McCarty News

Zoe's new hairdo

2009-05-11T19:34:00.000-07:00

For my bday Zoe decided to cut her hair all off one side.. She also gave multiple barbies and polly pockets haircut too. I am still finding piles of hair in her room and it has been a week. This is one corner of her room, she also had hair in the bathroom and Taylor's room. Did I mention she was already on scissor restriction for cutting a hole in her jeans??

This picture doesn't begin to show how much she cut off.

Her new haircut.. The hairdresser gave her bangs and thinned out the right side. She had already thinned out the left side herself.. haha

Easter

2009-05-11T19:28:00.001-07:00

The girls were up and excited that the easter bunny found them at Heather and Jay's house. They also got to dye eggs with Kara on easter eve...

Easter

2009-05-11T19:13:00.000-07:00

This year for easter we had a slight change in plans. My grandma in wva was sick and we needed to go see her. Even though we went up there for a sad reason, we actually had a good time. We visited grandma but stayed at my aunt heather's house. it was just like easter at home. we dyed eggs, the easter bunny came and we went to church.. The bonus was getting to see all our family in Hagerstown. We don't ever get to come for easter. It was a great time and great food. It was nice spending time with my dad's family while seeing my grandma. The girls were spoiled this year because they had an easter egg hunt there too (thanks cindy and nick!). Unfortunately my grandma died the next week. I am so thankful we came to see her one last time and had quality time with her before she passed.

Looking for eggs
Sara, Taylor, Zoe and Pacey eating lunch

everyone preparing to run for the easter egg hunt

Taylor and Zoe dancing in the sun

Camping

2009-05-11T18:53:00.000-07:00

Over spring break we went camping with Tammy, Jeanette, Carmen and Rebecca. We had a great time (minus the ticks). The girls got to spend some quality time together, dye easter eggs and we went on paddle boat and canoe rides. They also had an easter egg hunt... thanks GG for all the eggs.

Taylor and I on the paddle boat

dyeing eggs in the great outdoors

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-03T14:08:00.001-07:00

Zoe's class coming out to the field for the hunt. She is the last student. Zoe on the hunt... this is very serious.

Zoes collection of eggs she found :-)

Soccer girls

2009-04-03T14:03:00.001-07:00

The first game of the year... Zoe did well, she just didn't really know what to do so she kinda just stood there.. hehe.
Taylor did good... she was just getting sick, so i was a little worried, but she didn't stop running.

Getting ready for their first game.. taylor is 14 for tony stewart and zoe is 48 for jimmy johnson ;-)

Finally some snow!

2009-04-03T14:00:00.001-07:00

Well the girls got their day in the snow.. it only lasted one day so it was perfect. The only complaint was that we couldn't build a snowman. Zoe kept getting soaked.. i had to change her hat like 4 times and scarf like 3.. she wouldn't stop rolling on the ground.

Daisy's makeover

2009-02-17T14:12:00.000-08:00

Zoe came home from school the other day and wanted to give Daisy a makeover... she had it all planned and when that child gets something in her mind it is hard to change it. First we painted daisy's nails then she put her headband on.. then she had a purse around her neck, then a massage and finally a kiss for being so good. Daisy hardly moved the whole time.. i think she is the best and most patient dog in the world.

Taylor's wax museum at school

2009-02-17T14:10:00.001-08:00

Taylor was Juan Ponce de Leon for the wax museum at school... she did very well telling all her info to the class

Jason's Bday

2009-02-17T14:04:00.000-08:00

Jason turned the big 39 this year... it was so nice out that we had a last minute cookout instead of going to a restaurant... so nice and we made a fire and had smores to top off the evening!

