Snow!

  We got snow the day after Christmas.  It was the 1st December snow in the area since 1887!  This part of South Carolina is a lot like Texas in the sense that it rarely snows, and if it does, it's not until February or so when it does.  The kids has fun in it.  Allison threw a big fit when she had to go inside.

Busy but Fun Christmas

Payton came for 1st week of his Christmas vacation, and we had a lot of fun.  We gave him some of his Christmas presents early b/c he went back on the 26th.  We wanted to make sure he got to enjoy them.  Some of our adventures of the week included Payton learning how to ride a bike, going to the Columbia zoo to see Christmas lights, and just a lot of playing.

  For some reason I could not rotate this last picture.  The zoo had a fire pit where you could roast marshmellows.  It was the kids' favorite part of the zoo.

Santa!

 We went and saw Santa tonight.  Allison liked him!  The pictures are awful.  I need a faster camera.  She was so excited that Santa really had to hold on to her.  She was screaming with excitement.

This picture is just plain cute.  She was so excited about her new hat and gloves.  FYI, the hat and gloves are sized 3T.  We have a big girl!

I'm Getting So Big

  Our baby is growing up so fast.  She is walking really well these days.  She's still faster at crawling, so if she's in a hurry, she gets down on all fours.  Allison has also become quite the climber.  Her favorite thing to do is climb on the kitchen chairs.  I'm trying to teach her that she has to sit at the table, but she finds it more a game than anything. 
  Allison has also become the advance eater.  She can now eat a whole apple with the skin.  I just have to give a few starter bites, which works out well since she usually steals my apple and eats it.  She can also eat raw carrots, steak, whole grapes, and just about anything else she can put in her mouth. 
  Here are a few pictures of her recent achievements:

Cleaning Day!

 Today, I told Allison that we were going to clean house.  I think she misunderstood me and decided that I said that we were cleaning out b/c this is how she was my little helper.  Doesn't she look proud of herself?