Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary John.  Sorry this is the only picture I could find on Mom's computer of both of us together.  It has been a wonderful and wild five years.  Here's to 65 more! I love you!

Busy Bees

We have been busy little bees running from one activity to another.  We had a great Thanksgiving here in Myrtle Beach.  John's whole family was able to come to Myrtle Beach so we had a crowd.  There are 19 of us now just in John's immediate family.  We had a lot of fun and ate non stop for what seemed like days. 

Riley and Lyla and I have been busy getting ready for the holidays.  I find random ornaments through out the house everyday.   Lyla likes to take them off and carry them around the house with her and then just leaves them in random places.  We have also been watching the 25 days of Christmas on ABC Family everyday.  It is funny that Riley is watching all the same movies we all watched when we were kids.  I guess claymation never really gets old.  I think I am done Christmas shopping but I am sure something last minute will pop up, it always does.  I don't think we will be visiting Santa this year.  Riley talks a big game but everytime we are any where Santa is she can't muster up the curage to sit on his lap.  Lyla on the other hand wants nothing to do with Santa and even cries if he waves at her in passing.  Riley has been singing Christmas carols non stop since Thanksgiving.  Today instead of "three french hens" she substituted it with "three rubber chickens"...???

I hope my kids grow up loving this special time of year as much as I did as a kid.  My grandfather always made Christmas so special for all of us.  So far I think they love it too! Riley and I will head to the local performance of the "Nutcracker".  Last time we went she reinacted it all in the aisle while the dancers danced on stage.  Hopefully, we can remain in our seats this time :) 

Sick Babies :(

Well we have had two weeks now of sickness in our house.  First, the week before Halloween Riley went down with a bad stomach bug.  She made a quick recovery in time for a great Halloween weekend.  Then last Monday she woke up with a fever and a bad cough.  She then gave said cough and fever to her daddy and sister.  So far I have been spared.  I hope I stay healthy so that I can continue to take care of everyone else.  Basically, we have been trapped in the house for two weeks.  No dance, kindermusik, gymnasitics,  Bible Study Fellowship, or library time.  Needless to say I am a little stir crazy and looking forward to getting back into our routine. 

Halloween Madness

Well we have survived Halloween weekend.  Lyla was a witch and Riley was a Carolina Cheerleader, Cinderella, Belle, and finally Tinkerbell.  John was a dork I mean Duke fan.  We kicked off the weekend with trunk or treat at church Friday night.  Then Saturday we had a neighborhood wide party for all the kids.  Topping it all off with trick or treating.  There are almost 500 homes in our neighborhood it feels like we hit them all.  We are all exhausted.  Glad we were able to have Halloween after the week Riley had fight at stomach bug.  However she recovered and we now have enough candy to last well into 2010.  Hope you guys do too!