Nolan & Macie's Very Own Page

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Macie soccer 2010
Nolan halloween Harry Potter 2010

Macie 2010 Soccer team

Lunch with Harper from "Wizards of Waverly Place"

Fun times at the Zoo

More of our 2010

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We had a great vacation in 2010. We went to Florida and papaw Cliff tagged along with us. It was great fun we mostly hung out at papaws house and went swimming but we did make it to Sea World one day. It was crazy hot outside!!! But we had a ton of fun...Shamu, dolphins, sea lions and so much more. Nolan said he is going to take his kids there when he grows up! We also ran into our neighbors at Sea World...whats the odds of that!!
We also went to Silver Springs in Ocala, FL. I can honestly say it was not what it showed on the Internet. But it did have some neat things to see like an albino alligator, glass bottom boat so that you can see the springs and very pretty landscape.
We tried the beach but with the oil spill it was not a very pretty destination.
Macie would have gladly just stayed in papaws pool the entire time and can not wait to get back!!Nolan liked it too but stayed close to the edge!
Nolan also played baseball this year in the spring and the fall and did great. So proud of him and he really seems to enjoy it and is looking forward to spring so he can play again.
Macie started gymnastics and has already moved up three classes. She constantly jumping around and LOVES it. She also played soccer this past fall and she seemed to be a natural.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-23T14:35:00.004-06:00

I can not believe I have not blogged all year!! So I guess that means I will have to play catch up for a few days.

Nolan has grown so much this year it is unbelievable! He is racking up the cash from the tooth fairy too. She is going broke ;). First grade started off bumby but is getting much better and he is making straight A's. The full day was tough at the beginning. Nolan has certainly moved up in the toy world from Thomas to Harry Potter (He still LOVES trains) and all super heroes. Reading is a big thing now too. Gone are the days we could spell things to keep the kids from knowing what we were talking about. At first I was worried about him not catching on but no worries now he is reading everything!! He is super excited for Christmas. He has been a very good little boy so I know Santa will be good to him ;).

Macie is even more DIVA this year than she was last if that is at all possible. This year was a little more difficult for her. We found out she is almost blind in her right eye so glasses were a must and she has to wear a patch over her left eye which is a challenge. Regardless she is beautiful and is being a trooper. Macie LOVES make-up and dress-up and is still into the princess thing. For Halloween we she was Snow White, Ariel & Cinderella! She is taking gymnastics and is doing wonderful. I am so proud of her. She is the smallest one in her class but she has no trouble keeping up.

Well that is it for now. I will fill you in more on our 2010 later on! Have a great holiday.

2009 Pics

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Macie Christmas play 2009
Halloween 2009

Nolan's first day of Kindergarten

Nolan and Macie "Best Friend's 2009"

First Day of Dance 2009

Happy 2009

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Well here it is the very last day of the year and I just realized my last post was in the SPRING!!! So here we go....

Well the trip to Disney was interesting to say the least. It had not rained in Florida for months but no worries we took plenty of rain with us. It rained for the entire week...not the normal Florida rain...non-stop torrential downpour rain!!! We (the kids) still had a wonderful time and my mother and I enjoyed watching them take in what they could. We ate with the princesses and did our own version of bibidi bobidi boo in our room. Macie was Cinderella with magic dust and all. We stayed at WDW which is the only way to go if you are going to do the whole Disney thing. We were lucky enough to be there during a Star Wars weekend and Nolan was in heaven seeing
The Real Darth Vader ;) and Luke and Leigha(sp?) unfortunately due to the torrential rain chewy was unable to come out to visit with us. We also managed to hit the beach (where there was no rain) before we headed home. On the way home though the serpentine belt broke and we had to drive home with out air....FUN TIMES!!! No really all in all we did make allot of magical memories.

The rest of the summer was relaxed and full of swimming and trips to the zoo, lunches with friends, riding bicycles, blowing bubbles and spending time together.

