Great Wolf Lodge

We had a nice little getaway last weekend to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA with some friends.  Sophia LOVED it, but I think Tim loved it even more.  We all rode water slides and spent half of the time in the wave pool.  At 8pm every evening they have "story time" for the kids with an interactive forest scene of racoons, a talking tree, etc. Stephanie and I got massages Monday morning (thanks to our husbands for watching the kids).  It was a blast and a much needed getaway.

An indoor water park is ingenious, really, especially for fair skinned folk like Sophia and me that don't mesh well with the sun!  We plan to visit again around Christmas time.  

Picture Overload

 Sophia and Emma take a juice box break

2 New Favs!

I have 2 new favorite things I wanted to share.  And the third picture is obviously my favorite girl. :)

STEAMER!

It's sooo easy...throw your fresh veggies in, set your timer, and come back in 20 min or so to eat up!  You can also steam meats and potatoes.  So easy and efficient. Thanks mom!

JUICER!

I recently watched an awesome documentary that sparked my interest in and new love for my juicer.  It's quick and easy.  The hardest part is actually peeling the oranges!  Too easy.  Tim, Sophia, and I are all loving the fresh juices I have been making almost daily.  Below, Sophia helped me juice a simple combo of tomatoes and oranges.  So refreshing!

BEST GIRLFRIEND!

Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

As usual, i'm so behind on posting.  My one and only new year's resolution is be be better about updating our blog.  It's not Feb. yet, so I think I'm doing alright, :).  

 This year for Christmas we decided to get a real tree for the first time (our previous fake tree was thrown away without my consent by my husband during our move to the city), but that's beside the point.  He practically begged for a fake tree, so I gave in.  My only condition was that I wanted a REALLY tall one, because our ceilings are super high (or so I thought).  

The night that Sophia and I returned from our trip to Texarkana (Dec. 11), we marched on down to the Christmas tree farm about 5 blocks away.  It was actually a random parking lot where they brought trees in to sell.  Tim insisted that he CARRY it home, which I thought was obviously insane.  So, I may or may not have picked the biggest one in the lot.  To my credit, they look smaller outside.  I scream laughed the entire walk home as Sophia and I followed!  BTW, Tim totally DRAGGED it across the street at the very end.  SEE BELOW:

I'm not sure if you can tell exactly how big it was from the pictures, but it was HUGE!  We re-lived Christmas Vacation during that outing.  It was hilarious.

   

Happy Halloween!

ZooBoo and Trick-or-Treating

Last Friday was "wear your costume to the zoo day" also known as ZooBoo.  They had a fall festival set up where kids could tick-or-treat at different booths and play games before seeing all the animals.  So fun!  Sophia and I went with my friend Sarah and her kids (Sophia's best buddies) Owen, Ian, and Alex.  I snapped tons from the Zoo and lots tonight of Sophia trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.  I think Tim had the most fun..you'll see why.

  

We had a great Halloween!  

Sophia Hayden turned 2!

Sophia had her big party at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.  Thanks to all those that came and made it so special!  A special thanks to Uncle Dave. 

Flower Girl and Bridesmaid!!!