Easter 2011

The kids & I dying easter eggs Toy Story style. :)

Easter morning: Easter baskets & hunting Easter eggs.

(Of course we know the real reason we celebrate Easter, as does Isabella. These are just some of the Easter traditions we enjoy & that make great memories & pictures.)

Jackson's Animal Sounds

Here is Jackson at 23 months with his animal sounds.  The rooster is my favorite. :)

Jenks Aquarium Jan 2011

We had planned a trip to visit Granny & Grandpa Abla in January but once again we had to cancel. This time due to weather- icy roads in AR. So instead we decided to take a day trip over to the Tulsa area & go to the Jenks aquarium since we had never been. It was a fun day! The kids enjoyed all the animals & even got to touch some of the animals which they loved. We ate at an Italian restaurant on the litte river by the museum & then went to a used book store Mike had heard about.

Christmas 2010

Our annual MWC Christmas lights carriage ride. Both kids had lots of fun!

This year we visited the North Pole City store in south OKC. Both kids loved it & didn't want to leave. Isabella wasn't feeling particularly photogenic that day though so I just have a pic of Jackson & Mike on that trip. Isabella & I made a gingerbread house (from a kit) for the first time this Christmas. I finally found one that didn't have hfcs or hyd. oils. Yay! It was fun & she enjoyed eating the candy, of course.

As usual, the kids got too many toys! But we all had fun opening presents & playing all day. :)

Snow Storm 2011

As those of you in OK know, we got a lot of snow this year! Of course the kids loved it. Isabella played out in it for awhile despite being super cold & having snow in her socks. Jackson didn't last as long outside & was a bit fussy at times but he was pretty amazed by the stuff. As you can see in some of the pictures, the snow drifts got pretty high! Mike got some snow days off from work & we tried to stay warm. :)

Christmas Family photo/card 2010

Here is the picture we used for our 2010 Christmas card. Thanks Jennifer for taking it for us!

And our Christmas card...

Randomness- winter 2011

From left to right:

*Jackson likes to play dress up with Isabella... even though that means wearing a pink princess dress. ;o)

*Isabella likes to pose with her stuffed animals (I think her stuffed animals are her all time favorite toy to play with). This bear is a bear made out of antique quilt pieces given to Isabella from her great Grandma (thanks Grandma! It's one of her favorites!)

*Bella & Jackson on a bench at a park with our MOMS club friends

*Another stuffed animal pose

*Jackson came to me one day with one of Isabella's dresses & handed it to me saying, "me, me!" So I asked him if he wanted me to put it on him & he said "yes". :)

*Cutie pie Jackson