Andrew gets so excited now when he sees snow on the ground.  We had a couple of inches fall during the night and throughout the day so there was a decent amount on snow on the ground.  From the time he woke up this morning it was “Mommy Andrew out in snow please?!” “Daddy, Andrew [...]

We hope that you all had as blessed and merry of a Christmas as our family did!

As you can tell…I don’t have a picture to post!  That is because Andrew is now terribly terrified of Santa at the moment.  West took Andrew up to church the other night for a trial run for Andrew to meet Santa and get a picture with him.  We still planned to take him to the [...]

Andrew seems to be growing up so quickly these days!  It is so amazing watching the little person that he is becoming and the mannerisms and attitudes that he is developing.  Some new highlights these days: He is starting to tell “stories” and will come running up to you and just start talking.  Whether it [...]

We had a wonderful visit to West Virginia last week.  We went and spent a week with West’s family in the cabin in Lewisburg.  It was such a great trip.  The weather was perfect!  It wasn’t too cold, but we did have a little bit of snow (enough to get the kids super excited!)  Andrew [...]

 Andrew and Hannah had their first pumpkin carving experience tonight…and it didn’t go as well as we planned!  Neither of the babies were super interested in the actual pumpkin carving or even the yucky guts of the pumpkin.  Hannah insisted on putting everything that Uncle West took out of the pumpkin back in – seeds [...]

Andrew is 20 months old now…I can’t hardly believe it!  He spends his time chasing the cat, playing ball, throwing the ball at the cat, screaming, talking, and just overall being an awesome little boy!  And man…do I mean “boy”!  He fits every profile…he’s rough, tumbles, is loud, loves sports, and wrestles with Daddy!  And [...]

We went to Louisville Kentucky last weekend to meet up with West’s family.  Since it is so far of a drive for each of us to go to the other’s houses, we decided to meet halfway and see each other.  Louisville is pretty much half way between Beckley, WV and Springfield, IL – about 5 [...]

My dad’s company has season tickets to the Cardinals…and not just any tickets, but all inclusive tickets with food, drinks, and everything included!  They are awesome!  Anyway…dad got the tickets for Saturday’s Cardinals game, and graciously offered to let Cindy, Nate, West, and I go and they would keep the babies for us!  How cool [...]

A three day weekend – it was wonderful!  I actually caught up on some much needed sleep and spent some quality time with family!  We didn’t do too much today!  We went to the park with Cindy, Nate, and Hannah.  The babies fed the ducks and played at the park for awhile.  We tried another [...]