Happy New Year

We brought in the new year with our good friends the Knolls: Dave, Chrissy, Spencer & Lexi. Looking forward to 2012!!

Merry Christmas

This year we stayed at home for Christmas. We celebrated Jesus' birthday with a Christmas Eve church service. Uncle Keith & Aunt Sandi shared this holiday with us and even cooked our dinner...roast beast! We enjoyed hanging out in our pj's all day, watching holiday movies, and playing with our Christmas treasures. The best reaction goes to Madison this year. We wrapped her i-pod in about 5 different size boxes. She had no clue and was completely shocked. Priceless! We are all blessed beyond measure!

Pajama Party Fun!

The Nutcracker

Once again, Madison and I got to perform in the Nutcracker this year. We enjoyed pretending to be mother/daughter in the partry scene. Hope we get to perform together again in the future!

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas

We always enjoy decorating for Christmas. Its been a tradition for us to spend the weekend decorating inside and out. Fun for the whole family!

Happy Thanksgiving

We spent our Thanksgiving holiday with family in North Carolina. We enjoyed playing games, eating great food, and celebrating an early Christmas with Mi'ma, Great Grandma, Uncle Bobby, Aunt Kimmy and Lily. We always love spending time with family!

Fall Fun with Friends

We love when our good friends, The Sheets, come for a visit. The kids always enjoy each others company. Somehow we always are able to pick up where we left off no matter how much time has passed since our last visit. Good times!

A Busy 6 Months

I can't even believe it has been so long since I have recorded what's been going on in our lives. It has been an extremely busy and exciting time to say the least. Here are some highlights of the exciting events that have taken place this year.

• We had another fun-filled summer. We took a two week Florida tour visiting several cities, family members and friends. Madison stayed an additional two weeks visiting grandparents and cousins and had a blast!


• Brian and I celebrated out 10th wedding anniversary. We celebrated by getting away for a few days at the beach...just the two of us!


• After much planning and prayer, God lined up an amazing opportunity for me to open a fully equipped Pilates studio here in Carrollton back in August...a dream come true!


• Brian and I took a trip to Philadelphia for a wedding and enjoyed the natural beauty of Ohiopyle State park, while Uncle Keith and Sandi stayed with the kids.


• Hudson turned four in September and Madison turned eight in November.


• We purchased a house that has quickly become our home!

God has been good to us and we are looking forward to the holiday season ahead!

Madison is Eight!

Our little girl is growing up....fast! She has really transformed this year and is blossoming into a sweet young girl. To celebrate her special day she had her first sleepover party with 9 girls. They were a sweet bunch and had a great night of dancing, watching movies, and lots of laughter.
Here are her highlights of the year:

• She is still excelling in school and enjoying learning.


• She still loves to dance, sing and act. She acted in her first full production over the summer at a local acting camp and played the Pea Princess. She really sung her heart out and loved it!


• She loves to sing at church with the kids worship team.


• Her favorite singer is Taylor Swift.


• Her favorite color is blue...all shades, especially turquoise, She was excited to paint her room that color.


• Her favorite food is still tacos and loves going out for Mexican whenever we can.


• She is part of her first competitive gymnastics team.


• Unfortunately, though, she fractured her wrist a few months ago and has not yet been able to compete this year...hopefully after the holidays.


• She had her first sleepover party for her birthday and had nine girls stay the night. She felt really special and enjoyed having all those friends over.


• She continues to be generous and concerned with others. She has a heart that loves to help. She also loves to be in charge and her favorite play time game is either pretending she is a teacher or a Mommy.

We love this sweet girl and are proud of the young lady she is becoming!

Happy Halloween

Halloween in our new neighborhood was lots of fun! We enjoyed dinner with friends and meeting new neighbors. This year the kids enjoyed passing out the candy even more then getting it. The jumped up and yelled every time the door bell rang. Too cute!