Allison's first time on her sled!

Here we are... Allie LOVES her sled and so do I.

It has been kinda chilly the last few days. Today, however, was about 24 degrees (alot warmer than it has been, here in Wiscosin). We just went around the house a few times... Then her dad had to take a spin with her and Loki too.

**If you have an infant and are interested in this sled (Pelican Deluxe Infant Sled), you can get it at Walmart, Dicks Sporting Goods, Target... if they are out of them just check on-line**

Christmas

Everyone should get a little "bling" (aka jewelry) for Christmas, but I think that the grill is a little much! LOL
Christmas Eve my mom's side of the family always get together... this year we did something a little different. Everyone was able to pick a present from under the tree or steal a present from someone who had already picked one, starting from oldest to youngest.

Heath (pictured above) happened to pick a pimped out chain and mouth piece (aka Grill). Needless to say, I'm pretty sure that nobody wanted to steal his gift after he put the mouth piece (aka grill) in his mouth.

Allison and Maddie - They were so cute on xmas eve... I think that Allie is giving Maddie a massage from all the hard work she put in to open her presents. LOL

Allison got an infant snow sled (and snowsuit as you can see) for Christmas... I figured since the lake is right down our road, we could make some trips to visit her dad when he is out ice fishing... This little girl does "not" like being stuck indoors all day... she will "love" her sled. I just know it!

Allie has become a pro at opening her presents! She received alot of gifts from our family

Here is Allison with all her gifts... I think that we need to get a toy box, very soon, and more closet space! : )
Oh and by the way she is not crawling yet, but she manages to get around like a little inch-worm

Visiting with Kristi 2 days before Xmas

Allisons first xmas present was from Kristi, Craig and baby. She received a cute brown hoody with a snazzy colorful legging - How cute!

My cousin Kristi holding Allison. Kristi is a little over 8 months pregnant... we can't wait to meet her little boy!

12/11/09 - Crawling by Christmas?!

**Sorry the footage is a little dark:(

Allison is progressing with her crawling moves... every day, she gets a little stronger. I'm thinking that she will be crawling by christmas

Now, she thinks she needs to try and do somersaults too (this was something totally knew!) - as you can see her little bum up in the air on the video above, like she is gunna do a somersault. LOL - after I turned the camera off, she did the same move three times in a row

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving Allie's grma and grpa Crider came to visit for a few days, from Iowa. They joined Neil, Allie, myself and lots of other family members at my mom and stepdads for Thanksgiving dinner...

-The pic above is Patty (friend of the family) and Allie. Allie is "very" carefully checkin' out the tree that changes colors at my moms. The tree amused her for a long time... all of a sudden Patty said, "She's backfiring on my leg!" LOL - That's my little stinker!;)

Allie havin a "Jumping n' Screaching" good time with cousins Briana and Rachel

The evening after Thanksgiving Neil, Allie, and I went to spend time with his parents at there Hotel... Daddy took her in the pool and the water was alot warmer than the last time Allie and I went swimming! Grma Mary had a good time with her in the pool too:)

"Out and About"

11/21 - Gma Brenda, Allie, and I went to Walgreens to get some pics developed... Allie absolutely loves being out and about ... Allison loved all the stuffed animals that Walgreens had hanging at the end of just about every isle - The pic above was taken before she noticed the camera - she was being so silly!

11/15/09 - Allie's first dip in the pool

My aunt Debbie, Grandma Pat, and cousins Brooke and Briana had a girls weekend in Appleton... My mom lives in Appleton, so we decided to join them for an evening at their hotel room. We all went swimming after visiting for an hour or so in their room...

Here is Allie in her very first swimsuit at 5 Months old - Look at those thighs!

We weren't sure how Allie was going to react to the water because it was a little chilly -

She never cried - she loved looking at how the light reflected off every little ripple in the water

Momma and Allie - I cant wait to take her swimming again - Preferable in a warmer pool
and with daddy along too:)

10/30/09 - Halloween

Allison was a little lamb for Halloween:) she loved the costume... especially when she was able to see her reflection in the mirror. lol She also loved visiting some cousins and grandparents, that live near-by.

