Saturday, March 22, 2008

Lallo Family Megapost

OK. Plenty to catch up on so time for a super post containing all of our unlinked albums. Need to make room for Disneyworld stuff. Most recent stuff first so that is covered if/when you lose interest. :)

Here we go...

We brought the whole family to a Milwaukee Bucs game. CJ continues to take more interest in the sport than any of us. They keep the show pretty lively between action so all in all a great exposure for the kids.

J2-Ichiban and the Bucs


Jen flew out to Tucson, Arizona to visit with Grandpa George, Grandma Doris and her brother Dan. One of the products of the trip was this hilarious picture of the four of them in "old west" gear. See if you can find Uncle Dan. Wow! Is that guy secure in his manhood or what?
J1-Arizona


Our cousin Sarah and her husband Ryan just welcomed their first baby boy into the world. We finally met him in a visit to Grandma GiGi's for dinner. The big kids loved him, as they do all babies. Cassie was a little apprehensive of the new little bundle set to dethrone her as baby of the family. Eh, she'll get over it.
I3-Baby Carson


Fun in the snow. Lots of it this side of the lake too for the kids to enjoy the backyard.
I2-Fun Outside


Proud parents celebrating baby Gracies Birthday. Such a beautiful little girl.
I1-Baby Gracie's B-day


Fantastic visit from Mandi and Dan. Dinner at The Firkin (incredible) and out for some fun. When either of these two start telling a story, you can't help but just buckle in and go for the ride. A few classics from this trip that we will be asking for again.
H10-Jen's B-day


We were blessed with Gracie Wisemans presence over a four day weekend. The kids are crazy about her and so are we. See more pictures and Gracies' famous commentary on her blog in the "links" section.
H12-Gracie's trip


The Daddy/Daughter dance was definitely a highlight of the year. Not three days have gone by without a reference to it. Maddie had no interest in the food or games offered she just wanted to dance. From the minute we got there to the minute she declared she was ready to go home she shook her tush with Daddy, shook her tush with some new friends and also learned the Macarena with the Princess'. Next year, two little girls with Daddy. Spectacular!!
H8-Daddy & Daughter Dance


A wonderful visit from the goofiest Muskegon-boys we know. Ben and Drew hung out for the weekend of sledding, videogames and fun.
H9-Ben and Drew


Revealing how behind we get on our blogposts is the baby shower for the above baby Carson before his arrival.
H5-Sarah's baby shower


The kids having fun on a visit from Aime and Bumpa. Loads of laughter and sillyness.
H7-Aime and Bumpa's visits


More fun at home and playing outside.
H6-Fun at home


The Scroggins cousins are a B-L-A-S-T to hang out with. Chris and Mabel were over on a snow day and dug through the dress up chest. They came up with some outlandish combinations and brought out some belly laughs from all of us. They are sweet, funloving and helpful. Our kids are crazy about them. Check out the costumes in the album.
H11-Fun with cousins


A new family activity this year that we all find a ton of fun in is bowling. The kids ask to go every couple of weeks.
H4-Bowling


We usually have a "silly kids" album every month or so with no theme other than the kids being NUTS! Here is the biweekly installment of "Looney Lallo Kids"
H3-Crazy kids


Our wonderful library has all kinds of kids activities each month. This month was a kids concert featuring Disney songwriter Dave Rudolph. He wrote songs for Flubber and George of the Jungle. Crowd participation and a little naughty humor (anything referring to "butts" makes the kids weak) kept our kids engaged and talking about this for weeks.
H2-Silly Kids Concert


Jen and the kids went to visit her friend Nikki Hartman and her little girl Isabel. It is nice living so close to old friends.
H1-Baby Hartman


Maddie (and Jen when she was little) had Uncle Mark for their first crush. Cassie has Uncle Dave and she has fallen HARD. Dave is so gentle and interactive with her she just latches right on. We have enjoyed getting closer to the Scroggins and are loving the similarities in our families.
i3 Cassies' first crush