A Beautiful January Morning

 

 

 

What a pretty site to wake up to this morning! It has snowed in Asheville over and over again, but we finally had some at home!

Snowy Day

 

 

 

 

A snowy morning wake-up this morning. Not too heavy, but pretty enough to enjoy.

My Little Photographer

 

McKayleigh taking pictures outside this morning. She has a good eye and maybe a future career!

Haircut Time!

 

 

I gave McKayleigh a haircut yesterday- here's the result. She is one cute pie, if I do say so myself!

Rice Krispy Treats!

 

 

Our little chef made Rice Krispy treats for us after school today! (Or if you look in the background, some Crisp Rice Treats- we are a private label family!!!) They look delicious and she had a great time making them.

Yummy!

 

 

 

 

The finished product! I can't wait to have some!

Bath Time!

 

 

Our little Princess in her bubbly jacuzzi tub tonight!

Honor Roll

 

 

 

 

McKayleigh received her second All A Honor Roll with Principal's List today! We are very proud of all of the hard work she has done! If you notice, she has lost another tooth! That makes six in all! She is getting so big!!!

Happy New Year!

 

We took a trip to South Carolina today and had our First Annual Kirton Bowling Challenge! Ayden got the hang of it after one or two frames and they both did quite a fine job of keeping the scores even with us! McKayleigh managed to beat me one or two games... the automatic bumpers seemed to help...! It was definitely a great start to 2009 and my personal favorite day this year!

Steeeee-riiike!

 

 

 

 

Bowling shoes, bowling balls, and a camera. A great formula for a New Year's Day outing!

Having a Blast at the Bowling Alley!

 

 

 

 

We played about five games together and they just kept getting better!

Spare!

 

 

 

 

The kids did a killer job bowling! We were very impressed!

Hooray for Bowling!

 

 

 

 

The end of our super fun-filled day of bowling!

Happy New Year!

Andrew and I spent the night finishing up season three of LOST. It definitely topped our New Year's Eves from the past! At midnight, the sirens started blaring to wake up our quaint little town and ring in the new year! It was very exciting and such a charming reminder of why we moved here. We were both expecting the kids to wake up, but they slumbered into 2009. 2008 was a very eventful year for our family- we were trying to sell a house, under 4 different contracts, almost gave up, personally sold it to a couple that just happened to stop by, planned a wedding, moved into my grandma's house for a month while awaiting our close, battled court fees and lawyers, had a beautiful wedding filled with family and friends, bought a gorgeous perfect home, bought and traded cars, made new friends, kept the old, officially unpacked and are moved in, began painting and renovating to make it our own, and are able to rest and take a breath of fresh air for the first time in both of our lives. Phew! We are actively working on baby number three and hopefully this will be the year that dream comes true.

I hope everyone had a wonderful 2008, made mistakes, learned from them, and are welcoming 2009 with open arms and an open heart.