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! 

January 2014

 It's been a cold and snowy start to 2014 so far! We have had so many 2 hour delays and snow days... this mama is tired! ;)  My girls are loving it though-- as a kid, what could be more fun?  They've played with friends, ridden sleds down a hill near our house, and drank gallons of hot cocoa by now.  Fun!

Christmas 2013!

 The girls and Paul and I have had such a joyous holiday season- lots of parties and quality time together...it has been very sweet!  We've enjoyed our new puppy, Quincy, immensely and he and Katie seem to have an understanding of who is boss (it's definitely not Quincy).  We wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a happy new year, too! :)

  Emily had a ballet performance of The Christmas Shoes... very moving!  Here she is, hamming it up for me beforehand. :) 

Christmas Eve, after church, we donned our matching jammies (year number 3 of these!) and got things ready for Santa!

The calm before the storm:

These crack me up- typical reactions to Christmas morning, based off their personalities.  Emily is ready to go and pumped up...Audrey needs more time and maybe a cup of coffee?? :)

Living room: destroyed. Merry Christmas!

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!