The Biltmore Estate

We took the girls to the Biltmore Estate yesterday for the first time ever after living here for almost 6 years. We had free tickets from the Mom of a student who rides to school with me. Anyhow, it was fun. There is so much there. The house didn't really do it for me, but Casey and Eleanor really liked that part. There is also a farm and horses and so much pristine land there, it is truly gorgeous. You could spend days and days there and never see the same thing twice. We ended up buying season passes, so we'll probably end up going quite a bit. Here are some photos of the girls. I didn't take any of the house or anything, oops. Oh well, the girls are cuter anyway.

Eleanor's first day of 1st Grade

Violet's 2nd Birthday!

I feel awful that I didn't post these photos after her party. She had a great time, but was not thrilled when everyone sang to her. Violet, unlike her big sister, does NOT like to be the center of attention. We spent her actual birthday in Louisville visiting the Peytons.

Ocean City 2008

Violet and Landon
Violet and Riley Eleanor and Lily

These photos are from our trip to Ocean City, Maryland in June. All of my siblings (and a lot of my cousins) were there as well as both of my parents. We had a blast, the kids really loved spending so much time with their cousins.

SWEET BABY GIRL

HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THESE OUT... I HAD TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THE PRINT OUT SO IT DOESN'T LOOK AS CLEAR, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING... SHE IS REALLY CUTE, ALTHOUGH I MAY BE BIASED. HER LITTLE ARM IS COVERING PART OF HER FACE BUT IT'S A GREAT SHOT OF HER NOSE AND MOUTH.

AN ABSOLUTE MIRACLE

If you don't know, Casey and I have a weakness when it comes to our children and sleep. What I mean by this is that when the girls were babies they NEVER slept in their crib, they slept with us. Even now at 2 and 6, they usually sleep with us in our California King. If not we have to lay in their bed for atleast 30 minutes before they fall asleep, and then they each end up migrating into our bed sometime in the middle of the night.

In Violet's 2 years of life, she has NEVER fallen asleep without snuggling one of us (or the occasional babysitter)


With littlest girl on the way, we've realized that they need to not only sleep in their own beds ALL NIGHT but also fall asleep without Casey or I.


Hallelujah! After 3 long evenings of crying, whining and a lot of guilt on my part... it worked!

So this photo may appear to some of you as a pile of little girls, baby dolls and stuffed animals, but to us it is nothing short of a miracle. Maybe now we will have our big bed to ourselves, that is until January, of course.

#3

I realize it has been forever since I've written or posted photos. I guess maybe it's because I do actually have a life, believe it or not... I'll try to put some pictures up soon, but wanted to get this bit of big news out there first.

We went for our Ultrasound yesterday and all is well. Unfortunately for me, my original due date has been pushed up 2 weeks because the baby is measuring everywhere at 15 weeks instead of 17. It is frustrating, because I feel like I've just taken a GIANT step backwards, but in the grand scheme of things a healthy baby is all that matters and that is in fact what we have!

So, the new due date is January 8, 2009. So much for the tax credit for 2008! It is official that not only will we be welcoming our third child into the world, but also our third baby girl! Unbelievable! Eleanor and Violet are thrilled and excited about having another sister around, although Eleanor did say, "Oh man, another little sister to take my stuff." Little does she realize that a little brother would have done the same.

I can't stop imagining the amount of bitching that will go on about Casey and I over the next 60 years! Anyhow... we are excited and cannot wait to meet our little girl, even if we do have to wait an extra 2 weeks!