Michael's trip to St Thomas

Michael spent last week in St Thomas....Here a few pics of his hotel on the beach, a few pics of the view outside his window...and a few pics of his adventures while there.

Miss Emily - almost 4 months old

CHASEY - WORTH NOTING

Our son, Chase, has been reciting the alphabet, over and over, this evening. We are unbelievably proud of him.

Mike & Kimmie (mommy & daddy)

Miss Emily - 12 wks

We love her. So does MeMaw and PawPaw.

Even at the end of the day...

We can still manage a smile...even when we are exhausted (and it looks like Emily thinks we're nuts)....and rocking (both??) babies.

Adventures in folding clothes

Just a cute tidbit-
I was ATTEMPTING to fold clothes this morning....Chase decided that I needed help and that he was the man for the job. So, we embarked on the concepts of separating, of piles and of folding (I use this term loosely when referring to what Chase was actually doing) He then decided he wanted to 'put the clothes away mommy' so we began the adventure of drawers being used for specific purposes....yadda yadda yadda. Needless to say, there are shirts, pants and socks in any and every drawer in his dresser.

I must say, his enthusiasm is fantastic. I would have him as my wing man any day.

Brother Tommy, sister-in-law Amy and our niece Alyssa

Found these pics of my brother and his family on their facebook site....I love them. Now I just need a current one with ALL of them in it. : )

Just a Little Update

Snapped a few pics of our children this afternoon before their naps....just because.

We all went to MOPS this morning- Emily enjoyed all the attention she got from our friends there. While in the nursery, Chase created a couple of WONDERFUL pictures that are now hanging up on our refrigerator. Chase has begun speaking in complete sentences here and there. He is talking so well. Over the past few days, it almost seems as if Emily is about to roll over from belly to back- she is really strong.

Michael continues his search for a new job and is flying contract in the meantime- so far so good. Please pray for him and for us as we navigate our way through this. As unstable as things are right now, we believe that this is actually a really good thing. Sudden undeniable clarity.

I will begin subbing/teaching my fitness classes again at (most) of the usual places when I can, to help out. It was something I intended to do anyways- I'm just doing it a little sooner. Will speed up and finish my Personal Training cert and should take the ACE exam sometime before April. I had taken a couple months away from it with the arrival of Emily.

Pipey and Chiefy are doing great - and both have been wonderful with Emily. Chief turned 4 on Dec 19th and Pipey will turn 7 on March 24!! I can't believe he is 7 years old. Piper loves the cold weather we've been having, and, well, Chiefy doesn't. Santa brought them each a new collar and name tag for Christmas- Piper got a new ring, Chief got a few yummy treats..... and loves to steal Piper's new ring from him......he's the retrieving boxer.

Note about our Christmas Pic: we intended to have Piper and Chief in the pic with us, they are members of our family afterall....did get a few (terrible) shots with them in it....we were exhausted and sweating to death in an effort to keep them next to us and not charging the photographer- Never got a shot we liked. I'll hold out for it to work next year. Yes, Michael, you were right .....

Lots of Love,

Mike & Kimmie

Talk to us Emily!

She is just cooing and smiling up a storm. Her sounds get stronger and clearer everyday. The more you smile, nod and repeat what she says, the more she says it. We are having so much fun with her. We are all, however with the exception of Michael who is out of town for a couple of days (thankfully for him), coming down with something....but all is well aside from that. Just hoping to lay low for the New Years as we have been running a bit thin with parties and celebrations with our family and friends....but we wouldn't have it any other way.



Love and Blessings to everyone as we close out the year. We feel so blessed to have you all in our lives and to be a part of yours.

MKC&E

So serious at 7 weeks!

Latest pics of our lil' cupcake....she is cooing and smiling like crazy- although in these pics she looks a bit concerned..... She is holding her head up well, and will push up to stand when given the chance. She is just lots of fun, a really good baby.

Emily's first video

Thursday night at our house....

Yes, it has come to this....forget the biker bars on Greenville.... there will be no sipping wine in West Village....No No No...this is what Thursday evening looks like in our home now.....Check out Chase's new bike and helmet (he's getting a pre-riding-lesson from daddy in the front hallway) and here's Ms. Emily after her bath (I like to call her (actually - I call both of my children) 'Mommy-Food' after she has her bath, because that's what she is - all cute and clean and sweet smelling....)

You just want to eat them up : )

Chasey turns TWO

Chase turned two on Nov 24th....we had a big birthday party on Friday, the 28th....here are a few pics from the party and a few pics from a smaller, more intimate party we had for him at Brandy's house in Houston .....I am still waiting on a few more images from my sister in laws - Robyn and Maria - to add to this as I am absolutely certain their pics will be much better. : ) Stay tuned.

Chase and Mommy bake cookies!

After sister had gone to bed, mommy and Chase got some good one on one time to bake cookies before daddy got home! Yum Yum. (insert wink here) Chase made sure to sample each cookie for quality before it was placed on the baking sheet ...he also worked very hard on his smashing technique- everyone likes a flat, paper thin cookie, after all.....

Emily Ann - 8 days old

Happy Halloween!

Chase (st. bernard puppy) and his buddy Wyatt (candy corn) ran from door to door trick or treating around our block on Halloween. Chase actually began to eat the candy he was receiving....wrapper on..... : ) Weather was great and the boys had so much fun.