Christmas Tree Lot

We got the tree up right after Thanksgiving this year so we could soak up the short holiday season!

Love the tree, love the fresh tree scent and love the cheesy photo op spot at the Christmas tree lot!

Gobble Gobble

We had a terrific Thanksgiving in Raleigh with Scott's family. My sisters-in-law and I ran in the Raleigh Turkey Trot that morning and made some excuses for lots of desserts and early cocktails! The kids spent most of the day outside since the weather was absolutely beautiful. Scott's parents live on a fabulous lot in North Ridge...golf course hole in front and behind their house and the kids loved watching their dads play a couple rounds of their "1-club" game on those two holes. You can see them running on the course to catch up with daddy in the pics below. While we were in Raleigh, we got to spend some precious time with our friends, Matt and Misty, who now live in Panama and we got to go to Dane's 4th birthday party! It was a full trip...

Haley and Dane in front of the big feast!

Riley and Charlie
Playing on the golf course

The Three Brothers
Before we left for Raleigh, we had a Thanksgiving feast in Charlotte too. Here is a shot of the Catanese Cousins and Bebe and Poppy

The 80's Rocked

Along with many friends (I won't name names), we are STILL recovering from an awesome 80's party this past weekend. I am literally sore from all the dancing and my stomach hurts after looking at all the pictures! The attendance list was strong...Hulk Hogan, Agassi, Mary Lou Retton, Prince, Jimmy Connors, and of course, Magnum P.I.! Cheers to the 80's!

Good luck charms

A long day, but well worth it to see a big WIN for Carolina!

Halloween costumes

Unfortunately I failed to get many pics on Halloween, but here are the kid's costumes. Charlie's G.I. Joe outfit failed last minute when he tantrummed us into a Clemson uniform...I would talk some smack about Clemson if it weren't for the fact that I was actually so grateful to have this "on loan" from Kelly and Michael. It was the only thing that made Charlie happy after waking up cranky from a nap so we complied. Go tigers!

Backfire

Charlie has switched to his new big boy room and the transition had been going pretty well. This past week though, he wakes up really early, like 5 am, and comes into our bed to bother us for the rest of our precious sleep. Then, if we give him no attention, he goes into Haley's room to bother her. So today I went to get a door lock so he can't get out of his room. I let him fuss a while this afternoon during naptime only to check on this:

Imagine diaper cream coating everything...greasy, hard to clean up, stinky, painful waste of the hour of rest time I was looking forward to gettting this afternoon. Psyche.

Disney on Ice

Let's just say Disney on Ice is ALL it is cracked up to be. Haley and her cousin Caroline had the time of their lives at the show. I even got a little teary when the show started...I was just thinking that this is As Good As It Gets! We took the light rail to the show and just had a girls day with Kelly and Caroline. Haley's excitement bubbled out of her eyes and smile! She waved to all the princesses and was in a trance when the show began. Lord, please let me enjoy these times with my kids and soak in all their Joy!

Waiting for the train (a fun activity all by itself)

The show about to begin

Seriously, this is what we came for...Princesses!!!

The end of our journey...