Sometimes she's an angel!

.:.our finished house.:.

I love this picture, she's holding the monkey she got at the Stadler Christmas get together.

The Steele family has been busy, aren't we all? We've been shopping, getting all those presents - we finally found the Ben 10 car, Merry Christmas Zach!!! We made gingerbread houses and Em ate the trees. We went to the S hills to Santa's house, Emma took a bag of carrots but the camel was sick and wouldn't eat any of them:( Mom is trying to get the house all clean so that when we return from the holiday break we will have a place to put all the new presents. Emma was so excited when we woke up to snow on the 13th. We are so excited to go to Asthon in only 4 days!

Happy Birthday to me

Last night I rushed home, got Elly set up with the nighbor girl and beautified Emma, not that she needs it! A beautiful dress and curled hair and we were off to the ballet. It was fantastic as always! After a male solo near the beginning Em stated "mom, I've been workin on that for weeks and I just can't get it!" I laughed so hard and luckily so did the lady next to us. It's become an annual event to attend the Nutcracker but this was our first year without Mindie. Em called Grandma and told her that next year she has to come.

Yesterday was the actual b-day but I couldn't post until today. I remember when I thought 28 was O L D but now that I'm it, it's the new 23! My only birthday wish was for SNOW and it didn't happen! I've seen pics of a wintery white Ashton and we will be there in 9 days so LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!

Elly had her 6 mo WBC at 7 1/2 months, yes, I'm that off, it's fine! Her height percentage finally passed her weight percentage:) 28in 80th % and 18lbs 70th %. She is growing up so fast!

silly girls

Christmas recital

She did more of the dance than we thought she would, she was really

bummed though that we didn't get her flowers!

I'll know for June. Emma is very excited to be going

to the Nutcracker on Wed, it's a great b-day present to be able

to see her admire all the dancers.

This is the picture that we used on our Christmas Card, maybe next year Eric will take more pictures so that the one I choose is good of all of us!

testing out Christmas dresses

I bought theses dresses and really liked them so I had the girls try them on...then I went to the next store. I found better dresses so I returned these but I thougt the picture was cute so I had to show you all!

If she'll hunt with me, she can paint my toes!

Daddy, You're gonna look great! What Em doesn't know is that no matter how much polish she puts on, Daddy's toes are still going to be UGLY!

Let it be christmas

On Sunday, the girls and I put up our tree, Emma insisted we get it up

so that Santa will know where to put her presents! It was great to see

Elly gaze at the lights and listen to Emma sing Christmas carols!

Hannah Montana

Halloween: Emma was Hannah Montana and Elly
was a mouse but we had to test the wig on El too!

Daddy's hunting buddy

Emma's deer, NOT Eric's deer. She was so excited about the kill and she told everyone! Daddy was pretty excited also.

As I was looking through old pictures, I found this one and Emma wanted me to post it so that her Aunt Mindie will know that she misses her. She says to tell Mindie "good night moon" something that they always did together. Mindie was a very important part in Emma's life and is talked about almost daily at our house.

Oh babies

The twins are a boy and a girl!!! I can't wait to meet them, and hold them, and love them, and call them Fisher and Marley!

Emma at 4 years

Elly at 5 months

This is a member of LA Guns, we had backstage passes and got to hang with the groups: LA Guns, Firehouse, and Warrant. It was a wild but good show. I tried to tell my Grandpa Marotz that Eric and I were having problems and that this was the new guy that I was seeing, he was concerned!!!

Need I say more?