Monday, December 2, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving (belated)

I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and (hopefully a long weekend to go with it).  We went over to the Waynesville area and had a wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend with my husband's family (his grandmother, aunts, parents, sister, a couple cousins and even 2nd cousins).  It was a really great time and the kids had a blast especially playing in the left over snow on the ground.   It was even more special as h\the arrival of his parents and sister (from Florida) was a total surprise to us.  Everyone did a great job of keeping that secret and it just made the weekend even more special.

Our bellies are full and more memories made - here are some pictures from our great trip- Enjoy!



Amazement with how it feels!


She was building her snowman, he was trying to warm up

Daddy whisking her off

Walking around with her Aunt D


Jakob- my husband's cousin's son- the three kids had such a blast- can't wait to get them together again.  

Thats his trouble face

He looks innocent but he was working on building a big ole snowball




Reed and grandpa

Three Generations of R men



Monday, November 25, 2013

Yaya!!

We were so extremely fortunate that when we made the move from Florida to North Carolina that our nanny, Yashira (or as the kids call her Yaya) decided to move up with us.  We can't even begin to say how lucky we were to not only have her caring for our kids each day but to have her come with us and help with the transition.  We have unfortunately come to the part where she has decided to move back to Florida, and while we are so very sad to lose her (as she truly is our family) we are excited for her new adventures down south.  Before she left I had promised her I would do a shoot with her and the kids....so on what seems to be one of the coldest weekends yet, we did just that this weekend.  I can honestly say I have a new appreciation for you northern photographers.  It was a quick shoot to say the least but we are all happy with the pictures and will always remember this great time!  We love you and thank you Yashira for all you have done for our family!

Enjoy!

















Monday, November 18, 2013

Falls Beauty

Even though I lived here eight years ago, fall is not something we are used to being from Florida.  It's beautiful though and the kids absolutely love it.  After having a burst of some rather cold days the past week or two, this past weekend was just beautiful!  The sun was out and the temperature was just great!  we have had some really busy weekends so when Sunday came this week we decided to stay near the house and just relax some and since it was so nice outside we went out back and played in the yard and playground.  Our daughter finally decided that she was ready for taking pictures again so I definitely took advantage of it.

I hope that everyone has had a great weekend and is enjoying the beauty of fall!

Enjoy!