Sorry for the problem message on the blog.. not sure why it is there but hopefully it wont keep happening and I need to post more often so that everything stay current!!

Here are some recent photos that are saved on my computer:







These are from our most recent snow a few weeks ago.. the kids were out of school for 3 1/2 days and loved it! I didn't mind the days at home with them but hate all the make up days we will have because of it!! Oh well...at least we still have our Spring Break in tact!

Long time, no posts!!!

Ok, so I have been really slack lately with posting on here... In fact I can't even remember the last post and what was going on in our lives... So, I am starting with the present and will work backwards to catch the highlights of our life!!
Kenny and I have been in Kentucky this weekend and the kids have been visiting Larry and Darlene! I am posting pictures of just the two of us in honor of our 11th anniversary last week.. We did not have a big celebration on the actual day but spent the most perfect weekend here so here are a few of the highlights proving that a fun trip does not always have to be elaborate but it's more about the small stuff: we started the weekend on a most beautiful fall day at the keeneland horse races... With tickets in the clubhouse section.. All dressed up to impress and right on the track! We had great meals in downtown Lexington and were lucky enough to get tickets to KY big blue madness to watch the 1st basketball practice this season. On Saturday we shopped for UK stuff at the Kennedy bookstore and then tailgated all afternoon.. A great spot in the VIP lot. Another beautiful day with friends. Then of course the game was awesome and we cheered and celebrated all night long! Kenny even got a picture with the UK quarterback Mike Hartline when we were celebrating at Two Keys after the game! This was definitely a weekend we will not forget...would not change a thing!! And we still have fun to come with a visit at Larry and darlene's and a Halloween trip to the zoo!!!











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Spring baseball

Griffin played spring baseball with the ROAR organiation again this year. He was on the Diamondbacks team and made such tremendous strides towards being a good ball player! I am sad to say I didn't take many great photos this season as I have in seasons past... Having to entertain Julia was a little distracting and sometimes took the help of Andrea and Noelle!! Here are some photos that Andrea took a few weeks ago that I will cherish forever!! And then griffin with his trophy at the celebration yesterday!!








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Spring Break fun!!

So we didn't have spring break travel plans this year but the weather was almost summer-like temps so we spent most afternoons playing in the sprinkler in our backyard!! A very relaxing "stay-cation"!!! Julia is a wild woman and loved running through the water. Griffin and our neighbors turned the backyard into an obstacle course so everyone was happy!!











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JuJu in her Tutu!!

Amy and Sadie gave Julia a cute purple tutu that she wore all afternoon today! She just looks so cute and prissy!!



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Daddy's idea of fun!

So... This is what happens when mommy goes out of town ... Daddy invents his own fun for the kids. I really have no words for this except that Julia love going for "bag rides"!!!!



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Bubbles

Griffin decided to take a bath on Friday night and when I peeked in to check on him.... this is what I saw!!!!


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Snow day fun

Yesterday we finally got the snow (and ice) that the weatherman promised!! Griffin woke up at 6:30 to a blanket of white and couldn't wait to get outside! This was Julia's first real snow experience so we weren't sure how she would like it.... She loved it!!! She stomped in the snow, got snow dumped on her head by Griffin, and even tasted a little.... Griffin loved going down the slide with ice and snow and throwing snowballs!! It was so cold but a perfect day to be homebound!!








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"Julia-isms"

Julia has been babbling non-stop for several months now but we couldn't recognize any words until recently. Here are a few of her favorites right now:

Puppy (our personal favorite!)
bubby (griffin)
Mommy
Dada
I-E, I-E ( chorus of Old McDonald)
io's (cheerios)
Baby
Baba (bottle)
Bok (block)
Cookie
Cup
Boots

Of course, hearing them in her little voice is priceless....stay tuned for a video!!


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Julia's spot

There is no need to buy a playhouse when we have bar stools!!! This is Julia's favorite place to hang out these days!!


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Bookworm

I have often wondered if my busybody Julia would slow down enough to fall in love books as much as Griffin. Until recently she has shown no real interest in books or being read to. But it seems we have turned a corner. She has become obsessed with puppies and searches the pages of books looking for pictures of them! In the process, she is sitting in my lap and letting me read to her while she's the official page turner.





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Fun with Legos !

These are pictures that I altered with a new app from my phone...turns them in to Lego mosaics!!! I wish I could say I made them but they are still pretty neat!!






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Lego fun!

When the Lego store opened in Concord Mills, we took Griffin to opening weekend. After being a part of the festivities he decided he wanted to have his birthday party there. Much to our dismay, they didn't schedule any parties in the month of December, so we had a belated party today....and it was well worth the wait! Here are a couple of photos from the birthday room. We had 7 boys all building Legos with a Lego expert. They were in Lego heaven!!!





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Playing in her room!

It's one of the moments I have been waiting for....that Julia could play contently in her room without having me watching her every move. I babyproofed everything and we put most of her toys in there so she loves pulling out the toys and stuffed animals! I love her newfound independence!



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Mobile blogging

Ok...I am giving this a try!!! Hopefully I can capture our everyday life on the go!!! Stat tuned for posts from griffin's birthday party this afternoon @ the Lego store!!!

Here's Julia's at 14 months today!


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It's been so long since I have blogged... I am embarrassed! So much has happened that I would like to share-Halloween, julia's birthday, thanksgiving, griffin's birthday, Christmas... And of course all the milestones that my kids have met along the way! I am hoping to start this year off right and post at least once a week. Life is quite interesting around here so I am sure I will have lots to say!!

I am also going to try my hand at mobile blogging...maybe I can be more frequent if I can post from anywhere!!

Happy new year!!!!

Julia at 9 months

Julia at 9 months:



-Crawling everywhere...and fast
-Babbling and saying "mama" :)
-Pulling up on furniture and cruising
-Eating anything we put in front of her
-Has 4 teeth with 2 more on the way
-weighs almost 19 lbs. and 28 in. tall
-looks like Mommy
-loves bathtime but hates getting dressed
-can play "peek-a-boo", clap her hands and wave bye-bye (if she's in the mood!)
-has a sunny disposition but crys when we tell her no
-wants to be right in the center of everything!!

The reality of 1st grade....homework!

One this is for sure about 1st grade..more homework. In Griffin's words, the kindergarten homework was "baby stuff" but this year there is more work to do. He got in the car on Monday afternoon and said, "I have good news and bad news, I'm gonna give you the bad news first. We HAVE homework. Now the good news is... it's easy!!" I sure hope it stays that way for a while! At least he has all week to work on it before it's due.

While he was working on some of the math homework, he started writing some of his numbers backwards. I said to him, "You're a little rusty on writing your numbers arent' you?" and he replied, "Yeah, I haven't written ANYTHING in 77 days!! I'm still getting used to it!"

Oh my....

LEGO STORE grand opening

This summer we heard that a LEGO STORE was coming to Concord Mills. This had Griffin totally excited, especially after visiting the one at Disney! We thought that it was opening in October but found out on Sunday that it actually just opened and during opening weekend, all visitors could help build an 8 ft. tall R2D2!! So, after Sunday School, we decided to make a trip up to check it out and get in on all the opening weekend festivities! Griffin did get to build a brick that was part of the Star Wars sculpture and check out the store too. It was definitely a mad house but lots of fun to be there on opening weekend! Surprise, surprise, Griffin wants to do his birthday party there this year!!

So stinkin' cute!!

Girl, you are going to get away with sooooooooo much because you are so stinkin' cute!!