Oh hey friend

Wallden Xmas 2014

love my walldens,

even if we never ever get a family picture

(but i'm gonna get one)

Christmas 2014

it's an exceptionally awesome holiday when santa can come

ON CHRISTMAS. 

as a nurse who works every other holiday and 

trying to plan christmas for two sides of the family

as well, the holidays can be stressful. 

one thing that we never sacrifice is that even if we need

to write a letter to santa and see if he can come a different day that

we have a family christmas, at home, just us...all day long. 

i often wish for a job without weekend and holiday shifts, 

maybe some year i'll be ready...

Dolezalek Xmas 2014

LOVE LOVE LOVE the love 

this family has for one another

and the total craziness that goes along with it. 

merry christmas dolezaleks. 

Happy baby

chunky sink baby

almost one

my last baby

(yes, for real)

look how healthy this little chunk is. 

despite a dairy, soy, wheat and nut free diet

he's thriving. 

happy

A little tree?

crawling babies ruin pretty things

Backpack Drive

Wallden women worked together to collect backpacks,
essentials like toiletries, hats, gloves, underwear, blankets etc to help
out Madison's homeless teen community by donating to Briarpatch.

What statred as a little collection box became a huge drive, it was awesome.
Thank you to our friends at the Vintage for offering up space for the event.

Girl Scout troop 2911 helped us with stuffing backpacks along
with friends, neighbors, co-workers and new acquaintences.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/around-town-with-backpacks-and-blankets-volunteers-help-homeless-youth/article_8313862f-4892-5573-8005-fc40bb8d5054.html

pictures by my awesome friend Tracy

http://candidbytracy.zenfolio.com/p391900119

Halloween 2014

cold trick or treating this year

the little lion got cold hands

and Ben 10 stepped in a puddle and quit early

of course my sugar craving girl kept knocking on doors

till we ran out of steam. 

Neighborhood Halloween Party

Ava - a Jack-in-the-Box. She came up with this costume

all on her own, stuck to the idea despite other "suggestions"

and worked really hard to help assemble the costume. 

If anyone wants to be a Jack-in-the-Box next year

we've got you covered. 

Luca is Ben 10 - I didn't know who that was either. 

He was excited about the costume and I didn't have to make it. 

Adam - a fuzzy little lion, a costume that I believe once 

belonged to my 17 year old nephew.