Claire Elise Wilson

Claire Elise Wilson

January 18, 2012

6 lbs. 2 oz.

12:27 p.m.

-More pictures to come

New Years Resolution

I never make New Years Resolutions but I am going to make an effort to take more family pictures. Looking over last year blogs I notice that I have TONS of pictures of the kids and just a handful of the kids with either Craig or I. So this year I'm setting a resolution for our family- more pictures!

2011 in review

January

First Mavs game

baking cookies

Adelynn reading Brown Bear to Asher

 February

We found out Asher did not like grass!

Fun at the park

March

Asher got stitches in his pinkie

Adelynn's first Mavs game

April

Easter

Easter

May

Asher's first car

fun in a swing that is WAY too small!

June 

Vacation in Florida

"I am not a cat! I am a Chihuahua!" - Skippy John Jones

 July

4th of July at the lake

Science camp with friends

Science museum in Ft. Worth

 August

Super hot tons of time at sprayground

Addie and I travel to Idaho to visit my mom & dad

Find out- It's a girl!

 September

Music man

First day of Pre-school at CCDC

 October

fun on the farm

Picking pumpkins

Addie dressed as Olivia

 November

A day at the Dallas Museum of Art

Soccer season

December

Addie at her school Christmas performance

Asher and some of his favorite Christmas gifts

Visiting Sanata

A day at the park

The weather has been great and even though we've all been sick I've been trying to get the kids outside as much as possible. We headed to our favorite park Abbott last Friday.

The kids had a great time and I think the sun and cool air helped clear up some of our noses a little.

Bikes

 Do-Dad and Ki-Ki  bought the kiddos bikes for the lake and Adelynn 

wanted to head up to the lake to try them out. 

Adelynn and her lake bike- kept her and Do-Dad busy for hours!

Asher got a bike also. He can't make it go on his own and Do-Dad and my back couldn't take bending over and pushing him so Do-Dad tied rope and pulled him. Worked great! 

Asher loved it!

Craft time

During winter break we've been doing lots of crafts.

One of the gifts Addie got for Christmas was a weaving kit. She was dying to try it. So I got it out and taught her what to do. Addie kept saying "this is a lot harder than I thought it would be."

She had fun and had lots of help, but we still aren't finished with one pot holder. Maybe over spring break we'll pull it out again.

Addie wanted to paint one day so I got her started and Asher told me he wanted to do art also. So I got him in his chair and gave him some crayons. This was not what he wanted to do he wanted to paint with Addie. I was a little nervous to give Asher paint, Addie makes a big enough mess all by herself. However Asher loved it and made a MUCH smaller mess than Addie. 

I forgot Asher does not like getting dirty;)

Finally!

This year for Christmas Craig and I got furniture for Addie's room. 

Craig didn't think it was needed. 

He was fine with the mattress on the floor and clothes in plastic tubs in the closet. However I had other thoughts and I think it looks great!

Thank you Wilson's for a great Christmas gift. That will be used for years!

Dallas Arboretum with Papa

A couple of weeks before Christmas we took Papa to the Dallas Arboretum. This was his first trip, and we hadn't visited in over a year!

Since it winter most of the flowers were pansies but we didn't care they had lots of other cool things to look at!

As we entered we were greeted by Rudolph and Frosty. 

Addie was excited. Asher was not ;)

He stayed in the stroller.

During the winter months they have Fairy Tale houses for visitors to explore. 

Adelynn was in Heaven!

Aladdin's house

Belle's castle

The Princess and the Pea

 We got a new stroller- A sit-n-stand

We are loving it! Hope the kids are willing to share their new ride once Miss Claire arrives!

 Kids loved the pioneer area. So much to explore!

We had to pull Asher away from the covered wagon kicking and screaming.

But once he found this cool house he forgot all about the wagon.

Snow White was waiting for us  to say good-bye

We had lots of fun and will have to return in the spring when all the tulips have bloomed!