Rhegan

So over Christmas Break, I took Rhegan to the Zoo. Here are a few pics of the MANY we took to show how much fun she had! She LOVED the playground so much! And her favorite animal were the monkeys! :)

Oh So pretty!

She loved the train ride too!

The other night when we where eating supper, we had the weather on TV. The meteorologist was telling about all the rain in Cali - and how it would be so much that it would create mudslides. Rhegan said "I LOVE mudslides mama. I like puddles too! I can slide down the mudslide and straight into the puddle!" It was HILARIOUS!

~April

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Austin is One now! I can't believe how time has flown!! I mean, it really feels just like yesterday that he was born. In fact, the other day on the way to daycare, I told Rhegan that Austin would soon be turning 1. She said "Mamma, I remember when you went to the Hospital. And I got in your lap and pushed that button. (the one that calls the nurse station :)) She said " I was hungry and I went with Pawpaw to the snack machine, and when I got back Austin was here! I gave him lots of hugs and kisses. And I stole some of your pineapple off your plate too mommy" It was the cutest thing EVER. And she is SUCH a smart girl to remember that a whole year later!

I did a photo shoot of him with a cake. Enjoy! And I'll post his actual birthday pics when I get them uploaded! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!

Austin

So he is one day away from being 11 months! His first birthday is FAST approaching!! So the following are the "new" things he has done!!

1. Stands on his own.

2. Has 8 teeth.

3. Says "Uh Uh Uh Uh" (Oh-Oh) :)

4. "Mama" "Dada" "Paw-paw - (only twice)"

5. Still going to bed at 8:30 and sleeping through the night!!!!

Such a sweet little boy! :)

NEW CAMERAAAAA!!!!

So - I've been wanting a nicer - more professional camera, since I take so many pics of the kids! My sweetie bought me a Nikon D3000 on Saturday! I LOVE IT. I can go take classes to learn how to use all of the different settings, but so far with my limited knowledge - I can already tell that this is an awesome camera!!! (esp. for up close shots - like I love to take!!) THANKS NICK - YOUR THE BEST!!!! :):)

My beatiful girl that is getting so big!!!

Austin Chowing down on a cupcake! He wont have

a problem at his first birthday!! haha

So SWEET!

Mountains for Thanksgiving

We went to Tennesse for Thanksgiving this year! It really was a great trip. Nick has never been, and growing up, it seems like we went every year. It was so much fun for me to see him have such a great time, and be able to see him and the kids do things that I used to do when I was growing up. We stayed at my great Aunts house in Sevierville. The first night we got there we went and ate at TGIF in Pegeon Forge. The next day - I was a bit under the weather. But we went to a few flea markets, watched the Iron Bowl, and went to the Comedy Barn. The next day we went to the Dixie Stampede show. And me and Nick got called down to participate in the show. It was so much fun! Then we headed over to Dollywood. And stayed there the rest of the day!! We headed over to Cherokee on Sunday. And then down through Georgia, and stopped and ate lunch at the Dillard house. It took us over 10 hours to get home!!! So needless to say, we will NEVER travel again on a major holiday!!! But we had a blast!! Enjoy the pics below!!!!

Crab Happy

So, in September (27-29) Nick and I went to Panama City on a much needed ALONE vacation!
We stayed at a condo right on the beach! It was AWESOME! So, I got a little too crab happy. We were like kids. We went to Walmart and bought a flashlight. And went out that night looking for crabs. Nick tried SO hard to get me to grab one. But with him screaming like he was from them pinching him - there was NO WAY I was going to try it!! haha.

We pass this plane everytime we go down. So we decided to stop and take a look. Nick was interested in it!

It was SO BEAUTIFUL down there!!! We really did have a great time.

Can someone please tell me why i'm SO white? haha

My Beautiful Peacock & Monkey Boy

So as Usual this year, we went to our Church's Fall Festival. Rhegan had tons of fun! She rode the ferris wheel, swing, slide, got her face painted, and ate a hotdog and some good old cottan candy! We were not able to make it to the Pumpkin Patch like usual. Between bouts of COLD weather, runny noses, and fever. I decided it would be best to not go. We went to Nanny Dot's church on Halloween and did some trunk-or-treating. Rhegan and Austin got LOTS of candy!! :) We then left and went to Publix to trick-or-treat. And then we took Rhegan by a SCARY house to trick-or-treat at.

Such sweetness!! :) His first pumpkin encounter!

My two angels!

She wanted a Lion this year!!

What a great Halloween!