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my little baby boy

2011-02-01T10:23:00.002-05:00

ok, so i'm not talking about weston, i'm talking about my other little baby boy, henry:o) he's been at bird dog training school for over a month now, and we have all really missed him! i was actually surprised at how hard it has been for me! i didn't even realized i was that attached to him, but i honestly couldn't even go in his room for the first 2 weeks. we are only allowed to see him twice during this whole process, so it's been tough for all of us. a couple sundays ago we got our first visit with him. despite the fact that his strong poop smell made my eyes water, it was so great to see him! he is doing well, and we loved seeing how excited he got to show us his bird pointing skills. he held point for over a minute! anyway, i know that he was born to do this and loves it, so i will suffer through the next couple months until he comes home again. we miss you, henry!!

january

2011-02-01T10:04:00.004-05:00

what did we do during january?? well, during our snow days we...

1) played beauty parlor (i'm told this look was for a date night with daddy.)

2) roasted weenies in the fireplace...
and s'mores!
ella likes hers barely toasty while i like to burn mine til they are flaming!
3) i made gingerbread men and women for weston's christmas party that got cancelled before winter break due to snow.
they were a big hit!
4) and chad made deer sausage with the new grinder and sausage stuffer attachments he got for my kitchenaid mixer.

it was quite a busy month! hahahaha!

OUR CHRISTMAS VACATION TO NEWPORT, RI/BOSTON, MA

2011-01-08T09:47:00.021-05:00

*sorry it's so confusing! the pictures are in order from the bottom up, but the headings of every day tell you what we did. i will never figure this blog thing out!:o)

DAY 5 HEADING HOME

thursday morning, weston woke me up early crying with severe ear pain. chad went to the pharmacy to get some meds while i packed up. after a dose of tylenol and some homeopathic earache chewables, he was back to his old self again! we at breakfast at franklin spa and said "goodbye" to newport and "hello" to an 11 hour drive home (mostly due to 4 hours of traffic in new york and new jersey).

just in case you wanted to dress like a british male...
breakfast at franklin spa

weston greeting me at the crack of dawn with his earache. he was not a happy camper!

DAY 4 IN BOSTON, MA

we had train tickets to go to boston on monday (the day of the blizzard) so we cancelled our tickets and waited for the weather to subside. by wednesday we were ready to go and decided to drive into the city instead, so we could stop off at the american girl doll store for ella. after that we ate lunch in boston at charlie's sandwich shoppe, this little local dive that had the best food! it doesn't have a bathroom, only takes cash, and is pretty dirty, but the food was some of the best we had all week! after lunch we drove to the museum of science to let the kids explore. this was not a well thought out plan on my part, seeing as how all of the kids were on christmas break and had been trapped in the house the past couple of days because of the snow. it was really crowded! it was still a cool museum and the kids had fun, so all was not lost. we got back to the hotel pretty late, but had an awesome day out!

the sunset in boston...

the tyrannosaurus rex was decorated for christmas:o)
the museum had a live reptile exhibit while we were there, so we got to see a lizard (pictured below), a snake, and baby crocodile up close and personal.

chad liked doing the intellectual experiments while...
weston liked doing the physical experiments.
ella loved this thing! you had to run really fast and try and beat the lights that would light up on the wall. in this picture it is in front of her, but i am pretty sure she beat it at least once! that girl is fast! i think she takes after her mama;o)
i took this picture inside to show the police in case they got lost. it was incredibly crowded for the first couple of hours!
gotta love boston traffic!
we parked on the top level of the parking deck which turned out to be an amazing view of the city! you can see the museum of science building in the background.
the cityscape from a bridge...it was such a beautiful day!
heading in the city...

AFTER

ella's babies got their hair done at the american girl doll store since they desperately needed it! baby sissy also got glasses and new jammies and baby bubby got some new jammies too.

AFTER

BEFORE

poor baby sissy has a lazy eye that is very prominent in this picture. she has been "loved" a little too much!
i took this picture in the bathroom stall where they had hooks to hang your dolls. i thought it was so cute! baby bubby lost his shoe, but thankfully we found it in the car after we left the store!

ella posed for a picture in front of the american girl doll store in boston with baby bubby and baby sissy.

DAY 3 IN RI

our 3rd in newport was spent solely (hahaha, get it?) on foot. that is one thing that i loved most about being there. we walked to shops, to lunch, back to the hotel for a nap, and then walked back out for dinner. it was so nice to be able to be close to everything! this is a just a picture of part of newport where we were shopping.
this wave was down by the waterfront, but also very close to the ice skating rink. i thought that was kind of funny:o)

the kids eating "vacation cereal" a.k.a. the little boxes of sugared cereal that i never allow them to eat unless we are on vacation:o)

DAY 2 IN RI

that night we ended our long snowy day with a dip in the hotel pool. thank goodness for the sauna! the kids were like little ice cubes crossing the parking lot to our condo!

as you can tell from the picture, we risked our lives in the freezing cold wind to stand in front of plymouth rock where the pilgrims first landed in american and carved the 1620 into the rock! ok, i'm not sure if that part is actually true, but it better be for how cold we had to be to see it!
plymouth rock!
where the rock is...
after our drive around the coast we decided to drive to plymouth rock, massachusetts. let's just say that it wasn't quite what i thought it would be:o)
literally getting blown away! look at my hair!
this is a close up shot of our hotel from the other side of the island. our building is the one to the right of the white plastic building.
we drove around the island and over to fort adams, which was closed for the season, so we braved the wind for a couple pictures and almost got blown away trying to get back in the car!

it's hard to really tell from this picture, but the wind was blowing so hard that the waves were crashing and breaking way out in the water and up on the rocks. i also thought it was really neat to see a beach covered in snow. you don't get to see that in the south!
just some of the huge beautiful houses along ocean drive!

DAY 1 IN RI

well, the snow started our first day in RI. we ventured out to see the newport mansions because that is something i definitely wanted to do in case the blizzard lasted our whole trip and snowed us in. we took audio tours of the breakers and the elms and it was so awesome! these houses were insane, but you couldn't take pictures inside, so i bought a book to remember the insides. afterward, we ate lunch at la forge casino restaurant next to the tennis hall of fame. i had my very first lobster roll and some good ole new england clam chowder! yum:P
at la forge...
the elms...
the elms
this is a picture of a really old and really cool church that was close to our hotel. i loved all of the architecture in new england and especially in newport. i could take pictures of all of the buildings (especially the old churches) and make a book! i just really love the history there.
the breakers... (go to: http://www.newportmansions.org/ for more info on the mansions)
another view...
heading out for the day
the newport bridge from our balcony. at one point during the blizzard, it was so bad that you could no longer see the bridge or any of the boats in the water!
the view from our balcony with the newport bridge in the background.
CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE CAR
after opening presents at home and at chad's grandma's, we packed up the kids and the car and headed to newport, ri! the drive only took us 7 1/2 hours and there were so many cool cities to look at! so much different then driving south! we crossed through: washington, d.c., maryland, new jersey, delaware, new york, connecticut, and into rhode island. i don't think i forgot any! anyway, it was a pleasant drive up there and weston's new ds and ella's new leapster game came in very handy, as did toy story 3 (thanks to the grandparents).

CHRISTMAS MORNING
chad's favorite christmas present came in handy on our long trip. we filled it with coffee everyday and took it with us for our caffeine fix:o) because we take a vacation during christmas break, our presents for the kids and each other are not that expensive (although chad did get me a droid x this year:o)
weston loves his new underwear!
ella loves her new baby carrier!
this was what they looked like when they saw the scooter and bb gun that santa left for them!

CHRISTMAS EVE

we always spend christmas eve going to the candlelight service at our church and then opening presents at chad's parents' house. the kids have such a great time and are always really hyped up and have a hard time falling asleep.
baby bubby got some new clothes! thanks, aunt bethy!
emory got a new baby doll that she carried around the rest of the night.

snow, cookies, and a warm fire...

2010-12-21T15:32:00.004-05:00

we got our first snowfall of the 2010 winter season on 12/16. school was cancelled the last 2 days before winter break and the kids played in the snow all weekend! they went sledding and had many cups of hot chocolate! henry loves being outside in the snow more than being outside when there is no snow! hopefully, the snow won't be too bad in new england this weekend, so we can make it to newport, ri safely:o)

i love this pic!

henry's snow angel
when the snow first started...

ella and weston decorated gingerbread with their babysitter, emma, while chad and i enjoyed the holly ball. they made a HUGE mess that (thankfully) emma cleaned up:o)

i finally convinced chad to let us use our fireplace! we've lived in our house for 6 years and have 2 working fireplaces, and this is the first year we have ever had a fire in them! i love it!!

because i love to post flattering pictures of my kids...

2010-11-26T15:23:00.001-05:00

the OBX marathon- 11/14/10

2010-11-26T14:52:00.005-05:00

Veteran's day weekend, we loaded up the kids and head to the outer banks for the obx marathon that we have been training for! chad's parents came down to cheer us all on and to watch the kiddos while we ran. our friends brooke and jason and brooke's mom came down too. susan (brooke's mom) ran the 8k on saturday, jason ran the 1/2 marathon on sunday, and chad and i ran the marathon on sunday. it was a race filled weekend! susan did great and so did jason! chad and i fell short of our lofty goals, but still finished the race without too many injuries. it was much harder than i thought it would be, but i think that i am ready to say that i would like to do it again:o) i have to say though, i think i enjoyed the journey (especially spending time with chad) more than the actual experience itself. training for the race was much more fun than running it!

brooke and susan after susan's race...
ella and brooke's dog, millie that also spent the weekend with us. ella loves that dog!
chad and i before the race. we are so happy and have no clue what we have gotten ourselves into!
jason and i before his first 1/2 marathon! he made his goal time of under 2 hours! good job, jay!
chad and jason all smiles...for now!
how sweet is this? brooke took this pic of the kids while they were watching the race.
jason pushing hard at the finish!
chad finishing his first marathon! i am going to spare myself the embarrassment of posting any of my pics from the race, since my finish shows me hobbling in on my hurt foot and hunched over from leg cramps.
what's the best way to celebrate after a long race and months of training??? dom perignon of course! thanks for sharing with us, dianne!!
congratulations to us!!