Christmas

2009-02-17T13:57:00.000-08:00

Jason opening his world tour guitar hero.... i think we surprised him! The girls in their christmas dresses

Daisy's new collar... How Classy

Christmas Eve... new pj's

Disney - december 08

2009-02-17T13:43:00.000-08:00

The girls in their princess outfits in the hotel before getting their makeovers After the Bippity Boppity Boutique... with Rileigh outside Cinderella's castle

THe girls outside the hotel

When we went to Disney last time.. Taylor was 4 and Zoe was 1, we got their pictures taken and they are mounted on these big stone things outside Epcot forever. The picture of the girls is the 3rd row down and 3rd across... Dani and Dad got theirs done too they are right next to Tay and Zoe

Alice in wonderland and the girls

Thanksgiving and Rileigh's bday

2009-02-17T13:35:00.000-08:00

Rileigh eating her cake Taylor and Zoe at Rileigh's first bday party

Lilly buttering the rolls on thanksgiving.... eating it too, YUMMO

Grandma and the great grand kids.. minus payton.. she was too upset

grandma and zoe at a wonderful thanksgiving dinner at dani's house

Zoe turns five... Nov. 15th 2008

2009-02-17T10:42:00.000-08:00

The top picture is the birthday dress mom bought for zoe... she lets the girls pick there own dress out for their bday.. thanks nanny. this is zoe's tinkerbell cake i made for her..

Announcement

2009-02-17T10:39:00.000-08:00

SO, i hear from some friends at work that they are tired of seeing my little genie and devil... they said i should update this blog... sorry about the delay. HERE GOES ;-)

Halloween

2008-11-04T11:13:00.000-08:00

My little devil and genie. Aren't they cute. Uncle Brian handing out candy at grandma's.

We went to Merilyn's to see Lilly. What a cutie... piglet. Taylor and Zoe both used this costume in years past. She did not want her picture taken so I just snapped shots as they ran around outside.

Keeping up with tradition... Jake, Sheena, Lexi, Bianca and Nana came over for trick or treat. We had a great time. The girls looked great.

Last we went to mom's after trick or treating. We got to see Rileigh in her bat costume. Zoe was exhausted and Taylor went to a party with YaYa until after 11pm... party animal;)

Pumkin Carvin

2008-11-04T11:10:00.001-08:00

Mom and Merilyn came over for pumkin carving before halloween. it was fun...Zoe drew her own design, think it is supposed to be a cat. the witch is taylor's, jason's is the rip and i did the boo one.

Zoe's halloween parade at school

2008-11-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

Mom, Jason, Rileigh and I went to Zoe's school for a halloween parade. Usually this is outside but this year it was very cold so they had it in the chapel. While waiting for the kids Rileigh and Jason had a major breakthrough...she was not terrified of him (usually she crawls away crying when she sees him) they actually hung out and she touched him multiple times

More camping pics

2008-11-04T06:32:00.001-08:00

People even dressed up there animals... too funny I thought this idea was funny.. it is an outhouse

Here is one of the golf carts.. people had them all done up... crome rims.. dvd players and screens that hang from the roof.. fancy paint jobs like below.. it was crazy.. man i want one.

Camping in Virginia Beach

2008-11-04T06:23:00.001-08:00

We went camping with friends this weekend. It rained and was ugly out all weekend but the kids had a great time...Taylor and Zoe dressed up for the trick or treat at the campground. Most of the campsites were decorated. we rented a golf cart to ride around on... everyone has one, it is too funny.. then we decorated it (see below). the kids had so much fun on it.

decorating the golf cart for halloween

Nicole and Dalton

Taylor, Zoe, Jordan and Bryce walking to play games... it was raining so the games were inside and crowded... they had fun though

Hunt Club Farm

2008-11-04T06:09:00.001-08:00

Today we had a great time at the pumkin patch. The girls got to feed goats and pet lots of other animals. They went horse back riding. Taylor brought her friend Breeze.. we went on a hay ride, that's the pic of rob, dani and rileigh. And of course at the end of the day the girls got there pumpkins.

