GWL

We had a great time at Great Wolf Lodge, once again.. Our family sure enjoys the time we spend there... the girls cannot get enough of the swimming and the magic, and this time we stayed in a fun Wolf's Den room.. and they loved that!!!

Instead of explaining each picture, I will let the photo do the talking....

Build A Bear

We finally took the girls to Build a Bear Workshop, so they could use their gift cards from Christmas... Allie picked a wolf, and shannon a kitten.

After they were stuffed, the girls had fun giving their new friends a bath..

They had fun, love their new friends and keep asking to go back.

Cousin Brett (Uncle Mark and Aunt Kim, too)

After visiting Idaho, we stopped by WR to visit the other half of the family...

While there, we took the kids to a local play gym for some run around, bouncin' off the walls time.

Visiting with Uncle Ross and Aunt Kris

We got to spend a few days in Idaho with Uncle Ross and Aunt Kris..

they have a WII.. and Allie was hooked on the Guitar/drum game.

We also spent a morning at a local Discovery Center.... lots of cool things to do and see... even the big boys got into it....

And when it warmed up, we went out for a bike ride... Allie tried to ride without her training wheels and did awesome!!

Dads and Daughters

This year, Kyle got a Dads and Daughters package at OSU for him and Allie.

They got to go to a women's volleyball game, women's basketball game and a gymnastics meet this year together. They got cute shirts and had a fun time during their special night outs.

For the last event, Mommy and Shannon crashed the party and attended the gymnastics meet with them. Allie had fun taking pictures of the event....

I.Heart.Sisters

I love my sister. Most of the time.

Valentine's Cookies

For Valentines day, we decorated cookies..

and it got.. well, messy. :)

and then, there was fun for the big kids too.

Birthday Girl

Allie turned 5!! Hard to believe, but my baby is FIVE!!

And, as requested, we celebrated Hawaiian Style. (In Sunriver, Oregon).

So, first stop was Mavericks Swimming Pool....

Then, back to the Sunriver House for play time... including dressing up!

Then we had a wonderful dinner of Kahlua pork... YUMMY... and opened presents.

Of course, next up was the cake.. this year we splurged on an ice cream cake from Cold Stone. NOt sure what happened to those pictures, though???

Then after cake, since there was not enough sugar consumed, it was time for the pinata... :)

(Pictures to be inserted later.. :) They are on another camera...)

Thanks to the McGregors, Jenkins and Fraser family for celebrating with us!!!

Sunriver

We spent the past week in Sunriver, enjoying beautiful Central Oregon! While there was not as much snow as we prefer, there was more than at home, so the kiddos loved it.

We stayed in a house and had our friends the Jenkins and McGregors join us for part of the trip. We also go to spend time with our friends the Frasers who live in Bend.

It was a great week. We spent lots of time lounging around the house.. Jaya learned to bounce courtesy of Shannon!!

and played games. Check out the board on this game of monopoly... can you guess what color Allie was??

Though it was pretty chilly, we also made sure to get outside in the snow and play.

And there was even some time for sled dogging.. The girls got to go with Kyle and Kendal and Lauren on a ride at Mt. Bachelor with Trail of Dreams..

Allie even got to drive....

We also took the girls ice skating. Allie has been a few times, but this time she decided she didn't need help and she took off. She was quite good, actually, and though she fell a lot, she always got up. It was Shannon's first time, and she thought she didn't need help either... but, well, she did need a little help.