New big girl room!

A old friend of mine once told me that I was SUPER neurotic. For some reason it has always stuck with me and although at times I hate to admit but she might of been right. It took me about a month to pick out bedding and a chandelier for Carly's big girl bed. I went back and forth and I think I even lost a bit of sleep over it as well. I was seriously stressed out about it. In the end, I am in LOVE with everything I chose (if I do say so myself). Carly loves it and it is just a fun yet peaceful room to be in. Now, if we could just get her to sleep in her bed ALL night, we will be set!

A few of Carly!

Just a few of beautiful Carly Anna!

Lunch Date!

Have I ever mentioned how much Carly LOVES to eat! It has been a change with having a kiddo that loves any kind of food. Cole is like me and is picky. Carly on the other hand will eat anything you put in front of her. A favorite of hers is Subway and she can power back a whole kids sandwich with a few apples and a cookie as well. How darling does she look?

A boy and his dog!

Oh my gosh... this picture melts me! We went on a hike in our neighborhood and I captured this picture of Cole and Buddy! Buddy is 9 now and has been an amazing, animal, friend and a part of our family. He was basically our first born and we love him so much.

Snowboarding!

How cute are JD and Cole in al their snowboarding gear! This has been such a amazing bonding time for Cole and JD. Cole loves being able to things just with JD! I love this video of Cole. Can hardly believe this is only his third time and he is going down the big hill with such confidence and ease!

Eyelashes!

My kiddos have the longest eyelashes! They did not get them from me.

A cold day at the park!

 Growing up so fast!

Avery, Brooklind and Carly!

 Cole and Finny!

 Deep in thought!

Beautiful Carly!

Beautiful Carly Anna!

Took this picture with my phone (like all pictures) and I just love it. Carly is changing so much these days and is starting to look like a little girl, instead of a baby. Isn't she lovely!

A new Harrington!

Riley Harrington was born on December 28 and perfectly healthy. What a blessing it is to see my brother and sister in law have another beautiful miracle! I have been getting my baby fix by loving on her and enjoying being her Auntie!

Tahoe Christmas Trip! December 25 - 30 2012

 

We left for Tahoe after all the Christmas festivities at my parents house! We drove up just as the sun was going down and the snow started to fall. The kids crashed out in the backseat so they missed a lot of the drive up but when they woke up their cute little faces were amazed with the beautiful snow coving everything they could see out their windows. We new a blizzard was in the forecast and we were excited to see how our new car would handle the snowy drive. We just turned it on into 4w drive and up the mountain we went! We got to our Time share and finally got to relax after 3 days of Christmas activities. I brought some of the kids new toys so they were in HEAVEN! The next morning we woke up to snow falling and the perfect peaceful sound of well... nothing but the snow falling! The next 3 days we just hung out with the 4 of us and enjoyed more and more snow falling! The kids played in the snow. Cole was all about it and Carly not so much. I think we might have a beach girl on our hands. Cole was the most excited to try out his snowboard and snowboard gear for the first time. JD took him on a little hill at the Time Share and away he went. The next day we heard to Sierra at Tahoe to let the boys snowboard and for Carly and I to play in the snow. Within 5 minutes JD had Cole going up the lift and within a hour he was off to the big hills. That kid is so athletic it blows my mind. I had pictured Carly and myself sitting in the lodge by the fire, her playing and me drinking a nice cole beverage but boy was I wrong. It was PACKED and we had to eat lunch on the floor, and fight for a seat. It finally took Carly to falling asleep in my arms with me standing up for a nice young kid to offer up his seat to me... thank you to that 20 something year old that called me ma mm...ugg! The boys finally found us about 4 hours later and the look on Cole's face made my not so fun afternoon vanish as I listened to him talk so fast with excitement about the fun he had with his dad! We stayed a few more days and then came home to enjoy the last few days of 2012 and JD's vacation. With JD traveling so much it sure does make our time together more special!

Christmas at Grandma and Pa Pa's!

 I love this picture of my mom! It captures her love for Christmas!

We went to my parents house after Christmas at home to celebrate with everyone! It is always chaos with all the cousins but pure joy at watching them play together and watching them all tear through their presents! My mom always goes overboard and there are always a ton of gifts to open. The kids were wiped out by the end of the day and slept the whole way to Tahoe for our 5 day vacation. It was a spendid Christmas!

Christmas Morning and Afternoon.

Uggg, once again the pictures are all out of order! This was Christmas morning at our house. The kids were so excited, especially Cole! I think he really understood Christmas this year and could not wait for Santa to come! Cole did manage to get everything on his list to Santa and his number one item was a Snowboard and snowboard gear! He was so happy to see that snowboard! His reaction was priceless! Carly had a great time too and loves her kitchen. Since we bought this house I could not wait to see the kids run down the stairs with excitement to see if Santa came. It was a beautiful morning at home!