Ocean City

2008-11-04T06:02:00.001-08:00

We went on our yearly weekend to ocean city... had fun. A little rainy but tolerable. It was warm enough for the girls to swim but the water was very rough. Rileigh had fun and the picture below of her is right after a wave came and soaked her... no worries... she just kept playing and eating the sand. Man, i love this place:)

The Today Show

2008-11-04T05:53:00.001-08:00

The Today Show came to Williamsburg today... the girls and I got up and were there at 0600 in the morning. Sad thing is we were up front by the capital building and this man told us the crowd was down on Duke of Glouchester Street. We went there and there was a ton of people, couldn't see anything.... finally we gave up and went to the car. On the way we past the capital building again and Matt Lauer was doing the show right where we were standing in the beginning. By now there were lots of people here as well so we still couldn't see much.. boo hoo.. at least it was a little adventure and the girl had fun at there first political rally... if you can call it that;)

Andrea and Tony's Wedding

2008-11-04T05:46:00.001-08:00

My cousin Andrea got married... here are some pics from the wedding. We had a great time. The girls danced until everyone was gone... then we cleaned up the mess. Rileigh had fun playing under the table.

Cute Random Pictures

2008-11-04T05:43:00.000-08:00

Zoe's first day of school

2008-11-04T05:40:00.000-08:00

Still at Denbigh Presbyterian... 3rd and final year. She is doing great and loves school

Taylor' s 8th bday

2008-09-03T18:42:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize I hadn't put pics in from Taylor's 8th bday. Like I said before I am the worst blogger. She had a good day. We had a party at justice (store for girls) for a couple of her friends. They got there hair and makeup done and had a lot of fun. Then we had a big bash at home with family. ( this is her favorite type of party, the bigger the better). Mom always gets her a bday dress ( top left). We got her a nice mountain bike and jason is going to take her on the trails. ( we will see how long that lasts after her first big fall)

Taylor's first day of school

2008-09-03T18:33:00.000-07:00

My big girl is going in to third grade...
I can't believe it. Time just flies by. She did her own hair and wanted no help from me. Sniff Sniff
I made her blueberry muffins, Ido this every year on the first day of school. They love them. The other pics are her just posing with her new outfit (thanks nan) and her new book bag.

Jamestown

2008-09-03T18:30:00.000-07:00

Taylor has been asking to go to jamestown for months. Finally we were able to go the other day, right before the start of school. It was nice. They had fun. Rileigh slept most of the time so i don't have any pics of her.

Hilton Head in August

2008-09-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am the worst blogger in the world!!

We went to HH with mom and dad again this year. What a great week. Nice weather (only rained one day). We saw lots of alligators this year. Zoe had a great time in the sand at the beach (i can't get the sand out of her bathing suits). Taylor got Gregg Russell to sign a movie she bought ( he is this guy who sings under a tree for the kids everynight). The last day when we were getting out of the ocean Zoe got stung by a jellyfish, this is one picture. It got both legs. I never saw it but it must have been a beast because you can still see it on both legs and it has been like 3 weeks. Poor baby

Taylor's Surgery

2008-07-16T07:31:00.000-07:00

Taylor had her tonsills out monday July 7th. She did very well. Tuesday she hurt alot, i think that was our worst day. Friday she got thrush (more medicine). She didn't eat much until the next monday. She is so skinny. Finally she is eating and feeling pretty normal. Glad that is over with. Hopefully no more strep throat ;)

Nags Head

2008-07-16T07:23:00.000-07:00

We went on our yearly trek to Nags Head with Jason's family this year. Zoe loves the beach. Everyday she would wake up and beg to go. We went to the N.C. aquarium this year ( the last pic). It was small but nice, the girls had fun.

2008-07-16T07:20:00.000-07:00

Merilyn bought Lilly and Rileigh a swing for our house. THANKS!! This is Rileigh's first time in it. She loved it. Oh Yeah, check out Zoe's boots. She loves them and always wears them, even after a dip in the pool.

2008-07-16T07:14:00.000-07:00

Tony, Carol and family came to visit. We had a nice few days. Here Taylor, Zoe, Mike and Nicole are getting tan after a swim.

