Growing Up!

James is growing up faster than we ever thought possible. It is so hard to believe that he is 2 already!! He is saying everything and he is talking ALL the time. He runs or hops everywhere and seems to have forgotten how to walk! We hope that you enjoy the updated pictures!

Our little engineer!

James loved his train engineer outfit for his party and we thought he looked so cute in it!!

James' 2nd birthday party!!

We had James' best buddies Owen and Belle over for his 2nd birthday party. The train theme was a big hit. James loved everything about his party, but his favorite part was blowing out the candles.

Children's Museum in Indy

While we were in Indy with the Allison's we all spent the day at the Children's Museum. James loved every single minute of it. If you are ever in Indy we highly recommend taking your kids there!!

My new golf clubs

I have been playing golf as much as I can with my new golf clubs. I love the driver the best!!

Birthday in INDY

I met all of my Allison side of the family in Indy for an early birthday party. I had a great time with everybody and got my first set of golf clubs from my MawMaw and PawPaw.

Dying Easter Eggs

James had a great time dying Easter eggs this year. I think that all of them were cracked but they still looked pretty. He wasn't sure about hunting them the next morning but he still thought that Easter was great!

Getting so independent!

James thinks that he can do pretty much everything on his own, and when he wants to do it. He loves to squirt the soap in his hand and wash himself in the bath. This is a picture of him showing me that he got his armpits clean. He thinks it is hilarious to wash his armpits for some reason!

Winter Fun

James has had so much fun playing in the snow this winter. He can't move very well once we get him all bundled up but he loves being outside.

Merry Christmas!

James is a huge helper around the house. He loves to help Chad do anything. As you can see, he thought that Chad needed help putting the garland on the tree. He is standing on the first step of the step stool.

Where is James?

I think this tree looks great!! It even has a straight trunk!

James thought that if he sat on Chad it would help cut the tree down!!

My Uncle Greg, Aunt Stephanie, Grace, Audrey, and Luke all came up for Thanksgiving this year. We had so much fun playing together! I got to meet Luke for the first time and he was so sweet!

4 Generations of Hill's

My 1st train ride!

I went to Chicago the weekend before Thanksgiving with my mommy, daddy, Gran and Grandpa for the school board convention. The best part was that I got to ride a Choo Choo up there and back. I thought it was so much fun!! Elmo liked it too.

Very late Halloween picture!

I was the Itsy Bitsy spider for Halloween this year. I loved getting dressed up and I still wear my costume sometimes even though it is December.

Pumpkin Picking

We went pumpkin picking last weekend. I thought that we were going to pick apples but was very excited to see all the pumpkins in teh pumpkin patch just waiting to be picked. I had a great time and picked out my very own pumpkin for the first time.

How will I ever find the right pumpkin for me? There are just too many!!

I finally had to sit down and rest. As soon as I sat down I spotted the perfect pumpkin. I was right over there!

I finally found the perfect pumpkin!

That was EXHAUSTING!!!

After all that searching I thought I needed a little rest. You wouldn't believe how comfortable a gigantic pumpkin really is.

My 1st horseback ride!

After pumpkin picking we went to look at the horses. Once I got over there, I saw that kids could ride them. I instantly knew that I needed to take a ride on Midnight!

The 1st Allison Campout

A few weeks ago my mommy, daddy, and I went camping. We tought that if we waited until October it would be cooler outside. We were wrong, but we camped anyway and had a great time. My daddy taught me how to throw a frisbee, we went on a short hike, and we sat by a campfire. I can't wait to go again. I loved being outside for 24 hours straight.

It was pretty warm on our big campout but we still built a fire. I really liked sitting in my little chair and looking at it. I followed my mommy and daddys directions though and stayed in my seat. We were going to roast marshmallows that night but I ate 5 before we got around to roasting them.

I loved sleeping in the tent. When we got ready to go to sleep I could hear an owl. I thought that was so exciting!!

Stone came to town!!

My cousin Stone came to see us a few weeks ago so I took him to the zoo. We got along great. Although you can't really tell in this picture, we are holding hands while we were walking together!

I loved the hippos!! If you look very close, you can see a hippo swimming by me!