This was Thanksgiving this year. THe little baby is Isabella and Callie's cousin baby Joseph. The other little girls were their other cousins Claire and Grace. They had a great time all together. We are really looking forward to Christmas. This was the first Thanksgiving we actually had at our house.

This was the night before Thanksgiving. Isabella made little 'hand' turkey's for placemats. Callie was trying to make some too but ended up getting a sticker on her nose over it... it was pretty funny.

Can't see this too well. This fall, we had a couple deer calling our backyard home. This is a picture of one just outside our back window. They would just sleep on the grass and we would be able to enjoy them in the mornings when we wake up! We would tell Isabella Bambi was out on the yard again. She was pretty excited.

Look at the size of the feet on that girl!! She's definitely a Santry!

Halloween. Isabella was Princess Dora again this year - what a beautiful little princess. Callie was a little bunny rabbit. They had a great time trick or treating this year!

Hey... Can I come out of bed now??

Sisterly love.

Rock and Roll!!

Packer game - 9/9/07

Isabella's first day of preschool

Packers vs. Eagles game

My dad and I - Lifelong Packer fans finally got the opportunity to make it to Lambeau for our first game in person! Dad finally retired after 35 years at the 'ol gas station and is able to enjoy himself and get away every once in awhile (he could never get away and not be worrying about the station in the past). This was one of those times. We had a great time. Good father and son bonding weekend. We said originally it was a 'once in a lifetime deal' but we had so much fun, we are hoping to do it again next year.

Summer time! The girls were having a good time in their pool on the deck. The other picture is of the new haircut Alaina gave the girls. Guess she was sick of it getting in their eyes :)

Isabella was being silly dressing up in an old rabbit outfit! It was an 18 month size though!! A little too small for her but it was funny.
The other picture is of Callie with her first ever fudge cycle... WHAT A MESS!!

We went to Saint Louis the weekend of the 16th of June for our cousin Pete's wedding reception. Right next to the park where he had his reception was a big waterpark which was a blast. We were able to take the girls to the park and they had a ball! Isabella had a blast on the waterslides -- doesn't look like we got any pictures of that though :(

This is the newest addition to the Puente side of the family. Joseph John. Beautiful baby boy. Congrats Andrew and Destiny!!

American Idol's

They got a new McDonald's toy! Alaina and the girls love American Idol! Every time it is on, the girls are dancing all across the family room.

This was up to the birth of Callie. Pictures of just before the arrival to the actual arrival itself including pictures of Tricia and Alaina 6 weeks apart in their pregnancy.

These are the pictures from Callie's first birthday. It was great... Brant Jones had moved back from DC so he was there with his family... Old friend Doug Petry was there to celebrate as well with his daughter Kayla. Of course family from both sides. Lots of little girls and cousins all running around. It was great.

This was a picture of Isabella playing in our yard while living in Houston. We had palm trees all over the place. It was beautiful. We had good memories of living down in Texas.

The Franke's visit Houston while we lived there

Tricia, Greg, Carlie, Carter, and Claire came to Houston to visit us in '05. Isabella was 1 1/2 yrs old and Claire had recently turned 1. We all had a blast going to Sea World San Antonio, Nasa Space Station, etc. The girls just had a ball. Here they are playing at our house on a walk behind.

Papa Dan and Granma Kathy along with Cousin Grace

Cinco De Mayo '07

St. Patrick's Day '07

Go Cardinals!

Go Cardinals - Rah rah!

Go Packers!

Callie Daniela

Callie was the newest addition to our family on 4/14/06. We had recently moved back to the Quad Cities in 2/06 and was living with the Puente side. Callie was born the Friday before Easter and we moved into our new house in Davenport on that Monday. What a busy week! We thought we had no time on our hands before and along came #2. For the first couple months her hair stuck straight up as you can see here... what a beautiful baby, just like her sister! Again, we couldn't be happier.

Isabella Maria

Isabella graced our family 1/18/04 while living in Houston. Brought these two party animals to a screeching halt and made them actual responsible adults. We couldn't have been happier.

Here we are... the originators of our little family, Dan and Alaina. Both originally from the Quad Cities, one from Illinois and one from Iowa. In addition to us, we have two Beautiful little girls Isabella and Callie. Isabella was born while we lived in Houston, TX and we moved back to the QC's when we were expecting Callie. We are happy to call this home.