The pic above is Allie with her cousin Carter (he is 9 months old) dressed as a spider... I would say that Carter was her favorite to visit with... she was just amused by how he could crawl around and give her piggy back rides! - with a little help from mommy:)

10/27/09 - Allison's first Veggie

Allie is lovin' the sweet potatos... She
likes to help guide the food to her mouth - I usually hold
her hands so she can't make a big mess, but we made
a real big mess this morning!:) When. I Mixed her cereal with
some leftover sweet potato, from yesterday, and her hand
got free (more than a few times) and the food went flying.
/oh and not to mention the mouth full of food and it all came
flying out with a big a-chew ! lol

10/20/09 - The Cutest Plumbers Crack, Ever!

Allie's diaper was loose and her little butt crack was showing a bit... I just thought it was the cutest little thing. lol So of course, I had to get the camera out.

This is one of those pics that will probably embarress her when she gets older! - Oh well, we all have em' - right?!

We're In The Jungle Baby!

Allie is on her little Jungle play mat... I was starting to think that it was a waste of money, until now. She absolutely loves it!! She babbles (and drools!) more than ever when she is on this mat.

10/4/09 - Baptism Party

Kisses or Whisker rub from Grandpa Jimmy? It must have just been a kiss cuz Allie didnt cry - this time!

Daddy is holding Allie while I open her gifts.

Allison recieved $$$ to start a college fund and also received some cute "warm" clothing that was very much needed! Thank You everyone... I hope you had a nice time and didnt get too cold

Allie with her uncle Josh - She almost slept thru her whole party, as you can see her big yawn in this picture - she was so sleepy

Allie and her God-father Eric .

I wanted to be able to post a pic of all the god-parents together with Allie, but right when I took the pic of all of them together, my camera died!

10/3/09 - Allison gets Baptized

It was a big day for this little girl... Allie was baptised at St. Paul Lutheran Church, at 8:00 pm Sat. evening. She did pretty well except towards the end ...she was getting a little cranky, when it came time for pictures with grandparents but Grandpa Al was lucky enough to get a good pic with Allie before she got too cranky!

Allie is NOT happy in this pic! lol We tried taking other pictures after this one and she just wasn't gunna have it! So we decided that we would take more pictures the following day at her Baptism party

Neil and I with Allie's God-parents

(Left to Right - Amanda, Neil, Josh, Brooke holding Allison, Katie, and Pastor Shoup)

FDH Appoved?! - Probably NOT!

Allie is in her exersaucer... I had Neil take the seat liner out (so I could wash it)because she had a big poopy blow-out... needless to say, we had a hard-time getting it back to what it originally was! Obviously, this picture above is not correct, but Neil thought it was correct, until, he put her in it! lol I took "one look" and laughed my butt off... Then asked him what are you doing!:)

FINALLY, daddy Neil put it back together the way it was suppose to be... and to thing that I could have gotten a decent pic of her - this is the best one. She just loves bouncin'

9/12 - Allie's first sniffles...

On Saturday Allie wasn't feeling the greatest... stuffy nose, coughing, little fever... Mama took her into the clinic and they said she is fine and just has a cold... Poor little girl, she could barely breathe out her nose

(Left to Right - Snuggle Bear, Allison, and Cuddle Bear:)

Labor Day Weekend

We went camping with family, on my grandparents property, that is on the Oconto River. It was georgeous the whole weekend

This is Allie's great uncle Kevin.

Allie was justa bouncin' when I took this pic - Great Grandma Pat was shocked by how strong she is!

My cousin Heather and I have lots of fun memories down by the river and I hope our little girls will too someday

Here is Allie's uncle Josh

This is just a pic I took when we got home... she was being so goofy!

9/1/09 - Allie's first shots

A picture of Allie getting the easy meds... the shots were not fun, but she did pretty good for the most part. After her shots we had to go get diapers and wipes... she screamed the whole time we were at the store, as soon as we got in the car she was out like a light:)

When we got home daddy was there to cuddle Allie...