Saturday, December 17, 2011

Happy Birthday Vonn!!

Vonn turned the big 1! on Tuesday December 13th, 2011. We decided that the best thing to do was to bring the whole family to Red Robin so she could yell as loud as she wanted and make a big mess for someone else to clean up.


Vonn had her mommydaddy there, with her big sister Colby, Grammy, Poppi, Aunt Jen, Uncle Brandon, and her two best friends Elsa and Brighton. You can see her telling a story to Colby and Elsa above.


Did I mention you could yell as loud as you want? Well here is Vonn testing out that theory. I believe she is saying that she loves mac 'n' cheese.


Next it was time to sing happy birthday. Aunt Jen and Brighton had the best seat in the house for the fun.




Vonn and the other little ladies were the lucky ones who got cupcakes from Flavor in Bel Air, MD (winners of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network).


As you can see, the cupcakes were a big hit!!

Mom and Dad had a great time. They are so proud of their little girl. She is getting so big and will be ready to walk any day now since she is officially one.

Her birthday presents from Aunt Jen and Grammy/Poppi were a big hit too. We will tell you all about them in our next post. Oh man, gotta get that one out soon. Christmas craziness is almost here.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Santa's Little Helpers

It's the holiday season, and whoop-de-do and dickery dah and don't forget where you pahked ya cah.

So the girls love Christmas time. Mommy allowed us to go out and get the tree without her, which is a huge deal. She said we did a good job, but I think that had a lot to do with the delivery girl.

Happy Holiday Wreath

The tree is huge! Compared to Colby.

Ms. Colby and Ms. Vonn helped mommy with the lights and decorations. Everyone wanted to know what to do first... But Vonny knew.


Deck the halls with energy efficient LED lights Y'all!!


Getting started.


Doing the Christmas light twist.


Checking out the Penguin tree topper.


Putting on the finishing touches. What do you think Vonn?


Decorating the Christmas tree is AWESOME!!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

No Big Events, Just Having Fun Being a Family

The last few weeks we have been doing all the normal family stuff. Going to school/work, eating, playing, sleeping. Colby has been having a lot of fun with her baby sister.


Vonn is eating up a storm. She no longer will let you feed her baby food. She wants to do it all by herself. So it is a banana, a multigrain bar, oatmeal, and milk for dinner when we get home. Then she yells at you until you give her your fingers and she walks circles around the house.

Colby has really been enjoying building houses and castles with her blocks and playing princesses. See the super cute video below.



Fall has come and you know that means... piles of leaves.



The new kitchen project is done for the most part. Just a little bit of paint left.
Colby is always ready to lend a hand.


Dress up is still a family favorite.

Colby the Princess.

Couple 'o Cowgirls

Hollywood Vonn


Oh, and we have to fit dad in here too.

Vonn has taken her first steps in the last few days. She still isn't too happy about it. She would much rather you help. We haven't been able to catch it on video yet, but we will post it as soon as we do.

We are really looking forward to the Christmas season. Nennie and Grumpy are coming down from NH. Auntie Kate, Uncle Barry, Arlo, and Ezra are coming up from Florida too. It is going to be so great to have the whole family around for a few days. We will fill you in on all the adventures after the new year.