Saturday, November 27, 2010

Thanksgiving Part 2

We had the McCrary family down! That Cooper sure is a lover!

Before they got dirty....and my kids needed a change of clothes!!

Paps reading a story!

The table was set and our little ones could seriously not wait for the food.


And then the dress up bin was opened....

Granny B wonders if she could handle all 4 for a weekend....


Who wouldn't loved to be pulled on a blanket??

Virginia sure does love to be held...this time by Aunt Ashley!

Thanks for our new Christmas pajamas Granny B!

Since we were in the pajamas...Christmas came early. We love our new chairs!!

It was decorated during nap time. Should be interesting to see what happens when we wake up. Thanks Aunt Patty for our new "John" and Virginia" trees....they look great!!!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Thanksgiving Part 1

John sure does love Granddaddy's chair.....


I mean real love!!

Joseph was a great helper!

John was loving on Aunt Kelly!



And Aunt Meaghan...he does love his ladies!

Not a bad view, huh?


They both needed Grandma the whole weekend!

Trying to pick Kevin's nose....


Thank you for our holiday outfits Grandma!



Kendall feeding the babies. They really can eat all day.

A beautiful sunrise scene from our room!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Good Friends

We headed north this weekend and visited with some friends! John and Connor loved watching the leaf collecting truck!

Then we went to the park! This was a great little park in Vienna...perfect for our two kiddos!

Thank you for hosting us Graeme! The lunch was yummy.....sorry we made a HUGE mess! We knew it was time to leave when I had to break out the tylenol for a play date. Too many injuries! We were chaos!



Who would really win this battle?

This is one way to get in the car....


Then we made it to Mary's house to play with Jessie and Ryan! Guess which one of my kids loved the bounce house??? And Maddie...nice height by the way!


John just started going down. Never once looked to see if anyone else was down there.

Pure joy! Thank you Mary for hosting us for snacks, dinner, drinks, and fun!! We had a great time!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Fun Facts Part 4

A tribute on their 16 month birthday!

Fun Facts About Virginia:
*She has perfected the butt scoot. She is taking 5-8 steps but it is fully forced by us.
*Virginia loves to splash in the bath. And she thinks she is hilarious.
*Finding her nose and belly button are great hobbies....when asked where her eyes/ears/etc. are....she picks her nose in refusal.
*She continues to talk all of the time. Her favorite things to say now are "What's this?" and "Bye Bye Daddy!" She can also say "Love you" which may be the sweetest thing. Ever.
*Stranger Danger is hopefully moving on......
*Blowing kisses and clapping is her favorite game.
*She refuses to let John touch a book or pull up a flap if she is part of the story time.
*Virginia has learned who will hold her all of the time....and when she sees me...often she chooses the "holder" over me. This applies at home, away, and at daycare.
*She is getting some curl in her hair. Who knows where this is coming from.


Fun Facts About John:
*John has started running. Hilarious. He is still so top heavy it really looks like a bobble head doll.
*He loves to stand up or completely immerse himself under the water. Both are unacceptable in this house.
*Finding someone else's trouble areas (ie: belly) are a great hobby of his.
*He has perfected the grunt and really just acts like a complete BOY when talking.
*John appears to still be ok with strangers.
*His favorite toy is the beauty set with lipstick, brush, and perfume.
*John will bring the 8 SILLY MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED book to me every time.
*He likes looking at pictures of people he knows.
*John's favorite spot to be is between your legs.
*He is getting his 8th haircut tomorrow. In our sink of course.

*Both babies will eat until you actually stop giving food. Still. The Dr. swears this will stop one day. They can be found trying to get food from someone else or searching the floor for leftovers.
*They love, love, love water and really want it more than anything else. Thank goodness...water is free!
*These kids sure do love their pacifiers....that will be an issue one day.
*We are eating on plates and with spoons and forks....at times.

We are amazed by these little ones every day....even when they are "challenging"...as I was writing report card comments today...I saw the future. They both might claim "works while disturbing others...."

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Video Proof of the BIG Win

Thanks Honey!


So Joe Koontz was picked to be the halftime entertainment at the UR vs. JMU game on Saturday!! He won a trip to Seattle (my top choice) and $1500 spending money to go with it!! What a ridiculously nice birthday present.....thank you Joe! A special thanks to Grandma and Granddaddy for keeping those babies this weekend and letting us actually enjoy Daylight Savings Time.

Our friends Courtney and Eddie cheering us on as we walked down to the field!


Feeling a smidge nervous.....

This guy won too!!

The dead on throw to Seattle. The other guy completely got Minneapolis and I think they felt bad because then they said, "Denver!!!!!"






Joe aimed on this and won $1500. He will forever claim the wind got it right as he threw it. But we did not have $1500 before we got there yesterday so I won't even discuss it with him.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Weekend of Fun

A great time in Salem....Granny B loves those babies!

And we learned the piano!!!


John was super sad he could not play during the shower.....

but happy after snacks were presented.
We are thrilled for Beth's baby girl...we can't wait to meet you!!!

This is the very first time she has warmed up to an animal...alive or stuffed.


Yay!!! John is happy (and sad) we are adding a baby girl to the group!






This was the attempt at 5 kids in a picture with their pumpkins.

The pumpkins posed perfectly.

Looks like someone is getting a doll set with stroller and bottles for Christmas....

and Virginia will be thrilled too!


Thanks Aunt Patty for our balloons....it made the last leg of the trip fun for all!!

Welcome to a new blog reader....Michelle....our fabulous babysitter last night for conferences. And for the record...the first time we paid for anyone to babysit.