Field Trips Galore!!

2010-10-22T16:41:00.004-04:00

A couple weeks ago, i went with ella's preschool class to a trip to snead's farm to ride on a hayride, swing from the ropes in the hay barn, feed the animals, and of course, pick a pumpkin! she had such a great time! (scroll down for pics)

Last friday, i went with weston's class to wakefield--george washington's birthplace for a field trip. the weather was perfect and it was so beautiful there! there were so many chaperones, that i only had to watch weston, and i actually learned a few things too! gotta love those kinds of field trips:o)

the blacksmith (a.k.a. a homeschool kid with no desire to be there) was pounding out a salt spoon. i found it to be kind of an odd choice to make for a second grade class!
in the kitchen learning about churning butter...
the view of pope's creek and the potomac from inside the house (not george washington's cause his burned to the ground).
weston's class looking at the pigs.
ella and her friends (ella's in the pink on the right)
she was the only kid brave enough to feed the chickens out of her hand!
feeding the newborn calf...
playing in the hay barn...
ella and the pumpkin she chose

Who are these children??

2010-10-10T08:14:00.001-04:00

Weston's 7th birthday party campout! 10/2

2010-10-06T15:26:00.007-04:00

*the pictures are in backwards order--again! i will never get the hang of this:o)

kenzie came for the campfire and fishing too.

donovan caught a nice size catfish!
finley's first big mouth bass! he caught one the next morning!
weston caught the first fish!
aiden
jack
weston
our friends, the manns' graciously let us have the campout at their house since they have tons of land and an awesome pond. chad and his brother went ahead to set up the campsite in a creepy location that was also right on the pond and way back in the woods. i probably would not have camped there! it was scary once it got dark! first, we all fished (we bought each of the boys a fishing pole/tackle box set to take home) and everyone caught at least one fish! it was great! after fishing, we chad built the fire and we had hot dogs and made s'mores. i gave the kids some glow necklaces and glowsticks and they play tag and hide-and-seek in the woods. we told some "scary" stories around the campfire and ella fell asleep in my arms. chad took us home, and the next morning i made them all a big breakfast, and we headed to church! the boys all had a great time and weston really enjoyed himself:o)
these are the hobo bags i made the boys. each one had trail mix, beef jerky, a magnet, 2 glowsticks, and bag of camping silly bands.
it's hard to tell, but it had a little tent with a sleeping bag in it, a campfire, and a fishing pole with a fish on it.
these are the camping cupcakes that i made for the party, that no one even ate!! to make things worse, i dumped them over in the cupcake holder only minutes after reaching the campsite and they looked horrible! the kids ate so many s'mores, we never even touched the cupcakes!

First boat trip to National Harbor 9/19

2010-10-06T15:13:00.002-04:00

A couple Sunday afternoons ago we decided to take the new boat out on an adventure down the Potomac. We left the marina and a little over an hour later, we were starting to see the city scape of D.C. We docked at National Harbor and ate lunch at Ketchup, which turned out to be a total disappointment. We got some coffee and watched the kids play on the man in the sand and then headed back to Stafford. It was a nice and relaxing day, and i look forward to many more to trips on the boat in the future!

never a normal picture with these 2!
ella posing on the man's hand...
weston winking with the gaylord in the background.
we told them to hold on tight on the way back b/c they wanted to sit up front. they both fell asleep--holding on! it was so cute!

our race filled weekend...

2010-08-31T13:33:00.005-04:00

*read from the next post up. not sure what i was thinking when i posted the pictures.

we must have been crazy this weekend to schedule a race for me on saturday morning and a race for chad on sunday morning! it was such an exhausting weekend! sunday morning we got up a little later (5 a.m.) to get ready for chad's first triathlon sprint. last year we did the fawn lake triathlon sprint as a relay team with our friend jeremy. this year, most everyone (except me--i can't swim like a pro) did the whole thing by themselves. the kids and i were there to cheer chad on as he completed his first triathlon!

getting ready for the swim...
chad finished in more time than he had hoped for his swim, but this was his first open water swim since last year's race. he got stuck in the middle of the pack and was kicked a lot heading out.
running to his first transition...
chad and jeremy transitioned together and chad headed out a little before him.
4 laps around for the bike portion and on to the run!
chad did great on his run averaging a 7.22 pace and beating a lot of guys that started the run ahead of him. all of the marathon training is really paying off:o)
chad's strong finish! i couldn't be prouder of him!:o)
here are chad and jeremy after the race feeling tired but ready to head out on the boat!
i forgot to take a picture of the kids cheering for chad, so i made them pose for this one. oops! guess i should've put it in the right order and then no one would've ever known:o)

Saturday morning i got up at 4:30 a.m. in order to have enough time to get the family up and ready and to complete my pre-race rituals:o) we left the house around 5:30 a.m. and headed to ashland for the patrick henry 1/2 marathon! there were 1250 finishers and about 10 port-a-potties!! not a good ratio for runners;o)
here's the line i was standing in before i decided to "jump ship" and head in the woods to pee. it's a good thing i did too, b/c no sooner had i finished then i was at the starting line and taking off!
the kids smiled even though i knew there were still super tired!
the run started and ended in a park with a really cool playground and trails, so while i ran, the kids played.
chad took this after ella totally ate it coming across the field:o(
around mile 5ish i got a terrible cramp down my left hamstring and calf. i tried to shake it and took all the powerades and gels offered, but i guess i was just too dehydrated. i finished 9 min. slower than my goal time and in terrible pain:o( rule #1 of racing: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!! i learned my lesson the hard way...

First day of second grade!! 8/19/10

2010-08-20T07:50:00.003-04:00

last year...first day of first grade!

barely visible on the bus this year...
kenzie was still half asleep:o)
this year...first day of second grade!!!
i really can't believe how much he has grown up in just a year!! he looks like a little man now! sniff, sniff:o(

narnia obsessed!

2010-08-20T07:40:00.002-04:00

lately, weston and ella completely obsessed with the prince caspian narnia movie! they dress up like this about once a day and pretend to be knights:o) i just love their creativity and things that they use for their costumes!

some of our favorite things right now...

2010-08-08T13:52:00.003-04:00

ella's been taking gymnastics for a few months now and she is starting to get better with her handstands...
and cartwheels!
i scored this slip 'n slide at target on clearance for $2.26!! it is actually the second one i bought since henry ate the first one:o( the kids love it, and it keeps them entertained for super cheap:o)

skateboarding is also something that both kids love doing together. it is so cute to watch them skate together in the driveway or down the hill (yikes!) in front of our house!

this is ella's "knight" costume that she put together. both weston and ella are really into dress-up this summer, and knights has been the big thing for a couple weeks now. even as i type this, ella has thrown together a new knight costume that she is wearing while she rides the stick pony around the house! and when i asked her where her hair bow and glasses were, she told me, "knights don't wear bows or glasses!" i didn't have the heart to tell her that i don't think they wear dresses either:o)

4th of july weekend

2010-07-30T08:07:00.005-04:00

*i couldn't figure out how to move this post, but it obviously occurred before the next one:o)*

we spent 4th of july weekend at the beach house with nanny, grandaddy, daniel, beth, mckenzie, jack, and emory. the kids got along great, and we all had fun at the beach! 4th of july evening, all of us (sans nanny, grandaddy, and emory) took the boat to manteo to watch the fireworks from the water (like we did last year). last year we had a nice bright moon and working spotlight to guide us home. this year, we had no moon and a spotlight with batteries that died on our way home as well as very little gas! it was quite the exciting night as we had to find our way in the dark to a lit dock and wait for bill to come get us. not to mention, we all got soaking wet from a wave that crashed in the boat when we were leaving the fireworks!! we might have to rethink this little venture for next year...

emory, kenzie, jack, weston, and ella---it doesn't get any cuter than this!
sweet sisters:o)
i mean, really! when will i be able to take a decent picture of them together?!
i can't believe she just turned one!!
emory loved being pushed around the house in the baby doll stroller!
best buds!
i can't believe how much kenzie is growing up!! she is 10 now and reminds me of a little teenager!
the kids loved jumping off the boat and into the bay after tubing! ella even did it a few times!
all the kiddos tubing...
i took this pic when we headed out to sea for our 4th of july adventure...no one had a clue what the night would bring:o)

family vacation to OBX july 9-18, 2010

2010-07-30T06:52:00.006-04:00

we took our family vacation to nags head from july 9-18. these pics are just a few of the highlights...

i think i see a future in bodybuilding! hahahaha!

we took henry down to the bay to practice some water fetching. he did well at first, but then was really distracted by the egrets. weston had to wade out in the nasty water to get the dummy for him before we left!

this was henry's first time at the ocean. he was just like a little kid running from the waves! it was so funny to watch:o)

all the kids...
we spent most days at the beach when the weather allowed us. it was pretty hot and stormy all week. weston got really brave with the water and would go out far on his boogie board. ella would go out far with chad. i would go out...to pee! that water was freezing!!

i love this picture! ella liked jumping over the waves when they came ashore.
we took one sunny, but very windy day to go down to cape hatteras. it was our first time down there as adults, and we had a wonderful time! ella was too short to climb the lighthouse, so we just admired it from the outside and from the inside looking up the stairs. maybe next year she will be tall enough to climb!

the last day we were there, there was a skim boarding competition going on down at the beach where we normally sit. it was cool to watch the super talented skim boarders do their thing! ella used her boogie board as a skim board and tried to imitate them. it was so cute!
watch out, weston!!

