Happy New Year (a little late)

I only started this blog again in August.  So, I wanted to recap some highlights of the 2013.

New house in April

Mother's Day (where's my matching dress?)

Fripp Island (The band-aid says "100% Pirate")

Fripp Island

Fripp Island

Rhode Island-Home of Del's Lemonade

Rhode Island

New Cat - Gryffindor

Lightning Sailing

Gracie in the Nutcraker

Easter Egg Hunting at Mamie Whitesides

Lake Watagua

Silly Time

Metting Cousin Doris

Zoo time

Visitors- Chris - direct from China

Snow Day!

It snowed in Mt. Pleasant today.  Not a lot and not the greatest snow, but it snowed and that is all that mattered to my kids.  They have been waiting for it to snow for days.  They got to play in it and had a blast!

Now they are cuddled under a big down comforter (not Maddie though, she is running around in our 62 degree house in just a diaper) watching Barbie.  Perfect day for them.

Merry Christmas!

Anna (7), Gracie (4.5), Maddie (2)

Anna is 7!

Wow!  Anna turned 7!

I can not believe that this past Monday, Anna turned 7 years old.  It is crazy that seven years has passed.  Just as everyone says, including me (my grandmother used to get cross with me when I related time to a roll of toilet paper), time goes by so quickly.  

40 Signs You're A Binge Thinker

This is me in a nutshell....

40 Signs You Are A Binge Thinker

Ok, Joe says that this is too long to read and not all of it is me.  I disagree, it is not too long to read unless, like Joe, you are trying to watch Fast and Furious 6.  I do agree, not EVERY statement describes me, but some are pretty spot on.  I think it is pretty funny.

Big Weekend!

Last weekend was a big weekend!  Our friend Brent Allen came into town with his girlfriend, Caroline.  We had never met her before, but we liked her a lot and hopefully they enjoyed their visit.  We went out to some good dinners and walked around downtown, which we hadn't done in a while so it was a lot of fun.  Here is a picture of Brent, I meant to get a picture of Brent and Caroline (sorry Caroline) while they were down, but I have been a little slack about pictures lately.

Brent, Puppy, and his beloved BMW.  

 Also, this past weekend Gracie was in the Nutcracker!  She was a party girl of course!  She has been practicing every weekend with the company Mt. Pleasant Performing Arts that is out of the studio she takes ballet lessons at.  Friday night was a dress rehearsal and Saturday and Sunday they had performances.  All the dancers did a great job, and it was impressive.  Gracie and her little buddies did a really good job dancing (they had two little dances) during the party scene and were all very cute.

Party girl Gracie!

Also, Anna turned 7 this past Monday!  I can't believe it.  Pictures on Joe's phone, will upload later.  She is funny, her dinner of choice was hot dogs, popcorn, and Joe's brussel sprouts.

Festival of Lights

Whew, this month is going by so fast that I can't keep the blog updated fast enough, well the whole fall has been like that.

When my Aunt Joan was in town over Thanksgiving we went to the James Island Holiday Festival of Lights.  It is really cool, there are so many light displays and a village with santa!  Here are some pictures.

On the train that takes you around the park to see the light displays

Oh, Daddy made the picture!

We (not Joe) love a merry-go-round!

Anna in front of the picture that her school did.  They didn't win the contest, but should have.  Before I even knew it was her school, I walk over and said I really liked it.  The contest is probably rigged.