what to do when it's 23 degrees outside?

Have an indoor beach party of course! We pretended to be warm on the sand and cool off in the "waves." Quinn must ask God to send summer every day!

Sorry Tyndale..we will get you some manly sunglasses this summer, promise!

We love Aunt Bobbie!

Camera

I have been loving my new camera, and I thought I would post some shots I took around the house yesterday. I have much to learn, but I am really looking forward to it!

sleeping beauty

New Year's Day dinner

We got together with Big Daddy, Gimmie, and the Belks for a New Year's Day dinner, to get in our black-eyed peas and cabbage for the new year. We also had a delicious chicken and some baby-back ribs, courtesy of Big Daddy. The girls enjoyed some dress-up time, as you can see. And the boys? They were perfectly content to play in a box!

Tyndale loves a no-no

we don't usually dress him this way...promise...

Here are some things that Tyndale is really enjoying getting into these days: playing on the stairs, opening the dishwasher, pushing buttons on the tv, and just about anything else that he is NOT supposed to be doing! He loves to say, "no, no" and shake his head no as he is doing the offending activity. His new words lately are: cracker, hug, hot dog (LOVES them, i tell you!), Bun Bun, night night, and bubbles. He still loves to say "hot" about coffee, candles, the stove, and the fireplace. He even was saying it about the (cool) mist coming out of the humidifier last week!

Year-End Interviews, Tyndale 2009

Tyndale

height: 2'7"

weight: 27 lbs.

favorite food: hot dogs

favorite toy: Blue Boy

favorite animal: Maddie

favorite friend: Quinn

favorite thing to do: play pots and pans, climb stairs, open dishwasher

dislikes: avocados

favorite place: home

Ok, so Tyndale didn't actually answer the questions, but the whole family discussed and answered for him. We thought this would be a fun thing to look back on every year as the kids grow, and give a yearly snapshot of Quinn and Tyndale. We are so thankful for a happy, healthy, blessed 2009!

Year-End Interviews, Quinn 2009

Quinn- 2009

height: 3'8"

weight: 41 lbs.

favorite food: french fries

favorite drink: root beer
favorite movie: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

favorite tv show: Curious George

favorite place: the beach

favorite restaurant: El Sombrero/Dairy Queen

favorite animal: cat or dog

favorite character: Princess Belle

favorite friend: Hadley

favorite toy: puppy

favorite color: yellow and pink

favorite Disney ride: 1. Soarin, 2. Splash Mountain, 3. Big Thunder Railroad

favorite thing to do: arts and crafts

dislike: snakes

if I had one wish, I would wish....that Hadley and I were sisters

the best thing about being four is....learning to read

when I grow up, I want to be....a veterinarian

Simms and Saints Sunday

The kids loved jumping into and playing in the giant leaf pile they created.

Hot chocolate to warm everyone up after a trip to the playground!

Even though the Saints were not victorious on Sunday, we still had a ton of fun with Meme, Gee, and the Simms family. They brought up some delicious hamburgers, and we had a cookout and enjoyed the beautiful weather!

Merry Christmas 2009