Back to the beach...GIRLS ONLY!!

2010-06-23T15:42:00.003-04:00

What happens when 5 college roommates that haven't been together in 6 years get together for a weekend at the beach??

They get a little crazy...

i miss you girls already!!!

Beach trip with just me and the kids-June 1-4

2010-06-14T07:29:00.005-04:00

sweetest girl ever!
watching t.v. together...i love how ella always snuggles into weston when they watch .tv.
henry sneaking a drink from the pool:oP
swimming with their new snorkel sets...
Chasing the waves and totally fearless!

I think she looks so much like weston in this picture! that is definitely a weston face!

all ready to swim!

For a little treat for the kids and a little break for me, i decided to take them to the beach house the tuesday after memorial day for a few days. it was so nice to get away from chores and responsibilities and just relax! we started and ended every day with a bike ride and went to the beach twice. the kids had so much fun playing in the ocean and the pool! i had fun laying on the beach:o) chad and henry came down the last night and surprised the kids while we were at sam & omie's eating dinner. it was so great to see the joy on their faces! nobody makes them smile like daddy! we got ice cream in the rain and the kids spent the next day in the pool with chad while i cleaned up. we all had a great time and i can't wait to go back to the beach this weekend with my girls!! in the words of my friend, danielle...holla! did i use it correctly, D?:o)

Never is he this sweet, but this is how i would like to remember him when i look back on memories of my 6 year old.
all ready for our first bike ride!
we rode on a path along the bay...
and this was our view! gorgeous!
don't just love a good forced smile!

Last Days of School and a Naked Chef...

2010-06-14T07:11:00.002-04:00

Forget the apron! Ella likes to make smoothies "au naturelle!"

Camden and Ella and their last day of school. Char and i had to get a picture of their coordinating outfits! They both did a great job with their classes singing on stage.
Last day of 3rd old preschool!! May 28th!
Weston's class did a Reader's Theatre the day before his last day where all the kids had roles in various fairy tale stories and they read their parts. Weston was the 3rd little pig. He did such a great job! I was so nervous for him and he did just fine:o) Weston's last day of school was also the 28th, but i missed his program because it was at the same time as ella's:o(
On our last day together without Weston, Ella and i went to Shrek Ever After. We snuck some m&m's into my purse but forgot to pack a drink! 1 small bottle of water set us back another $4.50! Yikes! we won't be making that mistake again! This is a pic right before the movie started.

The kittens are here!!

2010-05-22T09:20:00.002-04:00

so, a couple months ago a cat showed up at our house. the kids instantly fell in love with her and after a week, started feeding her. i know, i know, you never feed a stray cat or they don't leave, but you have also never eaten breakfast and dinner for a whole week with the little thing meowing and pawing at the window while you ate! it was heartbreaking! anyway, we started to feed her every morning and night. after a few weeks, she started to look a little too fat. hmmmm...last week i decided to take her to the vet, and sure enough--she was preggers! the vet said that she would deliver in a week with 3 kittens (ella and i got to see them on the sonogram and hear their little heartbeats). we cleaned out a closet in the garage and made a little home for her. she's been in her room since sunday and finally, this morning we awoke to find THIS:

3 little kitties!!
2 gray striped and one black sock footed one. i am highly allergic to cats, but so in love with these already!!

here is the mama--we call her frisky or frizzy. you can't tell from the picture (i will try and take some more of hre) but she has the most beautiful markings! complete white circles on her sides! she is totally lovable and very affectionate, and we stole her fair and square! today we have are having a block party at our house, and i am just waiting for one of the neighbors to see frizz and say, "our cat! we have been looking everywhere for her!" we might have to keep this little girl and her babies a secret today, because the kids are seriously attached:o) shhhhh...

mother's day '10

2010-05-18T19:10:00.003-04:00

for mother's day this year, we decided to go back to williamsburg and recreate the wonderful memories we shared there last year. ha! the weather was perfect, the scenery was perfect, and the children (mainly ella) were whiney! last year my barely 3 year old daughter walked the entire colonial williamsburg road down and back without complaining. this year my barely 4 year old complained that her legs her and she was tired after she had walked from aroma's (where we ate lunch) to the colonial part! literally like 2 blocks! she whined the whole day unless she was interested in something like the horses or the girl hats and toys. despite complaining, and the loooonnnggg 2 1/2 hour ride home (due to traffic), i still had a fun mother's day with my family! i think i might ask for a spa today by myself next year:o)

how sweet is this little face??
with dad...
with mom...
crazy...
resting...
these are the best forms of child care!
man, were those colonial people smart!!

ella's trike-a-thon 5/7/10

2010-05-18T18:53:00.003-04:00

here are some pictures of ella from her trike-a-thon at school. she had to ride for 30 minutes to raise money for the school and she did awesome!! she rode the fastest of anyone and lasted the longest! good job, elles!

taking a quick water break...
waving to her adoring fans...
peddling hard...

totally random pics...

2010-05-12T15:27:00.002-04:00

this is my friend, meri's totally adorable baby, wren. she went with meri and i to the pioneer woman (www.thepioneerwoman.com) cookbook signing in fairfax on may 4th. she was such an angel as we waited patiently for 5 hours to see her! we physically stood in line for 2 hours and she never even cried!

here we are with ree drummond, "the pioneer woman!" check out her website!!
weston got a chapel award in april--finally!! i was so proud of him, especially when she said the part about him loving to sing song to the LORD during Bible time:o) ahhhh, it warmed my heart!
couldn't resist this one! ella will definitely kill me one day!
all the cousins together at gramps' & grandma's for the easter egg hunt. (how behind am i on posting??) from left to right and top to bottom: finley, avey, ryan, landon, ella, kieran, liam, logan, weston, and dono.

seriously?!

2010-04-15T07:50:00.004-04:00

this is what happened when i asked chad to go outside and take pictures of the kids in their easter outfits while i made my appetizer to take to easter lunch. what can we learn from this, people?? perhaps one lesson learned is never to take pics of anyone while the sun is shining in their eyes! hahaha!

our trip to the circus-3/23/10

2010-04-15T07:35:00.002-04:00

i scored some awesome seats the circus in D.C. for a great price this year! we went opening night(50%) and got an extra 20% b/c i'm VIP;o). we sat center ring and only 2 rows up from the ringling bros. big wigs. this was ella's first circus and weston's second. they had a great time watching all of the acts and ella especially loved the tigers! weston loved when they shot the girls out of the cannons. although our metro ride back to our car took an hour 1/2, and we got home at 1:30...we still had a lot of fun and made some special memories:o)

weston waiting for our metro as we left the circus...
the tightrope walkers were directly in front of us and very close!
the kids enjoyed their $9.00 snow cones in the tiger and elephant souvenir cups! good thing we passed on the $12.00 cotton candy!!
the elephants are always my favorite part:o)
weston and ella had so much fun together on the metro playing together and entertaining everyone on our car.

My Awesome 30th Birthday!!

2010-03-15T13:24:00.008-04:00

*READ FROM THE BOTTOM UP!!

maybe 30's not so bad after all!!

Lucky me to be married to such a stunningly gorgeous man! hahaha! we took this pic while waiting on the plane in wichita falls, tx. our flight home was somewhat of a nightmare and we ended up having to circle dallas (because of bad weather) a few times, land in wichita falls to refuel, wait on the runway for another hour, and then take off again. we rushed to grab dinner before boarding our last flight home and ended up making it home around 1:30a.m.! what a long day!

This was the airport in burbank, ca that we flew into and out of.

I wanted to try four different flavors of cupcakes (dark chocolate, lemon, carrot cake, and red velvet), so we got a dozen and i cut up mine into fourths. Sprinkles cupcakes are the best!!

jen, matt, chad, me, jason, krista, sean, and vicki at dinner

we ate dinner at the best sushi restaurant ever! i think it was called kwami (not sure how it was spelled though). it was seriously amazing! this is the black truffle creme brulee they brought me for my birthday! yum!!

after sprinkles, we got drinks at the lux hotel. lucky for us, it was happy hour and drinks were $5! score!

day 3

we loaded up in the morning and headed back to l.a. to celebrate my birthday (as if the day before wasn't celebration enough!). i demanded we get cupcakes at sprinkles ( my favorite!), so here we are waiting in a line that was longer than most carl's lines in the dead of summer! i treated everyone to a dozen cupcakes and we took them with us to be devoured later that night!

backyard..

i love the horse and carriage on the front gate to the house.

the front of the house we stayed in.

this is all of us after we got kicked out of winery #5 since they were an hour past closing time! oops! not sure who chad is trying to punch...

this is what our beautiful scenery looked like! amazing, right?

our driver took us by neverland ranch. this was the front gate and basically all you can see from the road.

the day we went wine tasting was cloudy, cool, and very windy! we at picnic lunch outside at winery #3 and almost got blown away:o)

i love these crooked looking trees and they were everywhere in santa barbara!

sean and vicki:o)

chad and sean at winery #2...

chad, me, jason, krista, vicki, and sean in front of winery #3...

day 2

bright and early the next morning, chad and i headed out for the most beautiful run of my life!! we ran 5 miles through the town and many vineyards. we even ran over olives that had fallen from the olive trees! it was amazing! i could definitely live there! after our run and delicious breakfast (thanks krista!) we left for a fantastic day of wine tasting! krista had planned our day with 5 wineries and i couldn't have been happier with her choices! we had a driver named erik that drove our minivan around all day and even joined us in the casino that found, at the end of the day. i had such a fun day, and chad and i even won some money in the casino! woohoo!

chad, me, sean, and vicki arrived in l.a. at lunch at the counter and loaded up our awesome dodge caravan that we rented and headed to santa barbara! we stayed in this little town called los olivos. it was so cute and smaller than bowling green, if you can even believe that! we had time to shower and get ready for our dinner reservations at the side street cafe (thanks, krista!). this is a pic of us enjoying our "pillow of love" dessert and some delicious wine:o) the chef patrick was very entertaining!

what lurks under the oven drawer...not for the weak stomach!

