Year in Review: Fourth Quarter 2011

October:  Chloe and Dylan visit a pumpkin patch with their cousins.  Dan and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary.  For Halloween, Chloe dresses up as a Butterfly Queen and Dylan dresses up as Spider Man.  Dylan didn't even know who Spider Man was, but soon after he wanted to watch Spider Man cartoons and movies.

1. Spidey to the rescue!, 2. What was in Dylan's cereal this morning?, 3. Happy Anniversary!, 4. Have no fear, Butterfly Queen and Spider Man are here!

November:  Dylan and Chloe have fun in the leaves.  Dan and I host our first Thanksgiving at our house.

1. DSC_0715, 2. These leaves might be fun to throw!, 3. Woohoo! It's raining leaves!, 4. Fall leaves coming up!, 5. Yippee!, 6. They don't call it Fall for nothing!, 7. Dan carving the turkey., 8. Our outdoor table is now an indoor table., 9. Miller time!

December:  Dan turns 35 again.  I make Advent Calendar bags.  The stars finally align and Dan and I can finally leave the kids at home with a babysitter for the first time.  We enjoyed an awesome italian dinner at at Acqua al 2 . 

1. Happy Birthday Dan!, 2. Geez, who went all Martha Stewart on the Advent Calendar?, 3. JR and Dan out on the town, 4. IMG_5657

Year in Review: Third Quarter 2011

July:  Chloe says goodbye to La Petite Academy.  Dylan and Chloe spend the summer at a new school.  We used our grill a lot.  We checked out the carousel at Lake Accotink.  We biked the Virginia Creeper Trail and went camping with The Smiths and The Millers from Raleigh (I'll skip telling you about the heavy downpour and how I freaked out trying to figure out how to use the brakes on my bike.)  

August:  Chloe starts kindergarten. 

September:  Grandma Betty turns 55.  Chloe turns 5 and has her first birthday party.

1. Chloe with Ms. Nicky, 2. Chloe and Dylan's first day at a new daycare., 3. Dylan figures out how to use the sprinkler., 4. Hope these kabobs taste as good as my Dad's., 5. At the carousel at Lake Ackotink., 6. Giddy-up!, 7. I feel pretty!, 8. IMG_5485, 9. IMG_5494, 10. IMG_5512, 11. Daddy hiking. Dylan riding., 12. First day of kindergarten, 13. Mom, you can go now!, 14. Happy Birthday Grandma!, 15. Make a wish Grandma!, 16. DSC_0421, 17. DSC_0459, 18. DSC_0486, 19. IMG_552920. Not available

Year in Review: Second Quarter 2011

April:  Chloe gets crafty.  We spent Easter weekend in Virginia Beach with my parents.

May:  Chloe graduates from pre-school.  Daddy-o makes a tree swing in the backyard.

June:  We spent a week in Isle of Palms, SC with the Miller clan.  I turned 28 again.  Dylan says goodbye to Surisa and P. Kim to start early pre-school.

 

1. Je suis artiste!, 2. I'm a smiling artist, 3. I'm a happy artist, 4. Happy Easter!, 5. Jennifer taking time to smell the flowers., 6. How many more pics before the Easter egg hunt?, 7. Happy Easter from the Millers!, 8. Pre-school graduate!, 9. Chloe and her BFF Alli, 10. Chloe poses, Dylan updates his Facebook status., 11. Proud Momma!, 12. Weeeeeeee!, 13. My Daddy-o made the best swing ever!, 14. It was foggy on that summer evening in Isle of Palms, 15. Happy Birthday to me!, 16. Dylan enjoying the pool, 17. Yummy watermelon!, 18. This watermelon goes with my nail polish., 19. Dylan and his harem