Our Highlights of the year 2011...

*Jan... Lyv turned 18 months/ nursery
*Feb... Melissa and Jordan got married (Kristofer's brother)
*Mar... Alyvia started saying prayers/ started saying 2 word sentences
*Apr... Grandma Hansen came to visit.
*May... Alyvia moved into a big girl bed
*Jun... Alyvia started Potty training!! :D
*July 11, Found out we're having baby #2
*Aug... Alyvia started gymnastics and we celebrated 4 year anniversary
*Sept.. Lisa and Race came to visit (from Mesa, AZ)
*Oct... Alyvia went to her first circus and rode an elephant
*Nov...We went on the Polar express
*Dec... Melissa and Jordan came to visit!

New Christmas tradition Alyvia and Kristofer making cookies for Santa.


Santa came as you can see the cookies, carrots, and milk is gone and stockings filled.

29 weeks... : )

ps... I hate titling these things...

Have I said it before? This pregnancy is flying by so fast!!





Melissa and Jordan (Kristofer's brother and his wife) came to visit, Dec 21-24! SO SUN!

We went to Lamberts!! A must for all those who visit! GIFT SWAP! ;) hehe... Thank you Mel and J!!

Then we went to see the lights! There is house in Springfield that synced up their lights to music. It was beautiful and amazing, if you don't mine waiting and a TON of cars! ;)


It is always a blessing to have family come visit! Thank you for taking the time to think of us! We miss you guys! :D

I have NO idea where the time goes! I keep telling myself I will blog weekly, but I guess that goal is NOT easy for me! I am not sure why I have TONS of pictures and Alyvia always has a story. But here I am blogging a month later. Here is the scoop of what has been going on in our little town.




 

I really wanted to get some awesome Fall pics of Alyvia... But for some reason she doesn't really like smiling for me! We went to the Dallas Arboretum (if you haven't gone during the Fall you MUST!). Absolutely beautiful! I have never ever ever ever seen so many pumpkins... not even in a pumpkin patch. We spent like 4 hrs there. It was a fairytale every section had a fairytale theme. The biggest was Cinderella with a white wire pumpkin coach.

This is how Alyvia started the day...

Alyvia hates posing for pics... seriously!

This is how we spent the day... of course there are TONS more pics.

What a day... she fell asleep before we left the parking lot.

It was a day full of fun! I love my family!!!

Last weekend we heading down to Richardson, TX. Back to my roots. The Drill Team I was on was having their 55th anniversary and celebrating alumni so I wanted to go!! Homecoming in TX is a BIG deal. I wanted Kristofer to experience a little of it. We went to the morning pep-rally, afternoon parade, and the football game (half-time is one huge performance). A full day of purple and gold pride! Alyvia, Kinzley, and Decqlyn loved all the hype and music. They bounced and danced their little hearts out.

Made me miss it all just a little, not sure I'd ever really want to re-live high school... oh boy; the drama, the drama, the drama... nope. Glad to have the memories, though. ;)






It was so much to be among the hype and school spirit. I cannot believe I didn't take any pictures during the game oops. But it was fun to see the changes that happen in 10 years, the homecoming mums, old friends, and great traditions. NO-ONE does homecoming or football like Texas.

Here is a flash back picture of me Senior year as an Eaglette...

What a BLAST! This is mine and Alyvia's first circus experience. And it will happen again! We all had so much fun! And Alyvia's favorite part was anything that had to do with the Elephants. Next year I think we will go on Saturday to the afternoon show. 7-10:30 pm is too late for my little girl. But she sure did have fun.

our family... Alyvia not smiling because she wants to eat the cotton candy.

My sister's family... The Gorhams

I don't know why I look scared... : /

Alyvia pointing out (100x) "it's and elephant"

OF COURSE!! We sent them on an Elephant ride. Lyvs and Kinz still talk about it. :D

What a blast! We went to the Circus on a Thursday night. (Oct 6). Yup next year we are totally going but on Saturday during the day.
I love watching the excitement of life through the eyes of a child. I love being a MOM!!

 Every year we go to the craft fairs that are in the surrounding areas of Springfield. It is so fun. The first weekend in October is Pumpkin Daze in Republic (right by my dads office). It has grown so much since we first started going many years ago.Her are the girls about to go... it was pretty bright and Sunny.

*taken Oct 1st

Lyvs and Kinz petted little horses... They loved it!

Alyvia had to ride the train... Have I told you she is obsessed with TRAINS!

Then the second weekend we went to Apple Butter Makin' Days in Mount Vernon. They had a parade and crafts and rides.

Alyvia's first parade

so much fun on a spinning ride

ridding the horse

Alyvia and Kinzley ridding the horses