2010-02-18T09:22:00.003-05:00

this is SO embarrassing and disgusting, but i had to share this with all of you in order to raise awareness for the necessary task of cleaning out underneath of the oven drawer. just in case you can't tell what everything is, because of the massive amount of dustballs and dirt, here is an accurate account of what we found under the oven drawer this morning:

1. weston's flip flop

2. a centrum vitamin

3. a video game

4. a pencil

5. an eraser

6. 3 letter magnets

7. a plate from ella's tea party set

8. 2 books

9. a ninja ring

10. a pen

11. a rose from ella's tea party set

12. $.26

13. a fake gold coin

14. a suction bullet from one of weston's nerf guns

15. a clapper

16. a barbie fake cereal box

17. a straw

18. a cup top

19. a sorry game piece

20. and a piece of pink chalk

seriously, if this post can save lives, then i have done my job!:o)

this has got to stop!

2010-02-10T08:03:00.003-05:00

seriously, i can't take it anymore!! it looks like a blizzard is coming down at our house right now, the kids are home from school---AGAIN---and the roads are too bad to go anywhere!! someone with a snowmobile, please come rescue me! and bring a babysitter because 2 straight weeks in the house with my kids is starting to drain me. the novelty and the fun of the snow has worn off and now i just want to get back to a normal schedule and life without snow and ice. does anyone else feel this way???

Snow Storm---->take 4!

2010-02-06T17:39:00.003-05:00

last weekend we encountered another snow storm that kept the kids out of school all week except thursday. friday school was cancelled when the next round of snow moved in. this is what it looked like early on in the day today. it looks much worse now with another foot of snow on the ground (last week we had a foot of snow too!). my mom got finley and donovan last night, so my kids spent the majority of the day over there yesterday and today everyone headed across the street to my house to hit the slopes! we had so much fun sledding, making a snow fort, and sipping hot chocolate! we only wish avey could've been here:o(

there's nothing better than sled races during a blizzard!

mom is getting ready to go down for the first time.

weston and granny came zooming down the hill!

we all worked hard building this awesome snow fort that could fit all of us, but finley and dono stayed and helped me finish the fort after everyone else had gone inside. we were the "dedicated" few:o)

i let them decorate the snow fort with squeeze bottles full of water that i colored with food coloring. i love squeeze bottles!

all huddled up in the snow fort with some corn pops:o)

not sure why they all look so crazy eyed in this picture...all i said was "smile!"

Isn't he getting big??

2010-02-06T10:14:00.002-05:00

this dog is growing at a freakishly fast rate!! i was not expecting him to get so big so fast! is it too late to return him?

if you look closely at this picture you can see the hole where weston lost on of his front teeth. it's so cute! the other one will probably fall out today. it is so wiggly!

The Kids First Attempt at Skiing 1/23/09

2010-02-06T09:59:00.003-05:00

A few saturdays ago we decided to take the kids skiing since we never got to go on our vacation. So, we packed up the kids and headed to Massanutten which is only a little more than 2 hours from our house. We ate lunch on the way and got there around 2pm and signed up for the 4 hour ski. The kids took to it really well! By the end of the day, weston was skiing solo on the bunny slopes and ella was skiing in between chad's legs. She got a little whiny towards the end of the 4 hours because she didn't eat lunch when we stopped, so she was really hungry. A hungry ella makes for a really grouchy ella! We all had a great time and can't wait to head to the slopes again! ella and west heading up the conveyor belt to ski down the practice slopes again.

first time by herself!

skiing with dad...

i love this picture! such concentration:o)

weston skiing down the "big" practice slope. unfortunately, i didn't get any pics on the bunny slopes because i had to focus all of my attention on staying with weston and making sure he didn't get run over!

Letting our legs take a little break while we watch weston ski...

More of Henry...

2010-01-13T19:03:00.002-05:00

henry likes to go play at my mom's house (across the street) with her goldendoodle named molly. molly is a little too crazy for him, but he indulges her:o)

henry rarely gets the ball when mom throws it because molly tackles him trying to get it!

henry giving molly a kiss xxxxxx.

one of weston's chores is taking henry for a walk after school. up until today, he HATED walks! today, he did a really good job though! this picture was from yesterday.

after the kids go to bed at night, i let henry come lay with me on the sofa as long as he's being nice and calm. he likes to bring his nigh-night with him. yes, i know it's pink! it's one of ella's old ones:o)

A few more pics of Henry!

2010-01-03T10:02:00.002-05:00

henry is doing much better with is potty training. he only had one accident in the house yesterday compared to 8 the day before and too many to count the day before that! we are all loving him so much and can't get enough of that sweet little face! he fits right in with our family and i look forward to watching him grow up with us.
that's kind of a creepy picture since i cut chad's head out! sorry, chad!

he loves to chew on this toy that granny bought him!

henry loves his new home (even though he does have to use ella's old pink blankets:o) he chews too much to have his bed that we bought him!

how could i not love this little face?

our family vacation days 3 and 4...

2010-01-01T16:41:00.006-05:00

start from the bottom up:
meet the newest member of our family!! his name is henry and he is a german shorthaired pointer. he is so precious and lovable, but he is still having quite a bit of trouble peeing and pooping in the house! it's been a long past couple of days...the kids adore him and i couldn't be happier. he is already coming when i call his name and he was pointing a little today when i took him outside. i'll post some better pics of henry in the days to come:o)

on our last day in tennessee, we picked up this little guy:o)

the line to ride the tram back down the mountain took another hour and a half! we tried to occupy ourselves in line...

weston finally got the hang of it!

ella had so much fun ice skating. both of the kids were really good!

weston was so scared at first, he wouldn't let go of the wall!

all ready to skate!

we decided after lunch, to take the kids ice skating at ober which meant we would have to ride the air tram up to the top of the mountain. the line was shorter this time (or so we thought). we ended up waiting in line for 2 hours anyway! grrrr! i loved how cute ella looked in her skates though!

a picture from the air tram...our car is the tahoe with the ski rack in the 2nd row from the bottom. pretty cool, huh?

chad's very first reuben was a big success! he loved it!

ella was so exhausted, she fell asleep waiting in line for lunch and slept all the way through lunch! it was a long day of waiting in lines!!

this was so cool! we made wax hands to take home as our souvenirs! ella was too young to make one, but chad, weston, and i all made ones that looked like guns:o) we ended up waiting about an hour and a half to do this!

my 2 shorties with the tallest man that ever lived!

we started day 3 expecting to go skiing at ober in gatlinburg. unfortunately, we were unaware of just how crowded it would be! we got to the air tram (you have to ride a tram to up to the mountain to ski) around 11 and the wait to get tickets for the tram was 2 hours! we headed back to the car and took off our ski clothes and worked on a plan b. go to ripley's believe it or not in gatlinburg! it was a great choice! the bear in the picture is made entirely out of nails!

i couldn't resist! how precious is this anyway?

family vacation to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, TN day 1 and 2

2010-01-01T13:12:00.006-05:00

going down...yikes!!

ella and weston got to admire the view from the viewfinder.

the view from the top was gorgeous!

on our way up!

i videoed on the way up sky lift and chad took pictures. on the way down, we switched. i'm not gonna lie, i was a little terrified! it was so high up and the space between us and the bar was huge! i thought i was going to lose my purse several times and going down, i thought i would lose ella! she decided to lay down with her legs hanging off the side! i nearly had a heart attack!

this is quite possibly one of my favorite pics of the kids! it just might be next year's christmas card:o)

and chad went to the moon!

ella rode a motorcyle...

weston and i climbed the rock wall. i made it to the top and was a little freaked out coming down. my fear of falling was really tested this week!

a picture of the ceiling in wonderworks. everything was upside down and the fact that it was all cracked really bothered ella. i think she thought it was going to fall down.

on our first day in pigeon forge/gatlinburg, we decided to explore our surroundings a little. we took the kids to wonderworks (http://www.wonderworkstn.com/) . it was such an awesome museum for the kids; totally hands-on and did a great job of keeping them entertained! i would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the gatlinburg, tn area!

the outside of the indoor waterpark...

we made it!! we stayed at wilderness at the smokies in sevierville, tn (http://www.wildernessatthesmokies.com/). it has an amazing indoor waterpark complete with a wave pool, a surf rider, 6 waterslides, 2 hot tubs and 2 kids areas. the kids had a blast! it was perfect too, because our room was right down the hall from it!

when ella turned 3, we cut her nigh-night in half. now she swaps between the 2 halves always choosing the "yucky, stinky one" to suck on. i thought this was funny:o) we put the yucky one in the window to block the sun and even the clean one was on her lap, she fell asleep with the gross one in her mouth.

Christmas 2009

2010-01-01T13:00:00.003-05:00

not sure why we can never seem to get a great family photo, but this one was the best of 5 taken at dad's the day after christmas.

cousins!

chad, finley and i battled it out in scrabble on the go with chad taking the ultimate victory!

my beautiful sisters:o)

ella, landon, ryan, and logan all climbed in the toybox.

an mp3 player! hooray!

a dog is just what i always wanted!!

christmas morning we set up all of the puppy stuff with a note left from santa on the computer ( because he couldn't get the printer to work;o) explaining that weston was still too young for a bb gun, but that he had picked out the perfect dog for him and ella to share. he left us a map so we could bring him home after our vacation. turns out he lived in TN only an hour from where we were going! thanks, santa!

