March 2014

Another busy month has come and gone!  Emily enjoyed getting to take Snuffles, the class elephant, home with her a few times.  She also lost a couple more teeth this month- check out that adorable smile!!  I dressed up like the Cat in the Hat again, much to the delight of the children at both girls' schools.  We are having a great 2014 so far! :) 

February 2014

The girls have had such a nice month! We have had an incredible amount of winter weather, ranging from bitter cold to ice storms to heavy snow... needless to say, we've been home more than we've been anywhere else!  They have loved the special time to snuggle and drink hot chocolate and play in the snow.  They also both adored the Valentine's parties that were held at each girl's school. Emily had her annual friends party and sleepover to celebrate Vday and Paul and I attended a Bengals playoff game to celebrate his birthday.  It's been a great month!

 Snow much fun! :)

We had amazing seats- 50 yard line (almost) and 8 rows up! 

Cruise 2013

We enjoyed a FABULOUS vacation on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas last week!  The girls had an amazing time and I think Emily truly enjoyed getting to spend her birthday on vacation!!  Here's some pics from the trip.

Waiting for the airplane:

- view from our balcony

-Emmy LOVED her Barbie Girls at Sea surprise! A whole week's worth of activities planned for her and other girls on the ship who love Barbie...so exciting!

Birthday morning breakfast- the cast sang to Emily!

Special chef-made treats at the Barbie Tea.

These babies LOVE some face paint!

Labadee, Haiti. 

Falmouth, Jamaica

Pirate Parade night... in the second photo Emily is holding hands with a boy.  Typical!

Face paint- again!

Water show! 

Barbie fashion show!

You guessed it...more face paint!

Christmas 2012!

Merry Christmas, everyone!  Our started at 5:30- Emily was too excited to sleep any longer.  We held her off until 6:30, when Paul's parents  and grandma came over) and she forced a very confused Audrey to get up and go see the presents.  I think I speak for all of us when I say that this was truly the best Christmas we have had-- the girls were so excited about everything and their reactions were just precious.  Paul and I hosted Christmas Day dinner and we cooked our first turkey, ham, and lots of side dishes all on our own-- I have to say I am surprised that we were able to pull it all off like we did!

Wishing you and your family a happy holiday season!