Soon enough though we were crowding fall and I got a job at walmart and Nolan had his first day of kindergarten which was very hard for me and Macie went back to Pre-school. Slowly clouds parted and the world has started to look better for our little family. bob is now the Parts manager at D-Patrick Ford and is soon going to be handling Ford, Lincoln & Mercury which is WONDERFUL news for us with this economy. I myself got a better job at Meritain Health with great pay no weekends and holidays off...and HEALTH INSURANCE!!!

The kids must have been good this year because Santa was way to generous and I am afraid we may be setting the standard a little to high ;).

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and has a great New Year!!!

Pics will follow soon...

Summer Time!!!!

2009-05-10T06:38:00.003-05:00

We are so happy that warm weather is back. So much is going on here at the White House. Nolan is playing T-Ball and is really likeing it and doing very well at it I might add. He will also be graduating from pre-k next week and that is so sad for me. He lost his first tooth two weeks ago and yes I cried. The tooth fairy brought him a gold $1 coin and he said he heard her voice ( I am not sure how that happend). I feel like I am losing my babies and they are big kids now.

Macie had her last day of pre-school on Friday. She is spelling her name now and is 3 going on 13 I think. She will be starting dance soon we hope.

We are going to Disney World for a week (My Mother, Nolan, Macie & my self) toward the end of the month. The kids are super excited and so am I. Nothing like being a kid again!!!

Flordia bound

2009-02-16T14:03:00.002-06:00

While some of you beared the evil ice storm Nolan, Macie and my self headed south for the storm. We had a great relaxing trip. I am so glad I did go our home in Newburgh was with out power for 3 days.

Angels and sheppards

2008-12-21T21:29:00.003-06:00

I live with a Sheppard and an angel. How lucky am I? They did such a good job

Santa Claus is on his way...

2008-12-17T14:40:00.006-06:00

Well Christmas is just around the corner!!! I can not believe how fast this year has went by. We had my Mothers Family Christmas get together this past weekend and it was intresting as always. The kids had thier Christmas program at school and Nolan had to be the last minute stand-in for the donkey. He was not happy about it!!! He was so darn cute though. I was very proud that he was a good sport and donned the donkey outfit for the play. No manger is complete without the donkey!!! Here are some pics....I hope eveyone has a great and safe holiday...

Macies first hair cut :(

2008-12-15T22:35:00.003-06:00

Well I finally broke down and got Macies hair cut. I was very hard for me to cut off those baby ends...but I knew it must happen here are some pics from her first salon day. Lynn my sister in-law's sister, who is also does my hair was given the honors of cutting the tresses from my baby girl.

Macie did very well.. and so did Lynn. She still is cute as a button.

Christmas Pics...On my OWN

2008-11-17T14:24:00.003-06:00

Well I took thier christmas pics at home this year...Tell me what you think!!!

I think a dog could take thier pics and they would still be good.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T20:37:00.003-06:00

Happy Halloween!!

If I had more kids I could have had the entire cast of HEROS... But "Save the cheerleader save the world" Macie took her own security with her Trick or Treating this year!! They had lots of fun and I loved eating all thier candy :) Just Kidding!!!

Fall Fest 2008

2008-10-07T09:32:00.004-05:00

Yesterday afternoon we took the kids to the "West Side Nut Club Annual Fall Festival". It is the second largest street festival in America second only to "Mardi-Gras". Except ours is much more "FamilyFriendly".

Even thogh times are tight for us, we decided one short trip we could afford. Since the kids are not yet into the food it is still affordable. The kids rode just a few rides but loved playing the games the most. Of course they had to play the fish toss game (which in the past never won), so I was ok with that. They won FOUR darn fish (actually three but one bag ended up having two fish in it). What are the odds!!! It was my fault I jixed it by saying they won't win. Macie got the bag with two fish in it and thier names are Mommy & Baby (one is much bigger than the other therefore she thinks they must be mommy & baby). Nolan named his Sally & Nemo ( not sure which is which on his). I did get my "Brain Sandwich"..... YUMMY!!! Bob & the kids had a corn dog.