The Rockettes- 12/23/09

2010-01-01T12:49:00.003-05:00

on december 23rd i got to go the rockettes at the richmond coliseum with the some of the ladies from chad's family and with my mom and aunt janice. we had so much fun!! i would definitely love to see it again next year (maybe in new york)! i totally look pregnant in this picture, but i promise it's just the way i was standing. i'm totally not!:o)

Let it snow!

2010-01-01T12:43:00.002-05:00

i know that i am a little late in my postings, but these are some pics of the snow we got the weekend of the 18th. we ended up getting a little more than 16 inches at our house. we played in the snow for the entire weekend and then some! we even ended up having a white christmas!

snow angel!

Erin's Big Race

2009-12-14T08:36:00.002-05:00

Yesterday Erin and our friend Suzie ran the Blue and Gray 1/2 Marathon in Fredericksburg. The weather was so nasty!! It was 34 degrees and rained the whole time! It was Erin's first 1/2 ever and i'm so proud of her for running it! I would not have run in that weather. Although she didn't get the time she was hoping for, she still did great! Congratulations girls!

Our Weekend at the Gaylord-12/12-12/13

2009-12-14T07:57:00.005-05:00

This weekend we went to the Gaylord at National Harbor with the Grays and Chad's parents and sister's family. First we at brunch with Santa Claus and he indulged in us by letting us take a million different pictures with him! This was one of all the kids. After brunch we checked into our room and got into our snow gear to go to the ICE show. It was so incredible!! Everything was made out of ice! The kids especially loved the ice slide! We didn't end up ice skating because the session times didn't work for us, but we did get to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" while swimming in the pool. The kids thought that was great! We ate pizza and doughnuts in the The Grays room to celebrate Christianna's 6th birthday and we got to watch it "snow" in the atrium from their balcony. It was such a fun weekend and a great new family tradition:o)

The nativity scene...An ice angel with my two angels:o)

Chad coming down the ice slide...

Weston, Kamryn, Ella, and Ethan in the igloo with the penguins...

I loved this poinsetta!

Entrance to the ICE show...

All bundled up in the parkas they give you to wear at the ICE show. it was 9 degrees in there!!

My Failed Attempt At Christmas Pictures...

2009-12-09T19:27:00.002-05:00

i am afraid that i might not get christmas cards out ever this year!! my children will not cooperate when i want to take pictures of them. these are a few of my failed attempts...
this one is actually my favorite, but ella totally covered weston's face with her hand!

weston looks like a total goofball in this one, but this is the only smile he kept giving me!

Playdate at the Battlefields...

2009-12-09T19:13:00.002-05:00

A couple Saturdays ago i took Weston, Ella, and Weston's friend, Aiden for a playdate. It was a cold day, but nice and sunny, so we headed over to the battlefields and climbed Lee's Hill. They had so much fun racing to the top and looking out over the city. After that we went down to the cannons on Lee Drive and ran like crazy and played in the leaves. Then we headed over to Kenmore Park and played for awhile. We left there and met Aiden's mom and little brother at Chick-fil-A for lunch. The kids had such a great time and thanked me by taking a nice long nap:o)zzzzzzzzz
My favorite tree on Lee Drive.

At the top of Lee's Hill with Fredericksburg in the background.

"Wait for me!"

Best buds!

" I'll race you!"

Turkey Trot '09

2009-12-09T19:05:00.002-05:00

This year, Ella ran the Turkey Trot 1 miler with Weston. Actually, i ran with Ella and Weston totally beat us! She did run the whole thing though! I was so proud of both of them! Chad and i ran the 5k and both improved our times from last year.

Not sure what's up with my arms, but Ella looks really cute:o)

Weston racing to the finish!

Before the big race...

The Pumpkin Patch Pictures-October 25th, 2009

2009-11-02T07:38:00.005-05:00

From the pumpkin patch last year...

and this year!

last year...

and this year! girl's a total goofball!:o)

last year...

and this year!

i mean, seriously! what am i going to do with her?! she insisted that this hideous pumpkin was the best one she could find!

ta-da!

Weston's choice for pumpkin...much prettier than ella's!

The boys...

and the girls:o)

Well, we did it! another successful family memory made at the pumpkin patch! this year, however, we had to wait an hour and 15 min. just to ride the hayride and get our pumpkins!! we've never had to wait before! craziness! anyway, we still had a great time and can't wait to go back next year:o)

Halloween 2009 style!

2009-11-01T16:53:00.002-05:00

This year ella was a bumble bee and weston was a lacrosse player for halloween. weston was supposed to be a skateboarder, but yesterday was his first day of lacrosse, so...he really loves it:o) it rained most of the night while we were out, but it wasn't too cold (70 degrees). weston was seriously regretting his lacrosse costume decision halfway through the night when his helmet gave him a huge headache! overall, the kids had a great time and got more candy than i've ever seen! in a couple days i'll ship it all to chad's office and they'll never even remember they got it:o)

his toughest lacrosse face!

ella's bumble bee dance.

and this is how she takes most pictures now. she is so silly all the time!!

What we've been doing this fall...

2009-10-26T16:27:00.009-04:00

On October 22nd, i went with weston's class on a field trip to the native american museum in washington d.c. the following pictures are from that trip...

We at lunch on the Mall and i took this picture of Weston and his 2 best buds with the Washington Monument in the background. We are so blessed to live this close to D.C.!
This was a whale skeleton made from white plastic chairs!

This piece of "native american art" was my favorite! it was a native american man made from baseball gloves!

We went to a weaving demonstration and weston was chosen to learn how to weave.

Rico showing us how to weave...

Weston and Aiden show me their favorite items of beadwork.

This picture was for Ella. She loves snakes!!

On October 20th, i went with ella's class to snead's farm for some pumpkin picking! it was so freezing cold that day that we skipped the picnic lunch on the grass and headed to daddy's office to eat our packed lunch in the warmth!

Fearless!

Perfect pumpkin! ella wanted one with "no handle." this is the one she chose:o)

She had fun feeding the crazy chickens...

and being silly!

This horse was facinated with her hat and kept trying to eat it! it was soaking wet by the time we got on the hayride!

Ella singing her preschool "goodbye" song

2009-10-02T13:07:00.002-04:00

The cupcakes that were the death of me!

2009-09-28T11:28:00.002-04:00

Oh, oh, oh...so, i had this fantastic idea to make these cupcakes that i found in a book called hello, cupcake! by karen tack & alan richardson. not sure if i was on crack at the time or not, but i thought, hey weston will love these! how hard can they be? famous last words...wednesday of last week i decided to do a trial run of the sharks which i knew would be the hardest ones to execute. they are made with twinkies and half of a chocolate wafer (for the fin) that you cover in gray frosting and mount on the cupcake. the first ones were a failure after they all completely fell of the cupcakes by wednesday night. no problem, i thought. i'll just make them on jumbo cupcakes for a more stable base! hahahaha! the picture above is of the cupcakes that i made for weston's birthday pool party at the gym. the pictures below are what they looked like after i made them at the house. so, as you can see, only 2 sharks survived the journey to the gym yesterday and the rest, well...i think that i am going to take a break from cupcakes for awhile...after wednesday (weston's birthday) that is! i still have to make 30 for his class!! wish me luck!

sharks, buoys, life preservers, and fish (just in case you were wondering what all those funny looking things were:o).

Time to play catch-up...

2009-09-28T11:13:00.002-04:00

Here's a random picture from our official last trip to the beach over labor day weekend. i rarely get any pics of the kids together, so i thought i'd post this one:o)

Here's my big girl on the steps of her preschool on her very first day--September 9, 2009. She was so excited to be there and broke my little heart when she ran in the classroom and never looked back or even said goodbye:o( i guess i should feel proud that i have raised her to be independent and self-assured, but a hug would've been nice! all i got was a little wave from across the room as i watched all the other children cling to their mother's legs.

First day of preschool and ella's proudly displaying her new lunchbox with her name on it. (*notice the dress, danielle?;o)

This picture was from orientation. everyday ella has to find the purple circle on the floor with her name on it during reading time. weston used to have a yellow circle.

Fawn Lake Triathlon Sprint 8/30/09

2009-08-31T10:05:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was the 1st annual fawn lake triathlon sprint. Chad, Jeremy, and I were a relay team (Team McWebb) although you could also choose to do the whole thing by yourself (what's the fun in that...i mean, really??). Chad swam 700 meters, Jeremy biked 12 miles, and i ran a 5K (3.1 miles). Our team got 3rd place for the relay teams with an overall time of 1:11:20. Chad-17:55, Jeremy-32:25, Me-20:24 with 1:16 lost on crappy transitions:o( I am very proud of our team and can't wait to beat Team Doherty next year!!
Go Team McWebb!!

Jeremy proudly shows off our team number--96!

Chad anxiously awaits the start of the women's and relay heats.

He gets off to a great start and even leads the pack/is in second place all the way to the first buoy!

Almost to shore...

All pooped out! Great job, honey!!

Jeremy takes off for his 12 mile bike ride after a confusing transition. We lost a lot of time on our transitions but will work to fix that for next year:o) After Jeremy finished his ride (and victory lap around the circle;o) i took off on my 5k run. Of course, there are no pictures of that, because clearly i am the only photographer in the family!

Team McWebb starts training for next year...TODAY!!

School days...2008

2009-08-24T07:53:00.002-04:00

Not much has changed, although he looks a lot more confident this year!

School days...2009

2009-08-24T07:29:00.002-04:00

Last week Weston started first grade! I can't even believe it! Anyway, he loves it so far even though his days are so much longer! At least we get to sleep in an extra 15 minutes since they bumped the bus schedule up a little:o)
Bye, Weston! Have a great year at school!

