To the Temple/Zoo
Em loves her little bear suit. Keeps her snug as a bug in a woofy dog (that's Claire's version)
The Zoo Crew! Our trips to the temple are a real adventure. This most recent one demonstrates why we don't make it up as much as we would like.8 am - Leave House
10:45 - Arrive at Zoo
11:15 - Meet friends at Zoo - take their kids while they go to temple
2 pm - Make the kid switch
3 pm - Arrive at temple
5 pm - Back to Zoo
6 - Finally back on road after multiple stops
7 pm - Eat dinner at Q Doba - Both Claire and Amelia with blowout poopy diapers.
8 pm - Back on Road
9:30 - Arrive at home
Time spent in temple 45 minutes. Time from door to door - 13 1/2 hours. We loved it.
Claire and mom didn't realize that the tiger was locked in. They were scared.
Some may recognize this picture. We did have a great day at the zoo and at the temple.CLAIRE gets a big girl bed ( and aunt Alyson visits (but we have no pictures))
Claire has done great with her transition to the big girl bed. We received assurance that she would take a while to figure out how to get out of bed on her own and come find us. That wasn't the truth. The first couple nights were rough. Now we are trying to teach her not to shut the door and wake Emme. She is the cutest. 
I thought this was a cool photo. This lady was all decked out in the english riding garb - with a side saddle, and a face net.
The horses were beautiful.
Wake up Em! You are missing the horses.
Thanksgiving dinner was PHENOMENAL! Every dish was superb. I just love Thanksgiving and it was so good to have family out, and be with those we consider family. The highlights include:
Claire has done great with her transition to the big girl bed. We received assurance that she would take a while to figure out how to get out of bed on her own and come find us. That wasn't the truth. The first couple nights were rough. Now we are trying to teach her not to shut the door and wake Emme. She is the cutest. We love you aunt Alyson. Thanks for all of your visits
Thanksgiving
We had a great Thanksgiving this year. Grandma and Grandpa Dahle came out to visit and Dad had some great time off. I love Thanksgiving. Definitely my favorite holiday.
This year we went to see the Blessing of the Hounds. There is a ceremony at a local church where the give a sermon, bless the hounds, and go on a fox hunt. It was so much fun to see the horses and the hounds. Claire loved it. She even got to sit on a horse named Comet (every horse she has met since she has named Comet).
I thought this was a cool photo. This lady was all decked out in the english riding garb - with a side saddle, and a face net. 
The horses were beautiful.
Wake up Em! You are missing the horses.
Thanksgiving dinner was PHENOMENAL! Every dish was superb. I just love Thanksgiving and it was so good to have family out, and be with those we consider family. The highlights include:Pomegranet/Grapefruit/Kiwi/Lime Salad, Coconut-Pecan pie, Blueberry Salad, Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, Stuffing, etc.
Grandma brought out some farm animals for Amelia. Of course Claire is sharing them with her (Claire's idea of sharing. She takes something from Amelia's hands - "Look mom, I'm sharing with Emme!"). Here she is conducting a very important lunch meeting.
Claire had a great time with Gramps! We love you guys. Thanks again for coming out.
And what visit to Charlottesville would be complete without a trip to Monticello? This is a beautiful place to live. We will miss it when we leave.
I love this family!
Grandma brought out some farm animals for Amelia. Of course Claire is sharing them with her (Claire's idea of sharing. She takes something from Amelia's hands - "Look mom, I'm sharing with Emme!"). Here she is conducting a very important lunch meeting.
Claire had a great time with Gramps! We love you guys. Thanks again for coming out.
And what visit to Charlottesville would be complete without a trip to Monticello? This is a beautiful place to live. We will miss it when we leave.
I love this family!Dad and Claire go sledding
Our 97 year old neighbor and friend called up and invited us to come use her sled when it snowed. Claire and I had a great time.
We were all smiles
Em came down to play
Afer a fun night of sledding, Em takes a much needed bath.
Then she goes for some much needed nourishment. This was in the early stages of her eating solids. She is doing awesome now.
We recently had a great trip out to Utah! We love seeing family and friends.
A great day sledding lead to the making of the three-headed snow monster.