Puddywood

2008-05-28T13:20:00.001-07:00

Time for our annual camping trip at Christy and Larry's, a.k.a. Puddywood. Of course we had a great time. Taylor and Zoe couldn't get enough of the 4 wheelers. Taylor actually drove it by herself (thanks tyler!) My cousin Scott will be contributing to the Burger Clan in july with a new baby girl so we had a shower for him. We were hoping for a surprise but it is hard to keep it quiet and he found out. But, let me say it is so funny giving a guy a baby shower. They are so different than girls. He was a trooper though and got lots of good stuff to help out in his adventure of fatherhood. The top pic is all the younger cousins.

Kacey and Andy

2008-05-28T13:14:00.001-07:00

My cousin Kacey got married in Nags Head. What a beautiful week. The wedding day was wonderful. Thanks for a great time!!

Zoe hat parade

2008-05-28T13:09:00.001-07:00

This is the hat parade at zoe's school. They sang a little song and walked around. she has one year left at dppk then off to dutrow.

Daisy Duke

2008-05-28T13:06:00.001-07:00

Daisy turned 9 years old this may 1st. She is hanging in there and healthy for the most part. What a wonderful girl.

Blueberry Gap Farm

2008-05-28T12:59:00.001-07:00

it was a beautiful day out so we went to BBGF for the day. the girls had a great time. it was packed with tons of kids. They got to feed the horses and deer. I through in that peacock pic because he is so pretty

Rockets

2008-05-28T12:53:00.000-07:00

Taylor is taking soccer this spring. Actually, since i am so slow at updating my blog, the season is almost over. She is doing good for her first time. She got hit in the face a few games ago and now is very timmid. I hope she overcomes this soon.

Snapping Turtles

2008-04-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

Last year we saw a large snapping turtle in our front yard flower bed laying eggs.
Today Zoe and Jason saw a hole and something moving in it. These turtles came out.
This Zoe holding one of the baby turtles. She was so excited.
We kept watching the hole and eventually all the turtles came out. The finally count was 12. Who knew that many could fit in such a small hole.
This is Jason and Zoe taking the turtles down to the lake and setting them free.

Easter Day

2008-03-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

Getting ready to leave for church.

Taylor looking for eggs at there Grandma's annual easter egg hunt. About 2 hours after this she said her head and throat hurt and had a fever. Jason took her to the doc in the box and guess what.... Strep throat. Man, this girl has had it all this last month. Poor thing.
Zoe checking out what she got at her nanny and gookies. Mariposa! She was so excited.

Egg Dyeing

2008-03-24T11:17:00.000-07:00

Thursday we decorated eggs at mom's. I had to work this weekend so this night worked best. The girls had a good time and the eggs were pretty.

Rileigh slept during most of the dying time but she came in at the end for a picture with her egg.
Dustin got a little thirsty so he had to drink the dye. YUMMO

Happy Birthday Danielle

2008-03-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

We had a surprise party for Danielle's 30th bday last friday. I think it turned out nice. She had no idea. But considering it was a month late how could she have known. hehe

Pillowcase Dress

2008-03-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

Finally I made my first pillowcase dress. I have been wanting to make one for a while. I think this turned out ok for my first one. I only took me 2.5 hours.

New Soccer Player

2008-03-13T09:40:00.000-07:00

Here is Taylor in her soccer uniform. She will be playing for
the Rockets. She is very excited. Love those pink shingaurds!

SICKNESS

2008-03-05T12:22:00.000-08:00

Sorry no pictures lately. Taylor and Jason have been sick all week. So far Zoe and I are avoiding whatever is going around. Hopefully we will not get whatever they have.

Guitar Hero

2008-02-03T10:03:00.000-08:00

This is Taylor's latest obsession is the game guitar hero. She is doing very well and is now trying to beat Lou (that is what this picture is). She will then move on to the medium level. Her nanny is not to far behind!! ha ha!!

DAISY DUKE

2008-02-03T09:56:00.001-08:00

Here is Zoe and Daisy today laying in Daisy's bed. She will be 9yrs old this year and spends alot of her time in this bed. She is such a good dog. I just thought it was cute, them laying here together.

Mom's Retirement

2008-02-03T09:53:00.001-08:00

Here are some gloves someone gave to mom. Zoe enjoyed playing with them

Mom's Retirement

2008-02-03T09:48:00.000-08:00

Mom retired from Dutrow Elementary this winter. It was her 17th year. Here are some phots from the retirement party at the school. It was a nice afternoon.