This year Weston's class are the dogs (last year he was a monkey), so he has to wear this nametag for the first few days of school in case he gets lost.

Ella already misses her Bubby! Her days are not the same without him!

Weston's desk in his first grade classroom.

Oops, forgot about our last day on the beach...

2009-08-21T13:51:00.002-04:00

Sunday morning we headed down to the beach for the last time. We drove a few MPs north to a public beach access with a bathroom and plenty of showers. (The day before, ella peed on the beach...just standing there! it was so embarassing!) This beach was bigger and had nicer sand, but it also had a serious case of SEA LICE! Now, according to the lifeguard, these things are tiny blue crabs that attach themselves to you inside your bathing suit trying to get warm. They make you itch and burn, but can easily be gotten rid of by showering off. Chad and Weston both experienced them on this day, so Ella and I stayed clear of the water!

Chad was jealous of my chair that i brought, so he decided to make his own chair out of sand! Not bad at all!

This is what happens when i try to take pictures of them...

and this...

This was the best we could do. They never let me take their pictures together anymore!

Final Beach Weekend of the Summer!! 8/13-8/16/09

2009-08-21T13:04:00.005-04:00

Saturday night we went to dinner and took the kids to play miniature golf (first timers!) at the little place right near our house. We figured we'd play close to home and at the cheapest one in case they got bored or didn't like it. Turns out, they loved it!! Ella was even asking to go again Sunday morning! Maybe next summer we'll splurge on the nice course:o)

I look like "Cousin It" in this picture!

Weston was actually pretty good and came close to a "hole-in-one" several times!

Ella...not so much:o) Most times she ended up picking her ball up and putting it right next to the hole and hitting it in. When I'd say, "Ella, how many (strokes) was that?" She'd say, "2!" or sometimes, "3." Hahahaha! I usually just made up a number and wrote it down, so we'd all be pretty close in scores. Chad was the official winner!

Running from...you guessed it! WAVES!

I love this picture!

Showing me his big muscles. He's not afraid of the waves!

She is so sassy these days!

Making sand castles...

Arabian Nights dinner theme at the Grays...The Grays are friends of our that vacation together as an entire extended family every year. Each night someone takes a turn making dinner complete with a theme, costumes for everyone, and entertainment. Some of the themes this year were: Ballpark, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Country Western, and Arabian Nights. We came when Katherine and Zane were in charge of dinner. It was so good!! She made some chicken kabobs, grilled tomatoes and pita, couscous, figs and goat cheese, and grilled peaches with cream cheese. Everything was so delicious! After dinner we had a little belly dancing lesson and a little kissing lesson...right, weston? ;o) Good times!

Char, Me, Cathy, Tracy, Katherine, and Christianna showing off our best dance moves. Ha!

My kids were really into the costumes!

Chad, Ashley, Ryan, Ashley, and Zane. No, that's not a typo...Ashley's sister, Tracy, actually married a guy named Ashley. What are the chances of that?

Our First Day at the Beach...

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RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN,....SOME MORE RAIN....AND SOME MORE RAIN!! DINNER WITH THE GRAYS IN COROLLA (will post those pics when i get home) AND THEN A LITTLE MORE RAIN BEFORE BED...

What we've been up to lately...

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Yesterday, the kids and i and some of our friends from MOPS went to pick berries at the Westmoreland Berry Farm. It just happened to be on of the hottest days of the summer so far, but we still had a blast picking blackberries and feeding the goats. As a little treat, the kids and i enjoyed ice cream sundaes for our lunch! I got mine with a homemade shortcake and fresh blueberries from the farm. Yum, yum!! We picked enough berries and bought enough peaches from the store to make a blackberry peach crisp (courtesy of Barefoot Contessa) for Chad's mom's b-day tonight. Hopefully it will turn out as good as the one Jess made for us a few weekends ago at her dinner party;o)

Ella couldn't seem to get the concept of the head through the hole picture!

The Farm has a goat walk where the goats can walk up high and over to this holding crate (like the one in the picture). You buy food down below and use a pulley to lift it up to the goat to eat. it was actually pretty cool!

Ella and Weston loved feeding the goats!

This past weekend we went to the beach sans kids with Jason and Brooke. We spent a lot of time out on the boat and went back to the Roadside Grill one night for dinner and mint juleps. It was so nice to get away and have no responsibilities! This weekend will be our last one at the beach before Weston starts school next Thursday (8/20):o(. This summer has gone by way too fast!!

Chad let Weston mow part of the yard a couple weekends ago with the push mower. He thought it was really fun and told everyone about it. i think he felt really grown up:o)

Don't you just love the outfit too??

Speaking of outfits...Ella has started to really enjoy dressing up lately. One morning before church (still in her pj's) she decided to dress up like a fairy and fly around the house. She would run into the guestroom and stare at herself in the mirror, twirling around and making silly faces. It was so cute to watch her!

This is the finished product of the fluffernutter sandwich that Ella made and cut all by herself! She made me take the crust off (always!) after i took this picture, but she gobbled the whole thing up in no time!

Here she is spreading on the "nutter." She did the "fluffer" first which i never do, so it made the spreading a little difficult.

Ahhhh, is there anything better than cuddling up with Daddy?? Sorry for all the random pictures, but i just wanted to catch everyone up on the exciting life that us Webbs live! Hahahaha! Until next time...

Welcome Baby Emory!

2009-07-28T16:27:00.002-04:00

Okay, so i'm a little behind in my blogging because Emory Spencer Webb (Chad's brother's baby) was actually born on July 14th. She was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 19 inches long. She is so precious!! Ella would have held her all night if we let her. Congratulations Daniel, Beth, McKenzie and Jack!!

More Pics from the Beach...read from the bottom of the last post up

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What a wonderful end to our family vacation!

After Jess, Jeremy, and Caden left, we decided to take the boat out one last time for a sunset ride.

Jeremy was so proud of castle that he built for Caden (Caden added the "flags"). I'm not sure that he will be in any castle building contests in the future...

Here he is right before throwing the board in the water and not jumping on it. I had to run out and rescue the skim board--TWICE!

Ella watches Weston as he gives it a shot!

Uh, Jeremy was that bad!He's actually not that bad!

On Saturday, the boys joined us at the beach so Chad could show off his skim boarding skills! Hahahahaha!

Where are my feet??

Caden was good at finding "flags" to put in the sand castle.

Danielle, i know that you share my love of cheeky little pictures.;)

Ella's going to try her hand at boogie boarding with all of the guys in the ocean.

More castle building...she's obsessed with the sand!

We had fun watching the surfers and boogie boarders. As a little side note: Jess is 6 months pregnant and is having a girl in November. We are so excited for them!

Jess, Caden, Ella, and I went to the beach on Friday while the guys went fishing (the girls left early Friday morning). The waves were insane and the wind was wild!!

Ella and Caden loved watching TV together in our room...

At the Roadside Grill...

Thursday night we left the kids with Lauren and Courtney and headed out with Jess and Jeremy to the Roadside Grill for dinner. It had really great food, a laid-back atmosphere, and awesome mint juleps! After dinner, we drove down to The Sunset Grille and then ended up at The Brewing Station for some delicious dessert! It was a fun and relaxing night to spend with some great friends:o)

So, just to recap a little...we went to the nags head late thursday night and spent until monday with chad's parents. Tuesday our babysitters joined us, and Wednesday night our friends, Jess, Jeremy, and their 2-year old son, Caden came to stay until Saturday evening. We left Sunday night. Thursday was a little cloudy and windy so we took the kids to the aquarium in Manteo. I forgot my camera that day, but we had a great time packing our lunch and eating out by the water (b/c of course, by the time we got there it was nice and sunny:o). Here are Caden and Ella jumping on Weston's top bunk. They thought it was hilarious to jump up and hit their heads on the ceiling and then fall on to the bead laughing!

Our Family Vacation in Nags Head 7/2-7/12/09

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This is all for now...read from the bottom up!

Apparently, someone got a hold of my camera!

Lauren has been with us since Weston turned one. She is leaving for UVA in the fall and we will really miss her!:o(

All that sun and castle building really wore Ella out!

This is what happened to Chad while he was "saving Weston from the wave." He's our hero! hahahaha! *Please ignore the crack.*

While Ella built more sandcastles...

It wasn't anything a popcicle couldn't fix it!

Here is Chad "lifting Weston over the wave to safety" (in his words). I think we can all see what was really happening here! "Daddy was holding me up into the wave so he wouldn't get wet!" (in weston's words)

Chad cohersing Weston into trying the ocean one more time. "I won't let a wave get you..." famous last words!

And Weston is NOT going back in!

Now, they are running for their lives...

Then this...

This is what happened...

The girls finally convinced Weston to go in the ocean with them. They told him that they would keep him safe, no worries, yaddy ya-da...

Later that day, Weston was feeling 100% better, so we all went to the beach for the afternoon.

What family vacation is complete without a trip to the urgent care?? Weston was running a fever all day Tuesday and by 2a.m. Wednesday morning it had spiked to 104.5! He said his throat hurt and so did his arms and legs, so we woke up bright and early and headed the urgent care. After waiting 2 hours, his strep test of negative, and the Dr. said he was fine and that his body was successfully fighting off a throat infection. He was given the "okay" to be around people:o)

Playing rock band with our babysitter, Lauren...

Ella and one of our babysitters, Courtney, enjoying the sand!

Making a sandcastle...

Chad and Weston's feet...

We went to the beach one night after dinner and were only there a matter of minutes before it started to thunderstorm.

Ella was a little nervous at first, but after awhile she really enjoyed being in the pool. She still doesn't like to get her face wet though:o( I am hoping that soon she will get a little braver.

