March 2011

One of these days I'll get around to posting more than once a month....maybe then it won't be so picture heavy. Hey, at least I'm posting!

A few good pictures at the playground.

We are trying to get more pictures with me in them since I'm the one who is usually behind the camera.




We played Michael Jackson experience on the Wii. Sofie's getting the hang of it too!




Kristi and Caroline came to visit. I had so much fun visiting with them as well as Melissa and Jeffry! I haven't giggle that much in a long, long time. We hung out at Melissa's house on Friday, we went to IKEA Saturday afternoon, and went out to dinner in the City Saturday night. My only pictures are from Saturday night.

Caroline trying to master the art of picture taking from an above angle. She didn't quite understand that you don't have to tilt your head at all.


There, that's better!






We were getting a little picture happy at this point.


The whole table.


I love this one of Melissa!


We were playing some drinking game (Melissa and I had water, being the only parents at the table) and Caroline didn't want to drink her turn, so she started giving directions to some phantom person who knocked on the door.

You go North and then you go East....




We went to Opening Day for baseball season 2011 at Nat's Park. The Atlanta Braves were in town and they won!




We giggled to stay warm!

There were fireworks


Sofie slept for 4 innings

Sofie and Bunbun shared a funnel cake.

February

Sofie went to a birthday party at the local bounce house.










On a sad note, my aunt lost her battle with cancer in February and we took an impromptu trip to Ohio.
Craver-Riggs Funeral Home & Crematory: Obituaries

The service was beautiful and I was truly in awe of how many people came to the reception the night before. I can only hope a quarter of that many people show up when it's my turn to go. Sofie was a true ray of sunshine through the whole ordeal.






In other news, Marc is training for the Bataan Memorial Death March at the end of March. And the 2011 baseball season starts in about a month. Any suggestions on an easy to make cheerleader outfit for a 3.5 year old?

I'm training for Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon. I'm loving the occasional warm day and the fact that it stays light out longer! It makes it so much easier to get motivated to get out the door.

Snow!

We got snow last night. Only about 7-8 inches, nothing like last year in terms of amount. BUT! This storm hit right at the height of rush our and came on so fast and quick (2-3 inches an hour) and heavy (you should see the downed trees) that it stranded motorist. The entire metro region was gridlock! Thankfully, I took advantage of a 2 hour early release and got Sofie and got home just as the sleet and thundersleet/snow started. Marc, however, was trapped on his commuter bus for 5 hours! (Considering others in the area had commutes up to 13 hours, 5 seems not so bad.) And then he walked a mile from the park-n-ride home as the road was a parking lot and it was quicker to walk.


And to top it all off, we woke up with a sick kid-o this morning. I think it's generic crud (fever, snotty nose, lethargic), but we are watching it.

A few pictures of our snow.





Someone just abandoned their car. Of course, then the snow plow couldn't clear the parking lot.


It is so heavy, it squished lots of small trees and bushes and really weighed down larger trees.

Catch-Up

Oh geez! Where to begin?!

July
Mimi and Papa came to visit.


Sofie became fully potty trained!! She got a new Barbie house to celebrate.


August
Beth, Jeff, and Elaina came to visit.






Marc's baseball team won the championship.


The Twins turned 12!


Went to Hershey Park, PA.


September
We went digging for potatoes with Christa and her kids.






Saw a minor league baseball game.





Sofie even got to run the bases after the game (even though she cried once they got started).


Sofie turned 3!






October
We went apple picking with Michelle and Lolly.






Sofie and I took a trip to SC.










We went to the Renaissance Festival with some guys from Marc's baseball team and their families.




Went to a Pumpkin Patch.












Went Trick or Treating.






November
Took a little hike with Michelle and Lolly.






Saw a Thanksgiving Parade






Family Photos



December
Went to see Ice! at the Gaylord Hotel.





(That is all ice! They kept the room at 7 degrees to keep it from melting...hence the giant blue overcoat.)



Baked some cookies.






Saw Clark Griswold's cousin's house.






Went to SC for Christmas.


I didn't take one picture as we were opening presents. I was too busy enjoying the moment to photograph it.









January 2011
Sofie had her Winter Gala at school.


Marc and I celebrated our 6th anniversary.






We went to the Natural History Museum with Melissa and Sean and their boys.






And.....that's what you missed! (a la Glee, which I recently discovered)