Snowman

2008-01-20T17:12:00.001-08:00

This is Zoe's first snow ever and she is 4yrs old. Isn't that sad? Luckily we got enough snow to make a snowman. Isn't he terrific ;) Thanks to Nanny for the snowman decorating kit. It was fabulous.

First Snow

2008-01-20T17:07:00.001-08:00

Taylor and Zoe woke up this morning at 640 to go and play in the snow.... Taylor said the first thing she wanted to do was make a snow angel. This is her doing it. What is Zoe doing in the background...... EATING!! They had a great time and were done by 1000am. Oh, the snow was already almost gone.

Christmas

2008-01-19T08:47:00.001-08:00

Here they are chrismas morning. Taylor did her own hair (love those pig tails!) We got an early start that day, Zoe was up at 607 am. Oh yeah, did i tell you that i worked that night and didn't get home until 430am. so that means i got about an hour of sleep. Yippee. I did good until about 8pm that night and then i passed out. Great christmas as usual. The girls were very happy.

christmas eve

2008-01-19T08:43:00.001-08:00

Yes, I know I have been very delinquent in my blogging! Sorry.

Here are the girls Christmas Eve. They get new pj's and a new ornament every year.

THE NEW ARRIVAL...Rileigh Cheyenne

2007-12-01T14:52:00.001-08:00

We are pleased to announce that Danielle and Rob had there baby last night, November 30th, at 1054 pm (much to everyones surprise). She is a perfect 8lb 3ounce baby girl. Mom and baby are doing fine. The pictures above are only 2hours after she was born. She looks alot like Rob and has blond hair. More pics to come.

Reasons why it is so hard to make a Christmas Card

2007-11-29T06:29:00.000-08:00

Between Zoe acting like a monkey and Taylor complaining about getting tired and being cold. I never thought we would get the card picture taken. One of them was acting up or goofing off for almost every picture. Surprisingly I got a good picture. It will be delivered to your home soon. Thanks mom for your help!!!

2007-11-29T06:23:00.000-08:00

Zoe turned the big 4 on Nov. 15th. She is growing up so fast.

2007-10-30T16:45:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin carving time. Me and the girls had a great time carving our pumpkins tonight. On the left is the final product. The first one is mine, then Taylor's and then Zoe's.

Halloween Party

2007-10-30T16:33:00.000-07:00

Mike Jen and Dante to the right.

Taylor and her friends to the left

Halloween Party

2007-10-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

Above is Terri and Brian, Jason's sister and brother. Dustin aka Shawn of the Dead and Jamie, bunny, are to the right

Halloween Party

2007-10-30T16:13:00.000-07:00

This year we had a halloween party. It was great fun. Elizabeth, Nicole and I hosted it at my house. We had a nice turn out and a good turn out. The pictures below are the three of us in our "bunch of grapes" costumes and Big Daddy J in his Pimp costume. He was so funny looking all the way down to his gold tooth. On this page we have my family and Danielle "the pregnant nun" and Rob "the Dancing Banana"

Halloween Party

2007-10-30T16:10:00.000-07:00

Danielle's Baby Shower

2007-10-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

I realized when doing my blog entry that I have no pictures of the guest of honor. Sorry Dani! Here is the cake. Thanks for everyone who could make it, near and far. And those who couldn't be there, we missed you . Can't wait for the big day.

Ocean City

2007-10-07T15:26:00.001-07:00

We were very lucky in the weather department. It was a beautiful weekend. The girls were even able to play in the waves.

Determination

2007-10-04T07:41:00.001-07:00

We went to Ocean City this weekend. While on the beach the first day Zoe found a butterfly. She tried to get it on her finger, multiple times. Finally she did it. She was super happy and then it flew away!

Zoe's 1st day of school

2007-09-12T09:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of Zoe going into school.

Zoe's 1st day of school

2007-09-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

Monday Zoe started her 1st day at 4yr preeschool. She had a great time. She was bugging me all morning to go, so at 850 we left the house and waited in the parking lot til 915.