This is the fire that started in a marsh from one of the fireworks. By the time we left, it was HUGE! Thankfully, no one was hurt.

We watched the fireworks in Manteo from the water and we able to see all of the fireworks back in Nags Head too! We ended watching about 5 different shows at one time! I made some brownie sundaes and we ate those while we waited for the fireworks to start. It took us about an hour to get back to our dock b/c we had to go slow and make sure not to run over any crab pots. Chad held the spotlight up the whole way back while Bill drove. It was a fun adventure!

While we were on the boat, Ella decided she had "pee so bad," so we let her pee on the back of the boat and washed it away with the sea water. I think this was way too much fun for her, b/c a few minutes later she wanted to do it again.

Weston and Ella posed with Nanny for a picture before we set out on our 4th of July boatride to Manteo to watch the fireworks.

After we went tubing, we convinced weston to get on with us. He had so much fun and was glad that he went! The tube is a nice new addition to the boat!

Chad and I getting ready to go tubing...

Ella and Weston wanted to dress up like Nanny.

Happy Father's Day-2009!

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On Father's Day evening we decided to take the boat out on the Potomac for a little boat ride. The night was perfect and so was the river! We grabbed a couple pizzas and enjoyed a nice night together. The kids had so much fun and it was so relaxing to just ride...

Weston's Last Day of Kindergarten...6/5/09

2009-06-09T20:13:00.002-04:00

So, here is Weston on his last day of Kindergarten, (which by the way, was the grossest rainy day ever!) going to catch the bus for the very last time--or was he? Chad calls me from the bus stop and wants to know if the bus is running, since he is the only one there. Hmmm...let me check the school newsletter (as a little side note: they switched the newsletter from paper to internet about midyear, and now i can never remember to check it!)...oh yes, here it is! No bus service on June 5th. Yep, bring him back home! So, on this gorgeous day, i have just lost 30 minutes from my "getting ready time," since i now have to drive weston to school (45 minutes from our house) and be there by 8:15a.m. instead of 8:45a.m. (time chapel starts). Grrrrr....i hurry and get ready, gather the teacher's presents, hands full and ready to walk out into the pouring rain. Let me back up a little...i have been watching my mom's extremely disobedient, but adorable, goldendoodle for her while she is at my sister's house. This dog does not come when called. If you let her outside accidentally without her leash she is gone like the wind and will not be tricked into coming back. So, back to me walking out of the door, hands full, into the pouring rain, staring down at "disobedient dog" who needs to climb into my car and go home to her house for the day. I decide to make the worst decision ever and bet on the fact that certainly she will not want to be in the rain and will most definitely run straight into the back of my Tahoe (back door up and waiting for her in the garage). I have never been so wrong! Nearly 40 minutes later (the time school starts) we are pulling out of the driveway, with me looking like a drowned rat, headed to Weston's last day of school--LATE!! I'm sure this was just paybacks for all of the times Chad and I have left the kids with mom, headed safely out of state, and they've come down with fevers and "the worst flu mom has ever had." You know what they say about paybacks;o)

Mrs. Berkley was a wreck!! She cried so hard and picked Weston up and swung him around, crying all the time. Poor thing! She said that this was by far her most favorite class in all of her years of teaching. I really do believe her...

Weston's favorite teacher thus far...

Last day of school!!!

HELLO SUMMER!!! We rounded up our last day with a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme in honor of National Doughnut Day (i hope you celebrated it, danielle!) and then went to see UP. Great movie and end to a rocky start of a day:o)

Weston's Kindergarten Graduation...6/2/09

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Weston's Kindergarten class of 2009...

Receiving his diploma from Mrs. Berkley...

Just a gorgeous picture! Hahahaha!

This is the girl Weston has had a crush on all year long. You can tell how weird he gets around her from the way his face looks in the picture! I was taking a picture of Weston and she came over and wanted to take one with him. He got all weird and started to try and scoot away from her. I could tell he gets so flustered when she's around! So cute!

Weston in his cap and gown before graduation. He is obviously so thrilled to be wearing this "man dress!" The teacher made their caps out of a bowl, cardstock paper, a button, some glue, a clear elastic strap, and thread for the tassle. How creative is that?! I am really going to miss Mrs. Berkley!

Ella's New Glasses

2009-05-20T08:14:00.002-04:00

Please excuse the fact that we took this picture this morning after Ella at her breakfast (hence the jelly on her face) and we both have some fantastic bedhead! Matching glasses!!

Ella posing outside of the glasses store with her new glasses that she has to wear now for her astigmatism. How cute is she???

Baby Ava Was Born!!

2009-05-20T08:01:00.002-04:00

On May 14th, baby Ava Dianne Bissoon made her entrance into the world. She was 9lbs. 2 oz. and 22 inches long!! She is super sweet and Ethan adores her! I am happy to have a new niece and can't wait for little Emory to be born in July!
*For those of you that don't know, Ava is Chad's sister, Kristin's baby:o)

Weston's field trip the National Museum of Natural History 5/14/09

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On Thursday, i went with Weston's Kindergarten class as a chaperone (turns out i only had weston b/c so many parents signed up to come) to the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. We had been as a family back in the fall, but were unable to make it into the butterfly pavilion because the line was so long. This was the main purpose of this field trip b/c the kids have been studying butterflies and even have a few chrysallises in their classroom ready to hatch. I have to say, it was a pretty neat experience being that close to the butterflies and really being able to study them. Weston had a great time and it was so nice to be able to spend some time alone with him exploring the museum.

This poor little guy was injured and definitely on his last leg:(

The chrysallis of a Swallowtail butterfly.

The butterfly's tongue is curled up in this picture, but unrolls straight out when it is sucking nectar from a flower. It was so cool to watch them drink the nectar!

Weston looking very scared in the dinosaur room...

Weston, Ahilleas, and Aiden...the 3 Musketeers!

Weston is trying to kill the bear like King David (his favorite Bible character:).

Fish in the Ocean life exhibit.

Weston pretending to get eaten by the shark.

Don't you love the awesome red headbands they all had to wear so we could keep track of them???

Mother's Day in Williamsburg-5/10/09

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For Mother's Day this year, Chad decided to take the kids and i to Williamsburg. The weather was completely ideal! I hadn't been to the Colonial part since i was on a retreat in the 6th grade!! We walked the streets and enjoyed seeing the men and women in costume. Weston kept thanking us for taking him to "this magical place." He said it was even more fun than Kings Dominion!! How funny is that?! We didn't even have to spend a dime, and the kids had so much fun! We all can't wait to go back!

Weston in the gardens...

Ella and Weston thought it was great running through the gardens and trying to hide from each other. It was like one big maze for them!

Don't i wish i had some of these at home!! ;)

Do you realize how much i could get done if i did??

Ella Riding Her Big Girl Bike

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Ella's Birthday Presents...

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Here is Ella on her big girl bike!! She loves it and is learning how to pedal without falling over:o)

Thanks to my friend, Danielle's, blog (i'm not sure how you make a link here???) Ella has been able to see pictures and videos of her girls without ever meeting them. She adores Cambelle and Chloe and especially loves that they have their ears pierced. For her birthday she asked for a dog and to get her ears pierced. We said, "no" to the dog...so...

Since Ella is 3 now, we cut her gigantic "night-night" in half. She was actually okay with it and now keeps half in the car and the other half in her bed or in her mouth while she watches Curious George.

She picked out some cute little colorful diamond daisies. Two girls pierced them at the same time and she never even cried!! All she said was, "That really hurt." So brave!

A Few More Pics...

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Brooke, the fabulous photographer and friend:o)

Ella blowing out her candle...

Eating her parfait...

Opening her Fancy Nancy doll from Granny...

Weston enjoyed the party just as much as Ella! I think we might do a dress-up fancy party for his 6th birthday:o) hahahaha!

A Few Pics From Ella's Fancy Nancy Party-April 25th

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On Saturday, the 25th, we had Ella's 3rd birthday party here at the house (my favorite parties). She had a Fancy Nancy party and all the girls dressed up. We made posh purses (idea courtesy of Martha Stewart http://www.marthastewart.com/article/no-sew-fancy-kids-pocketbook) and parfaits (that's a fancy word for ice cream sundae:o). The girls had so much fun playing together and being fancy. Ironically enough, my little Ella, who wears tutus to the gym or to roll around in the dirt, refused to wear anything fancy at her party! The only thing she kept on the entire time was her dress! She was the only girl at the party not wearing her fancy accessories that i got all the girls! It just figures...Thank you, Brooke for taking such great pictures of Ella's special day!! Here is a link to view all of the pictures taken from the party: Some of the girls enjoying their party food.

Ella was tired during her party and kept going back to her "night-night" (which we cut in half on her birthday).

Brooke mangaged to capture the 5 seconds Ella actually wore her fancy attire!

Already undressing...

Cupcake bites (courtesy of Bakerella http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/05/cupcake-bites-made-easy.html .)

Ella's vanilla cupcakes...

All of the girls went home with a tutu, wand, wings, and a boa (not pictured). I found them all at http://www.haloheaven.com/ for an unbelievable deal!The party room...

Ella Dancing at the Wedding

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Andrea's Wedding in Emporia- April 18th

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This past weekend after Weston's first t-ball game (scroll down to next post for pics of that:o), we packed up the car and headed south to Emporia for Chad's cousin, Andrea's wedding. It was the most gorgeous day! The got married in a church and had their reception on the lawn of this really cool super old house that they opened up and let people tour all night. I didn't get an "official" tour, so i'm not sure why it's special, but i did take ella around it for a looksy. Chad's uncle Bobby's band played at the reception and did a great job. However, the only people that danced most of the night were all of the kids! Our kids danced the entire night until Ella danced herself to sleep! She, of course, perked right up as soon as we got back to the hotel:o) It was a fun night for all of us and the band told us at the end of the night that they really loved watching our kids dance. I'll try and post a video.

