Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving 2011. I only got pics from the first part of the day. We had Thanksgiving with my family at the Army Navy Country Club....then that night we had Thanksgiving again at Taylor's parents house.

The above picture is the only one I got of Makenzie and Cora.

Don't worry, Makenzie sprang right back to life when we pulled into the garage....god forbid she take a nap!

Recipe Party Girls

Each year my friends from highschool and our moms have a recipe party. This year we had the kids join us. This picture is missing Paige and Madelynn...they were too little to join in on the steps.

Pre-work walks

Our pre-work walks now consist of jackets, hats and blankets....soon gloves will be included!

First Soccer Season

First picture of Makenzie on her first day of soccer for her first season

In action....

After about 40 minutes Makenzie wanted to play on the giant playground located about 20 feet from where they were playing. Taylor had to run and get her and bring her back....as you can see she wasn't happy.

She then realized that if she didn't want to play anymore that she could just lay down...so that's what she did.

She had a lot of fun, but ran out of steam near the end. The coach was not the best and wasn't really keeping the attention of the 3 year olds. There were two coaches and the group was split in half. The other field had goals and the kids seemed to be enjoying it much better...I think next time I'm going to sneak Makenzie on his field.

Riley, Brooklyn, Madelyn, Makenzie and Ashley
Madelyn got a little pissed so we had to take her out of the next attempt....

Makenzie holding baby Madelyn.

Bathroom Complete

We bought everything to re-do our downstairs bathroom back in March when we got our tax return. Everything has been sitting around and we decided to finally conquer the task. If we didn't have kids it would have been done 4 months ago....

The first picture is of the bathroom when I started sledgehammering the floor. The vanity had already been ripped out at that point. The tile and vanity were both 32 years old and just plain old gross. When we took out the old vanity the walls were a complete disaster and needed to be fixed as well. It took about three weeks to complete the project. If we didn't have kids it probably would have taken about three days.

The old shower curtain rod was antique bronzed with plastic shower curtain rings. I moved it upstairs to our bathroom and took the brushed nickel one from our room to downstairs. I would have gone out and purchased a new one, but money is tight so I just swapped it out with ours from upstairs. My mom found this great shower curtain at Walmart for $15.

Here is the new vanity, sink and mirror. It all came together as a set.

Here is the new floor and toilet. I did a little bit of the floor but most of the credit and work goes to Taylor and his dad. We had to lay a subfloor of wonderboard first and then the tile on top of that.

I still need to get a new hand towel to match the shower curtain, plus some new artwork for the walls. I literally want to just hang out in the bathroom and roll around on the floor because I love it so much.

Where's Ashley?

We were getting ready this morning and I was looking around the downstairs for Ashley. As I walked into the kitchen I was about to close the pantry door when I heard a little noise. I looked down to find Ashley sitting in the pantry. I'm pissed that this picture came out blury, but at least it captured the moment.

Dentist

Makenzie had her first trip to the dentist today. I had no idea how it was going to go. She was the most perfect child you have ever seen. Makenzie is usually a very hyperactive, strong willed, all over the place little girl....but when she got into the dentist chair she was an angel. She acts this perfect when she's in the haircut chair as well. I think I need to invest in one of these giant sized chairs for my house....

I was sweating the whole time she was getting her teeth checked and cleaned. I knew that if she had any cavities or issues that the dentist would be pointing the finger at me and Taylor since we're the ones that brush her teeth. Luckily she had no cavities!

Princess 1 and 2

Makenzie loves to put on Princess dresses. She doesn't always love to smile for the camera though.
Ashley decided to join in on the fun.

On the Beach

I finally got around to posting some pictures from the actual beach when we were at Duck....We did get a family shot, but there was no way I was going to post a full body shot in the bikini!

Duck NC 2011

Here are some picture from our beach trip. I haven't downloaded the ones from the beach yet, those will come later.

Makenzie got an Ariel kite from Kitty Hawk Kites. We have been flying it from the deck and at the beach.