Taylor 1st day of school

2007-09-04T06:17:00.000-07:00

Taylor standing outside of Dutrow. Zoe will start next monday.

1st day of school

2007-09-04T06:08:00.001-07:00

Poor Poor me. My little girl is starting 2nd grade today. She is growing up right before my eyes. We had to set the alarm last night so she could wake up, she didn't want me to come in and wake her. Jason and I are so pathetic that we stood outside her door and watched the alarm go off and her crawl out of bed to turn it off. I still was allowed to do her hair and fix her breakfast (the traditional blueberry muffins for the first day of school).

HILTON HEAD

2007-08-23T06:36:00.000-07:00

Here they are posing with clown noses getting ready to get painted by clappy the clown at the salty dog cafe.

To the left Jason is standing with the girls at the top of the Harbortown Lighthouse.

HILTON HEAD

2007-08-23T06:34:00.000-07:00

Here they are waiting to see Greg Russell. He sings under a tree every night for the kids. They love him

HILTON HEAD

2007-08-23T06:28:00.000-07:00

For the second year in a row we went to Hilton Head. We had a
great time, beautiful weather. The girls are here waiting to go
on a dolphin cruise.

Sleepover

2007-07-25T04:45:00.000-07:00

All the girls getting ready to watch a movie and go to sleep. Check out Daisy. She had to be in the middle of everything!

Taylor turns 7

2007-07-25T04:42:00.000-07:00

Taylor turned 7 on the 19th of july. How time flies. Seems like she was just born yesterday. She had her first sleepover.

Nags Head

2007-07-11T14:04:00.000-07:00

To the left we have our little surfer girl, Taylor. She had a great week with her boogie board. To the right we have Zoe digging for crabs. Just kidding, we dug this hole for her to swim in. Then Jason informed me that they can cave in. No more hole! She had a great time, and enjoyed the ocean, much better than last year.

Danielle and Rob's Wedding

2007-07-11T13:58:00.000-07:00

June 16th, what a great day. Danielle had a beautiful wedding. Perfect weather, and everything went as planned. The bride was the beautiful Cinderella and the groom her Prince Charming. We were so proud to be a part of this day.

DAISY DUKE

2007-06-08T08:05:00.000-07:00

Had a super big scare this week. Daisy was very sick. Thought it was cancer, luckily it wasn't. She has an acute hepatits. Pretty sure she is gonna be ok. Been all over the peninsula to see different vets. Internal medicine specialist in virginia beach, who knew there was such a thing!! She is in the hospital still, but I will hopefully get her this afternoon. Everyone seemed to think because she is 8yrs old it was dooms day. Hopefully we will have a round a few more years.

Weekend Project

2007-05-18T06:08:00.001-07:00

This is the outcome of Jason's weekend project. Thanks to all that helped!! Our new patio turned out great. Looks much better in person. Come over and see it.

Dressing Up

2007-05-14T13:56:00.000-07:00

Dress Up Time!!! They both put on
these clothes and dance and sang for
a very attentive audience (me and Jason).

Hat Day Parade

2007-05-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

This was hat day at Zoe's school. They had a parade to show off their hats. She had a great time and at the end sang a song. Very unlike Taylor in preschool. She cried for every parade and would barely participate.

Easter

2007-04-19T12:50:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken on easter when we got home from florida. We had a great trip. Isn't Zoe's ensemble cute - dress from Tiffany and boots from her too. She just had to wear them both.

2007-03-30T18:34:00.000-07:00

We will be in Florida for a week. Hope to have good disney pics when I get home!!

2007-03-29T08:53:00.000-07:00

Zoe had an easter egg hunt at school today. They were all so funny. They

didn't really understand at first what to do. Just ran around with there egg cartons. She was excited about the egg on the right because it had Tinkerbell on it.

2007-03-10T14:18:00.000-08:00

Taylor and Zoe are taking swimming lessons. They are doing great. They only took one 4 week course and both moved up to the next level. This is Zoe's first time taking a class by herself. She just has a small problem with listening to the teacher. (imagine that!)

