Sunday, November 30, 2014

September, October, and a little bit of Thanksgiving!

End of summer temperatures...having ice cream with friends - Maddie and Catherine!

Last day of swimming at Uncle Shae's neighborhood pool!  Sisters acting silly!



We went and saw My little pony/Equestria girls' new movie - Rainbow Rocks!  And of course, we dressed in our finest MLP fashions!  

We are also very into Monster High - thanks for the glasses, McDonalds!  I told Harper to NOT to  look at the glasses!



Homecoming parade at the high school that we will probably never go to, but if we stay here, Cousin Teddy and the girls would go here together.

Our bags are full of candy!

Halloween at the Weinsteins = pet costumes!  Montana - age 14 as batgirl!



Dixie Dog as super girl!  







We also had Dixie model Jack's costume.  It didn't quite fit the big boy!  She is a unicorn with a princess riding on her!  No pets were harmed or very happy during this time.


Is that Harper or a pegasus?

Jack, Dixie, and Montana fresh from the groomers.  The girl dogs are wearing bows if you look closely! 


We went to the Fernbank museum in Atlanta - so interesting!






















More fall fun in a maze at a tiny pumpkin sale1






Cousins just "shaking it off"!  
Aunt Sammie and I got a night out - thank you, Matt.  We went to Country fair to see Gary Allen and Miranda Lambert.  It took me three days to not feel hungover anymore.  Getting doubles in our vodka drinks really sounded like a good idea at the time.


Halloween fun at Casa Weinstein.  Can you believe who was there?  Anna and Jake the pirate!


Trick or Treat, Anna and Elsa!  




We tagged along with two cute pirates, too!



Harper's first birthday party at Chucky E Cheese! Her classmate, Piper turned 5.  That is Piper.


That is Harper!



Harper's 5th Birthday at school.  We made Great, Great Grandma Hoschek's sugar cookies, and the kids each frosted their own.

Aunt Sammie got Harper some PJs and a sleep mask - so chic!  She actually sleeps with it on!

Grandpa Steve and I got to get away to see Savannah!  I ran my 7th and possibly last marathon!  My knee still isn't right!  But we had fun, ate great food, learned all about the city, and met a pirate!



Monty at the dog park!  She was very popular!


Harper at the dog park - also quite popular!

Harper asked for a "bob" haircut and that is what she got!  So cute!

Finley is growing hers out - Rapunzel style!

Oh look, they are still trying to "shake it off"!




Naked super girls often show up at our house, too!  Who are those masked girls?





More Bday pictures at Harper's school!





Harper's 5th Birthday party at build-a-bear - so fun!





After many weeks of coughing, Matt forced me to take Finley to the doctor.  Diagnosis - seasonal allergies!  I think she will make it.



It is hard to see, but that is deer hanging out with us at the bus stop!

More birthday fun with Harper!





















Cupcake time - I think Cousin Leo enjoyed his!

 Aunt Lisette is about to have a baby cousin for us, and we are excited to meet Baby Charlie!  I attended an "advice" luncheon for the soon to be mom of three boys.






Thanksgiving luncheon at Finley's school - someone is very excited to go to big sissy's school!


The big turkey play!  One of Finley's two lines, "Eat more fish!"





And, finally, the big turkey performance at Harper's school.  Yes, that is Teddy with Harper!









Teddy's early birthday party!  Loads of pirate fun!  Leo liked the sand, and we took quite a bit home with us, too.  



















































Family of four - soon to be five!

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Summer Fun and Back to School!

Happy Father's Day to Matt!





The Girls attended a morning Barbie dance camp for a week this summer together.  A monetary refund for this camp would have been nice.  The shirts were included in price, but I was still not impressed.  Harper is cuddling with one of the helpers in the class.





The girls and I drove to Burlington for a short visit at the end of June.  We got to go horseback riding at Aunt Sara's with cousins Amy and Grant and with my friend Kindal and her girls - Kayla, Karli, and Lauren.
  

Aunt Sara, Machelle, and Uncle Tom are introducing the kids to the horses, Ace and Shelley.

Giddy-up, Harper!


Giddy-up, Finley!



A natural!

Giddy-up, Amy!

Giddy-up, Grant!

Lauren and Grant

Uncle Tom and Grant

Whose hair is prettier - Lauren's or the horse's?

We also went to a Burlington Bees game - we got stung by the fun!



Back at home for 4th of July...doing sparklers at the country club with our neighbor, Noah.  



Aunt Sammie and Maverick came to visit for the 4th and are proudly sporting their matching shirts!  

Can you find Finley and Harper at Six Flags over Georgia?  This is the tamest ride they went on.  We all survived the very hot day there thanks to Daddy Matt Warbucks upgrading us to fast pass platinum  status.  

Happy 2nd Birthday to Cousin Leo!  

The birthday boy with his Grandma Judy and Cousin Maggie!





First Day of 1st grade!  Yes, it is dark.  The bus comes at 6:53 am.

Finally the Wednesday after Labor Day, first day of the last year of pre-school!  




Cousin Teddy and Harper are in the same preschool class!  He is already hard at work when we arrived!


Cousin Leo at the first day of preschool!