Saturday, February 23, 2008

February of Firsts

First time David will be gone for a whole week. I miss him already! Have fun in Philly and come home soon!!!



Noah loses his first tooth. An exciting yet dramatic moment for Noah. That little tooth was hanging on til the very end and Noah was completely freaking out. And of course we captured it all on video.


Ella Joy is invited to her first birthday party. Her friend Sofie turned 2 and had a baby doll party. Here Ella Joy is pinning the paci on the baby.


Party cookie!!


First time finding a purse and a calculator in my fridge.


First bow!!!


First real snow. We were so excited and surprised by this snow. Usually in this area the weather folks will debate whether there will be flurries or not for days before they arrive. However to our surprise we received 3 inches of beautiful perfect snow. And this is what Noah typically wears to bed so he couldn't wait, he just had to run out in the snow.




Snow dance with our snow socks. Noah and I were so excited that there was snow we put on our snow socks and danced and slid around the kitchen til way past his bedtime!



First lunar eclipse. We had a great time looking at the eclipse through Noah's binoculars. Thanks Jared!



First potty for Ella Joy. This is her favorite new seat. She loves to eat her breakfast and snacks here. She gets very excited when she finds something in her potty.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

January in a Nutshell


Tried on our duck bathing suit



Discovered pita and hummus and absolutely love both of them
Definitely my daughter



"My daddy cut off my mullet and now I just have a very uneven pixie cut. If this is my daddy's idea of a straight line I sure worry about those people whose eyes he lasers."



Over Christmas Ella Joy became the mother of twins. They have kept her very busy and she seems to have acquired some skills necessary in feeding two.



Wild things



Our mini snow man



"Thanks Christie the snowsuit came in handy however I don't have boots so I wore my crocs which aren't the best for snow as my little piggies soon found out."



Delicious hot chocolate!!!



Our hippo chia. Noah watered it constantly and the little guy grew fast.



We spent a lot of time at the YMCA. Noah is making baskets this year.

Happy 2009





We had fun bringing in the New Year with Papa Dean and the kids. Noah had fun shooting fireworks with the big kids and Ella Joy made it til midnight. I must admit I payed for it the next day. David was on call in Winston-Salem. Hopefully, next year we can bring in the new year together. Tis the life!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Truly her mother's daughter

Twin Cousins


"So you think our moms will buy us some dresses or something I 'm really tired of always lounging around in this sleepwear. "


"These are not the kind of dresses we had in mind."


"Pokadots? You have got to be kidding. This is soooo 80's. Don't they know a new millinium has come.


"Plaid with a this colllar? Okay, I totally give up. Oa, we have got to start shopping for ourselves."

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Monday, December 24, 2007

Christmas Eve Nativity


David as our reliable donkey, Krista making a beautiful Mary, and Noah starring Joseph for the first time.


Welcome Baby Jesus!



"Behold I bring you glad tidings of great joy!" I love my part.



A serious shepherd and his playful sheep.



Our three wisemen