Marcella's Birthday

Can you believe this girl is 3? I seriously can't believe it. Time has gone by so fast it is amazing. She really is 3 going on 17. I can't believe how old she acts sometimes. Well for her birthday we made doughnuts (if you want the recipe it is here.)

She thought they were so yummy, and we had a lot of fun making them. Jon had to teach today, so after we ate, we went to Jon's class to say hi. A bunch of Jon's students went and bought Marcella some candy to give her since it was her Birthday. I am just sad we didn't get any pictures of the event. We had a lot of fun going in.

After that we had a big family party. If/when we get a house, I am going to make sure there will be enough room for everyone to sit down, plus some. It was a little crowded, but we all had a great time. Marcella received a bunch of fun toys, that she loves to play with. Thanks you everyone for coming and celebrating with us. We had so much fun.

M's 2nd cake had to be Strawberry Shortcake. It turned out pretty good and was super yummy.

Here is Claire enjoying one of Marcella's presents. crazy that she almost doesn't fit in here any more.

October

I know what you are thinking, has Kanien gone crazy? It is almost January. I have been meaning to update our blog for a long time, it is just things have gotten so crazy. So here we go.. Way back in October...

Caroline, Miriam and I went to Womens Conference this year. Can I just say it is so much fun to have sisters. We had a great time and the talks were wonderful.

The next weekend we went up to the cabin. We had so much fun, just being in the cabin relaxing,

Taking walks down to Lucky Dog,

Just hangin' out with Cousins,

Fishing with daddy,

and Celebrating Marcella's 3rd Birthday. She had so much fun.

Marcella got pretty lucky this year and got two parties, one with the people that were able to come to the cabin and one with all those who couldn't be there. so she got 2 cakes. here is her Ladybug cake.

Here is Marcella on the ride home. She likes to put a blanket over her head and then fall asleep. Silly Girl.

Last but not least, little Claire Bear. She did pretty good on her first trip to the cabin, especially considering she still didn't like her car seat at this point. Around Ogden she was sure ready to get out though. Way to go little trooper!

Grandma Katherine's Visit

My mom came down for a visit. Saturday morning we had Mediterranean Omelettes, and she made Claire laugh. Here are some pics.

Claire's Blessing

Here are some pictures of Claire's blessing. We forgot to take one of her in her dress. We'll get one of that up later.

Halloween

Here are some overdue Halloween pictures.

Marcella and I carved the pumpkin on the far left. Kanien carved the mini pumpkin, and David carved the one on the right.

Marcella's loot

Kanien was a flapper girl

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!
Check out this Costume. It would be so cute for Marcella's dress up box.

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

I am sad because I am a little late for this, but check out the dress it is amazing. It would have been perfect for the dress up box I am creating for Marcella for Christmas. It is amazing though go look at it.
Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

So BIG!

Today Marcella and I put Claire on the floor to play with her for a little bit. She was on her tummy for a few minutes, when she decided she didn't like that and she rolled over. It was pretty funny, because Marcella and I started dancing and clapping. We were pretty excited. It was most likely a fake out, and she won't do it again for another 2 months, but she is our little Wigglewe worm, as Marcella would say.

Then we rolled her back on her tummy and she decided she wanted to look around. She was doing this for about 5 minutes. She would look all around and then lay her head down to rest. Marcella and I had a lot of fun cheering her on. I bet if you could have heard us you would have died laughing. I hope you have a fun evening!

What does

...this Fabulous, on sale, Tony's pizza,

these Chocolate covered Cinnamon Bears,

Gilmore Girls,

and this sassy girl all have in common?

She went on her first date while the rest stayed with me. We both had a fabulous time! Thanks Daddy you are the BEST!!

