Jillian is 7!!!

My Little JilliPop is already 7!!! So Crazy! It seems like since she turned 3 the years have all meshed together. She is spunky and crazier than ever...keeps us questioning why we decided to have children...not nice but true. She just has a bigger than life personality that is HARD to tame. She is a sweetheart too. We celebrated her birthday at my parents house while we were visiting for Thanksgiving.

She got presents from Gramma and Papa, and Nana!

Fijit joined our family...thanks to the grandparents. It is a fun toy!

Nana got her super cute boots and some cute clothes!

Nana and Jillian

We had brownie sundae's.

Back at home on her real birthday we had a little family party minus Michael...he was out Elk Hunting. I think Jillian will hold this against him for awhile. She said she was like the girl in Mr. Popper's Penguins, whose dad was never there on her b-day...so sad! After school we went to the movie and then she chose Panda Express for dinner...her absolute favorite!

Don't judge me on this cake...it was good. I have not been on my domestic-crafty game for awhile!

My sis made her this super cute purse and filled full of smelly store things (Bath and Body Works)

She still loves Barbies! The thing on her forehead is a monkey tattoo...I got a pack of them at Hobby Lobby for fun, and only Jillian would put it right on her head. Silly Girl!

Thanksgiving 2011

We were at my parents house for Thanksgiving...after last year I was NOT going to cook and threw up all day. It was a great day. My mom, Mallory, and I cooked most of the day.

There was some leaf playing. Not sure if my kids even knew that it okay to roll around in them. They had a blast.

Logan and Papa did the apples for our apple pie.

Michael hid in the bedroom with my ipad most of the time...as long as he had Hallie I was ok!

She is a Daddy's girl FOR SURE!

Cute little Turkey!

All the cooker-girls, and the turkey. Turned out yummy!

Logan had his eye on his chocolate turkey from See's all day. He wanted to break right into first thing. He knew he had to eat his turkey first...so he gobbled up his dinner so fast. He was on to his chocolate before I even started eating. Hallie cried through most of the dinner. Always lovely!

Nana and Mallory

Finally my chocolate!!!

Telling the pilgrim story!

Oakland Zoo

Since we don't have a zoo (or really anything for that matter) around us, the kids wanted to go to "Grammas" zoo.

The sun bear was so close to us. The kids loved him.

Little Yosemite

While we were at my parents for Thanksgiving (It has been a long time since I have posted)...we went hiking. We loved the beautiful area, with green living things. I forget how pretty everywhere else is. I miss it!

Logan LOVES hiking...he says it hokin. He LOVES Papa too, so he was one happy little boy.

He loves sticks too!

The girls came up here last year with everyone. They had a blast, minus Jillian and Papa taking a BIG tumble.

Last year I guess there was a waterfall or a running stream. It had dried up quite a bit. Logan and I didn't hike up the crazy slippery rocks!

Jillian was crying from falling. Her chest was all scratched up.