Allyson - swimming videos

Now she is a pro:)

Happy Birthday Benjamin!

 Ben's only birthday request (he turned 27 TODAY!) this year was to go wakeboarding at Lyman Lake! He loves it and cant wait till we have our own boat someday. It was a really short trip but it was fun! And even though Lyman Lake water is pretty gross, it is hardly ever crowded! In the morning hours, we pretty much had the lake to ourselves and it was GLASS! Thank you mom and dad for taking us:)

allyson ALWAYS wants to drive!

we woke Kilee up from her nap, so
she is all zombied out!

look at the water!

gettin' some air!

not sure what you call this? but he landed it! haha

skiing is my love:) especially on glass water!

love this pic! ava's facial expression is priceless

hahahahahah this is why we love her

her vest and suit make those blue eyes pop!

surfin' it up!

my sweet kilee girl:)

ellie gets BIG air!

babies everywhere! haha

allyson loves uncle E

my dad getting ready to dock start!

hit it!

here we go!

will he make it?!

of course! (he always does haha) he's still got it!

cuttin' it up! how old is he again? ;) haha

Allyson's ISR lessons

Allyson just finished her 8th week of her ISR (infant swimming resources) lessons. It has taken her forever (it typically only takes 4-6 weeks) but she is finally starting to get it! This program teaches kids the survival skills needed if they were to fall into water unattended. It is amazing what they can teach babies (they start as young as 6 months!) At Allyson's age they teach them to swim, flip to their backs to float (and breathe) and then flip back over to swim to safety. Allyson LOVES swimming but hates to float. However, she now WILL float if she knows she needs to (hallelujah!). She cries while she floats but at least she knows how to save herself! Here is her progress as of today...her instructor thinks she will need to go one more week.

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Crosby Reunion 2012

A couple weekends ago we headed up to Vernon for the day to attend the Crosby reunion. The weather, or should I say wind, was TERRIBLE! But it was nice to visit with everyone:)

8 children, 42 grandkids, 129 great-grandkids,
& 6 great-great grandkids! so awesome!

tummy time is such hard work!

relaxing:)

visiting:)

allyson got way too much attention...

she ate junk the entire day! haha

she kept stealing ava's toy!

aunt joy snuggling with ki

playng horseshoes!

playing horseshoes!

volleyball!

"no, i stay in car mommy"

cheese!

auntie lissa & aba

my pretty blue-eyed ki

they were mocking lissa & jacy's pose
haha

see! haha

Kilee's room!

Alissa's room is now officially Kilee's room! haha. Poor Lissa had to live with these UGLY walls...but I figured, why paint the room when I knew I would just re-paint it once I had my second child? So she was a good sport and just decorated it with all kinds of outrageous colors. She also was a good sport in helping me paint! Stripes would be nearly impossible if it were just me! Or at least, they wouldn't have turned out this good! I am very proud of our uniform and straight stripes:)

BEFORE!

BEFORE!

seriously who picks these colors?

lissa showing off her booty haha

and after!

I know its ALOT of purple, but I
love it!

the pics dont do the colors justice

And I took a project on for her room...I decided I want to make some sort of hair bow holder since we have a million between her and allyson, so here is what I came up with! (ps-I am NOT crafty, this wasnt my idea! Thanks for the idea Taytum!0

started with a frame from
Goodwill, chicken wire, and
some ribbon

painted it with left over paint
from the dark stripes

added some ribbon to the corners

attached chicken wire to the frame and sanded it to give
it a shabby look (although its hard to see in this pic)

added the bows! (and yes, we still have more) lol

and up on Kilee's wall:) I LOVE how it turned out!