November & December!

Wow...it has been over a month since my last post. It has been busy around here with Thanksgiving, my birthday, parades, the Nutcracker and Christmas parties!! The twins are very excited about Christmas. They ask everyday if it is tomorrow. Last weekend the twins and I went to Raleigh and saw Disney on Ice and had brunch with Santa with Mama, Caroline, Caleb & Reagan. It was lots of fun and I squeezed in a little shopping too! Here are a few pics from the past month.

Kelly & Larran's Engagement Party :
Shawna, Lauren, Prudence & me

Thanksgiving Program at School

Mother/Daughter Ornament Exchange

Nutcracker

Disney on Ice

Brunch with Santa

Myrtle Beach

Korey and I went to Myrtle Beach this past weekend with my mom and friends Eleanor & Alex and their son Jud and his wife Michelle. We stayed at Litchfield Beach & Gold Resort. It was really nice. The girls went shopping and the boys played a lot of golf. It was lots of fun. We ate at Tripp's at Broadway at the Beach Saturday night and it was delicious!!! Prime Rib and Ice Cream Pie....I was in heaven!!



The twins were also in Myrtle Beach but they were with my Dad & Karen and we never even saw them. They were very busy.....Swimming at the indoor pool at the hotel, going to the Ripley's Aquarium, Build-a-Bear Workshop (where she made a pink unicorn with high heels and a sequin vest and he made a turkey dressed as a policeman), Dixie Stampede, Alligator Adventure and they even did a little shopping!! They had a fun-filled weekend and came home with way too many toys!!!

This week is a busy one like normal....however, soccer is over for the season so that is one less thing we have to do! Max got a trophy for playing this year. He had a great time and even scored a goal at his last game. Callie Margaret is busy with dance and will be preforming in the Nutcracker in December.

Halloween

I am too tired for a long post but I wanted to post the twins Halloween costume pictures. Callie Margaret was a bride and Max was a toucan. They had so much fun trick or treating!!

Tired

I am always tired. I love to sleep late and I don't get to do that anymore!! The twins have to be at school by 8:00 so I am dragging myself out of bed every morning!! It drives Korey nuts. He pops right out of bed...before the alarm goes off. That is ridiculous!! Callie Margaret is just like me and Max is like Korey!!

We have been busy with soccer, dance, weddings, ECU games and lots of other fun things. Last weekend was the Seafood Festival. The twins rode rides and played games Friday night. October is a busy month for us!! I have 4 weddings this month. We are going to the state fair next weekend. I can't wait for all the delicious stuff to eat and the twins love to ride the rides!!

My dad started his chemo treatments this month. He is doing good so far. Keep him in your prayers. It has been a tough couple of months but he is doing great!!

The twins love school so far....they do not like homework. They are so funny these days. Age 5 is such a cute age. Well, I have a lot to so today so I better go get ready. :)

Parade

Today was the Beaufort 3ooth Anniversary Parade. Pop rode in the parade since at age 100 he is the oldest male Beaufort resident. The twins rode with him and loved throwing out candy. After the parade they had ice cream at the courthouse and then Korey took Max fishing at the camp. It was a great day! Callie and I had "girls time" while the boys went fishing.

Kindergarten!!

Well, the twins have started kindergarten at Beaufort Elementary. They love it. They went last Wednesday for 1/2 a day and today was their first full day! I cannot believe they are old enough to start school!! They are so excited. Here are a few pictures from the first two days.

August..so far

August has been busy! We are getting ready for the twins to start Kindergarten so we have been busy buying school supplies and starting to go to bed early and getting up early so they (and I) will be ready at the end of the month. I cannot believe they are starting "real" school. They have been going to Ann Street since age 2 but Kindergarten at the "big" school is totally different. They are so excited and I am glad they are ready!! However, I just cannot believe it has been 5 years since they were born.

This weekend was pretty relaxing. I helped Aly with a bridal photo shoot yesterday and we had lots of fun. Today we went to church and then relaxed at the house until we went to eat at Korey's parents house.

