the lost videos...

In changing my blog, I remembered some of the videos I have taken over the last several months and wanted to share them. The first two are from Peyton's Fall Program in October. Just imagine a room full of 3 and 4 year olds singing this - it was hysterical and too cute!


This next one is from Peyton's last Sat. of soccer. It was cold that day...who knew it would sleet the following weekend?!


Stay tuned for more. Right now my camera with video/sound isn't working, so we'll have to go with soundless video for a bit on the old one. Hoping to get it repaired before Friday's Christmas program at school...wish me luck!!

Already December????

Okay, so I'm still behind...what else is new??!! November was a busy month with a trip to MI for a Michigan State game (Robert's Alma mater) with our friends Jenn & Mark Trenkle (we met way back in Atlanta), being sick and trying to get well (all of us at one time or another - tis the season!), the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus with our old friends (again we met in Atlanta)- Chris & Tammy Campise, playdates, preschool, Thanksgiving here with the Trenkles (Peyton got Zach to dress up as a Princess - she strikes again!), and getting ready for Christmas and my parents upcoming arrival. Enjoy the slide show of our November festivities....

Happy Holidays!!

Catching up...

Now that Christmas is upon us, I realized I didn't really put any pictures up of Halloween yet! Oh, time goes so fast, it scares me. I mean, has it really been a year since Robert, Peyton, and I flew out here to check it all out? And that we have lived in our house for 8.5 mos., and that my baby is about to be 4 years old and 6 mos.???? Unbelievable - all of it!


Robert's 37th Birthday - October 26...it sleeted with gail force winds this day!

Some pictures from Halloween, where we actually started out with no underclothes and flip-flops! Half-way through we had to come home to get shirt, pants, and socks/shoes for Peyton, and a heavy jacket for Mommy! And for those that asked, 2 pictures of Halloween decorations in our neighborhood. They don't do the houses justice, especially the ones with the lights - WOW!

Our Princess Fairy Tinkerbell Peyton....

I'm SCARED!!!!

See the upcoming forecast for this week.....just mid-November, not even really true winter yet......YIKES!!!!

http://weather.aol.com/forecast/todays/us/il/plainfield/id/60544;jsessionid=D08DF707C881289F82AECCEA30114963

I told Robert his company should have included a clothing allowance the 1st year with all the new winter-wear we are having to buy to be prepared...and stay WARM!!

The Four Fall Princesses

I just made this slideshow for my friends here of our 4 daughters and thought I'd share with everyone! They are all so cute together and have so much fun together...Peyton, Kendall, Chloe and Macy - 4 Peas in a Pod!

Grandparents Hit the Town

Okay, so I'm a bit behind....2, of the 3, sets of grandparents came to visit in Sept. Sept. 19th Robert's parents came in for a car show and visit, even driving the 3 hours from MI in Rick's Duce '32 Ford!.....




Then, 2 days after Pam and Rick left, my dad and Marla flew in from CA for my birthday weekend. We were super busy and did lots of fun stuff, including a trip downtown. There we walked around Navy Pier, took an architectural boat tour of Chicago, followed by speed boat ride out in Lake Michigan! Peyton took Grandma & Granddaddy into the American Girl store for a tour!, we people watched as we rode a city bus and walked all over, ate some GREAT Mexican food at a hip corner restaurant to celebrate my birthday (complete with Margaritas, of course!), - we must have walked about 6 miles that day! It was wonderful adn we were all pooped. My dad and Marla babysat for us one night so Robert and I could have a real date - they had a great time....

October Days...

About 2 weeks ago we went to the pumpkin patch with our preschool friends (8 kids total). We pet and fed goats, donkeys, saw baby pigs nursing on Mama Pig, held baby chicks, went through a corn maze for kids (3 times!), went for a 'hay ride', slid down a TALL slide, and picked a pumpkin - followed by lunch with everyone. The four girls are Macy, Peyton, Chloe and Kendall - Peyton's best friends here. They all go to her school and live in our neighborhood!






My friend Jamie (Kendall's mom) lived in Charlotte for 7 years, so we compare everything here to Charlotte, of course. This pumpkin patch was NO Hunter Farms, for all you Charlotteans (sp??). The hay ride was through a small corn field in between 2 neighborhoods and lasted maybe 7 minutes! The animals were everywhere, so as soon as you sanitized your hands, the kids were off to another animal getting licked - do you know how much sanitizing gel we went through that day and antibacterial wipes??!! We did have fun though; it just made us realize, yet again, how very much we miss Charlotte!