Easter 2011

Granny Boo Boo and GG came to visit us on Easter weekend! We had a fun time playing, shopping, and visiting.



Both of your Easter baskets got a little more stuffed after Granny B and GG arrived.




Betsy you LOVE to pretend to be all kinds of different animals. You put this mask on and hopped all over the kitchen. Easter is the perfect day to be a pretend bunny rabbit don't you think?


By far your favorite present EVER. You are a mean driving machine....that mommy has to keep up with until I get you a helmet! You push that 5mph to the max!


We did an early afternoon Easter egg hunt in the yard while Kyle took a nap.


Daddy even helped too!


GG and I took a short trip across the road to see the old mill at Levi Jackson state park before her and Granny B had to head back home to Illinois.


We spent the rest of the afternoon hunting Easter eggs and eating a yummy ham at the Hicks home. You both had a great time with your buddy Rachel, who was kind enough to share her eggs with you. What a good friend. :)

Valetine's Day 2011

We drove up to Richmond to spend Valentine's day bouncing around with the kids on giant inflatables. We met up with Vicky and Amelia and together we all had lots of...

Fun fun fun!



My valentine boys.




Girls just wanna have fun!



Kyle was our little spider man. He had no problem keeping up with his big sister!




Just an FYI for those of you who don't know...Aunt Vicky is crazy fun!


Still happy valentines after all these years.

January

January 2011


One tired princess. We still manage to play hard while we're stuck inside on these cold winter days.




Showing off his fine motor skills.




Kyle likes to learn new things...like how cold can your toes get if you stand INside the fridge. :)


My beautiful baby girl turned three on the 27th. Wow. Could someone hit the pause button please!

December

December 2010


We traveled eight hours to spend Christmas weekend with our families in Illinois. It was so nice to see everyone during the Holidays! Unfortunately we ran around like mad people trying to get a visit in with every last relative and didn't have much time for picture taking. Although the memories will never be forgotten.

Merry Christmas from our home to yours.



The great debate~ What to play with first...the toy


...or the box???




I wish her hands would stay this little forever.

Family Pictures

November 2010

Betsy showing Kyle how to the look at the camera.




Somebody had the giggles...








My favorite. It's like looking at a picture of my heart.

November

November 2010



Holy cow! You and daddy were drawing pictures but had no idea that you both drew an octopus at the same time and look at that octopus! Good job Betsy! I think it's the best...but don't tell daddy. ;)


Still nice enough to play outside in mid-November.

October 2010

Halloween at Disney!







The one and only picture we have of you in your costume. It was adorable, absolutely the cutest minnie mouse ever...and you hated it. You wore it for maybe five minutes before you ripped it off. But I must say you did better than Kyle. He was Buzz Lightyear for about 5 seconds. Maybe he wanted to be Woody. Anyway, it didn't matter one bit to the little old lady behind the counter at Goofy's Candy Store. She gave you all the candy you could want.


Finding Nemo! By far the coolest thing at Disney. At least in Betsy and Kyle's opinion.


Two of the world's biggest, littlest merry-go-round fans!


Betsy and Boo Boo trying to catch a nice breeze.





Probably the only thing that made Daddy happy during the whole trip...

Pumpkin Patch

October 2010

We spent a beautiful October Saturday at Kelley Farms in Lexington, Kentucky with our good friends Angelia and Tim and Betsy's bff Rachel. We picked pumpkins, got lost in the corn maze, relaxed on the hay ride and topped it off with hot funnel cakes. Doesn't get any better than that!

September

September 2010


Betsy on the first day of school! You love your two year old class. Often when I come to pick you up you beg to stay and want nothing to do with me. :)



First dentist appointment. You did so well...no cavities!



Right before school started we took a trip to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg with our good friends and their daughter, Rachel. You all loved it!


Kyle couldn't get enough of all the fish and their cool colors.





Daddy's shoulders are a nice place to rest when you're all out of gas!

August

August 2010

Still not so sure about pedaling but scooting along with your feet got you around just fine.


A short break from running up and down the driveway at full speed. I believe this is the day I realized how much you enjoy scaring your mother.


Making sure "brudda" was well hydrated on a hot summer day. Love it.



Crawling? Psshh...it's for the birds. You only crawled to the nearest thing in sight and pulled yourself up so you could cruise along!





Betsy and Kyle's first trip to the beach! Love this pic and love my family!