Once a Coffee Lover...

...always a coffee lover!

1 year later - good thing I got some more hair!

Christmas Take 1

Last weekend we celebrated our 5th annual Christmas (#2 for Jacob and me and #3 for Eli) with the Ames and Escens. Mike & Joy used to live right above mommy and daddy in their first apartment so the celebration started then and has been a tradition ever since! This time everyone got to come to our house...we had a big slumber party and it was so much fun!






Daddy volunteered to read us all a story...good thing we're still small enough to all fit on his lap!

Christmas in the Magic Kingdom

We went on our annual McElroy Family Disneyland trip! A few years ago before mommy and daddy got married, this trip consisted of the whole family (all 30+ people) wearing matching outfits and daddy walking in the front of the group hold up a light saber so everyone knew where to go. Things have changed a little since then...the whole family doesn't go anymore, only the cousins match and now we have too many strollers to worry about following the saber :)


I love my cousin Emma!!

...I think she likes me too!

The Princess and the Frog parade is one of my favorites!

The annual family sled picture...


Minnie is way more fun to watch on TV than to see up close!

Norwegian Christmas Cookies

Mommy and I drove out to Grammy and Grandpa's house one day to make Norwegian Christmas cookies with MorMor, Grammy and Aunt Doreen.

I'm becoming quite the little baker!!

Rolling the dough with MorMor



I was the official taste taster...yummy!!

Scarves and Beanies!

Finally....cold weather! It's a good thing I'm a Southern California girl though...rain and cold weather make it not so fun to play outside!

Deck the Halls!

A few weeks ago we spent one night decorating for Christmas...

I was in charge of making the cookies!!

The finished product!

'Tis the Season...

...to be jolly!!

We love Saturday Mornings!!

We love Saturday mornings when there is nothing to do! After breakfast, my favorite thing is to walk to the lake, feed (or chase) the ducks and play on the playground. Right now there are lots of big leaves on the ground so those are fun to crunch too!



Rides on Daddy's shoulders are the best!


Chasing the ducks...

I've mastered making the sound of many animals recently but haven't quite figured out yet this whole posting videos thing...any suggestions on how to turn the picture so I'm not walking sideways?!?

In Everything...Give Thanks!

We spent Thanksgiving mommy's side of the family in Northridge and then drove to Palm Desert to spend the weekend. It was cold outside so we had fun staying inside playing games, watching movies and hanging out!

Bad Hair Day!

I went to bed with normal hair and woke up with this!!!

Just a Typical Day Around Here