HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

I am at my parents house so I don't have my regular pictures to post for Christmas, New Year, Blessing... you know all the ones I have yet to post :) But I just wanted to give a quick update. The reason it has been extra long is because I have become addicted to Facebook. I really admire all of you who regularly maintain both. Good for you. I am working on finding a balance. I love snow and rain but I am getting anxious for spring to come. Now an Allison update: she is the best baby ever. She is 5 1/2 months, she has her two bottom teeth, she eats rice cereal and rice cereal mixed with veggies. So far she likes peas, squash, and carrots, but she did not like green beans. We tried green beans first so now that she's tried the others we will give them another try. We will see if she likes it now. We are head over heels in love with her. She gives the best smiles. Ok, that is enough. Hope you all are well.

Melanie

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

One Busy Month

Here is a really long post to catch you up. I will try to get to Christmas and New Years another day. We hope you all had a Happy Holiday season!

My little brother Scott came home from his mission! We love Uncle Scotty!!!

Aruba

Our trip to Aruba was wonderful. It was warm and relaxing. We loved having Allison with us and enjoyed doing so many fun things with her. Sorry I went a little crazy with so many pictures but just think of it as a make up for not posting for so long. It is good to be back home.

She rode her first Harley... Grandpa Phillips is so PROUD! (The toy kind is the only one she is allowed to ride...rules. Love, mom) :)

I just had to show everyone Alli's cute swimsuit and robe. Baby clothes are sooo cute.

At the end of a long, fun day on DePalm Island. Ah, the feel of your toes in the sand and the water rushing back into the ocean underneath your feet. The ocean was clear and the water felt nice. I can't get over those adorable chubby legs!

There is not much higher on our list of things we love to do than to travel. This was our first time, however, traveling with an infant. But I must say everything for the most part went well. Allison's first adventures with an airplane included about 16 hours of flying time and 9 hours of layovers. She was such a good girl and mostly slept on the flights. There was only one leg when she fussed a bit. It is definitely more stressful though when flying with a baby.

We went to see the lights downtown. I have to say I was not all that impressed this year. It seemed like there were a lot less lights this year. I love the big red tree on Temple Square and it was not lit up. But it was fun to be downtown. Allison rode trax for the first time and she met Thurl. Life with a babe is so much fun.

Here comes Santa Claus

This morning our little family went and had breakfast with Santa Claus!

Allison had her picture taken with Santa. He got a kick out of their matching outfits! I love getting her dressed in the morning. It is so much fun to dress her up.

We love the Christmas season and it is even more fun this year with our new little buddy to do things with.

Hope you all are enjoying the spirit and festivities of Christmas.

HO HO HO!!!

Picture Tag

I was tagged by my friend Nicci. Here is the fourth picture from my fourth folder.

This is me at The Baths at Virgin Gorda in the Caribbean. There are these huge boulders all around on the beaches, some as tall as two stories. They are leaning on each other and piled up so you walk through them like tunnels. The boulders make lots of small coves and parts of the ocean are covered by a ceiling of rock. It is a very cool place.

Our Life

I am sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything. Halloween was fun. I took Allison in her costume to see Dave at work, ran errands, and spent the evening at my parents house. That weekend we had Allison's baby blessing. It was lovely. She had a beautiful dress with a little pearl bracelet, crocheted shoes, and a pretty headband. I will try to post some of those pictures but they're on my Mom's camera. I was so excited about her dress though. We bought it with the idea that it will be a family heirloom. We had Allison's name and birthday embroidered on the slip. All the girl cousins on my side of the family will wear this dress and have their names embroidered as well. And pass it on and on.

Some other things that have been going on lately include getting excited for Scott to come home from his mission in December and going to Aruba for Christmas! Dave has been busy with work. I am just busy with my cutie pie and trying to find time for me and to get things done around here. It is crazy that a day will go by and I feel like I have been so busy and did so much but really I didn't do anything except take care of Alli. She sure is getting to be so much fun though.

So that is our life, currently.