Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Year in Review

January

  • Trey turned 30 on January 1st! Unfortunately he had the flu on his birthday. :(
  • Kendall became a cheerleader! 
  • We got 8 inches of snow!!! School was cancelled for a week!
  • We built our biggest snowman ever, it was even featured in our local paper.
  • The last time that we got that much snow was during the blizzard in 1993!
  • Kylee joined her big sister and became a ballerina.
  • We enjoyed a nice dinner at the Dixie Stampede with family.
  • Kaitlynn did not get good news from the orthopedic concerning her Osgood-Schlatters. :(
  • We had our picture taken for the church directory and it is one of my favorite family pictures!
February

  • Kaitlynn and Trey went to their 11th Daddy-Daughter Dance together!
  • Kendall and Trey went to their 4th Daddy-Daughter Dance together!
  • Kylee and Trey went to their 3rd Daddy-Daughter Dance together!
  • Kylee had her birthday party at WeeBounce.
  • Kylee turned 3!
  • Kendall had another chalazion show up.
  • Me and Kaitlynn ran a 5K together in Disney World! So proud of her for running the entire thing!
  • Kendall and Kylee both ran races at Disney World. Kendall ran a 200M and Kylee a 100M.
  • I ran my first half-marathon, the Disney Princess Half-Marathon.
  • I got to meet up with Karla, Erick, and Devin while we were at Disney World.
March

  • Kendall had surgery to remove the chalazion.
  • We went back to Disney World during the girls' spring break week.
  • We spent one day of that trip at Daytona Beach.
  • Trey and I celebrated our 12 year wedding anniversary!
  • Kaitlynn and Trey went to watch the US men's national soccer team play Paraguay.
April

  • I took Kendall and Kylee to the movies to watch Hop.
  • Tinkerbell became deathly ill.
  • Kylee started TaeKwonDo.
  • Kendall and Trey went to the Orange and White game.
  • We had professional Easter pictures made.
  • I ran my second 5K of the year.
  • The girls went to an Easter egg hunt at WeeBounce.
  • We had our pool liner replaced.
  • I ran my 3rd 5K of the year with one of my good friends.
  • Our county was hit by four tornadoes in one night. One of those was an F4!
May

  • Me and Kaitlynn traveled back to Disney World to compete in the Expedition Everest Challenge.
  • Kaitlynn along with about twenty other students from her school traveled to Asheville to visit the Biltmore Estate.
  • Kendall danced at her second ballet recital.
  • Kylee danced at her first ballet recital.
  • Kaitlynn became a student ambassador!
  • Kaitlynn went to school camp for two nights.
  • Tinkerbell's health greatly improved!
  • We wrapped up our first year of AWANA at our church.
  • The five of us went to the movies to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
  • Kaitlynn racked up the awards at her 5th grade awards ceremony.
  • I ran my first 8K race.
  • Kendall turned 5!
June

  • Kendall had her 5th birthday party.
  • Kaitlynn went to Europe for two weeks!
  • Kendall and Kylee went to VBS at our church and at Trey's grandparents' and dad's church.
  • I helped with the 5th and 6th grade VBS class at our church.
  • I ran my second 10K race.
  • I went to the NKOTBSB concert with my friend Brooke.
  • Kendall had her tonsils and adenoids removed.
  • I ran my 5th 5K of the year.
  • Kendall and Kaitlynn swam on the swim team.
July

  • We shot off fireworks at my parents' house again for the 4th of July.
  • I ran my 6th 5K race of the year.
  • Me and the girls along with my mother spent a week at Tybee Island.
  • Me and Kaitlynn went to the movies to watch the last Harry Potter movie.
  • Kaitlynn and Trey went to the movies to watch Captain America.
  • All five of us went to the movies to watch Cars 2.
  • Me and the girls went to the movies to watch the Winnie the Pooh movie.
  • Kaitlynn and Kendall finished out the season and both competed in the championship swim meet.
August

  • I was rushed to the ER due to a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting.
  • Kaitlynn started middle school.
  • Kendall started tap class.
  • Me and Trey went to the Keith Urban concert.
  • Kaitlynn made the middle school soccer team!
  • I competed in a mud run with four of my friends.
  • Trey and I went to the Fur Ball.
  • Kendall started AYSO soccer.
  • Trey got back to coaching soccer.
  • I competed in Warrior Dash Carolinas with Laura and a few other women that live in North Carolina.
September

  • Kaitlynn turned 12!
  • Trey's grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
  • Trey was ordained and became a deacon at our church.
  • I turned 30!
  • I competed in Warrior Dash Tennessee with four of my good friends.
  • Kaitlynn had her 12th birthday party.
  • My blog turned 3. :)
  • Kaitlynn was diagnosed with Mono!
  • Trey and I went to the CASA Red Shoe Gala.
  • Kaitlynn and I walked and ran in the Susan G. Komen 5K Race for a Cure.
October

