Friday, March 9, 2012

Last trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom pre-baby!  Trying to get the little guy out!


Of course Isabelle had to bring Boggy the froggy with her.

Isabelle (and Boggy) got picked to go up and parade around during the Lion King show.







Isabelle's friend Audrey playing with us at Disney

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

A morning at the patch


For play group we decided to have a morning at the strawberry patch.  We had a great turn out and all the kids loved picking berries.  Yum!





 Look at all my berries!

It wasn't till the very end that the girls realized they could eat the strawberries.  

Monday, March 5, 2012

Boggy The Froggy

Oh Boggy the Froggy, a tale we will never forget...

This year at school Isabelle's class had a class pet, Boggy the Froggy.  All year I had heard about Boggy and how much all the kids loved him.  Each week a different child in the class got to take him home and take care of him.  Isabelle came home from school and told me that it was her turn next to bring home.  Being just a week away from having a baby I was worried about this extra responsibility.  I talked to Charles about it and asked him what he thought.  He said he absolutely did not want a frog in our house.  I contemplated emailing Isabelle's teacher to tell her it probably wasn't the best time for us to bring Boggy home, but never sent the email.  When I picked Isabelle up from school  she was so excited and said, "Mom, I got to bring home Boggy!"  Oh no I thought.  But then she pulled Boggy out of her bag and wouldn't you know, Boggy was a stuffed animal!!!  I couldn't help but laugh out loud.  I called Charles and we both got a kick out of it.  We had just assumed that Boggy was a real frog by the way everyone talked about him.  I was so glad I hadn't emailed her teacher to tell her taking care of a stuffed animal was too much!  Isabelle just adored having Boggy with her and took him everywhere!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Wednesday, January 25, 2012


My sisters, my mom and my friend Liz threw a great baby shower for me.  I am so grateful for all the friends and family who came.  We had a great time.


 Isabelle and Liz

 Fun game time

 Erin and her little baby Bruce, only two months old

 Cute decorations and party favors (bath balls)

 Olivia, Alicia, Lisa, me, and Charlotte

Thank you everyone for coming and making it a special night and helping me get ready for my baby boy!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Another side of Christmas, Anya Noelle

We can't talk about Christmas without a spotlight on our best Christmas present, Anya Noelle.  Anya turned 2 on Christmas day.  We are still looking for a way to make sure she feels special on her birthday.  This year for her birthday we celebrated on Christmas Eve.  We had a little party for her at Chuck E Cheese, just like she wanted.  Carol and her girls were in town, so it made it extra special.  Anya was so excited and thrilled to be 2!











 Baby Bruce even made it to the party, he was quite the hit!

 Addison playin' a little air hockey

 Tickets galore!

The boys even had a little fun!

Our little Anya is such a joy in our life.  She is full of energy.  The little lady thinks that she is in charge of the house and she will proudly tell you so.  There is rarely a moment of silence when Anya is in the room, she just keeps talking and talking and talking.  We always joke and say that you know when she has fallen asleep because she finally stops talking.  She always has something funny to say.  She loves playing with her big sister and doing everything she does, although she is a lot more cautious than Isabelle when it comes to trying new adventures.  She is our best eater.  Broccoli is one of her favorite foods.  She is one of those rare kids who will eat her veggies before everything else.  Anya just potty trained right before her birthday.  She took a little longer than Isabelle, probably cause she is so stubborn, but she did it and now we are diapers free for a few more months!  She loves to dance and sing and play dress ups.  She follows in the footsteps of her sister and loves everything princess, from dressing up, to watching movies to make believe.  Her favorite princess is Snow White, with Pocahontas coming in a close second.  We just adore our little Anya and are so grateful for her in our lives.