Chloe's 1st Birthday

Sweet little Chloe on her new pony

So cuddly looking

The birthday girl... she sat most of the present opening in her big girl chair

The adorable snowman cake - Angie got Mommy-of-the-Year award for this in my opinion!

Chloe & her Mommy opening presents

Chloe loved her cards : )

Somebody liked her cake!

Ty playing in Chloe's new toy bin

I think Ty was having more fun w/ this game than his Daddy was!

A family picture before we left Cole & Angies

Last weekend we headed to Cole and Angie's for Chloe's first birthday. Had a really good time and got to see all they've done to their new house too. On Thursday night we got to stay at Lana & Jess's, but I managed to get no pictures while I was there : P Had an awesome time there tho'... haven't relaxed like that in a long time. Also got a lesson in darts at both their houses (I shouldn't play was my lesson I think!) Really fun to see everyone and all their home improvements... thanks for letting us come stay!

Cousins

Chloe w/ all of her cousins... Drew, Mason, Ty, Chloe, Adriana, Connor & Rochelle

Rochelle w/ a marshmallow stuck to her nose

Adriana brushing her teeth at the party. They have battery operated toothbrushes and seem to really enjoy doing their job : )

The little guys sharing a toy

The cutest ponytails in town

The 3 youngest cousins enjoying Chloe's toys

Sweet little Adriana with a chocolate face

Another cute little "Grandma Magnet"

The two big kids got to play w/ Auntie Angie's stash of Play-Dough before the party

Everybody Home...

Gordon & Lorraine had a potluck on Sunday for all the people Todd & Ina had met w/ before and a few close friends. It was a really nice way for them to see everyone before they leave the states in a couple weeks.

My attempt at a family picture. Sorry Brian, Ina & Chris... guess I just got a partial picture of some of us!

The highlight of the trip for me was watching home videos. There are some pretty hilarious ones of us... thankfully there was a limited audience : )

Gramma Looie & Ty snuggling

More viewers... Amanda, Shannon & Kait

Grandpa Tom, Todd & Connor were watching too. Connor was sporting a really spiffy hairdoo done by Gramma Looie after bathtime : )

Playing

Ty's new brave trick. He thinks he's pretty big stuff.

Stepstools are fun!



His little stinker face

Connor entertained Ty for awhile by blowing his sponge bullets into the air. This was very entertaining to both boys (and Mommy since they were laughing so hard!)



Peek. Ty was playing in their big box and was peeking out the window at me.


Teething?!

In From The Cold

Nolan and Connor after a big morning sledding & riding the snowmobile.

We went to Randy & Brenda's on Saturday for a sledding/snowmobiling party. The kids had a blast and the Moms got to stay in w/ the 3 little ones & lots of food.

Gramma Chris's

We were at Gramma Chris's for a short weekend. She'd gotten the boys matching sweats so here they are trying them out. They were nice and cozy for their ride home!





Connor modeling the new flannel he got from Gramma

We like our new outfits THIS much... thank you Gramma!

His idea of "cheese"

New Years Eve

Jeff's hat is really cool.

Brian showing off a video he'd taken of a deer this year.

Before the games began. Looks like we may have run out of room to put people... poor Olivia had to take to the coffee table : )




We had an impromptu New Years party this year. Was really fun, nothing fancy but had all the essentials: friends, food and games.