We're Back on Blogger!!

Ok, so it's been a very long time since I've posted anything. So long in fact that I'm now using a different email address and had the hardest time signing in. I'm going to try and get back on board and update as often as I can.
Here are some updates on "us".
Chris - still working @ Baker and was traveling quite a bit. It has calmed down for a while (probably the calm before the storm). He's been helping out a lot with football games and scouts.
Ryan - just finishing up his first season of playing football with Pop Warner. He's doing really great and his team is now 6-1 after this mornings game. He is in 4th grade and trying to get use to the mountains of homework that get assigned each night. I keep telling him this is just the begining! He's getting great grades. Ryan is also still in scouts although he has only been to one meeting this year b/c football practice is on the same night. He's now a Weblos 1. We just signed Ryan up for indoor soccer today so not too much down time before the next sport begins.
Kaitlin - just started her first year of Kindergarten. I can't belive my "baby" is not a baby any more. She is the opposite of what Ryan was at this age. She does NOT like school and asks every night if she has to go back. Her teachers are telling me that she's slowly opening up.
Me - well not much new. I'm still working at EDS which is now HP. Still wishing I was a SAHM or just working part time - lots of "mommy guilt".

In the past year we have added a few more short furry kids to our family. As many of you know we have had Jessie - our beagle for about 4 1/2 years but now we have Bella, Peachie and Dora - our 3 cats. Long story short, Bella found us, we took her in, she was "with kittens" and we had 5 babies. We found homes for 3 and kept 2.

Kaitlin's 1st Haircut

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Happy Easter

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

Carving Pumpkins

The Saturday before Halloween we carved out our pumpkins! Ryan had created his own template - that ended up looking great! Daddy picked out something cute for Kaitlin and just freehanded something for himself. I on the other hand didn't want the traditional pumpkin face this year, I wanted a picture on mine. In the end I went w/ the cat on a moon! Since we carved 4 pumpkins we had LOTS of seeds to roast. Kaitlin still thought pumpkins were gross so she didn't help clean hers out!

Fun at the Beach

After the Race for the Cure was over on Saturday we had the rest of the day to play in the sand! It was really nice weather for mid October. Chris and Jane braved the water. Ryan was a sand architect and Kaitlin was trying to build sand castles and not get wet by an incoming tide. After the beach we went back to the hotel and went swimming in the indoor pool. For the first time ever Kaity was sad she had to get out instead of crying b/c we were trying to get her in! We also had lots of fun walking up and down Atlantic Blvd looking at all of the shops. We also played miniature golf and the kids have been wanting to play again!

Race for the Cure, Virginia Beach

This past week we spent with Chris' mom Jane. She came out from MN to visit and to participate in Race for the Cure in VA Beach. We had a Good time and great weather. We stayed at the beach Friday and Saturday nights so we had time for some other fun stuff too. We played Miniature golf, went shopping at various stores up and down the beach, went to the pool, we went to a few new restaurants and of couse played in the sand.

Enjoy the pictures!

Make your own slide shows and scrapbooks

Fall is Here!

Click to play | Make your own Smilebox

This weekend we took the kids to Kelly's nursery to pick out pumpkins. There were sooo many to choose from. We actually ended up with 6! Ryan says that's going to be a lot of pumpkin seeds. We also got some fall mums that we planted in the front yard. Ryan is carving one of his pumpkins at scouts on Tuesday and has already drawn out his design. I'm not sure what we are going to do with the rest of them. Kaitlin has one to paint and then one that we will carve for her. I wonder if she'll help clean out the pumpkins this year...last year she did not like the idea of getting her hands all dirty.

Our weather has finally changed to "fall" temps. It is cool at night and in the morning and in the 70's during the day. Makes it much better to be outside!

Ryan's Wolf Crossover

August 30th was Ryans official cross over from Tiger Cub to Wolf Cub. It was a VERY hot day at Sleepy Hole park where they held the ceremony. As you can tell from the picture they were so tired and exhausted from playing games etc. before they had the ceremony.

Ryan got a new handbook and a new neckerchief and slide. His Aunt Stacey and cousin Meagan were there with him to celebrate!

Ryan Lost Another Tooth!

Well, school pictures are going to be very interesting this year! Ryan will have a toothless grin. That is if he shows any teeth. He was so happy to finally loose another tooth, it has been over a year! Our dentist told us in June that his teeth were severely delayed in coming out but she ensured us that they were in there! I can't wait for the big teeth to come in, we just hope they come in straight! I guess we are now entering the "gawky" stage.

(Oh, and the shiner on the left eye lid is compliments of Kaitlin.)

Kaitlin's New "Castle"

As part of her third birthday, Kaitlin's Nonnie (my mom) decided to help us out by purchasing parts of Kaitlin's new big girl room accessories. One of which is this canopy, which Kaitlin refers to as her "castle." Daddy was out of town in Atlanta on business when it got shipped so we had to wait a few days to get it hung up! It is her favorite place to be now! I think it looks a little funny w/ her toddler bed but what can you do? Soon she will have her big girl furniture too!