Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas
from our home to yours!
We hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and
a Happy New Year!

All I want for Christmas...

The girls sat down this past weekend and wrote their letters to Santa, asking for their top 4 items. Here is what they came up with...

Happy 4th Birthday, Lauren!

It's hard to believe that our sweet baby girl is turning 4 today!

Thank you for all your beautiful smiles that brighten our days and your many hours of silliness and laughter. You are a true blessing to our family and we love you very much! We hope your birthday is as special as you and that all of your birthday wishes come true!!

Happy 4th Birthday, Lauren!
WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Aloha!

A couple of weekends ago, we traveled down to Sanford to visit Biz and Doug for the day. They had discovered the Aloha Zoo located only 10 minutes from their house. Upon arrival we learned that all of the animals had been rescued. They were not deemed "perfect," and thus, zoos would not take them.

The girls enjoyed feeding the animals (mainly goats and cows) and witnessing the various animals on the "safari" ride. We even saw a zhorse...the offspring of a zebra and a horse!

Trick or Treat

This year for Halloween the girls had matching costumes...

Virginia Tech Cheerleaders!!!! Go Hokies!!!

And as we know, cheerleaders aren't complete without their favorite football player...

We hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!

Sister Coordination

Frequently when I take the girls shopping these days, they like to pick out similar outfits. They don't have to match exactly, but pretty close. Here's the latest ensembles the two of them chose.

Camp Out

I realize my posts are way overdue, but none-the-less, I'll try to catch up in the next few days. (Blame it on waiting a LONG time to upload photos!)

During our last track-out, Mark decided to seize the opportunity and have his first camp-out with the girls...in the backyard. In the middle of the afternoon, he pitched the tent and began preparations for a night under the stars.

At dusk, Mark stoked the fire pit to begin the "adventure" with a favorite pasttime...roasting marshmallows.

Once the girls and Mark settled in the tent, I retired to our air-conditioned house for a restful night's sleep.

I was sure one of the girls would retreat indoors an hour into the camp-out. Much to my surprise, they both slept peacefully throughout the entire night until 6am. Must be they have their father's camping genes.

Mark treated them to McDonald's for breakfast, eaten in the tent. Looks like there may be more camping expeditions in the future!