Sunday, December 19, 2010

SLURPEE GIRLS!!!

It's official, the love of slurpees is genetic! Kate and Addison came over on Wednesday to hang out and bake sugar cookies! Just look at these girls and their slurpees! Addison and Bailey exchanged gifts and each loved their gifts...Adds and her new "Lil Chef Addison" apron, and Bailey with her Pluto stuffed animals. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship.





Visit with Kelly and Elizabeth Belle

Last weekend, we got to visit with my grad school roommate Kelly and her adorable daughter Elizabeth Belle while they were close by (VA), visiting from KY! It was my first time meeting Elizabeth Belle and I got to see Kelly's new baby bump---another one's on the way! It was a great (but too short) visit!
Miss you Kelly!






Saturday, December 11, 2010

Our Top 10 of 2010


1. Bailey has gone over a year without a blood transfusion!
2. We moved back into our home after a major renovation.
3. Surviving Snowmageddon!
4. Planting our first garden and enjoying the harvest.
5. Bailey turned 2 and enjoyed her "Puppy Party."
6. Ben turned 30...but celebrated in July with his
29 1/2
Surprise Redneck Birthday Party!
7. We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary!
8. Spending a week in Maine at Camp Sunshine!
9. Myrtle Beach vacation with family in September!
10. First time trick-or-treating with our little red M&M!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Rocking around the Christmas Tree...

We took some time Thursday night to put up our (uh, hem, ghetto) Christmas tree. I think this is the last year for an artificial tree and time to get serious about cutting down our own...or at least going to some lot and buying a real one! The artificial tree is about to hit it's 10th bday and decided that it didn't want to light up in the middle, so until we add some lights, it's not quite right! Ben did a great job spreading the branches and making it look dapper though. Bailey enjoyed decorating the tree, aka, taking Christmas bulbs and ornaments and shoving them as far as she can into the tree. Hey, it works, except for the "nest" of 4 ornaments together inside the left side of the tree. It's a memory...so I left them there. She had the most fun wearing Dutchess' reindeer antlers....which was followed by a fun game of "Deer and Hunter" between her and Ben the past few days (think hide 'n seek/cops and robbers). Love my family!







Festival of Trees

Us at Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees at the MD Fairgrounds!
Our next door neighbor Courtney and her friend Emily were there too!
Merry Go Round with Daddy
Holding on tight...
The girls (pre-face paint!)

Uncle Toddy

Bailey loves her Uncle Todd!
He came down to visit last weekend and Bailey didn't want him to leave!


Giving thanks...

....For family
Priceless face...think she's enjoying that cupcake?


Gotta love home cookin'! Thanks Aunt Lou!



Gobble Gobble!!!

Bailey got to spend a few hours with her friend Katelyn 2 weeks ago, playing, baking, decorating, and coloring!!!






Fun in the leaves

A few weeks ago, Bailey's PawPaw came over to help with the massive amount of leaves in the yard with his new riding mower. Bailey had fun IN the leaves and helping PawPaw get rid of them!

Riding the John Deere with PawPaw...


PawPaw's Little Caddy!

Intense leaf jumping...



Up to something

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Pumpkin Carving

Well, after we got our pumpkins...it was time for the annual pumpkin carving party at our house!!!