Dance Video

I forgot to add this video on the last blog post. This was from when Skyla was visiting with us. This is Raegan, Skyla & Hudson having a dance party.

The latest...

We don't have a whole lot to blog about but below is a slideshow of a few things that we have been doing lately.

Halloween and Fall activities...

We just can't seem to get back into the weekly blog update! So when we do post, there tends to be a lot to post. Hopefully it will keep your attention!

Everyone is doing well. I just finished my first ever jury duty (interesting experience). Hannah starts bootcamp (fitness) tomorrow. Raegan can spell 'aquarium'. Hudson is starting to better communicate with signs and trying to talk. He still doesn't really say anything too clearly, but he is trying! Anyway... all has been good but busy!

The slideshows will tell the story of the activities we have been doing. But to summarize... since the last post, we have helped host a shower for the Smith's (having their first baby), have helped host a going away party for the Leary's (who are moving to Virginia), have gone to our first & second Smyrna rec league T-ball game, went to another fall festival, Hannah & Rae went to the aquarium, we have hosted a UGA/FLA party at our house, and we have celebrated Halloween (mostly with our neighborhood party).



For Halloween, we went to our neighborhood party dressed as medical people & dressed our wagon as an ambulance. I'm pasting these shots outside of our slideshow because I told too many people of my ambulance plan so I have to show a couple of pictures before going into the slideshow (because I have a ton of pics in the slideshow)

Now the slideshow...

Airshow & Pumpkin Patch

It's time for another post. As we got our camera to upload pictures... we noticed some pics we didn't recognize...

...then we saw the picture that told it all... we have a teenage girl in the making!

What amazed us is that Raegan found the camera and she knew how to turn it on and take pictures. She even squared-up the pictures pretty well. And when we asked her about it, she showed us and she even knows how to press the play button to show us the pictures she just took! So she definitely needs a camera of her own! Watch-out Aunt Kelly! You may have a niece following in your footsteps!

Besides that, we've been having fun. This past weekend, we hungout with my brother's family to watch an airshow and watch the Auburn game... and we went to Grandad & Mimi's house on Sunday to have lunch and go to a pumpkin patch.

Below are pics and some captions to tell the story...

Grand Canyon and Stone Mountain

Yes, we visited one of the 7 natural wonders of the world and one of the 7 natural wonders of Georgia this month, and the month is not even half over!
First, the Grand Canyon trip. It was part of a Wellness Challenge at CFA (2010 Mooooooove Challenge, to be specific). It was an amazing opportunity, subsidized by Tony's work and ridiculously well organized. We didn't have to think about a thing. From transportation to meals, it was all covered. We stayed at the Hilton Sedona Spa and Golf Resort. Sedona was so beautiful, and the resort was very nice. Unfortunately, the weather was so bad in the Grand Canyon that our hike was canceled. There was flash flooding and dangerous lightening, not to mention the constant rain. So it was disappointing to have trained for and looked forward to hiking the Grand Canyon after all this planning, and then to have it canceled the day of the hike, on the way to the GC. We were able to visit the GC anyway, and walk around the rim. The clouds opened up for a few brief minutes for a photo opp, but I feel like there was so much we didn't see. We'll just have to go back again when the kids are old enough for a hike!

The kids stayed with Mimi and Granddad and they were super-grandparents, taking them to school on Monday and then taking two days off from work to entertain our littles. I think both kids had a great time, and Raegan said she wanted to do it again soon.

Before the trip, we went to Sarah's 2-year birthday party in the neighborhood. Always a good party at Sarah's house, and this year was a tailgate theme. Go Dawgs and War Eagle!



If you're still reading, you must really like us. Last Saturday, we went to the Pumpkin Festival at Stone Mountain. The weather was perfect and we had fun doing fall activities and riding the train.

Closing out Summer and Bringing in Fall

For those who keep up with us regularly, sorry we've missed a couple of weeks! We've been on the go a lot, and have enjoyed doing a few last summer activities and then kicking off fall with football games. Last weekend, we went to Brewton (Tony's hometown) to visit his parents. Their home flooded on Memorial Day weekend, and they've spent all summer getting things back to normal. I know they would not want to do it over again, but the end result is very nice! Lots of new updates to the house. We also went to the beach for the day (Pensacola, close to Brewton). We all had a great weekend and can't wait to go back there for Christmas. The weekend before that, Tony took the kids to a bday party for a small group friend while I helped my close friend Huong shop for wedding dresses. I wish I could reveal a picture of the beautiful dress she picked out, but that doesn't seem right!

Here are the highlights that catch us up to this weekend. There are always lots of pictures when Nana is involved (thanks Nana!) and you can tell which ones are from her camera by the quality.



Lastly, here are some pictures from our relaxing weekend around Atlanta. We went to a friend/co-worker of Tony's house for a cookout and to watch football. Lots of Auburn fans there, so I allowed Tony to put both kids in AU clothes. Maybe that's why Georgia lost that day.

Parks, Grandparents and more...

Raegan has started back to dance at school. But she had to choose between Dance or Playball. She chose dance. I'm still holding out that she'll have some ball skills at some point but for now... she'll dance - and she's a good dancer! Below are shots from the morning of her first day going back to dance.



Last weekend, Raegan stayed with Grandad & Mimi at their house. Hudson had a weekend with our undivided attention. Raegan had fun with Grandad & Mimi. She got to go to a petting zoo, go to their church and ride in a convertible.



Raegan has started to like playing hide-and-seek in the house. She still seems to have trouble with some of the concepts of the game but she really liked hiding in the dryer.



Hannah and the kids went to another park in Smyrna. This time Raegan got to driver her tricycle all around.



Raegan also enjoyed climbing this tall climbing wall...



Hudson really liked the playground too. Hannah shot a nice video of Hudson sliding down this tunnel slide. I won't post the video... but just know it's cute.



How long will they stay loving and kind to each other like this?



One of the days during the week, Hannah and the kids made homemade playdough (I think)



For Labor Day weekend, we mixed in a few activities. The slideshow below captures some of that weekend.

First day of Preschool and weekend pics

Raegan's first official day of Preschool (at the JCCC daycare center) was today. They've been doing a slow transition, but today she was dropped off in the new building and will stay all day. We've been building up to it and trying to make it feel like a special day for her. She was so excited and was immediately greeted by two friends. They ran back to the reading area and Tony took this picture. We are so thankful for these sweet friends!
We spent a long weekend at the lake with our friends the McCants and the Smiths. Hudson and I came late after spending the night at my parents' house for Mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Mimi!! The Smiths are expecting their first child, and the McCants just had their 3rd. So between us and the McCants, we covered ages 0 (Micah at 8wks), 1, 2, 3, and 4! I think the Smiths got a great sampling of the next 4 years of their lives (haha). Needless to say, it wasn't exactly relaxing but we really enjoyed the company of our friends!

Hiking, Family Fun Day, The Lake...

We've done a few exciting things since the last real post. I attended the Willow Creek Leadership Conference and got to hear a lot of good speakers. I also got to mix with Chick-fil-A people that I don't usually work with.

Also, we played at the pool, completed a test hike at Kennesaw Mountain [in preparation for our Grand Canyon trip], had Family Fun Day at the kid's school, I had my team outing with work, and we went out to the Lake to see Nana & Papa.

The slide shows below narrates some of all of this.

Pictures!

We volunteered to be the subjects for a photography class last week, in exchange for free photos. The pictures were taken in a big house by the teaching photographer, along with about 10 students, all taking pictures. I didn't expect the kids to handle the paparazzi-like experience very well, but they both did great! Here are some of our favorites.