Beach Pictures Sept 08

As usual the kids weren't very co-operative while trying to get some beach pictures. Parker's going for the touchdown.

K & Ps Birthday Party Aug 2008

We decided to have Kennedy and Parkers 4th and 2nd birthday party at the same time this year and we had a luau.

Kennedy and Parker hitting the pinata. It took many many tries with all the kids and eventually the help of an adult to get it to open.

Blowing out the candles on their cakes.

I can't even think of what these are called at the moment. The little presents for all the guests to take home.

Parker's first kiss with Monica.
Bonnie and Hannah

Present opening was not the kids' finest moment. They tore through the tons of presents they got without stopping to say thank you. Next year I think we'll wait to open them later.
Kennedy's new princess dress.

Parker was tired out at the end of the day. He needed some cuddles from Grandma June.

Our 5th Anniversary Trip to the British Virigin Islands August 2008

We took our first trip without our kids since Kennedy was born in 2004 to the British Virgin Islands for our 5th Anniversary. My mom stayed with Kennedy and Parker. It was very hard for me to be away from the kids and I think it will probably at least 5 more years before we do it again but we did enjoy our trip. We stayed at a small inn on the beach on Cane Garden Bay in Tortola.
The view from the beach.
Chad arranged a surprise dinner on the beach which was wonderful.


This is the island of Tortola as we were coming to in on the ferry from St. Thomas.
The mother of these boys worked at our inn and every time we got in the water they came to join us.
Something we're not used to seeing on the beach, chickens!! Did I mention they woke me up every morning around 5:30am???


I think this is Jost Van Dyke which was the island across from ours.

Parker's Suit

We thought Parker needed a suit and this one was soooo cute. Unfortunately, he didn't agree. It was way too big for him so we returned it. He hated it though. I guess he's not used to a buttoned up collar and he hates all hats. We'll have to get him used to it though when we do find a suit that does fit.

Kenora July 2008

We had lots of fun tubing. Everyone except Hannah and pregnant me got to take a turn.

My sister Jana and niece Hannah. We were so happy to get to spend some time with them.
The cousins

Kennedy learning to surf

For those not familiar with these delightful creatures, this is what we call a bloodsucker. Gross right? Kennedy though we should keep it because it was our friend.
The canoe was a highlight for the kids.
Next year he'll be portaging all by himself!

The Hillbilly Stroller - Parker's first choice in transportation

Parker the lifeguard

Matthews Fire Station May 2008

Kennedy & Parker really enjoyed the trip to the fire station. I can't believe how much older Parker looks since then.

Third Trimester Nesting

With about 10 weeks to go until my due date I have gone into serious nesting mode. We are trying to organize and make space in our overstuffed house. We've taken 4 Expedition loads to goodwill, tons into the garbage, sold stuff on craigslist (I love!! craigslist), and on ebay and have lots more ging to all those places still. So last night I finished cleaning out our master bedroom closet. After showing over 100 homes this past year in this exact square footage and in the past couple of weeks showing about 30 condos in the 1000-1300sf range, I have to say we have by far the smallest master bedroom closet in Charlotte. It's crazy, all the homes and even every single one of the condos had a closet that was at least 2x the size of ours. Considering we also have no attic storage, it's now wonder we're completely out of storage space in our house. Anyways, for all my family members who have seen the knee high, and no I'm not exaggerating, disaster that has been our closet since we moved in over 2 years ago, I thought you would be proud of my latest accomplishment.