Disney Trip 2011!!!!!!

DISNEY TRIP!!! SURPRISE!!!!!
We had to keep it a secret for months but we pulled it off and finally told the kids the morning of the day we were to leave. They were so surprised that they were actually speechless. (that doesn't happen often) We used our dinning room table that for about a year now we have been letting the kids write special memories and thoughts. I wrote "Surprise we are going to Disney World today!!". See the video below for the actual footage. We had such a great trip!!
Here are the kids at the Magic Kingdom posing in front of shrubs craved as Mickey and Minnie!
The kids get excited to ride "Dinosaur" in the Animal Kingdom

Every one's favorite "Rockin Roller coaster"

Disney at night during Christmas is truly magical. The castle was decorated in special lights that would change colors every few minutes. It was truly magical!!

The kids pose in front of "The Tree of Life" that is a huge centerpiece in the Animal Kingdom. It is really an awesome feature that if you look close in the blurry picture you can see hundreds of animals carved into the tree.

Surprise!!

Trip to Disney: Expensive. Walking around Disney: Tiring. Seeing the smiles on their faces: Priceless.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

38 years old!!! Daddy had a special birthday dinner and then had Chris make his favorite Dirt Cake for dessert! Happy birthday Daddy!!!

Fall Pictures

We took advantage of the beautiful fall colors at Tia Chris's house and took some great pictures.

Halloween 2012

Halloween 2012 was rainy in Raleigh so we went trick or treating at the mall. It was packed with kids in costumes. Riley here is a cowgirl. Soooo beautiful!!!Megan and Skylar are twin princesses and Jayse is a fireman.

The kids got lot's of yummy candy. Glad we go to the dentist next week!!!

Fall Harvest party

Jayse doing a craft at the fall harvest party.

Time to eat!! The kids share in a "sharing snack" and combine lots of goodies like m&m's, pretzels, goldfish, etc.. Yummy!!!

Jayse hanging out with his buddies K.J. and Mason.

Soccer Pictures

Ocean Isle Seafood Festival

Skylar flipping on the trampoline at the Ocean Isle seafood festival. The kids had a blast on all the bouncy toys. What a beautiful day! We were able to take the boat from Holden to Ocean Isle and spent the day shopping at booths (window shopping b/c we didn't buy anything other than food!), eating, and of course we had some ice cream from the creamery. Yummy!!! Jayse's turn.

Skylar and Jayse ride a camel. Hold on tight!!

SPIRIT WEEK 2011

Skylar loved dressing up for Spirit week and on this day she won for her class as most spirited! Go Knights!!

Skylar's field trip to the Ronald McDonald house

The kids brought supplies for the Ronald McDonald house as well as pop caps which they collect to help continue allowing out of town families a place to stay during this hard time in their child's life. In this picture the kids add thousands of caps to the pile. This will help so much!
Mommy is so thankful for healthy children!!!!
We are still praying for Reese and Jada. It seems that God has been faithful to answer our prayers b/c both are showing positive signs of improvement from their cancer. Jada's tumor is gone and Reese's tumors are decreasing. Praise God!!!

Mrs. Robert's Kindergarten class 2011-2012 CAREER DAY!!!! Jayse dresses as a fireman! He is strong and brave which are great qualities for a fireman!

Say cheese!

Jayse with Jill, his good buddy. Mrs. Gruber and I have pictures of them holding hands when they were 2 years old. So cute!!!1

Riley's field trip to the history museum

Everyone smile! Say We love History!!!!
Mrs. Iffland's 2nd grade class. We had a fun field trip and learned about the Native Americans and the first settlers. We have such a great appreciation for the grocery store because getting food back then was really hard work!!! Afterwards we went to Durant Nature park for a fun fall party! Field trips ROCK!!

Happy birthday Jayse: 6th

Silly face everyone!!Now a serious smile! Happy birthday Jayse!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mommy finally has the right number candle!!!

Jayse has a special snack at school for his birthday: DONUGHTS.......

Then he has a special afternoon bowling with his two best buddies Luke and Nolan!!

Jayse's Fall field trip to Vollmer Farm

The kids love playing in the sea of corn!! Jayse is ready for the Hay ride. We learned how pumpkins grow.

The Sunflowers face the sun. Jayse also smiles at the sun!