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Marlee Turns 3

2009-08-22T05:09:00.000-07:00

Marlee turned 3 on August 18, 2009. Where does the time go? We kicked off the birthday week making cupcakes. Had dinner with friends at Salsaritas on Monday. Had snacks at daycare and cake and friends on her birthday night. She was so excited to be three. The day after her birthday on the way to daycare she asked, "Mommy, am I still 3?" - so cute. She got clothes, play dough, movies, and lots of art stuff. Happy Birthday baby!

Carowinds 2009

2009-08-09T04:06:00.000-07:00

For some reason I decided that we needed to have one more little trip before school started back and of course the weather ended up being 90+ degrees, oh well. Before we melted away, we had a good time. Marlee I think had the best time, there were plenty of things for her to ride and Dora, Diego, Blues Clues, and several other characters were at the Meet and Greet Station. Dora of course was in top demand. She had to go visit Dora several times as well as Diego. Marlee rode the kids swings and yelled over to me "this is not too bad:-)" what I had told her to encourage her to ride. McKena got to ride a few bigger roller coasters than she had ever ridden in the past. Next year will go when the weather is a bit cooler.

Big Bang Boom!

2009-08-01T18:47:00.000-07:00

McKena attended a week of camp at the Children's Museum in downtown Greensboro. She had a good time and on the last day they got to perform a show. Her group was called "The Cowgirls" hence the cowgirl attire you see in the picture. Of course the song they picked was by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus - Hoe Down Throw Down. Very cute:-)

Waterplay!

2009-08-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

At daycare every few weeks they get to do waterplay. It's so easy to get Marlee to go to school in the mornings when you say it's waterplay day. She was ready to go with her Dora bookbag full of her towels and clothes, her sandals, and new summer hair cut. Yeah for waterplay!

Lazy Saturday Mornings

2009-07-23T17:30:00.000-07:00

Nothing beats hanging out with the girls on a Saturday morning. No worries, just having fun, playing with the photo booth on the computer.

At the zoo

2009-07-04T11:21:00.000-07:00

For the long 4th of July weekend we took a trip to the Asheboro Zoo, only about 30 minutes from Greensboro. We had a nice afternoon. Here's a shot of Keith and the girls posing on the trail.

Yep, it's a big house

2009-07-02T18:51:00.000-07:00

Day 2 of our road trip landed us at Biltmore. This was the girls first trip, McKena enjoyed it, Marlee slept in her dad's arms most of the time, she wasn't as thrilled with all there was to see as us older folks were. It really is incredible to think how it was built over 100 years ago and had electricity, 43 bathrooms, and such a majestic setting.

All Aboard

2009-07-02T18:41:00.000-07:00

We took a fun road trip in late June 09. My mom, dad, Mick, Marlee, Keith, and me headed toward Tweetsie for the day on Saturday then headed to Asheville for Biltmore House the next day. Dora and Diego were at Tweetsie for the weekend, so we spent about an hour and a half waiting in line for a photo opt. McKena ended up loosing a bottom tooth while we were there. And Marlee ran in to her best friend from daycare, Maddie and got to ride the train with her.

It was a super fun day.

Happy Father's Day!

2009-07-02T18:21:00.000-07:00

The girls and Keith all got matching shirts in honor of Father's Day. Marlee thought it was great to have a shirt like her Sissy and Daddy. Marlee also lies to make those cheesy smiles in pictures these days.

Last Day of 2nd Grade

2009-07-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

McKena finished up her favorite year in school - 2nd grade. She had a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Dyson, and came home every day excited about what they did that day.

Portrait Time

2009-07-02T18:08:00.000-07:00

The girls went and had there pictures made in June. They just keep growing, and growing, and growing...

Let's Get Ready to Tumble

2009-07-02T18:04:00.000-07:00

McKena finished up her Tumblebee's classes in June and here she is on the podium. Future Olympian?

LaLaLaLa, LaLaLaLa Elmo's World

2009-07-02T17:58:00.000-07:00

Keith, Mick, Mar, and I went to see Sesame Street Live in May 09. This was Marlee's first "show" that she went to. We had a lot of fun.

Mother's Day Art

2009-07-02T17:55:00.000-07:00

Marlee and I spent Mother's Day evening (our 3rd Mother's Day together:-)) painting some artwork. It is now proudly displayed on our living room wall. She loved her beautiful painting.

Patriot's Point

2009-07-02T17:50:00.000-07:00

On our beach trip we drove down to visit Ft. Sumter and the USS Yorktown. Here's the family all smiles as we get ready to sight see.

Beach Trip - Ripley's Aquarium

2009-07-02T17:45:00.000-07:00

We went on our annual beach trip to Myrtle Beach in May. We had the usual beach fun and here was a picture of the girls at the aquarium in front of the jellyfish.