That's a scary monster.
They were really buried!
It took a while for Claire to realize that this was a tough sized snowball to throw. She really wanted to get daddy.
Sam was the tubing king!
Claire wasn't too bad on the sled. I was proud that she wanted to go on the sled by herself.
Kins and Claire had a great time together.
With all the cousins in town, we decided that the Christmas story should be reenacted.
Kinsley played a great Mary. Mike won the award for best actor in a supporting role - he plays a mean donkey. We love you guys.
Sam was indeed sore afraid
Claire loved her role as the angel.
Hadley, not so much.
What a great crew of cousins. We can't wait to add one more in April (Ann is due in March). Amelia will lose out on her role as the baby Jesus, but it is something I think she is willing to give up. I don't think they had pacifiers and polka-dots back then.
Nice job guys! It was a memorable night. We are going to take a look at it soon on the video camera (assuming it still works after Hill dropped it in the bathtub - from what I can tell though, putting it in a bag of rice to dry it out really works).
We had a great time with the Carters. I am not sure exactly what the pose is, but I like it.
Ems, it's okay, she's your aunt and she loves you.
Every two year old girl deserves a Tinkerbell Seat. Thanks Grandma. Can't wait to get back out there and sit on it.
Looks like sleeping beauty just got a lot shorter and alot fatter! We love you Emme Jane.
We love these princesses. We had a great time out there. We even got snowed out of Charlottesville for a couple extra days and that was fun. But getting home to 2 feet of snow was also fun. Thanks to the customer service rep at Delta who finally understood why I didn't want to get stuck in Atlanta for two days with two kids.
Our 97 year old neighbor and friend called up and invited us to come use her sled when it snowed. Claire and I had a great time.
We were all smiles
Em came down to play
Afer a fun night of sledding, Em takes a much needed bath.
Then she goes for some much needed nourishment. This was in the early stages of her eating solids. She is doing awesome now.UTAH
We recently had a great trip out to Utah! We love seeing family and friends.
A great day sledding lead to the making of the three-headed snow monster.
That's a scary monster.
They were really buried!
It took a while for Claire to realize that this was a tough sized snowball to throw. She really wanted to get daddy.
Sam was the tubing king!
Claire wasn't too bad on the sled. I was proud that she wanted to go on the sled by herself.
Kins and Claire had a great time together. The Nativity
With all the cousins in town, we decided that the Christmas story should be reenacted.
Kinsley played a great Mary. Mike won the award for best actor in a supporting role - he plays a mean donkey. We love you guys.
Sam was indeed sore afraid
Claire loved her role as the angel.
Hadley, not so much.
What a great crew of cousins. We can't wait to add one more in April (Ann is due in March). Amelia will lose out on her role as the baby Jesus, but it is something I think she is willing to give up. I don't think they had pacifiers and polka-dots back then.
Nice job guys! It was a memorable night. We are going to take a look at it soon on the video camera (assuming it still works after Hill dropped it in the bathtub - from what I can tell though, putting it in a bag of rice to dry it out really works).
We had a great time with the Carters. I am not sure exactly what the pose is, but I like it.
Ems, it's okay, she's your aunt and she loves you.
Every two year old girl deserves a Tinkerbell Seat. Thanks Grandma. Can't wait to get back out there and sit on it.
Looks like sleeping beauty just got a lot shorter and alot fatter! We love you Emme Jane.
We love these princesses. We had a great time out there. We even got snowed out of Charlottesville for a couple extra days and that was fun. But getting home to 2 feet of snow was also fun. Thanks to the customer service rep at Delta who finally understood why I didn't want to get stuck in Atlanta for two days with two kids.And Finally...
Claire decided to help dad brush his teeth a couple weeks ago...
It was not a success! (This picture is not photshopped - I am waiting for my tooth implant next week. Hill won't kiss me until I get my tooth back.)
Claire decided to help dad brush his teeth a couple weeks ago...
It was not a success! (This picture is not photshopped - I am waiting for my tooth implant next week. Hill won't kiss me until I get my tooth back.)It has been fun. Making a New Year's Resolution to post more often in 2010. We love you all!