The kids had fun...and have no idea it is here all week and that works to our advantage right now. :).... Here are some more pics...

To My Children

2008-10-03T12:57:00.002-05:00

My guiding lights,
My shooting stars,
You are the ones who hold my heart.
Your first cries to be heard,
Your first steps to Daddy,
Your last diaper to be worn,
Your first day of pre-school,
Each & every memory is burned into my heart and soul.
Every milestone you achieve is the happiest and the saddest moments of my life, because I know I will never get them back!
I will never have to carry you every where you go again,
Now you stand on your own two feet and yell Mommy when you cry.
You now go to the potty on your own,
No more diaper aisle for mommy.
Now instead on Nanne's in the morning I take you to pre-school.
You run off to your new friends to have exciting adventures as Spiderman or Cinderella,
To learn your ABC's & 123's.
You are growing so fast it seems I can not keep up.
Yesterday you were so small your little fingers barely wrapping one of mine.
Today you argue with one another,
Jumping on beds & going to school.
Learning new things everyday, and teaching me more than I ever imagined understanding.
Tomorrow I will wake up and you will be grown.
The toys from my living room floor will have disappeared, the sippy cups long gone.
No more Soccer games or Ballet lessons,
No more boo-boo's to kiss or scary nights to rock you through.
Every momment of your lives are my greatest treasures.

The Kids had a GREAT summer

2008-10-02T10:02:00.009-05:00

Summer is over and Autum has arrived!!! The kids had a good Summer..full of fun!!

They played on thier new swing set, that is AWESOME. See the pictures above!! Lot's of outside activities this year which was great for them. Discovering frogs in our yard and ducks in the nearby lake. They love to take walks and explore the Neighborhood.

Unfortunaly they have also discovered there are bugs that are ALIVE outside and they are sure they will be ate by a spider!!! All in all they love the outdoors!

Macie started pre-school this year. She is adjusting very well and ALL the teachers think she hung the moon (if they only knew):)!!

Nolan is in Soccer this fall and loves it. He made his first goal last saturday and I screamed and jumped up and down like a fool...I was very proud of him. He is also begining to read and do addition which we are also working on at home. He really loves math and is catching on so fast. Sometimes I forget he is only four...

How's the kiddos?

2008-05-24T23:18:00.002-05:00

Well everyone is doing well. We are are all glad warm weather is back and the kids can go out side to play.

As you can see we recently made our way to Florida and had a wonderful time. We stayed at my dads house down there and made a dy trip to Disney. The kids had so much fun and Mickey and Minnie were so glad to see them :)!!!

It was a whirlwind day, but they they had a blast and we had a blast watching them!

My Dad joined us on the trip and I know he will hold those memories of just hangin out with the kiddos at the house blowing bubbles and swinging in the tree swing close to his heart forever and I know I will! :)

disney

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mamma and kiddos

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hangin with papaw Cliff in florida

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nolan zoo trip

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more zoo pics

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Nolan pre-school zoo trip

2008-05-07T18:11:00.002-05:00

Friday is Nolan's last day of Pre-school!!! OMG!!! Monday he had a field trip to the zoo and I tagged along. Here are some pics from our trip.

By the way Saturday we leave for Florida and Tuesday we are going to DISNEY!!!

More Easter Pics ( The Funny Ones)

2008-03-18T15:23:00.003-05:00

too funny
I think they need to potty :)

Easter is here

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Spring is on it way :)

2008-03-14T22:56:00.006-05:00

Well we hope that the last of the snow has reared it ugly head and sping is upon us. Altough we did have a fun snow day when recievied about 8in of snow here last week here are some great pics of our snow play.

UPDATE!!! Macie is potty trained.....YEAH!!!

Enjoy our pics and we hope everyone is well.