A Hoppin' Good Time

2009-07-02T17:39:00.000-07:00

We went to the Farmer's Market for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. However, the hunt consists of a swarm of kids dashing for eggs in the middle of the field which takes all of 20 seconds. Either way, it was a nice day and Marlee wasn't "scared" of the Easter bunny!

Mick Turns 8

2009-07-02T17:34:00.000-07:00

Mick turned 8 in March 09. She had her party at Justice. The girls had a great time and finished the day at our house with pizza and ice cream. Hard to believe my baby just finished 2nd grade.

Second Grade Musical

2009-03-18T08:21:00.000-07:00

McKena's 2nd Grade class and all of the other 2nd Grade Classes participated in a musical in February 2009 about recycling, etc. Very, very cute.

Just Cute

2009-03-18T08:20:00.000-07:00

February 2009 - Just the girls being cute.

Going to Nette and Papa's

2009-03-18T08:16:00.000-07:00

February 2009 - We were packed up and ready to take Marlee to her grandparents for the weekend (my parents). She's very techno-savvy. She grabbed her earphones, the iPod Touch and turned on Shrek, and off she went.

Stuffed Animal Mania

2009-03-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

February 2009 - McKena and Marlee both got a few stuffed animals for Valentine's Day so they enjoyed getting "some" of them on the bed and hanging out with Pink Kitty, Zoo Polar Bear, Curious George, etc.

Inauguration Day

2009-03-18T08:00:00.000-07:00

Today was Barack Obama's inauguration day. We three girls were home and I was glued to the TV all day. A fancy breakfast of Pop Tarts and Sunny D.

Big Girl Bed

2009-03-18T07:55:00.000-07:00

Marlee graduated to a big girl bed in January 09. We bought some new bedding and brought a bed down that had been my grandmother's bed "Ganny", so the bed has great sentimental value as well. So far so good, Marlee loves her big girl bed.

Xmas 2008

2008-12-28T11:17:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2008 was a blast. It was Indy's first Christmas with us and Marlee being a little more than 2 years old, had fun opening all the presents. Now figuring out where it all is going should be interesting. Happy New Year to all.

McKena Looses Top Tooth

2008-11-15T15:46:00.000-08:00

McKena finally lost one of her top two teeth on November 13 (she's seven). And guess what, the next day she lost the other top front tooth. So she will be able to sing "All I Want for Christmas is my two front teeth" this year:-)

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T04:10:00.000-07:00

This year Marlee was a ladybug (she loves ladybugs) and McKena was Gabriella from High School Musical 2 (not to be confused with last year when she was Gabriella from HSM 1). Keith took them trick or treating and I stayed home and passed out candy and then we had a sugar fest upon their return.

The Big City

2008-11-01T04:04:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally made it to the Big Apple. It was a really quick trip for work, but we did get a chance to do a lot of walking after 5pm and got to see a lot of the landmarks. Greensboro is a far cry for NYC:-)

Look mom - no training wheels

2008-09-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

We took McKena up to the flat school parking lot today to practice riding her bike without the training wheels. She's getting better and better:-)

Misty's Birthday

2008-09-01T05:45:00.000-07:00

August is quite a busy month for birthdays. I closed out the month with my birthday on the 29th. Where oh where does the time go. But when you have your family there to celebrate with you it isn't so bad turning another year older. Marlee, McKena, Indy (the dog), Keith, and my parents all had a good dinner and finished up with cake and presents at our house.

McKena starts 2nd Grade

2008-08-26T17:32:00.000-07:00

Today, 8/26/08 was McKena's first day of second grade. She started out with a smile and came home with a smile!

End of Summer Fun

2008-08-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

We took the day off today (8/19/08) to go have some end of the summer fun before McKena starts 2nd grade next week. Marlee, McKena, and McKena's friend Brooke came along to Wet 'n Wild here in Greensboro. It was a lot of fun!

Marlee's Birthday!

2008-08-17T04:44:00.000-07:00

Today we celebrated Marlee's Birthday at the house. It was Dora the Explorer themed. Marlee had a lot of fun with family and friends! Her official birthday is Monday, August 18.

Let's Shop

2008-08-15T17:22:00.000-07:00

We ran to Lowe's grocery store to pick up a couple of things, and Marlee got her first experience pushing her kids-size grocery cart. Next thing we know, her empty basket turned int a basket with "Scooby Doo" cookies. She knew exactly what she wanted and with the smile it was too hard to say no. So Scooby Doo and Dora cookies are now at home in our pantry. 08-15-08.

