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6 months old...
Ok, so I've not been good with updating. Life has been very busy. I have pictures from Nonny and Poppy's visit that I still haven't posted (mind you that was almost 2 weeks ago!)...but I promise I will...
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At the Beach
We arrived last night at Indian Rocks beach where my parents have rented a condo for the week. Raleigh has been absolutely excited and dying to get here since sometime last week when we started...
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First Day of our Beach Vacation
This is a view down the beach and then from the ocean looking back at the condos. This was our little "beach camp" from yesterday - although we kept it up all day long we never went back after lunch....
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Beachin it!
We've been taking Raleigh out each night to collect sea shells. The weather is really nice in the evenings and no risk of sunburn. Raleigh of course thinks every seashell is BEAUTIFUL even the broken...
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Beach Update Tuesday...
More fun today! Raleigh swam like a fish for most of the day. We are teaching her how to be a bathing beauty as you can see! Little man Aiden went in the pool too. He kicked his feet and seemed to...
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Thunderstorms
It is rainy season in Florida so I guess the thunderstorms are to be expected. This is what the sky looked like for a fair portion of yesterday (and seems this morning too!) Didn't bother Raleigh one...
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Life is good
These are Aiden's 7 month pictures. I'm so late in updating that this weekend he'll be 8 months already! So there will be another round of pictures coming. We actually managed to perform the miracle...
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Guess Who's 3?
Well, not officially until next Saturday....But Raleigh did have the "Little Einstein's Party" she's been waiting so patiently for this weekend...The party was at Grammy's house, in the art studio. The...
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Our Trip Up North
In September we took a trip up north to see Chris' family. We visited with Nonni & Poppy first, then went to Jamestown to see Grammy Hayes, Great Grammie Long, Aunt Colleen, Uncle Brian, and the...
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Halloween 2008
Here are Raleigh and Aiden - the Safari hunter and little lion:We took the kids to Orlando (side note, I wrecked the van on the way over after swerving to avoid hitting a COYOTE! Bad idea. This was not...
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Our "little man" turned one!
(Better late than never I suppose)Aiden turned ONE in December.... Hard to believe a year had already gone by! Nonni and Poppy came down for his birthday and Christmas. We had a small party with family...
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Christmas 2008
Here are some pictures of our Christmas season this year:Raleigh helping to decorate the tree. Any idea how many ornaments you can fit on one branch in one spot of a 7 foot tree? Ha!We had Christmas...
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Silly Girl
Ok, this picture is just too funny to leave out. Ever wonder why your child NEEEEEEEEEDS their blanket? I've figured it out - apparently it also doubles as a hat in case their head gets cold. We came...
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Circus Circus!
In January we took Raleigh to the Circus. Besides everything being totally OVERPRICED it was FABULOUS! She loved it! They had so many different animals and it was a nice long performance complete with...
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School Days
Raleigh is going to school 2 days a week (half days). At first, she wasn't so sure about it...but she seems to be enjoying it a little more. Her friend Haleigh also goes there - and she tells me all...
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Where have I been?
Yeah, that is the question....It's hard finding time to update the blog. Life has been busy, and I keep adding more and more to my plate! I promise, today, when I get back from picking Raleigh up from...
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The "Experienced Helper"
Last weekend we worked out in the yard all day both Saturday and Sunday! We got at least two hard freezes this winter, very unusual for central Florida, and much of our already dwindling landscaping...
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Family is visiting!
We have family visiting from out of town. Yesterday we all went to Busch Gardens! Brooke and Raleigh had SUCH a great time! They really get along great! Brandi, Brooke, Nonni, Poppy, Grandma Terry,...
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Easter Eggs
Today we decorated Easter eggs...Hard to imagine we didn't even make a mess. I was envisioning the biggest dye mess all over everything. She actually did very well...One of the eggs broke, I ate it,...
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Another touching moment....
Ahhhhh, just a year ago I posted some crying pictures of Aiden. I assumed it was a phase that would pass. Clearly, I was mistaken. Here are some snapshots of a touching moment from our day today.At...
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Easter - at last.....
Daddy and Raleigh dyed more eggs the night before Easter...Raleigh and Aiden found the eggs hidden by the Easter bunny...Aiden slipped into a candy induced coma...It was a great Easter. The kids really...
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What would you do....
If you came out of your bedroom and saw THIS...He's all boy, that's for sure!
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Raleigh and her friends...
First of all, Raleigh did this with the magnets ALL BY HERSELF! Her E and I are mixed up, but still, she found all the letters out of the two alphabet sets we have on the fridge and arranged them in...
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Happy Holidays...
Happy Holidays to everyone!It's been a while, and I wanted to go ahead and end 2009 with our annual Christmas photos, a little wrap up, and some resolutions for 2010. As you can see - We visited Santa...
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