2007-02-12T07:18:00.000-08:00

Celebrated Jason and Danielle's b-days together sunday. Had a nice dinner (thanks mom) and good desserts (thanks me). I would like to welcome some new family members : Payton Elizabeth our new cousin was born 2-10-07 (yes, jason's birthday). Lillian Grey our new neice was born 2-11-07. How exciting!!

2007-02-07T07:34:00.000-08:00

Taylor is the new Open MRI model. She is in a calendar and will soon be on a billboard in Gloucester.

2007-02-07T07:32:00.000-08:00

Just a cute picture of Zoe. Nothing new really going on so i thought i would just post a cute picture.

2007-01-06T09:55:00.000-08:00

Taylor lost one of her front teeth yesterday. She looks so funny. The other front tooth is loose and will be out soon. Can't wait for that!!!

2006-12-27T08:24:00.001-08:00

CHRISTMAS MORNING:
We had a great day as usual. We were able to stay home and everyone visited throughout the day. The girls were spoiled rotten as usual.

2006-12-27T08:24:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS EVE:
TAYLOR AND ZOE GOT THEIR NEW MATCHING PJ'S. WE HAD A NICE EVENING AT MOM AND DAD'S. THEN HOME TO PUT OUT THE REINDEER FOOD AND COOKIES FOR SANTA.

2006-12-08T07:36:00.000-08:00

"The Gingerbread House"

every year Taylor and i make a gingerbread house. this year was Zoe's first experience. as you can tell they did great!

2006-11-30T13:08:00.000-08:00

Just a cute picture of Taylor. Jason told her she was supposed to be in 1st grade not 12th.

2006-11-16T12:04:00.000-08:00

"THE PLUG"
Well last night the plug fairy came and took Zoe's plug while she slept. I thought this would be difficult for her because she was slightly more attached than Taylor was when she was little. For example - she was found many times in her room with it. I would walk in and she would be sitting in a corner with her hands over her mouth or in her bed under the covers "getting a hit". She was quite addicted. She did well today without it for her nap. I am very proud of her. Only one breakdown when she went to bed. She laid there rubbing the place where it usually is and said "my plug it's gone, I need it". Poor little thing. Parenting can be so hard.

2006-11-16T10:30:00.000-08:00

This weekend we celebrated Zoe's 3rd birthday. What a great day beautiful weather and great family and friends. Thanks to everyone for sharing Zoe's day!

2006-11-16T10:02:00.000-08:00

This is Taylor's first school project. I am so proud of her. Thanks to Grandma McCarty for the artsy scrapbooking skills;)

2006-11-02T09:48:00.000-08:00

Started Trick or Treat early with a visit to my grandma's. She was happy to see her little Dora the Explorer and Pink Power Ranger. Thanks for the candy!!!!

2006-10-30T04:49:00.000-08:00

PUMPKIN CARVING!!
Last night we carved pumpkins. Here is the result. Taylor did a great job with plenty of help from her Nana. Zoe did a great job too, with help from her dad.
I was all about the pumpkin seeds and cooking them. I wait all year to do this. DELICIOUS. This year i burned them:( So sad. Oh well, better luck next year.

2006-10-19T11:31:00.000-07:00

Our little Zoe started school this year. She is a little young so she will be in preschool for 3 years. She did great at first. then every day i took her she cried and the teachers had to peel her off my steering wheel and take her into the school. Jason took her one morning and she ran in with no problem. Since then she goes in fine for me. I guess it was a little mommy separation problem:)

2006-10-19T11:24:00.000-07:00

WOW, only one year since i started this blog and i haven't updated it once. This is due to laziness and also, in my defense, not knowing what to do.

This blog will probably consist of mostly pictures and not too much writing. I am not the greatest writer in the world, but i would like to share the things that our family enjoy doing.

This is a picture of our weekend getaway to the O.C. Ok not california, it was Ocean City, Maryland. We had a nice time. The weather was ok so the girls got to hang out at the beach a little.