Family's Visit

Ticket were really cheap for a certain period of time so my family took that opportunity and came down for a visit!! My dad, my mom, and Lisa and Aaliyah came.  It sure was a houseful but we had fun.  I especially liked seeing the cousins play together.  Aaliyah has officially passed Elisa in size! She is two months younger and super cute.  Here are a bunch of pics for ya:

My dad was very helpful in watching all the babies.  He took Elisa to the park and took this picture and video:

Elisa loves dancing and she loves watching people dance! So cute:

We celebrated my mom's birthday while she was down here.  I made her a heart cake and we sang happy birthday to her.  I don't know what was going on with Gabe though!

Christmas Crafts

 Now that Christmas is almost 2 months past, here are some fun Christmas crafts I did this year.

Beaded Ornament.  This hobby is going on the back burner for the next several years.  It takes too long and I have not the patience for it.  Beading is so very tedious! 
I made this ornament for my in-laws, and despite the time put into it, it still didn't turn out that great:

 

 

I made some Borax Crystal ornaments with Gabe.  It sure was fun seeing how dumpy pipe cleaners could turn into somethings so sparkly and pretty.  I made everyone's names and put them on the tree.  The lights on the tree made them really sparkle! They are so easy and quite cheap to make, click here for the tutorial.

 

Made this train for Gabe on a whim.  He loves it!

Little Miss Personality

 As Elisa gets older, her personality comes out more and more.  She is a very sweet girl but definitely has a sassy side!  We love her giggles and funny faces.  I don't know where she gets her personality from but it will be amusing to see how her strong personality plays out in a family of laid-back personalities.
She is loving but vicious.  She will bite (hard--she'll draw blood if you let her), pinch, scratch, pull hair and screech deafeningly into your ear--she's a feisty one!  We love her so much and wouldn't trade her for the world! We love her just the way she is. 

Christmas 2011

Whoops, almost forgot about this post!!  Better late than never.
For Christmas my sister Cindy came down for a visit.  Gabe absolutely loves her!! We had lots of fun:

At the mall

Making Elisa laugh

Aunt Tootsie taught Gabe the "Jello Dance"

Erik's parents also came down to spend Christmas with us.  We all got spoiled! 

Look at all those gifts!!

Trains wrapped in train paper!

Love this pic: Gabe and Elisa in their Christmas outfits

So silly!

Gabe's trains that he got just from this last Christmas

All of Gabe's Thomas's, lined up

Bike trailer: one of my Christmas presents from Erik!