The Little Parisian: 2014 July-December

say "Cheese!"

my older brother's beautiful kids

Charlie loves to be held like a baby

Alan's softball team won the championship game.

Family trip to see a Braves v. Phillies game. A house divided!

ice cream during the rain delay

Eloise chopped her hair and donated it to Locks of Love. I took videos but can't seem to find it right now

Charlie's favorite place in the house and how he sleeps all the time.

Alan and his buddies went to the lake for the weekend and ate lots of meat (see grocery cart below).

Laurel has grown so much that she's almost the same size as Margot. Annual white dress photo op

crazy about acrobatics and climbing!!

a balmy 70 degrees

We took a trip to Hilton Head Island in July with my side of the family. We stayed at one of my Dad's friend's houses (mansion). It was so fun and relaxing!

Fireworks on the beach for the 4th

ice cream!! and coordinated outfits for a family picture...but I don't have it. Dawn?

Grandma arrived a few days late straight from a trip to Norway. Here she's giving out souvenirs from her trip

We represent at the annual cow appreciation day...it was on our last day at the beach. We all started off together at breakfast and then our family put the costumes back on for dinner on our drive back to Atlanta. Just so delicious....and free.

Alan captured us all on our phones posting to social media....pathetic

gang at church, thanks for the dresses GraMoM

another one bites the dust

punk

Date with daddy just before the big Kindergartener starts school

Date with Mommy and first pedicure....she loved it, such a little princess
(she's even wearing a tiara!)

Big day! Big day! She was calm and confident, I cried as I walked out of the building...

Date with Mommy before the start of pre-k, hiking in the woods

Date with Dad-learned to ride her bike without training wheels

Love the side of cheese here

Another trip to the Braves game with Daddy and the rest of Teasley elementary

I love this picture because it captures them well. They are all dressed "normally" for them. We went out to run some errands and one of the shop keepers asked if they were dressed up for Dragoncon (a crazy festival that was going on that weekend in Atl where people dress up)

Happy 6th Birthday, Eloise!!!

we went bowling with Grandma and Pops

cash from Aunt Laurie-thank you!!

She finally got Elsa and Anna (and the t-shirt). She went to bed a very happy girl!

Saturday morning tradition of friends in PJs for pancakes

My ladies bible study

trip to school to eat lunch with Eloise

walking home from the bus stop

Again, Laurel only dresses in the uni for solidarity, she doesn't play soccer yet

In her happy place, Grandma's dress-up closet

my very big baby

Celebrating Madeline's 15th birthday!?!?? at Brian and Dawn's house. Time flies!

renovating our bathroom-good bye ugly tile

he must really really love me =)

Our very mangled and unsuccessful attempt at growing carrots

?maybe the last time this little (big) one will fall asleep on his chest......so sad

And we have a toothless wonder!!

hot date

her best buddies, Simon and John

perfect Margot expression for the gross squishy goo

Trunk or Treat at the preschool

Grandma came in some serious style too this year. Fancy Nancy does Halloween

Margot's teacher, Ms. LaTanya (also Eloise's from last year). We are big fans!!

ps. she might look very similar to my costume last year =)

This little pumpkin was so happy to not wear a uniform to school this day.

Usual pic at the Botanical Gardens

Another visit from GraMoM...beginning to think Grandpa doesn't like us....

While she was here we took a trip to the zoo, see the monkeys

End of Soccer party and trophies

my little helpers at Home Depot

Our family planned at camping trip but it got too cold. So we had a fake camping day in our backyard and then went home to sleep in our warm beds.

The week of Thanksgiving we took a big road trip to see Alan's parents' new place in New Bern. Along the way we got to see the Barricklows.

Happy Thanksgiving 2014

Great to visit with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma

Happy Birthday Alan!

The start Advent....better than I even thought

Alan surprised me with a cruise. I had absolutely no clue!! We got to spend 1 day in Savannah on our way down to Jacksonville to the boat. It was a gorgeous sunny 70 degree December day. Beautiful little town!

Of course, Alan hammed it up on stage

we stopped in Nassau and headed away from the crowds. The bus driver caught our drift that wanted to get away from tourist areas and dropped us at a very sweet and quaint resort. We walked along a fairly deserted beach and came across this gentleman taking a short break from work for some coconut juice. I asked him if he'd cut us one open too.

Lots of reading, napping, tea and amazing quality time. Thank you so much Claire for the voucher and My mom for holding down the fort while we were gone!!!

We made it back just in time for Eloise's School holiday performance

Thanks also to Brian and Dawn that kept the girls for a night while we were away. They performed their own Nativity play with their cousins and friends (see below)

"away in a laundry basket....."

Preschool nativity-Margot the angel

We had a very fun and laid back Christmas Eve. A couple of families came back to our house for dinner. We picked up Chinese food and had our traditional Happy Birthday Jesus cake.