Ears Pierced

2008-08-03T04:38:00.000-07:00

Look closely...You'll see a sparkle-ly pink flower in McKena's ear lobe. Yes, Saturday August 2 was the big day. We visited the shopping center and McKena got her ears pierced. She was very excited!

Wild Hair Day

2008-08-03T04:33:00.000-07:00

I think the title is self-explanatory, it was wild hair day in the toddler room at preschool July 29, 2008. Marlee went for the alien tentacles look.

2008-08-01T20:13:00.000-07:00

This was Marlee's first baseball game on July 19 at the Greensboro Grasshoppers. She had a great time. We thought it might be a bit much to expect an almost 2 yr. old to sit still for so long, but Marlee did great. McKena and her friend Brooke came along too. Marlee kept saying the whole time and is still 2 weeks later saying "Marlee baseball".

Trip to the Zoo

2008-07-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Saturday the 26th of July was Marlee's first trip to the NC Zoo. It turned out to be a great day weather wise. Looking back to McKena's first trip 5 years ago, it was quite fun seeing how similar Marlee's interests were to McKena's when she was 2. The tram - aka "choo choo train" - was the hit. Marlee was a fan as well of the giraffes - the last stop on the tour. As the day finished and me and Keith being suckers for the kids, Marlee decided instead of the $7 monkey stuffed animal, last minute that she needed the $23 elephant. So of course that meant McKena needed a stuffed animal upgrade as well. Marlee knew without us telling her that she had to pay for the elephant so she picked up the elephant, ran through the store and through it up on the counter before we could even catch her:-)

Indy the new dog

2008-07-12T05:59:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it's been forever since I last posted, but I'll try to do better. A lot has happened, one of the more major events is that we adopted a dog. We named her "Indy", get it "Indiana JONES", yes, I still have my childhood crush on Harrison Ford. Indy has been quite a change to the routine. Cats will pretty much lay around, but Indy is quite active. But she loves the girls and we are glad we could rescue another animal from the shelter. It's quite overwhelming to visit the shelter and see how many dogs need homes, but Indy is an example of how REALLY sweet dogs can be found at your local animal shelter, so ADOPT.

Our 2 Little Pumpkins

2006-12-02T12:36:00.000-08:00

Here's Marlee in her first "costume" a few days before Halloween. McKena ended up dressing up as a witch this year.

Our Little Cheerleader

2006-10-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

McKena is going to be a cheerleader - yep they have cheerleaders in Kindergarten! They had cheer camp in Kernersville and here is Mick performing their stunt.

4 Generations

2006-10-11T12:20:00.000-07:00

Keith's grandmother's birthday was the day of this picture, she turned 92! She and Keith's mom came to visit Marlee.

Hanging Out

2006-09-29T09:22:00.000-07:00

All Smiles

2006-09-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

Marlee did her first legitimate smile on September 21. This picture was taken on the 23rd, so it's her first picture smiling. We were getting ready to go to a friend's baby shower and had her head and arms propped on a pillow while we finished getting ready and as we talked to her she would smile so I got the camera as quickly as I could:-)

The Bike Accident

2006-09-27T07:31:00.000-07:00

McKena had a bit of a bike accident and here's a reluctant picture with the black eye - which actually looks good compared to how it did look the first few days.

2006-09-27T07:25:00.000-07:00

McKena bought a tiny watermelon plant in early spring and we made the mistake of planting it right outside of the front door. The vines grew and covered the front walkway. Amazingly we did manage to grow a watermelon and here was the result!

Hanging Out

2006-09-27T07:17:00.000-07:00

Here's McKena and Marlee one day before Marlee was in the hospital for 3 days. Marlee didn't eat well on the 27th and slept most of the day away and I didn't think she seemed right. I took her to the Dr. on Monday morning and she had a slight fever, but unfortunately when they are so young (she was 10 days) they check them into the hospital to make sure it's not something serious and they can constantly monitor their temperature. Luckily nothing was wrong, just had a virus like anyone might get. It made for an interesting week, but we were just happy she was fine.

First Day of Kindergarten

2006-09-27T07:11:00.000-07:00

McKena started Kindergarten on 8.25.06. She was so excited to ride the bus. She had her new outfit and new backpack and was ready to take on the world. Luckily I had Marlee to keep me occupied or I would have shed a lot more tears than I did. But the first day went off without a hitch.

Sisters!

2006-09-09T05:09:00.000-07:00

McKena and Marlee meet.

A Few More Hours

2006-09-09T05:03:00.000-07:00

McKena gave me a picture to take with me to the hospital. "Dear mom, I hope you have a good time with the baby. I will come see the baby."

One Week to Go!

2006-09-09T04:44:00.000-07:00

Here I am with one week to go. We didn't know for sure that Marlee would get to come 10 days early, but we were happy she did!