Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving at The Barkers in North Carolina. Sophia and Alexandra couldn't wait to see cousins; Ryan, Kevin, and Eric as well as Aunt Judy and Uncle Chip.

The boys were great with the girls and SUPER accommodating. THANK YOU!

They were hoping Alexandra would start walking during our visit. So they practiced and practiced and practiced. Unfortunately, she still needs a little more practice.

They also didn't mind playing a few kiddie games so help entertain the girls.

Kevin and Eric take Karate so after watching them practice of course Sophia wanted to try. She couldn't get enough of it! She even attempted the more challenging move of breaking the board with her back.

After practicing her moves Sophia got a chance to show them off during a wrestling match between Daddy, Kevin and Eric. Alexandra didn't want to be left out on the fun either so she also joined in.

Our mini cousin Christmas where the kids get to put up a little Christmas tree and exchange presents. Nothing like an early Christmas to get them in the mood!

Cookies with Grandma

Ryan and Sophia helped Grandma decorate cookies.

Sophia likes LOTS of icing with even more sprinkles. And why not, it's the holidays!

Sophia admiring her hard work ...

What's better than one cookie ... 2 stacked on top of eachother!!!

Finally, what's she's been waiting for ... YUMMMY!!!!

Alexandra just enjoyed all the satisfaction without having to do any of the work : )

Sleepover

Can you believe Joe let 2 boys spend the night?!?!?!

So much for them not dating until their 30 : )

Our neighbors came up with the great idea of swapping nights once a month or so to give the kids something to remember while giving the adults some much needed "no kids" time. Since our girls are younger and have a lot more "stuff" to worry about, they simply stay at our house but when it's their turn, the boys come over for a sleepover. These are some pics from our latest sleepover.

The night started with a movie and popcorn. Sophia was so excited to have the boys over and of course, she even got to stay up past her bedtime.

What's a sleepover with out some craziness and bed jumping, right! The next morning while we waited for Alexandra to wake up the boys and Sophia had a blast "flying".

The Dentist

Sophia had her first visit to the dentist today. It went great though I must say she seemed a little disappointed she didn't get to see Rudolph. See, if you've ever seen the claymation movie Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer you know about a misfit elf who wants to be a dentist. So when I told Sophia we were going to see the dentist she just assumed she would also get to see Rudolph. As much as I tried to prepare her for the visit all she could focus on was Rudolph. Luckily, when we got there the staff was so kind and warm, Sophia forgot about Rudolph and simply enjoyed her first visit to the dentist.

Dr. Scott counted and checked all 20 teeth ... Sophia was so proud to say she had 20. She thought she only had 10 : )

After her visit, she got a "pretty butterfly sticker & sparkly bracelet" which she proudly showed Alexandra before running off to play a quick game.

Park with The Janci's

We met The Janci's at a local park for some "swinging fun" and a picnic. It works out great cause Jack is exactly Sophia's age and Matty is Alexandra's age. While the dads are running around with the "big" kids the moms are watching the babies or visa versa.

Sophia and Jack had a great time ...

Alexandra did too ... but poor Matty was a little overwhelmed.

Welcome Maggie Grace!

Maggie Grace is simply precious!!! Alexandra and I went to the hospital to welcome our dear friends' new baby girl to the world. She was such a little angle. We didn't hear a single peep out of her the entire visit. Congrats! We can't wait to see you again soon : )

Curious George

So since halloween week was busy enough we decided to squeeze in a trip to Imagine It, Atlanta's Children's Museum to see their Curious George exhibit with our friends The Heilman's and The Cibula's. Sophia was thrilled!!!!

She volunteer to be a planet during the Curious George show and had fun getting dirty with daddy while making a snowman with the moon sand.

Alexandra and Jessie spent most of their time in the baby room where she showed us her independence by going up and down the slide all by her self.