Ella's scraped up elbow. Read on to find out how it happened...

Ella breaking out some moves that Daddy taught her...

Weston gets nose bleeds about once a week when the weather is dry. Well, for whatever reason he got 1 on the way to the hotel, and 3 at the wedding!! So much for looking cute! He sported blood down the front of his shirt for half the night!

Ella all pooped out!

When we first got to the reception...

So, i wanted to get a good picture of the kids in their cute outfits before they got all sweaty and dropped food all over themselves...so i tell them to go over to this concrete bench and sit down. Ella walks over, climbs up on the bench and sits down, falls backward off the bench and scrapes her elbow! After i got her to calm down, this is her showing Weston her elbow.

Weston trying to make ella feel better with a flower he picked for her...

A little smile...

and then she remembered her elbow again:o)

Weston's First T-Ball Game!! April 18th

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Coach Patrick giving them the big pep talk...

Ella wishing her Bubby good luck...

Weston's first big hit! Go Weston!

Weston played catcher first after having never practiced in this position. He had no clue what to do! On the last play of the inning when the runner was headed towards home, the coach yelled to Weston (who was holding the ball), "Tag the runner with the ball!" So, Weston, not having any idea what this means, totally chucks the ball at the runner! It was so hilarious! Everyone in the stands was dying laughing!

The wind-up...

Running to field a ball from right field...

Good game!

Coach Patrick and Coach Ashley are so great with the kids! The kids did great and even though our team is the youngest in the league (made up of all 5 year olds who have never played before), the pirates won their first game!! Go Pirates!!!

Kamryn, Weston, and Jack congratulate each other on the big win:o)

Best buds!

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This is how they cuddled up to watch Curious George after lunch today. I thought it was so cute:o) They have a really sweet relationship that I hope lasts them through adulthood.

A random picture from Thursday...

A Nice Sunny Day...

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Weston was supposed to have his very first T-ball game today, but despite all of the bright shiny sun this morning, the fields were still too wet to play on. So, since we were up and dressed anyway, the kids and I headed outside to enjoy the sunshine. Weston's still wearing his T-ball hat. His team is called the Pirates! Can you believe it?? His most favorite thing!

My little monkey...

Safety first!

Ella is finally tall enough to reach the pedals on her tricycle! I think she might get a "big girl" princess bike for her birthday:o) She's dying to be able to ride a bike like Bubby's!

Pictures Ella will kill me for later in life...

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She thinks she's so funny:o)

So attractive!

Weston's big hole...3/16/09

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Well, today is class picture day at school and Weston has really been working on 2 lose teeth the past few days. We read a book called The Tooth Story and it was about a boy who loses his tooth the day before class pictures. I told Weston his class pictures would look so cool if he was missing his tooth! He agreed that a "holey smile" would be better than a "toothy grin." So, last night after story time, Chad and Weston worked on those teeth (the loser one in particular) for about an hour. They used dental floss, a tissue, and finally thread. The thread did the trick and out the one tooth came! He was so brave throughout the whole thing and didn't even cry! He talks a little funny now, and it is so cute! I couldn't be prouder! And as it turns out, the timing is pretty great (since I still don't have a working camera) that today is picture day and they also get the option of a single picture. I'll definitely be buying that one! These are the best i could do with my phone camera:o) Now all we have to do is work on the other one!

The note from the Tooth Fairy read:

Congratulations, Weston on losing your very first tooth! I will let you keep this one because the first one is pretty special. Smile!

Love,

The Tooth Fairy

*Attached was a dollar bill and his tooth.

Me...Through My Kids' Eyes

2009-03-03T07:59:00.002-05:00

So, here is a little survey that i stole from my sister, Erin's blog.
*I made Ella answer first so she couldn't copy Weston's answers.*
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Weston-Be a good listener.
Ella-Daddy
2. What makes mom happy?
Weston-Me being a good listener.
Ella-Waffles
3. What makes mom sad?
Weston-When i'm not a good listener.
Ella-When me sad...and poop
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Weston-Chasing me up the stairs.
Ella-When you give me tickles and make me laugh.
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Weston-Maybe you liked cooking with Granny.
Ella-You cried and said "waaa, i want my mommy!" oh, and HAPPY!
6. How old is your mom?
Weston-28 and going to be 30, no, 29 on Saturday.
Ella-2
7. How tall is your mom?
Weston-10 feet tall (yikes!)
Ella-Big like Oscar (the Grouch) and Elmo (i can only imagine she means the size of the ones that we saw at Elmo's Green Thumb)
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Weston-Go sledding in the snow (we have about a foot of snow on the ground right now) or swimming in the pool in the summer. Taking pictures of us playing in the snow.
Ella-play my dollhouse and make hot cocoa, watch Georgie, Elmo, and the news, have a snack, play outside in the snow...
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Weston-Wash the dishes and clean the house (definitely my idea of a good time!:o)
Ella-Play games.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Weston-Us (not sure how to respond to that one)
Ella-Talking (or that one!)
11. What is your mom really good at?
Weston-Doing splashy cannonballs and going on the slide (on the playground). (what???)
Ella-Talking (perhaps i should talk less)
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Weston-Being mad because sometimes we are really really good listeners (insert shocked face!)
Ella-Being ugly (that's what i say to her when she's being rotten)
13. What does your mom do for a job?
Weston-To keep the house clean.
Ella-Do the dishes, clean up the foods (great, sounds like Mommy's really the maid!)
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Weston-Chocolate
Ella-Mud (not sure what she's seen me eating??? maybe too much chocolate;o)
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Weston-When you help me clean my room for a little bit.
Ella-Daddy
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Weston-Tinkerbell (i love him for this one:o)5+
Ella-Kai-lan (not sure if that is actually her name or not, but that is what the kids call her)
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Weston-Do puzzles--sometimes! We dress up as pirates.
Ella-Play my dollhouse, drink hot cocoa, go the gym, go to MOPS, go to church, and play with Mommy
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Weston-Because we like to play together. I know the right answer for you and Ella. You're both "girrs!"
Ella-We like to play with my dollhouse (can you tell she loves her dollhouse?)
19. How are you and your mom different?
Weston-Because I'm a boy and you're a "gir."
Ella-Being ugly (??)
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Weston-Because you be nice to us.
Ella-CARROTS! (i think she has tourett's!)
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Weston-You like to play games with him.
Ella-Hug him and kiss him.
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Weston-To a chocolate factory (do my kids know me or what?)
Ella-Go run! (good answer:o)

Wow! What have i learned from my kids this morning?? I guess i need to stop eating so much chocolate and clean the house less:o) Now, we're off to go play in the snow before it all melts and then head to the gym (my real favorite place to go) and run off some of the calories from those chocolate cupcakes that i made yesterday. i guess my kids really do know me afterall!

The Webbs

my little baby boy

january

OUR CHRISTMAS VACATION TO NEWPORT, RI/BOSTON, MA

snow, cookies, and a warm fire...

because i love to post flattering pictures of my kids...

the OBX marathon- 11/14/10

Field Trips Galore!!

Who are these children??

Weston's 7th birthday party campout! 10/2

First boat trip to National Harbor 9/19

our race filled weekend...

First day of second grade!! 8/19/10

narnia obsessed!

some of our favorite things right now...

4th of july weekend

family vacation to OBX july 9-18, 2010

Back to the beach...GIRLS ONLY!!

Beach trip with just me and the kids-June 1-4

Last Days of School and a Naked Chef...

The kittens are here!!

mother's day '10

ella's trike-a-thon 5/7/10

totally random pics...

seriously?!

our trip to the circus-3/23/10

My Awesome 30th Birthday!!

what lurks under the oven drawer...not for the weak stomach!

this has got to stop!

Snow Storm---->take 4!

Isn't he getting big??

The Kids First Attempt at Skiing 1/23/09

More of Henry...

A few more pics of Henry!

our family vacation days 3 and 4...

family vacation to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, TN day 1 and 2

Christmas 2009

The Rockettes- 12/23/09

Let it snow!

Erin's Big Race

Our Weekend at the Gaylord-12/12-12/13

My Failed Attempt At Christmas Pictures...

Playdate at the Battlefields...

Turkey Trot '09

The Pumpkin Patch Pictures-October 25th, 2009

Halloween 2009 style!

What we've been doing this fall...

Ella singing her preschool "goodbye" song

The cupcakes that were the death of me!

Time to play catch-up...

Fawn Lake Triathlon Sprint 8/30/09

School days...2008

School days...2009

Oops, forgot about our last day on the beach...

Final Beach Weekend of the Summer!! 8/13-8/16/09

Our First Day at the Beach...

What we've been up to lately...

Welcome Baby Emory!

More Pics from the Beach...*read from the bottom of the last post up*

Our Family Vacation in Nags Head 7/2-7/12/09

Happy Father's Day-2009!

Weston's Last Day of Kindergarten...6/5/09

Weston's Kindergarten Graduation...6/2/09

Ella's New Glasses

Baby Ava Was Born!!

Weston's field trip the National Museum of Natural History 5/14/09

Mother's Day in Williamsburg-5/10/09

Ella Riding Her Big Girl Bike

Ella's Birthday Presents...

A Few More Pics...

A Few Pics From Ella's Fancy Nancy Party-April 25th

Ella Dancing at the Wedding

Andrea's Wedding in Emporia- April 18th

Weston's First T-Ball Game!! April 18th

A Nice Sunny Day...

Pictures Ella will kill me for later in life...

Weston's big hole...3/16/09

Me...Through My Kids' Eyes

More Pics from the Beach...read from the bottom of the last post up