Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Costume Pictures











Every year I get Madeline's pictures taken in her costume at Halloween. This year she wanted to be Jasmine. I bought the costume one night when I had to work at gymboree ( i work next store to Disney) and brought it home to surprise her. The first thing she said was, "mommy, Jasmine is not pink- she is green (teal anyhow). I said, "well honey, this year they made her pink"- and she looked at me puzzled and said, "ok, I like pink better anyways mommy". Anyhow, she was a little model. The woman taking her pictures was amazed how she would do the posing without having her say a word on what to do. It was so hard only to choose one picture for the package because they were all so good. I have posted a few from the session.

Monday, October 29, 2007

It's a Halloween Party!

Madeline making funny faces by the fire pit

Madeline taking her turn at hitting the pinata
Sarah taking her turn at the pinata


This past Saturday we headed out to our friends annual Halloween party. We had a great time. Every year my freind Michele & her husband have a huge halloween party with their friends and neighbors and Michele cooks up a huge pot of Chili. It was a great night to have a warm bowl of Chili as we sat around a fire pit and also made Smores! I am so glad Fall is here. Theres nothing like a good fall night, roasting marshmallows, hanging out with friends. The kids also enjoyed hitting a pinata full of candy and dunking apples. Pictures show some activites from the night. We had a great time and look forward to Halloween on Wednesday.
Madeline, Sarah graff, & Sarah Malone
Madeline apple dunking...
She got one!



Thursday, October 25, 2007

Our day at HUBER'S

On Saturday we decided to head up to Huber's orchard for a day of fun and food. Myself, my mom, and my great aunt went, along with Madeline and Sarah. These 2 girls are in-separable! They love to play and giggle together and are a joy to be around. We ate a nice lunch at Joe Huber's then headed over to the big Huber farm to pick out a Pumpkin and go to the petting zoo and play areas. Below are pictures from our fun day.

The tunnel slide!

"cheese"- , "hurry mommy, take the picture. I want to go get a pumpkin"
Mommy, I caught a PIG!
"Ice cream, yummy!"
Look at these monkeys
Sarah patiently waits her turn

Monday, October 22, 2007

Friends!

In a world where we stay busy with work and family, there comes a time you stop and thank God you have your friends! In my life I have met many people who have influenced me and been there for me, whether they were from college, people from jobs I have met, from Tennessee, and beyond. I know those true friends that stick by me through good times and bad and are there to listen and understand, not take things so literaly. I found a poem I wanted to post. Thanks to all my friends this year that have cared to "listen" and be there for me. You are the best.

~ FRIENDS ~
As we walk our path of life,
We meet people everyday.
Most are simply met by chance.
But, some are sent our way.
These become special friends
Whose bond we can't explain;
The ones who understand us
And share our joy and pain.
Their love contains no boundaries.
So, even we are apart.
Their presence enhances us
With a warmth felt in the heart.
This love becomes a passageway,
When even the miles disappear.
And so, these friends, God sends our way,
Remain forever near.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Happy Birthday Great Pop-Pop!

Below are pictures taken at my grandpas 84th birthday party. I feel very lucky that my daughter has built such a great relationship with her great-grandpa and that he is still here to see my little one grow-up. As a matter of fact, I still also have my grandmother (my mother's mom) at the young age of 95. Amazing what both of them have seen in their lifetime. My grandpa is so good to us and we love to see him weekly. Happy Birthday Great Pop-pop. We love you.


Madeline & Great Pop-pop
Me, pop-pop,my cousin Wes and his wife Christina (who by the way is expecting their 2nd child in March-congrats!)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Hiking in Lexington!

This past weekend we took a trip to Lexington KY were Madeline's cousins, Zachary & Billy, live. We went out for lunch then to a park to play. The park we went to had hiking and walking trails. It was a beautiful day so we decided to take a hike through the trails. The kids had a wonderful time exploring the woods, picking up rocks, sticks, and whatever they could find. We stopped at a huge tree and took a picture. This tree was amazingly big and the kids had a ball taking pictures in front of it. Below are pictures from the day!

Uncle Bill, Aunt Jackie, Anna(my mom), Billy, Zach, and Madeline hiking
Bill & Zach walking across a big tree over the creek..
Madeline, Billy, and Zach cheesing for a picture on the playground
Zach & Madeline in front of the BIG tree
Lisa (me) and Billy starting the hike.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

The end of the Summer 2007....



This montage are pictures from the summer/end of summer 2007. I put a mix of pictures from Mammouth Cave and Wigwam village, the Little Gym, Kentucky Kingdom, and many other pictures of our fun with friends. Enjoy the slideshow!
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Happy Birthday Billy!

My nephew Billy just turned 3 on September 28th! I wanted to wish him a happy birthday. I cannot believe he is 3 years old already. We had a Star Wars birthday party and the kids wore darth vader masks as shown below. For Billy's birthday my brother and sister-in-law took both Billy and Zachary to Disneyworld last week and had an amazing time. They stayed at the Resort and went to all the parks last week.




Thursday, October 4, 2007

Happy Birthday Abby!

One of Madeline's friends had a big birthday bash at thier house 2 weekends ago. Abby turned 4 and is pictured on the far right in the pink with the big smile. The girls had a blast playing in the dollhouse, playing outside on the new swingset/gym and jumping in the inflatable in the backyard. These girls are too cute together. After the party, Madeline dozed off quickly in the backseat.


Monday, October 1, 2007

Balloon Glow

This weekend we headed out to the Bluegrass Balloon Festival. We took chairs and food and headed out to an evening of fun. The weather was perfect and we thought that since the St.X & Trinity game was going on that Friday night wouldn't be as busy. We were wrong. The place was packed, but it was all worth the crowds and traffic. We sat right next to a balloon and watched them all as the inflated. What an amazing sight to see all the balloons glow at once. There were some very cool balloons- like the Deans Cow, the Adam Matthews Stawberry, and the Meijer tree that stood over 12 stories tall. What a fun night. The girls got to jump in the bouncers and the night ended with a fireworks show. Madeline also ran into one of her classmates in her Pre-K class, Abbi, pictured below.

Kayla, Sarah, Rachel, Madeline
The balloons "glowing"
Madeline & Abbi
The Meijer "Tree"