  • I ran my 2nd half-marathon, the Disney Wine & Dine Half-Marathon.
  • Kaitlynn made the middle school basketball team.
  • The middle school soccer team won the SETAC championship!
  • The tooth fairy visited Kendall.
  • Kendall and Kylee danced at Pumpkintown.
  • Kendall had her first soccer game.
  • Me, Kendall, and Kylee went to the movies to watch The Lion King in 3D.
  • We took the girls to the corn maze.
  • We spent the girls' fall break week at Disney World.
  • We went to the fall festival at our church.
November

  • Kendall finished out her first soccer season. Her team was undefeated!
  • Kaitlynn had her first middle school basketball game.
  • Kendall and Kylee made their first trip to see the dentist.
  • I ran another 5K race.
  • Kendall tapped at Downtown Christmas.
  • I ran my 2nd 8K race.
December

  • I ran my final race of the year, a 5K.
  • We went to our city's Christmas parade.
  • Kendall and Kylee sang in the children's choir Christmas program at our church.
  • We visited Santa Claus.
  • Trey and I spent a weekend in Gatlinburg.
  • Kendall and Kylee signed up for cheerleading.
  • We drove around and looked at Christmas lights.
  • We had a wonderful Christmas with our families.
  • We went to the movies to watch The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
  • I ran/walked 1,000 miles in 2011!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Christmas Lights


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Last Friday we drove around looking at Christmas lights. We had heard so many people talk about the house in the video above that we made sure we stopped to see it. When you get to the house there is a sign in the yard that tells you which radio station to turn to. I love how the lights go along with the music!

Photo Friday

When I sit down this is what happens... They definitely know who feeds them. Also, yes this is how Buzz sits all the time! I think he thinks he's a human.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

JUMP!

The trampoline was put together today and we all tried it out!
 The girls really enjoyed taking turns bouncing this afternoon. I think they bounced for over an hour before I made them take a break. Hopefully, this means they will sleep well tonight. ;)

Chipwrecked!

The day after Christmas we had plans to go to lunch and a movie with two other families. The movie,  Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked! I love the Chipmunks so of course I was super excited! 
 We had lunch at Cheddar's which surprisingly went very well. We had 13 in our group, but we were still able to sit together. The employees did a great job accommodating us. After we ate we had a little time to kill before the movie so we stopped at the mall and let all the kids play for awhile.



All of the kids were so good and the movie was okay too!

Christmas Day

On Christmas day we went to our church for their morning service then we headed to Trey's Mamaw and Papaw's house for lunch and to exchange gifts.
 Kylee opening her presents, including this pirate ship from Papaw Don.
 Kylee getting a little help from Uncle Darren.
 Kendall's turn to open her presents.
 She got a peewee pillow pet to match her pillow pet and her house shoes.
 Kaitlynn opening her presents.


 "Try it on Kaitlynn."
We had a great Christmas! It wasn't a white Christmas like we had last year but we are all healthy. No flu this year!

Christmas Morning

The girls ready to come downstairs on Christmas morning.
 Kylee with her very own American Girl doll.
 Kaitlynn with her bright new running shoes.
 The girls opening their Cinderella castle playset .
 Kylee excitingly opening her gifts.



 Kendall loving all of her new outfits...
 and shoes!

 Kaitlynn opening her presents.
 Kendall trying out her new portable dvd player that Santa brought her.
 Buzz emptying out his stocking. Oh, how he loves new toys!
 Tink took one of her toys under the tree to keep Buzz from taking it.
 Woody emptying out his stocking. He's still trying to figure out the whole stocking thing. The other two are pros!
 He was very slow taking his goodies out.
 Then all he wanted to do was sit in my lap and chew on one of his new bones. :)

Christmas Eve

On Christmas eve we went to my parents' house to eat dinner and exchange presents.
 The kids and grandkids.
Me and Kybo.
 Kendall with Papaw, even Gigi posed for a picture.
 Kaitlynn, Kendall, and Kylee opening a big present from Nana and Papaw. A trampoline!
 Kylee opening her presents.
 Kendall - "It's a cold pillow, IT'S A COLD PILLOW!!" She was so happy!
 Yes, make-up!
 Slippers to match her pillow pet from Aunt Kata.
 Kaitlynn opening her presents.

 Kata opening her presents.

 Kata's dog Coco completely worn out!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Christmas Eve Morning

On Christmas eve morning we went to Trey's mother's house house for a big breakfast and to exchange presents. Here's a picture of Kylee opening her Monster High dolls. Yes, she really did ask for those! She loves them!
 Kendall opening one of her presents. 
 Kaitlynn playing with cousin Grayson and his new Cars racetrack.
These two could seriously pass for brother and sister.