Catching up...

So, I have completely been a slacker on here. We are all doing well. Sophie has learned to crawl out of her crib, open the gate on the deck and get out of our fence. She is keeping us BUSY!!! Tristan had a root canal today...what a trooper he is! He is doing much better in school and is happy he can skate in the warmer weather. Chandler made honor roll and spring soccer has begun. She is playing much better. We are getting excited to head south to FL for spring break. Warm weather , friends, and family....much needed!

Weekend in NC

Chandler and I enjoyed a weekend in Swansboro. The weather was great and it was so nice to meet my extended sister. Saturday we went to Golfin Dolphin and played all the games and had lunch. We went to the beach and Chandler dug around in the sand. Sun we went to mom and dad's church in Stella then got on the road. We stopped in Smithfield and had dinner with an old friend from Jacksonville, Paul. It was so great catching up with him.
Roland enjoyed some alone time with Sophie and Tristan.

Chandler's 9th Birthday party

Chandler had so much fun at her party. We have a new indoor go carting place, she decided to have it there. Her party was on Valentine's day. We celebrated her actual birthday by going bowling, she brought 2 friends. We had dinner and cake followed by lots of noise. She had Baylor spend the night. She had fun. My camera broke (again) but Roland's Iphone takes decent pictures. Here are a couple.

Roland

Thanks everyone for your prayers and messages. Roland arrived in Afghanistan last Wed and is doing fine. We get to email back and forth and thank goodness for Facebook. We are able to chat back and forth on there. Those of you with FB that is the easiest way to stay in touch with him. I'm so glad I bought him the Iphone for Christmas. He is able to connect to the Wi Fi there. Seems crazy doesn't it Wi fi in Afghanistan!! Not like the old days when we relied on our mail system.:) Even when he was in Iraq years ago it wasn't this easy to stay in touch.

The kids miss him but are doing good.... besides this cold we all have. Hope everyone is well. Take care.

Sophie's First haircut 1/6/2010

Daddy's number one fan

Christmas 2009

We had a white Christmas this year...our first one and probably last so we were thankful.

Chandler was in Fl, my first year without her. It was tough but she called in the morning and we talked. It was our year for Halie but she only stayed a couple of days. We woke up and went to Christmas Eve mass in the morning and I finished all my last minute things that ended up taking 5 hours... phew!! We went to Ally and Eric's for Christmas Eve dinner , came home and fed the reindeer and I wrapped presents and headed to bed. The kids woke up at 9:30...yes, that was a first!!! After presents and brunch we drove to DC to see the National tree. It was freezing and raining but again our last year to be able to do this. We came home I cooked dinner and we watched a movie. We celebrated Boxing Day with Bill, Robin, Teresa, and Bruce coming over for dinner and we had a lovely dinner and a great night.

Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas. Love from our family to yours!

Christmas Time

Blizzard 2009

Beginning of the storm

Sophie and I

Our neighbor and Roland shoveling the driveway for the second time


Chandler's school

After the storm

O Christmas Tree.... O christmas Tree

I couldn't flip any of these...sorry!!

Our main tree in family room.



Dallas Cowboys tree in theatre room

Sophie's tree

Chandler's tree

Dining room tree

First snow of the Holiday season

Roland's windshield when we stopped at the stop sign


Our church

our neighborhood

The house about an hour after it started

Tis the season to make memories

Sophie's handprint ornament ( I couldn't turn the picture on here)

My yummy lollipop

Chocolate lollipops the kids and I made

Tristan helping me make bows

Sophie's first year to see Santa

Waiting to see Santa. Sophie ended up being scared when we got up to him so I sat up there too.:-) Tried getting Tristan to but it wasn't happening. He was scared all his friends would see him. It was Fri night and that's where the kids hang out. He was funny!!


That is a panda bear in Sophie's mouth...we didn't notice until after the picture was taken.

Christmas PJ's

The girls are so precious in their new Christmas pajamas this year!!!

Happy 234th Birthday Marine Corps

Our ball was in DC again this year. We had a allot of fun!!

Fall

Chandler & Sophie


Tristan & Sophie

Our little witch

Sophie had so much fun trick - or - treating this year. She had her candy almost all the way eaten by the time we got home. She was a witch, Tristan went around with some friends but didn't dress up and Chandler was stuck in bed sick. I decorated the bed with orange lights for her and she attempted to go out with Roland but lasted about 5 min and he ended up carrying her back. It lasted a few days, thankfully Tristan gave her a ton and Aunt Charity sent her a box of goodies so she still enjoyed it some what.