Friday, February 19, 2010

Today We...



Today was rainy/snowy outside to we stayed inside and...
had a little photo shoot...

made (and ate) chocolate chip cookies...

played games...
(Noelle beat me at Candyland, The Ladybug Game, Hi Ho Cherry-O and Go Fish!)
And yes, we even broke a few rules!!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Happy 2nd Birthday Parker!

It's hard to believe this little guy is 2 today! He has brought such joy, such fun, such messes, such laughter and even such tender & affectionate moments. Life is definitely more full since he's been around! Happy Birthday little buddy! We love you!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

A Few Favorite Photos from 2009


Noelle's much loved, well worn, "sparkly" shoes
Parker's happy smile
Noelle's happy smile
Me reading to the kids in Parker's bedroom rocker... story time is a much loved time by all in our home.
Noelle at the KC Zoo... love that look on her face... wonder where she got it from?
The kids playing in the water... they were so dirty when they got done, but they were having so much fun, I didn't dare interrupt.
Us at the MO Botanical Gardens... thankful for self timers & beautiful scenery!
Beauty of Father/Daughter time
A picnic in the backyard, lots of these this year... so much fun!
Parker helping Daddy plant in our garden!
We miss you Grandma Dolisi... photo taken at Parker's 1st birthday party. Grandma passed away about 3 months after this photo.
Parker at age 1... what a cutie!

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Thanksgiving Weekend



We have had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We have SO much to be thankful for! God has blessed us greatly this year... we are thankful for how he has provided for us this year, thankful that we have remained healthy and strong this year, we are thankful that our children are growing and learning every day! We are thankful that we got to spend time with most of our family over the Thanksgiving holiday and for those we were unable to see, we missed you & we love you! Here are a few photos from our weekend!
Parker and Noelle with their baby cousin, Jeorgia... they both LOVE holding her and loving on her!

On Saturday we ventured out to get our Christmas tree! It was a perfect day... the weather was near 60 degrees!!! This year was especially fun as last year Parker wasn't even walking yet!!! They both had a blast running through the trees looking for just the right one!

Here's Parker observing as Daddy saws "the perfect one" down.

Such excitement! The kids had fun helping Daddy push the cart up to the truck.
We decided to string some popcorn to put on the tree this year! Parker was eating it, while Daddy did the stringing!

And here is the (mostly) finished tree!!! It was a wonderful weekend! We were even able to enjoy a couple of fires in the fireplace, some hot cocoa and a bit of sitting and reminiscing about Christmases past... it's been a wonderful start to this wonderful season!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Here they are! Snow White & her little Dino!
Taking a ride around their cousins' neighborhood.
"Mommy, Daddy look at all this candy!"
"Trick or Treat!"
We had a great time!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

An Exciting Day

Yesterday was a little bit exciting for me as I received an email from an editor at Creating Keepsakes (a scrapbooking magazine that I love and subscribe to) that they wanted to feature one of my layouts on their blog! I was really excited and so I thought I would share the blog post with you!


Enjoy! Thanks for looking!

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Popcorn Anyone?!

This kid absolutely LOVES popcorn... earlier this week I popped up some for us to enjoy... so we snuggled on the sofa munching on popcorn, watching TV for a while until he carried off the bowl and I found him sitting inside this wood crate with his popcorn strategically placed inside a basket... he was as happy as a clam all curled up in that crate munching away!