Brown Bear

 

 

 

Addison's preschool allows each child to bring home brown bear for a week and he gets to go on adventures with your child.  They have to write about their experiences together and show pictures.  Brown Bear was fun.  He read stories with us, Addison brushed his teeth at night, he got to go get a hair cut with Addison, got ice cream with the girls, and then he was able to go to the deer lease with Addison and her daddy.  Addison had a great time with brown bear and he will be missed :)

Thanksgiving 2012

 Emery really showed off her walking skills this Thanksgiving

Cutie

 Sarah, the pug, was fighting Emery over the Mickey Mouse couch :)  Its very clear that Sarah won this battle

Gma and Addison and Greer

We went to the Bear Creek Park to see all of the animals.  Addison and Ryan decided to take a jog-thought the picture was cute

 Emery and Papa checking out the turtles in the lake

 Our girls going for shoulder rids so they can see over the fence at the animals

 Emery trying to ride and Alaskan Bear at MeMe and Papas house

The girls were cracking up over an i phone ap on animals

Our Addison is so trusting of the ponies, she sticks her hand through the fence and turns away

Emerys first little gym class

Emery had a great time at her first little gym class.  She really likes to climb and found it very difficult to hang around during circle time with all the great things to climb all around her.  After class, she stood in the glass window starring at the gym wanting to go back for more.

Houston trip to see the Unterbrinks!

 Addison, Elena, and Beckett hanging out at the Houston Zoo

 Emery started taking her first steps this past weekend in Houston.  She is still not choosing walking as her main source of transportation, but she can take several steps on her own.  

Showing off her beautiful baby blues 

 Emmy trying to keep up with Beckett

 Emmy and Beckett could sit in the swings all day

 Sweet Elena

Our pretty little girl

Addison and our puppies

Halloween 2012

Emery was a fairy princess and Addison was a Mermaid Princess.  Our little Princesses had a good time trick or treating and hanging out with the neighbors.

Emmy getting into the pantry

 Emery can spot an open pantry from anywhere and she loves pulling everything out

Shes a climber 

Addison even likes playing with the cans

Around the house

Addison and Emery enjoy playing drums with the pots 

Addison made a floral crown

Bahamas Vacation

Ryan and I landed in the Bahamas just in time for Hurricane Sandy.  It was our first time to leave our little girls who were having a blast at their grandparents.  Wednesday afternoon it was very windy and we were tired so we elected to take a nap instead of going to the beach or pool.  We woke up just in time for all the hurricane fun.  The hotel was boarded off with Metal panels with the exception of the front door which ultimately broke due to the storm.  My continuing education class was next door to our hotel so we got the pleasure of exploring the winds daily.  Our CE class compacted the course during the hurricane so we could have the last day (Sunday) off since it was the first day of visible sunlight.  Above is a photo of us right before we left the resort to catch our plane home on Sunday afternoon.  The hotel opened a single room that opened to the pool and ocean on the last day we were there.  We decided to go out to the beach and take a picture prior to getting on our plane.  This nice older women was so sweet and happy to take our picture.  Clearly the i phone camera is new to her.  Such a sweet lady, but a horrible photographer :)  I looked at the picture once we got to the Miami airport and almost died laughing. 

Addison and Austin

Austin was sleeping on his dog bed and Addison cuddled up to watch tv, just thought it was cute and wanted to share.  We are very blessed with two dogs that are wonderful with our girls.

Emery's first birthday party

Emery was so very excited about her cake

Its coming

Yummy!

and fun

so sweet

Emery was very thirsty after eating all of that cake

 Prior to destruction photo

 Sweet sisters

Addison watching her sister dive into her birthday cake

 

Our sweet baby has turned one.  Wow a year goes by fast.  

 Little girl knows when food taste good and this food taste real good :)

 Cousins

 Steiner trying to make the best of the party

 Opening presents

 Emmy enjoyed playing with all of the balloons

Emery and Papa