This year Annika celebrated her 4th birthday!!!!!

THE BIRTHDAY GIRL... after running in from pouring rain

The birthday cake

Birthday girl being crowned

Don't you just love the pizza face?

Lighting of the candles

YAY ANNIKA

Didn't want to meet Chuck E Cheese

Nikolas with Chuck E Cheese

Yummy... CAKE

Annika with her friend Sarah Grace

Mommy trying to open Annika's presents. :D

Sasha checking things out

Nikolas lost another tooth

Future Hockey Player?

Celebrating Annika's birthday at preschool

Time to play in the leaves

Sasha loves leaves

Snow White, AKA Annika

Krysta sitting on Nikolas

Nikolas with Sasha

Snow White and Al Capone

Al Capone, Snow White and Tinker Bell

Witch, Snow White, Tinker Bell and Al Capone

Umbrella Man, Al Capone and Snow White

Snow White handing out to trick or treaters

Al Capone and the Black Cat

New addition... INTRODUCING SASHA!!!!!!!!!!

I know I've been bad about updating this. Unfortunately, Facebook has taken over my soul.. so i barely think about updating this site. :D

October is a crazy month for us. Lots of birthday. First is Nikolas who turned 8 October 2nd

We had lots of things for the kids to do.

Musical Chairs

Down to two

Making some Halloween crafts

Finish Product with his bud Nick

THE CAKE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Krysta Loves CAKE

The Crew

Nikolas wanted so badly to have his birthday party at the Smithsonian American History Museum.. but that was just a little to much. So we took him as a family the day after his birthday party.

Famous Ruby Slippers

KERMIT

All and all I would say Nikolas had a great birthday. Next up.. MARK!!! HAPPY 40th MARK!!!!

Feeding the ducks

Running from the ducks

Nats vs Cubs game
Look at the Presidents run

Mark and Nikolas

Handsome guy

SWIM

Fun

Pose

Mommy and Annika

Summer fun at the pool

Krysta and Nikolas have been busy with swim lessons this year. We have been having a lot of fun at our neighborhood pool... enjoy pool pics

Ready to go

At the pool

Are these too tight mom?

Waiting patiently..

Off we go to swim
Ready to jump?

Ready, set....

YAY we did it

Drying off

Patriotic cutie

Going out for Mom's birthday dinner

Play time

He is tracing this picture....

Awwwww sisters

Been a while obviously since I updated. here are some random pictures for the past two months

Hollywood Krysta


Favorite Sundress

Outside

Boyd's Bear

First Library Card

In the basket

June 13, 2009 we had to make a very hard decision. We had to put our beloved Rolf to sleep. We miss him terribly!!!!!

Some Lilies that are in our front yard

Enjoying a new toy to play with

Feed the Ducks

Attach ANNIKA

A friend of the family got married one weekend in June. We had a wonderful time

Silly Annika

YUMMY FOOD

GET THIS OFF

More yummy food

SIBLINGS

Favorite toy

Krysta and the birthday cake

She did very well... only picked

She did end up making a mess of herself