and she's a WHOLE hand....

bet you can NEVER guess what kind of birthday party Alison had for turning '5' years old....

yes, that's right...a Rapunzel party!!!!!

I let her invite 5 friends for her first friend party. It was a success :) The girls did great, played well, and overall had a good time. Mommy had tons of fun planning it too.

The girls were enjoying snack time here...Chris was playing a little game of question and answer...
Alison had decided last minute that she wanted to go ahead and dress up as Cinderella for the party. We invited our friends to do the same. Cara played along and was Sleeping Beauty!

I let the girls decorate their own crown cookie...icing and all. They had a super time doing that and overall...it wasn't THAT messy :)

and the partygoers...Karis, Cara, Alison, Gabi and Izi!
Thanks for coming friends!

Our November in a nutshell....

Chris' mom's side of the family has a women-only weekend every year at the first of November in Minneapolis. They are super sweet to always invite and include me :) It is SUPER fun and I had to share this group shot of us beautiful women!!!Alison wanted to be a Native American for Thanksgiving this year...her wish is my command!
The little ladies for Thanksgiving brunch which included my brothers AmaZing chili!
Celebrating Thanksgiving....I'm so super thankful for these ladies in my life!

Halloween 2011

Chris was the lone carver this year, Alison and I took the easy way out...painting. I did try a Pinterest find and did make faces using tape and then painted over that...quick, cute, I like it :)Halloween night and we were blessed yet again with gorgeous weather..yay! We enjoyed a new recipe for tortilla soup for dinner and then we were out. Here's Carson and Tyler...our two littlest friends. Aren't they adorable?!
The rest of our trick or treat posse included Jordan, Lucy, and Lydia.
It was a great night with friends...the candy bowl was empty when we got home and Alison's bucket is still nearly over-flowing with goodies!

Sneak-Peak

Here's a little sneak-peak at this years Halloween costume! This is from Oct.1 when my parents took her to the Children's Museum Vampire Vacation.....cutest little Jesse I've ever seen!

Fall = Tailgate time

Not a fall comes and goes that we Bishops don't enjoy a full schedule of BSU tailgating! Both my parents and Chris' parents have joined us for almost every home game and it has been great! Lots of memories made :)

My dad and Chris--the two BIGGEST BSU fans!

Alison having a ball on the north end zone grassy hill. We make a pit-stop at this hill every single game...rolling, running--it's what a girl hasta do :)

"Hey"

Little poser!