The School Christmas Show; "Letters To Santa".

Alison had the first speaking part of the evening; she was reading a letter to Santa.
Here we see "The Star" waving to her adoring fans.

Just another pretty face in the crowd...........I don't think so; as my grandmother has said from the day Alison was born, "This child commands your attention". This is so true!

Our Tree 2008

Little Miss Katy is putting on the finishing touches after Daddy & her sisters decorated the tree. Here we find my 3 beautiful daughters just being goofy together; what fun!

Merry Christmas from The Rootes Family!

A New Look For The Rootes Girls

The first "new look" is for Alison; I took her out of school on Friday during lunch to get her hair cut, she wanted to go super short. Isn't she adorable; she is styling this new do!
The next "new look" has come to our Grace; Daddy took her to get her 1st pair of glasses yesterday. I think they did an excellent job picking out the right ones. Doesn't she look FAB?

Ok so this is not a "new look" but I just couldn't leave out these amazing eyes. Who does this child look like.....Hmm?

Finally here are my 3 lovelies; God has blesses us abundantly!

A Different Kind of Thanksgiving

This year we chose to "skip" the traditional celebration and took the girls to Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, OH. What great fun!!!

As you can see we all have a wonderful time; even Katy couldn't get enough. After each waterslide experience she would say, "More again".

We WILL do this again; and for the girls it will not be soon enough!

These boots were made for walking........

Katy & I just bought these lovely little boots today. She has not taken them off since I tried them on her 3 hours ago at the store. She loves her new PINK boots!!!

Did someone say Bad Hair Day????

Wow; this is real.....Yes, Alison's hair really does look like this every morning when she wakes up. Thank goodness for a water bottle & comb!

Just like weeds....

After having 3 daughters I am still amazed at how quickly they grow!

At 2 years and 5 months, Katy has now graduated from her high-chair and now sits in a "big-girl chair" just like everyone else.

Thanks to my dear friend Amy who fills Katy's closet with wonderful hand-me-downs and "big-girl chairs"!

Trick or Treat from our home to yours!!!

This year we had a sweet little butterfly.....
a Pop Princess......

and a Pajama Girl.

Aren't they adorable??? That's not really a question; more like a factual statement. ;o)

Hot Buns

How do you cool off when you feel a little too warm? This tactic seems to work for Katy; you should try it.

Elementary Cross Country Race

This race was open to all 7 elementary schools in our town; this was the 1st year that Alison participated. She loved it and the training that led to Race Day.



These are all the runners from our school.

Waiting for the Ready...Set...Go!




Ali in action........

She finished strong and we are very proud of our little runner!

Say Cheese!!

Alison loves to be in front of the camera regardless of who is shooting it. These are a few "self" portraits.
Hey how'd Katy get in there?

I think Katy is winning.

Here we have Katy taking on Grace; I think Grace has lost the battle.

The World's Next Top Model

My friend Jodie said this about her son on her blog; now I'm claiming it for my daughter. WOW, I must say she is beautiful. But who does she look like?

Run Mommy Run....

This morning at 9:00 AM I ran my 1st 5K (3.2 miles).

Before the race......

After the race.......