Next weekend we are going to Raleigh to stay at Caroline's and go to the Jimmy V Cancer Foundation Gala. We are excited!!! Plus Max will love the museum we are taking him to on Saturday morning and I think Callie, Caleb and Reagan will have fun too!

Here are a few recent pics....

I am slack

It has been way too long since I last posted! We have had a busy summer so far. The twins have enjoyed 2 bible schools and have loved swimming in the pool. We had a great 4th of July down at the camp. I have had gall bladder surgery and a horrible ear infection but seem to be feeling a little better now.

July 11th was my cousin Laura's wedding. I was a bridesmaid and I directed the wedding also. It was in Durham, NC at Hope Valley Country Club. She loves swing dancing and the late 30's early 40's so the wedding had that theme and everything was so gorgeous! We had dresses made from a vintage pattern and our hair was done in that style. My nephew Jacob said I looked like one of the nurses from Pearl Harbor! It was a lot of fun and a fabulous wedding and reception!

Last weekend we all went to Greenville to celebrate my nephew Trey's 16th birthday! I cannot believe he is 16. It feels like he was born yesterday...but since I was in 8th grade when he was born I know it was a long time ago!!



Please keep my dad in your prayers. His first surgery went well and in August he will be having his second surgery to remove his kidney.

Well, I must go fix lunch for the twins and Korey. I will attach some pics of this past month!

A month later....

Well it has been almost a month since I posted last!! Time flies! I had my gall bladder surgery July 1st and I am home recovering well. My dad is also home recovering. He is doing pretty good for the serious surgery he had. He will have another surgery in August to remove his right kidney. We have been busy with work, weddings and the twins. They love summer and love to play on their waterslide down at the camp. We had a party their last weekend for the Tee Ball team so I will post a pic of that and some from the summer so far.....

Surgery!

Everything I am doing lately revolves around surgery! My dad had his cancer surgery on June 2nd. He is still in Pitt but doing pretty good. It was a very long and extensive surgery, but it went well. It will be a long recovery. Korey and I are going back to Greenville today and spend the night to visit. Please keep him in your prayers. After he recovers from this surgery he has to have his right kidney removed. My granny also had surgery on the 2nd but luckily is wasn't as bad. She had her gall bladder taken out and is doing great! The last surgery will be mine....yes I too have to have my gall bladder taken out in the next week or so! Hopefully they can do it laproscopically and it will be outpatient. Well, I better go pack for Greenville!

Graduation!

My sweet babies graduated from Ann Street Pre-School today! It seems like yesterday I was signing them up for the 2 year old class and now 3 years later here we are!! They looked so cute in their caps and gowns. Afterwards we had a party at Shevans Park for all the kids, teachers and parents. It was lots of fun. Here are a few pics from the day....

Birthday and More

On their actual birthday.....

Well, we ended up having a great 100th birthday party for my Pop. He had a great day and a lot of people came to wish him a happy birthday. He was in the paper and loved all the attention! The happy week was also a sad one because we found out that my dad has cancer. It is in his kidney and in his chest on his sternum. We are praying that it can be taken care of by surgery but we will know more by next week. It has been a very emotional week and I ask for everyone's prayers for our family.

Since my last post we have been busy with tee ball, dance practice, weddings, parties and work! I guess it is better to be busy because then I don't sit around and think about my dad all the time. We went to Trey's (my nephew) ball game this past week. It was a good game and he played great. I cannot believe he is almost 16!! My mom's birthday was last Wed so we celebrated that at Ribeye's Steakhouse. On Thursday we had a tee ball game and Max actually caught 4 ground balls and threw them to first base. We were shocked!! Callie was miserable and asked to quit in the second inning.....this may be her only season!!

Today at church Callie Margaret threw up so we had to leave early. She has felt bad all afternoon and slept for 3 hours. Now she will probably be up until midnight!! It is always something....

Well, enough for now. Here are some pictures from various recent events!

At the Aquarium...

Down at the Camp

At Beth's baby shower

Pop's 100th!

Trey's game at WCHS

Tee Ball