A Sunday Afternoon

This past Sunday, we took a trip to visit with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop (Biz and Doug). The afternoon was filled with rounds of pool, tricycle rides, cookie-making, a trip to the playground and a delicious meal. Lauren is contemplating trying out for the basketball team in a couple of years and Kate is looking at becoming a pool shark. The girls had a great time...enough activity that they both fell asleep on the way home!

Time Flies!

One minute your staring at your precious miracle in the hospital...



and the next minute, she's driving!

A Trip to the Zoo

Last week, we took a family trip to the zoo to refresh Kate's memory and expose Lauren to the many beautiful creatures of the earth. Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop (Biz and Doug) joined us for a day's adventure visiting "Africa" and "North America." Kate stated that she liked the lions the best (even though they were sleeping) and Lauren seemed to enjoy the animals in the water, the otters and sea lions. Kate claimed she was scared of the gorilla and refused to remove her hands from her eyes to even take a peek! She did, however, enjoy the carousel ride, smiling the entire time from ear-to-ear.

We had a great time and hope to return in the spring. Enjoy the shots from our fun-filled day!

Harvest Festival

This past weekend, we joined up with Ryan, Kim and the kids and Kristen, Keith, and Ashlyn to attend the Yates Mill Harvest Festival. The old mill was restored a few months ago and is now in working order. The festival centered around "corn" and included free popcorn, a corn husking contest (won by Riley), corn cob toss, free hush puppies, tours of the mill, a storyteller, and good 'ol fashion bluegrass. A good time was had by all!

A Special Day to Remember

Happy Birthday, Mom/Grandma!
WE LOVE YOU and MISS YOU!!!

Future Careers

We haven't quite determined what Lauren will choose for a career when she grows up...it's a long ways off. However, we think these are two possibilities.

A future English professor or a future Rock Star. What's your vote?

School Days!

Kate started preschool this past Thursday. When we arrived to her classroom, she hung her backpack in her cubby and turned around to give me a big smile. Then...she discovered the puzzles!!! Needless-to-say, I had to say her name about 10 times before getting her attention to say goodbye one last time. There's no separation anxiety there!

When I picked her up, she was so excited to tell me about her day and all the fun things they did. Now, she asks each day, "What day is it today?" When we tell her, she replies with a grin, "I have school today?" Looks like it's going to be a good year.