Happy Birthday, Devildogs!

Happy 232nd Birthday to our Marines, Daniel (i.e. Daddy), Uncle Jimmy, Poppy, and Uncle Uncle Bill! Semper Fi and ooorah!

Today we went downtown to the Veteran's Day parade and had lots of fun! Trey slept thru the first part of the parade and then woke up in time to see the local mounted police. We were also entertained by some veterans on motorcycle....boy, were they loud! It turned out to be a great morning for the parade...not very cold, especially if you were in the sun. We froze last year, but it is definitely worth it to show all veterans our support! So this weekend, find a veteran to say thanks to for all they do to protect us and keep us free! Go ahead...give'em a hug!

Getting older...

Trey turned 15 months old on the 27th of October and went to the doctor last week for his checkup. He weighed in at 22 pounds 13 oz. and was 32 inches tall. He has finally passed up one of the girls when they were this age, but not by much. Meg is still the clear champion at 15 months old weighing 26 pounds, 14 oz. and 32 1/2 inches tall. Lily was 22 pounds, 2 oz. and 31 3/4 inches tall. I am assuming that the boys percentile rankings are a bit different from the girls b/c Trey is in the 23rd percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. I know my girls were never below 50th percentile for anything! It just means I have a tall and skinny boy.....just like his daddy! He had to get 4 shots (yuck!), including his flu shot, but he did great and only ran a low grade fever the next day. He eats like a horse sometimes, so I will be anxious to see what he is in January for his 18 month checkup. However, if you could see him at home, you would realize he pretty much burns up every calorie he takes in! And speaking of getting older......Last night we went over to Andy and Alyssa's house for dessert to help celebrate Andy's 29th birthday. While we were there, we were treated to a drum concert courtesy of Wilson and Lily. We had peanut butter pie that Alyssa made and cupcakes because Wilson didn't think pie was for birthdays. It was yummy! Happy birthday, Roo!

Busy Busy Week!

Okay...I have been a teeny neglectful in posting, but it has been a busy week! Our week started out with the harvest party at church last Sunday evening. It was loads of fun and perfect fall weather! Then of course, we had to carve our pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, so we did that on Monday night (Meg was honorary photographer for those pictures). Wednesday, of course, was trick or treating and we all had fun doing that! Lily was a kitty cat, Meg was Kirsten from American Girls and Trey was Blues Clues (or Blue dog as we called him). We could not have asked for better weather...not too hot and not too cold! Friday brought us Meg's first chorus festival held in the next county over and included about 5 other counties as well. There were two choral groups performing with about 200 in each group. Meg's group went first and sounded awesome! She was so excited (and a little nervous!). So needless to say, my slide show is a bit of a menagerie of photos from the course of the week. I hope you enjoy it and the clip of one of Meg's songs during the performance.

Fun on Fall Break!

Last weekend, we were in Gatlinburg for fall break! We had a blast with all the family! We stayed in a really nice cabin that sleeps 16...included a hot tub, 7 TVs, and tons of space for everyone...even napping little ones! Everyone had a great time. We carpooled down with Erin and the boys and Alyssa, Andy, and their boys. We stopped and shopped for a little while once we got there and then headed to the cabin for some chili and relaxing! On Friday, the kids all enjoyed hanging out with Mimi, Poppy, and Aunt Katie (who had arrived late Thursday night, after most everyone was asleep) and eating Uncle Roo's pancakes. We then packed up the cars and went into Pigeon Forge for supper and Go-Carts! It was lots of fun....even for the little ones! On Saturday, we woke up to chocolate chip muffins and blueberry muffins that I made and then headed out to the outlet malls with some of the kids, while the men took the others hiking! We stopped for pizza on the way home and then settled in for some football! It was a nice way to spend the evening. Erin and James left with the boys after the UK game b/c James had drill the next morning. On Sunday, we went to Flapjacks for a yummy breakfast and then said our goodbyes to Mimi, Poppy, and Aunt Katie who had a loooonnngg trip back to the Sunshine state. We then cleaned up the cabin and left to head home. It was a great trip and we had a blast! Oh, here is a pic that I forgot to add in the slide show....we took the round about way home and went thru a little town that had a perfect place to stop and check out the scenery!

Dancing With Joy

Don't you wish you could dance with such abandonment? Trey loves music and he just can't help but dance when he hears some....whether we are in the car, at home, church....you name it. I just love to watch him! I am sure God is smiling when he sees Trey dance!

A Little Ditty

This is a song that Meg has been practicing for a few weeks...she now has it memorized. Meg has been playing the clarinet for a little over a month. She has band twice a week at school and loves it! We have had no problems getting her to practice (other than it sometimes terrorizes the dog!). She has done great and we are very proud of her! Enjoy her mini concert!

My Toothless Wonder!

It is official....baby number 2 has lost her very first tooth! It has been very loose for a few days now, but it was still very attached until last night when she was wiggling it and it got stuck as she was trying to twist it. She got it fixed back to normal, but I was afraid if she lost it at school, she might not end up bringing it home and I couldn't let that happen to the FIRST ONE! So Mommy pulled it out last night with no tears from Lily...just a big smile! She woke up this morning to a very nice letter from the Tooth Fairy and 2 one dollar bills and a very shiney Sacagawea coin! This after the excitement we had with all the cousins at the Fire Prevention Parade downtown last night. It was an hour long parade (can you believe there were that many fire trucks/floats??), but we had fun just hanging out. We haven't seen Ethan and Finley since July! Of course, Ethan and Wilson just love fire trucks! We had lots of fun and plan on spending some more time just hanging out in the next couple of weeks while Ethan and Finley are here visiting. Some of the pictures did not turn out so well b/c my batteries were dying and the lighting was not great, so sorry about the quality. If Erin got some better pictures, I will replace mine with hers.

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