Sledding

Sledding and shoveling snow this weekend. We have a snow day tomorrow so the fun will continue. . .

Long time, no post

So Christmas and New Years has come and gone and we are gearing up for "birthday party season." My disorganization has been severely cutting my time on the computer, and my dear blog has suffered needlessly. our trip home was wonderful. Unfortunately the kids all got sick on the way home and were sick for several days. Second year in a row that this has happened, so maybe we should get the family to come out here for Christmas in 2010. I would like to state that I will post more pics of our Christmas trip to Louisiana, but I will be knee deep in boxes, trash bags, and Clorox wipes over the next few days. Wish me luck! The great house decluttering of 2010 has begun!

Little People

 I am so glad that I pulled out our collection of Little People that the girls had in Louisiana. Little Man can spend hours playing with his Little People. He groups them into humans and animals. He puts them on the school bus, in the train, and on the castle. He loves to take the camels ( I have no idea why) and has them "gallop" on the playmat street. I just love watching his imagination run wild already and thankful we have something to do on a rainy day. As far as his other favorite past time of trying to stand on his head, I believe that he pick that up from Big Girl!

November already?

     I apologize for my lack of blogging. I have been trying to spend a little time off the computer to prepare for guests, parties, and the holidays but still wanted to share a few photos with you and to keep everyone up to date. So to the grandparents and the great uncles and aunts, I will try to update more often. 

     So Halloween has come and gone and it was a busy weekend indeed. Baby girl had a field trip that Friday and little man and I tagged along to the farm. Needless to say little man will probably not be invited back to the farm! There were many a pumpkin and chicken that felt the brunt of his wrath. That night we attended a party in our neighborhood where the girls did the limbo, played games, and decorated some mini pumpkins. Saturday we had the neighbors over in the afternoon for more pumpkin fun and pizza. Then the dads escorted the super heroes and witches for the first hour of trick or treating while the moms stayed behind to give out candy. While the kids came home for a quick bathroom break, moms and dads switched roles and during the last 30 minutes of trick or treating a terrific rainstorm got the moms and the kids completely soaked. I have to say as my little Supergirl tried to cover her head with her cape as we ran through the rain, she exclaimed that this was the best Halloween ever! I had to agree!

G is for glasses

Baby girl has been headaches on and off for a couple of years. About a month ago, we took her in for a complete examination, blood work, etc. Long story short, she suffers from allergies and also needed to get glasses. Yesterday was her first full day in the classroom with them, and they seem to be helping. She insisted I snap a couple photos of her to show everyone back home how cute her new Barbie glasses are!

At the Biltmore

The Biltmore was fantastic! Mom has wanted to go for years and after I did a little research, I could see why. The house and grounds were simply stunning. I was so proud of all 3 kids. They actually did the entire home tour as well as the grounds and the Riverbend farm. We were also in luck because they were decorating for Christmas and saw many of the rooms decorated. Sadly no photographs are allowed in the house, but I had a great time taking many shots outside.

Corn Maize 2009

Two hours and five minutes later, Nana, PawPaw the kids, and myself made it out under the Corn Maize. We were muddy and a little hungry (still waiting for my funnel cake!) but we had a great time. We were actually 4 minutes slower this year, so for 2010 we will try our hardest to get under the two hour mark.