Early spring break 2011

Dave had one of his weeks off the first week in February so we decided to take advantage and do something fun and spend some time together. We wanted to go somewhere warm.. Ohio had a big ice storm while we were gone with all kinds of power outages and problems so we were happy we missed out on that action. Anyway, back to my going somewhere warm story.. we had heard of this little place called Hilton Head, South Carolina that was cool and usually warm, well warmer than Ohio so we decided to check it out. We had such a good time and the girls were so good, I was amazed at how well they did with all of the driving etc.

We stayed at The Disney Resort that had direct access to the beach from the clubhouse that also had a pool and some other fun things, camp fires and story telling/smores at night, and activities for the kids. The place was dead because of the time of year but we didn't mind..

Here are a couple of pics from the trip.. the view from outside of the hotel.

The kids playing at the beach.. it was a little chilly but as long as they had their little jackets on they were fine.

We made sure to bring along some sand toys for them to play with, it was nice to be in the sunshine, it actually was upper 60's that day so it really wasn't too bad.

A little shuffleboard, Lucy got pretty darn good at it.. as for Norah, she just liked to run up and down (you can see her little body at the other end). They are such funny little kids.

Me and the EZO, Lucy wanted to practice taking pictures.. she did a pretty good job!

"Shadow" the dog.. the kids loved him.

Norah doing the #1, yes, still loves her bottle and can't live without it but... being the mean mom that I am :) it is in the process of disappearing. She is almost 2!! Which I can't believe.

Daddy and Lucy doing the #1.. cute pic!

We went to Savannah, Georgia a night just to explore after doing some outlet shopping. We found a couple of the touristy areas and walked around, rode a little train up and down this cool little main street, and even got a boat ride. We went to dinner and bought a couple of souvenirs plus one of the wiseman that Norah broke after I told her not to touch anything haha yeah right.. so we will have to hot glue the head back on and it will be perfect for next Christmas.

Family pic

It always kinda stinks to get home and back into reality but we have a very good life and feel very blessed that we can take little family trips here and there. We had a great time and many memories to last until Dave's next break which.. won't be for a long time :( residency.. it won't last forever.

Gotta love family pics! A couple of them turned out pretty cute.. I especially love all of the fall colors! I love Columbus in the fall, it is such a beautiful place to live. We are really happy here but miss home and the mountains :( maybe someday we will go back.

Say cheese!

Merry Christmas 2010!!

Another Christmas in Columbus down... can't believe it was our second holiday away. We had a good Christmas.. it was pretty quiet and Dave was on call most of the holiday so we stuck around home. We had fun and Santa brought some fun presents for us. We also watched a ton of Christmas movies.. the girls (as you can see below) loved watching Home Alone (mostly Norah), The Grinch (both the children and adult one, Christmas Story, The Elf, Polar Express, and Frosty the Snowman.

Before we got a new furnace this was the warmest place to be in the house. We always camp out above this heat vent when we are freezing, now that we have a brand new furnace (courtesy of our awesome landlords) our house stays nice and warm all over so we don't have to rely on this one spot to stay warm.

Lucy, Miles, and Norah after the preschool Christmas program.. it was so cute! We sure miss Miles, he moved to Utah a couple of months ago. Lucy has a couple of new boyfriends now so hopefully they don't move away :) although they will all go to different schools next year.

Norah got this little tub toy from her cousin, Sadie, and she loves it!! Entertains her in the bath tub forever.

Lucy loves her new princess figurines and her new Disney princess computer game!

My parents gave them both pillow pets for Christmas and they were soooo excited when they opened up their presents. Thanks guys!

We are so thankful for this time of year and for the birth of Christ. I am so thankful to have such an awesome family to spend the holiday with. Now let 2011 begin!