Happy 2nd Birthday!!!

Our sweet boy is TWO!!! Can't believe it...We had a blast at his airplane themed party this weekend...Enjoy the pics!!

Happy New Year!

We love spending quiet nights in on New Years Eve...and Nathan & Emily love the thrill of staying up til' midnight! We had Grandma & Paw Paw over for dinner, we watched movies, played games, watched the ball drop and were tucked in bed by 12:15!

The kids wanted to have appetizers for dinner...

It isn't New Years without silly hats!

Happy New Year!! (as the confetti fills all the grape juice glasses!)

Merry Christmas!!

Catching up with some of our Christmas pictures for you... Em and her doll after Christmas Eve church.Grandma always has a scavenger hunt with them after our Christmas Eve dinner. They run around her house finding clues that lead them to a little gift. Sammy was excited to join in on the fun this year!Em and I made this beauty for Christmas morning breakfast. It was a yummy treat to snack on all afternoon!

After all the unwrapping, Sammy had a blast rolling around in all the wrapping paper trash!

Nathan was excited to get a Joe Flacco jersey...Emily made Samuel a special ABC book with pictures of all his favorite things!

A bonnet was one of the things she had been wanting...she was so excited to get one!

Ending the day singing "Happy Birthday to Jesus"!

Candy Cane Cutie!!

I know, you LOVED those...didn't you?!?!

A peek inside...

A peek inside our Christmas decor...

Counting Down to Christmas...

December 1st we started our official "Countdown to Christmas" advent calendar...each day is filled with a fun activity, treat, craft, etc! We've been to a Christmas parade, made this new wreath...Had a candlight picnic by the Christmas tree...and made some puppy chow!

Catching Up...

Yikes, 7 weeks since my last post...that's a LONG time!! Here's a quick catch up on what we've been up to...for those that are facebook friends, you've probably already seen most of these pictures (they load much quicker on there!). In September we became the parents of a teenager!!! We surprised him with an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate his special day.

Can't beat their homeschool rate and the kids loved their own "cabin" in the room with bunkbeds!

After a HOT summer the fall weather finally arrived. Samuel LOVES playing outside! He wants to go out first thing every day and cries when it's time to come in.

This little guy also LOVES to eat!! The big boys were getting ready to watch the football game with some Spinach & Artichoke dip and he dug right in!

Last Friday we took a field trip to the North Carolina Zoo. Samuel is in love with all animals right now and was so excited to see the lions, monkeys, giraffes, and elephants!

A long day at the zoo made for a tired little guy...

and finally, a trip to the Farmers Marker for some pumpkins...He wanted a "yittle" (little) one...Big Brother helping him find just the right one!

He was so excited to carry it around for the rest of our trip!