happy birthday alison!

I can hardly believe she's 4!  I wrote a bit more about my birth experience here, if you haven't seen it already.

We started out the day decorating cookies. (I think Andrew ate more candy than he did any decorating!)

Then we had the requested mac n cheese and hot dogs for dinner.

The requisite birthday presents in front of the Christmas tree (I have a lot of these of myself!)

Some new boots!  I wish I'd gotten the look on her face as she exclaimed, "They're just like Kate's!" They are cute!

And a doctor's kit. She LOVES to play sick Alison, or sick Andrew, or sick whoever-is-willing-to-play-at-the-moment.

In this case it was Christine.

Oh, and lets' not forget the cake and candles

She almost got them all!

Pokey Dot (funfetti) cake and strawberry ice cream.  That's my girl!!

fun at the park

alison's school pictures

I didn't really think I'd end up buying preschool pictures.  You know, the plain blue background, etc, etc.  So I didn't even really worry about getting her ready.  But she looks so darn cute I couldn't resist!!

in case you haven't heard him talking

Heeeeeeerrre's Andrew! (and yes Laura, he mentions you several times - it sounds more like orla)

alison has a future in broadway

This isn't her best rendition, she had the hiccups, but it's pretty funny. She started listening to the Les Mis soundtrack with us last February after Nick and I saw a production of it here. She latched on to "Do You Hear the People Sing" as her favorite song and learned the words.

sorry I've been slacking

Story time with Uncle David

Andrew likes the screen,

 

putting finger prints on my windows,

and navel-gazing.

the birthday ball

Hey! I posted a big thing on my other blog, www.amylouwho.com about the birthday ball. There are pics and even some videos. I'm feeling too lazy to re-post it. But I will leave you with these pictures:

 We did go apple picking (and borrowed some grandparents) but I have yet to post the pictures!

happy halloween *belated*

I know it's a little late, but I will never tire of these things!! Can't wait for the Christmas elves!

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happy halloween!

Duck Man and the Fairy Snow Princess: A story in pictures

Good times, people.

Before:

after:

He really is happy about it...

An actual picture of them together!!

That little sideways glance of his is hilarious!

cutie-pie

preschool!!

Alison started preschool a couple of weeks ago and she is LOVING it!

Do I really get to go to school today?

Yay!

Well, let's get out of here already!!!

It also gives me and Andrew some quiet time at home, just the two of us.  This is what Andrew decided to do today.

That's right, in his words, 'bath'.  But then he wanted some books.

Oh! You're going to take my picture?  Well, alrighty then, CHEESE!

still here

I've been meaning to put up some pictures here for a while, but with being sick for the last two weeks, and tired, and not taking a lot of photos lately.... well, it just got away from me.  So here's a few....

Me and Nick on our retreat to West Virginia.  He doesn't really have a pointy head, those are just his sunglasses.

I took Alison with me to my neighbors wedding.  The family we were seated with also had a 3 year old.  And an iPod with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  Catastrophe averted!

Just because I hadn't taken a picture of her in a while.  She was at Kate's. Always happy when she's there!

20 months old and loving life!

cheezers.

raise your hand if...

you love fudgesicles!

I'm glad I wasn't home to clean up this mess.

 

I'm glad Nick was home to take pictures!

 

From what I understand, Christine gets the credit for getting him squeaky clean after this!

backyard fun

This is the look you get when you eat too many green tomatoes.

Sometimes they eat the red ones too.

Sometimes Andrew goes down the slide backwards.

Sometimes you might still have some green tomato stuffed in your cheek for later.

At any rate, it's nice to see them play together!

uh oh...

what do you mean I have a big black mark on my nose?

what is it? ohhhhhhhh,

mascara.  Right, because you know how to put it on at the ripe old age of 3.

(seriously?  I'm in trouble.  I was upset with her, but not too upset to take a picture.  I'm pretty sure she didn't know how to react, which explains the sullen face.  I'll post some happy pics later.)

it's about time

It's just been two weeks now since Daddy returned, and oh how happy we are to have him home!

This was taken the morning after he got back. Can you see the look of relief in my face? and pain in Alison's? Andrew was just happy.