Thursday, November 27, 2008

365 Days Ago

365 days ago our family and many of our wonderful Virginia friends spend the weekend at the beach in the Outer Banks. Oh how life has changed!! The girls are older, Amy is not pregnant and ready to pop, Jeff is out of school....well kind of.....and Parker is here. We love life and we are so are grateful for our families and the time we get to spend with them this holiday season....but oh, how we miss not being in the ocean. What fun we had!! Here are just a few pictures of last year.
Lauren and Maddie just getting out of the hot tub
The beach house we stayed in

Maddie not wanting her picture taken

Lauren cheesing it up for the camera

The only family picture we took on our Thanksgiving trip

Monday, November 10, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

We had a wonderful Halloween this year. The weather was nice and warm so coats and gloves weren't needed. However, we missed all our friends and the annual party at the Winegars. Maddie didn't have school and it was a really long day for her. She got up at 6:00 a.m. and I tried to get her to take a nap but there was no way that was going to happen. When it came time to go out and trick or treat Maddie was so excited but by the time we got about half way around the block she was complaining that her feet hurt, her bucket was too heavy, and she was tired. Poor Girl!! Lauren on the other hand had a fantastic nap so she had a wonderful time. After every door we would go to she would say.....Just one more, ok mom. It was fun to watch her and Maddie trick or treat. When it came time to decide on what to be this year, there was no hesitation. Maddie was a dog, of course, and Lauren was a princess. Cinderella to be exact. Parker didn't care so it was a skeleton for him. We spent lots of time on the costumes this year and thanks to my mom and her wonderful sewing abilities, the costumes were a hit!!



What a cute bunch

Parker is such a happy guy

This is Parker screaming like a skeleton

What better way to spend the night than to get
in the bucket with all the candy??


Lauren striking a pose for her playgroup
party in one of her many princess dresses

Dancing and twirling on the deck


Eating her candy


She loves her princess hair

Maddie's dog face

Maddie striking her new "cute" look

It doesn't get any better than this for Maddie.
She LOVES to be a dog....barking and all
This was the Halloween party we had with Jeff's cousins.
It was quite a party and we had lots of fun