked out of the mountains with 5 Christmas tree (one being 20 ft long). Thank you boys for doing most of the grunt work.

I would call this the hick was of sledding. It is LOTS more fun and you don't consume as much energy.

Addie and Quinn even took a ride. Quinn loved it so much that she fell asleep on Tyson's lap.

Caleb and Brian enjoying the cold.

Aaron and I with our red noses!

This year Addie had three Christmases the first the Allen's the Saturday after Thanksgiving Addie got a baby doll, second the Lassig's at the beginning of December Addie got a farm with animals (shown above opening it) and then on Christmas day with Clair, Nate, Aaron, Addie and I. Addie then got a purse, little puppy dogs, a baby crib, and lots of fun stocking candy.

Aaron brought home the Costco food in a box and the day I found Addie cuddled in it like a puppy dog.

WHENEVER there is silence in the house I know that there are two things happening 1. Addie is asleep or 2. she is getting into something that she is not suppose to. This was the second, Addie pulled out half the roll of my plastic wrap out of the drawer and was trying to get rid of the evidence before her mother saw.

There are many ways in which you can use a stroller.....here is one. Addie is in love with hats!

Addie all bundled up to go for a run with Aunt Clair Christmas morning.

Some how every year we only get one or two pictures for Christmas, maybe next year I will make sure we get more. Here is Addie opening her stocking.

In August Aaron and I had two Chloe's (Aaron's niece and my niece) turn 8. We had the opportunity to see Chloe Stanley get baptized at the beginning of August, for Labor Day we went down to St. George to see Chole Allen get baptized. At each baptism I felt such a sweet spirit and it was such a joy to see each girl come out of the water brimming with joy. Here is everyone that traveled down to St. George for some Labor Day fun.

Addie inherited Aaron's bright blue eyes and puppy dog face. Needless to say she and her daddy have me wrapped around their little fingers.

Sometimes it takes me off guard to look at pictures and see that my little girl is growing up and becoming such a little lady. Here she is sitting in the bike trailer telling me it time for our daily ride around the neighborhood. This is also a front view of a hair do that I did on Addie.

Back view of the piggy tail braids.

Playing at the park after our bike ride together.

She now loves going down the slide by herself.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
This is fun mom lets do it again!

Addie playing on the spinning poles. She loves getting herself dizzy.

Doing what she loves to do best.......exploring the world.

Helping mom make biscuits for dinner one Sunday night. Addie is such a little helper, she loves to help me cook dinner and she also loves loading and unloading the dish washer. I think that it is great being a mom to such a little cutie.

July and August Fun

Addie's hair is getting long enough that I am able to do some cute hairdos. On this day she held still long enough to let me do this hairdo.

Front View

I did some cute little braided pig tails and I put Addie down for her nap, when she woke up one pig tail would not stay down.

Church pig tails with cute bows.

In July we also celebrated Matt's 16th birthday. Grandma Allen made the cake and we put the motorbike on top and it sunk into it.

One day I will get him to really smile.


Motorbiking and Hiking on the 24th of July

For the 24th of July we went up North Canyon to where Bryce and Brenda were camping. Addie and Aaron went for a hike while Brandon, Matt, Bryce, Emilee and I went motorbiking. This motorbiking trip was not a lucky one for us girls. Emilee hit a rock and ended up having a black and blue stubbed toe. I went down a hill with a lot of loose shell rock and my bike tipped over and I ended up breaking my foot. Emilee and I did end up riding for about 3 more hours and loved it.

Addie fell a sleep on the hike.

Addie is playing with her favorite toys........ROCKS.Aaron sat down on a rock and Addie decided she liked the idea.

Addie driving the suburban.

The next weekend we changed the motorbike and four wheeler oil. Aaron took Addie for a ride after.

Addie loves getting out my cooking bowls and playing with them. One day I turned around to see her stepping from one bowl to the other.


Good vs. Evil

Aaron and I looked at our house as being the dark and not so inviting house with all the black, so this last weekend we decided that we would change it up and paint the door and trim.

Welcome to our Happy Home!

While I was painting Addie was daddies little helper. Here she is trying to push the wheel barrow.

"Look Honey I found some cute dirt." Addie was very intrigued with everything that daddy was doing. At first she sat on the rake as he raked, and when he got to the shovel, well let's just say this wasn't staged.

Daddy started digging a hole and Addie wanted to help dig , or just wanted to be in the hole.