Em's first trip to the dentist

Whoops, I forgot to post these.  Em had her first trip to the dentist in November.  All looked good, no cavities.  Thank goodness we took the bottle away from her in time.  It looks like she is going to have some dental work in her future.  She is missing a permanent tooth!  Nothing we can't fix down the road.

Of course, she got a new toothbrush

Ummm....wrong end

Sick Days

Emma took a few sick days this week.  Boy was she grumpy!  I don't remember the boys ever being so whiny.  It's awful.  She had a fever but got over it pretty quickly.  

Look how pathetic she was

She woke up and wanted to take picutes

The next day she was up for a walk around the lake

 Catching some rays

She didn't quite have her normal speed

She's back....I put her out of the car and she bolted down the street.  Nope, she doesn't have shoes on but she's still fast.

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She had a cardiologist appointment this week as well.

All looks good

The Lot

I can't remember if I have written about our lot yet.  In July of 2013 we put an offer on an acre of land two streets over from our house.  My mom purchased one 1/2 acre and we have the other.  It took a year to close on the land as there were major title issues.  Last July we closed on the property.  In November, Josh had the trees cut down on 1/4 of the land.  He milled the wood and we are going to use it on the house.  It was so hard to see those beautiful mature trees cut down but at least we can use them.  

There is plenty of sawdust or "sand" as Emma calls it

We got about 3000 board feet of milled wood

Stay tuned as we begin building......

Pedicures by Myles

 Last weekend Myles went to a birthday party for a friend from school.  Little did he know he was one of only two boys invited.  He didn't even mention it and had a great time.  In his goodie bag there was a tiny bottle of nail polish and a tube of lip gloss.  How cute.  He was excited to test these new items out.  

Emma was the first to get a pedicure.  A first for her.

She sat still as Myles worked his magic

Clear sparkles

Next was the lip gloss.  Don't think that these makeup procedures were only for Emma.  Grady and Myles both polished their toes and glossed their lips.  I think the only prerequisite for the salon was that you had to wear undies or a diaper.

Indoor Soccer

The boys asked to play indoor soccer this season.  We are fortunate enough to have an indoor field right in Black Mountain.  The boys were able to be on the same team which is great for us.  They love to play together and we only have to go to one practice and game. 

They had their first game this Saturday.  The Grey Eagles won 7 to 5!!  Below are a few photos.  They are not very good as I had to take them through Plexiglas or netting.

 

Both boys in action

 

Myles is number 2, Grady is in red shorts

 

 

Myles playing some defence

 

Halftime

 

Miss Priss runs around like a mad woman trying to get onto the playing field. 

Big Girl

Recently, with all of our traveling for the holidays, Emma has not been a very good sleeper.  She has pretty much given up naps and was in a nasty habit of trying to sleep with Josh and I.  So, it was a good time to take down the crib.  She wasn't sleeping in it anyway.

Grady was my helper and we disassembled the crib in a matter of minutes.  Emma watched, playing next to us, and didn't seem to care.  Her room feels much more spacious now.  Hopefully, we can get her in a routine of sleeping in her big bed.

 

 

As you can see, we had the crib crammed in a corner and the big bed crammed in the other.  We needed a place for grandparents to sleep so we never took the bed out.

 

Grady took his job seriously.

 

Moving it out.

 

Emma's new room

 

Kirsten asked me if I was sad as Em is my last baby.  No way!  I am over babies and all that comes with them.  Not that toddlers are much easier.......

New Years Eve

On New Years Eve we went over to our friends, Eric and Melissa's house.  Did we stay up until 12?  Heck no.  We left their house at 8 and were in bed by 10.  I think our new years partying days are over.  Still, we had a great time with good friends.

 

 

The boys....I can just picture them in college.

 

Why not do some pull ups for the occasion.

 

The kids chilled out by watching Barbies Dreamhouse.  Yes, the boys are closet Barbie fans.

 

I love this pic of Emma and her cat

Baltimore

After Christmas we headed up to Baltimore to visit Josh's family.  On the way up we stopped at Fort McHenry, famous for being the location where the star spangled banner was written.  We finally had some good weather and it felt so nice to get outside.

 

Uncle Will joined in the craziness.

 

 

Basking in the sun

 

A little fun with cannons

 

She struck this pose on her own. 

 

 

Where he belongs

 

Then it was off to Patti and Steve's house.  The food, as usual, was plentiful.

 

Nick, Carolyn and the boys met us there too.

 

Look at the smorgasbord.  There were crayfish, stuffed peppers, ham, raw oysters, oysters Rockefeller, artichoke dip, homemade pretzels, and the list goes on and on. 

 

Brittney and Emma.  It was great to see Patti, Steve, Jake, Britney and AJ.  We were able to catch up as we only see them once a year.

 

The drinks were plentiful as well....

 

Myles even tried crayfish.  This is pretty exciting seeing as all he eats are carbs.

 

After saying goodbye, we made our way back home

 

Back to North Carolina.  Can you believe how packed we were?  The dog and cat are in there somewhere

Another successful Christmas season.