Louisville Trip

This one is for Mamaw and Pops and the Pates.  The kids and I went to Louisville Friday and visited with the cousins and spent the night.  The girls had a blast getting into all of Callie's awesome toys and Henry got lots of attention.  Sam & Callie had b-ball games Saturday morning.  They looked so cute in their uniforms.  And check out Callie's hair bow...she makes it look adorable if I do say so myself!  Her team colors are black and white and I had some b-ball ribbon...so I whipped it up for her.

Sleeping Beauties

I still can't resist taking pictures of the girls when they sleep. And, yes, Charlotte is back to sleeping on the floor...at least she's sleeping!

Charlotte's Feeling Much Better!

Here is a picture of Charlotte after she got home from the doctor and Urgent Care Monday night.  She was such a trooper.  No flu, no strep, no ear infection, no pneumonia...just a nasty virus.  Yuck.  She's holding on to her stickers that she got for being such a brave girl during the chest x-ray.  Is winter over yet?

Henry Rolls Over

Henry rolled over this past weekend!  YAY!

Stella loves Alphie

Stella asked Papa Kenny for a robot for Christmas - one that would play games with her.  Lucky girl got an Alphie and LOVES him.  She particularly loves his funny comments when she gets things correct.  Her favorite (you will hear in the video) is when he says, "Is there anything you don't know?"

I am surprised at how many people don't remember Alphie.  I had one when I was a kid.  Click HERE for a picture of him in the 80s.

Snow Day

It finally warmed up enough today to let Stella and Charlotte go outside and play in the snow.  Charlotte only lasted about 5 minutes, but Stella LOVED it.  Henry napped during most of it!

The High School Gang of Kids

There were 5 of us girls that hung out in high school.  Every January one of these dear high school girlfriends hosts all of our families for a dinner.  Above is a picture of all of our kids.  Eight girls and three boys.  There is one more boy on the way - so next year there will be even more chaos to control! 

Dance with Me Henry

My aunt sent me this song file...the kids love it..."Dance with me, Henry!"

Stella Reads

Here's a quick clip of Stella practicing her reading words over the weekend.

Mickey Mouse Floor Puzzle

Great Christmas present Grandma Jude. This was definitely a hit!  Charlotte LOVES it.  It's an actual puzzle that we put together and it has a "race track" incorporated into it for Mickey's car.  Charlotte is holding a little red box that plays the music.

Scooby Dooby Doo!!!!!!!

This is for Niki & Kara - thanks ladies...the hats were a hit!

Dinner!

The girls spent the morning making "dinner" out of Play-doh.  Yum.

That Face!

Sadly she now can do "the face" when you ask her.  You can see her start to smile in the second picture.  Little Stinker!

Muskie Cheerleader

Stella got a new XU Cheerleader outfit for Christmas.  Andy took her to the game later that week.  She was so excited!  However, I was later informed that cheerleaders do not wear brown shoes...only white ones.

The Bag Lady

Remember when Stella used to wear her dinosaur pjs with her tutu?  Click here for a reminder.  Well, Charlotte has some of the same fashion sense.  Below you will see her in her football pjs with her sparkle shoes and all of her purses.  She is also starting to get the nickname "Bag Lady" because she carries around 3-4 purses/bags at once.

 

 

Puzzling

Papa Kenny - Stella was puzzling today!

Catching Up

So I am way, way behind on blog posts, photos, etc.  The holidays were extremely enjoyable, but very hectic at our house.  A cliche I know, but it truly was magical seeing our kids experience everything - Santa, the holiday decorations, time with family, the gifts, the giving, Christmas Eve mass, etc. 

I have finally learned a few things about Photoshop...enough to get some decent photos posted soon.  Stay tuned..