5 GeNeRaTioNs

It is crazy to think that not very many people can say they have a 5 generation picture. Marcella on the other hand is pretty lucky. Her and her Great Great Grandmother were almost 100 years apart to the day, (just a couple weeks off). Grandma Noni was born in 1905 and Marcella in 2005, I think it is incredible to look at this picture and think about the things that happened in that hundred years. From Left to Right: Back row: Richard (Jon's Dad) Jon, Marcella Front Row: Keith (Jon's Dad's Dad), Noni (Keith's mom)

With that being said, I was looking at the 5 generation picture the other day I feel sad that I haven't gotten one with all the grandparents on the other sides of the family, so I decided the next time we were with any of the grandparents I would make sure to get a generation picture. I think they are amazing to look at. So I was able to get this picture yesterday. From left to right: Terry (my mom), Claire, Me, Marcella, and Grandma Pollard (my mom's mom).

Everyone was having a good laugh because Claire had the worse case of the hiccups and was making the funniest faces ever.

My little girl is growing up, but she would say, "no mommy I'm not little, I'm big!"
She started ballet last Wednesday and she had so much fun. Well, she will tell you she loved it, but during the lesson she was really nervous and scared, so not until she came home did she start doing everything she learned and went crazy in the living room. I am hoping her nervousness wears off and she ends up having fun at the lesson as well, I will let you know how it goes this week.

These are her fairy wings that she uses to fly to Disneyland to see all the princesses.

Meet Chris. He will be the newest member to be added to the Wallin Clan on January 3rd. I think the picture just explains it all, he fits in rather nicely.

Sunday we had a fun Thanksgiving Day Dinner. It was so yummy thanks Mom and Dad and everyone else that helped. This is about the extent of what I did to prepare, but I did offer up my child for clean up duty.

Yep she ended up washing them all by hand. She only had to clean up after 15 people so it wasn't too bad. If you look real close I think she is still smiling. (Side note: I think she might have made a bigger mess and Lizzy and Kristin ended up cleaning it all up. Thanks Gals you are the cutest and the Awesomest. Someday you will really be able to make Marcella clean it all up and hopefully she will do the job as good as you guys did.)

Sunday was a crazy day, as Jon and Marcella were leaving for Church I got called into work to reset an alarm, so they ended up being late for church and then came home during nursery for a much needed nap (and because all the other crying kids freaked Marcella out and wouldn't let Jon leave, she actually wouldn't get off his lap so they came home). I walked in to see this, and it just made me laugh so I had to get a picture. I love Sunday Nap time.

Here is Claire's new trick. We like to call her little bobble head, because she acts just like a little bobble head doll. It has been fun to watch her. Just before Jon came in with the camera, she was holding her head all the way up and just making funny faces at me. I was laughing so hard. Then once the Camera came she was being a little bobble again and most of the pictures we got are super blurry.

Last but not least here is a sneak peak of the super cute pictures I got for Claire's birth announcement, I am hoping to get them sent out this week, so we will see how that goes. I hope everyone gets a chance this week to have a day like I am having today. A fun relaxing one with the ones you love. Have a good one!

Who's Who?

The other day I went in and saw Claire asleep and it reminded me of a picture I have of Marcella sleeping just about the same way and I had to get a picture. Crazy how much they look the same. I sure love sleeping babies, I just had to share how cute it is. Any guesses on who is who?

What a good Big Sister!

This is after Claire's first car ride. Marcella could hardly stand to wait any longer to hold her.

I am sad that these next pictures are blurry because They really show how excited she was to hold baby Claire for the first time. The first thing she did was run to the chair and take off her shoes, then she kept laughing and smiling. It was the cutest thing ever!

Marcella really was the happiest girl you ever saw. She sat and held Claire for about 20 minutes, just singing her songs, talking to her and laughing. It was pretty cute. She loves watching her every move.

We are so happy to have baby Claire home. We were able to bring her home without learning how to do the feeding tube so I am so glad about that. We picked her up Monday morning and it has been wonderful ever sense. I hope you enjoy the pictures, I will try to post more later.