Allen's: 2009

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

My baby is growing up

She has teeth and can sit up. you have to look closely at the car sear pic to see her little bottom tooth.

Here is a little update/growth picture of the little cousins and the sleeping pic is just cute.

Emma turned the big 6 in November. She partied with some church friends and cousins.

Fall fun for our furry friends

We have an abundance of squirrels here and every Haloween they have a blast with our pumpkins.

Halloween

Here are the kids at our ward Haloween party. Instead of doing their usual ward dinner they just did some games and candy which was kind of disapointing. The kids were cute though.

Isaac is a robot, Ivy a square dancer, Emma a cute witch and Anna a princess.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

I tried to get our vacation posts in order but got it backwards so search back until you find Up north vacation and read up. That's what happens when you have one hand to type and one hand holding a squirming baby.

On the way home the next day we stopped at Gooseberry falls. I'm throwing in a picture of a lighthouse we only saw from the road. It was pretty.

Of course we ended the evening roasting marshmallows

Lake Superior - A Boy and his Dog

This picture just turned out exceptionally well of Isaac and Max.

There was a small light house you could walk out to.

Later that evening we went to a beach on Lake Superior it was so fun for the kids. At the end Ivy & Emma took unexpected dips in the lake which was kinda funny.

That afternoon we drove to Trout Lake and rented a $10 canoe and Brandon took the kids out on the lake.

The next morning we hiked to a place called Devil's Kettle. It is a phenomenon where half the river drains into a lava formation and they have no idea where it goes. It was a 1 mile hike up a mountain and then down 210 stairs. For me it was arduous and after nursing Hazel and getting the kids gathered to go back down and getting halfway down realized I hadn't even looked over the edge at the "kettle". I was kinda bummed but what can you do. The kids were energetic even Anna did it all the way under her own power.

We stopped to eat our lunch in Duluth and found a pretty rose garden park that overlooked Lake Superior.

Up North Vacation

We spent a few days in Grand Marais, 110 mi north of Duluth, this past week. It was so great to get away and we had so much fun.

We had the chance to see some amazing wildlife.

Canning

This is some of what has been keeping me busy lately. Kinda silly to post but it was so much work and I'm proud of it. There is pear sauce, applesauce and raspberry jam.

Isaac 10th B-day

Isaac turned 10 this August. I am so sad the kids are growing up so fast. In spite of that we had a great time at the river. Isaac got a mighty sunburn that pealed for days. Bad mama bad mama.

Hazel & Brynn

These are some fun baby fluff pictures. The bonnet was handmade by Aunt Rebecca. It is so beautiful but is only tolerated for short periods of time.

24th of July

Haven't posted for a while so here are some pictures from our summer first off is 24th of July. The kids are wearing makeshift costumes as I'm just too tired to be crafty. The stake had a fun day of activities and BBQ and a little parade until it started raining.