Monday, December 31, 2007

Buddies




Hayden and his cousin Samuel had a blast at Nana and Papa's last week. They were hardly seen for the three days Sam was with us. Sam has a lot of energy, though, and I think he wore Hayden clean out. The day Sam left, Hayden took a four hour nap. Poor guy.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

We Survived!



but just barely. Our trip to South Carolina was quite interesting. Ellie's demeanor on the flight to Charlotte was as bad as I expected- maybe three of the worst hours of my life. However, she was just about perfect on the return flight- I think God decided that I, and all of our fellow passengers, deserved a break. Hayden and Chloe were great on both flights, of course. Also, all three kids got sick while we were there. Poor babies. HOWEVER, seeing Nana and Papa, Uncle Tim, Samuel and Aunt Amy at Christmas was worth everything, and we really did have a nice time- in between flights. I hope everyone out there had a nice Christmas as well. Bring on 2008!!!

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Hayden, the Red Nosed Reindeer

Hayden had his first ever school program last week. He and his classmates performed a variety of holiday tunes, and were fabulous. I especially loved their visual representation of "Its a Wonderful World". Brought tears to my eyes, it did. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Happy Birthday, Travis!

Poor Emily. She has to go through life with my brother as her dad. I think she really is suffering. Happy Birthday, Uncle Travis, and I just have to say, "Ewwwwwwww."

Thursday, December 20, 2007

TWO cute for words



Billy turned 2 last week, and is the cutest 2 year old I have seen in a long time. He is always smiling and up for something fun. Happy (late)Birthday, Billy boy!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

WHEEEEEE!

We went to Billy's house on his birthday to give him his gift, and the kids had a blast playing with their favorite person in the whole world: Chauncey. He was throwing the kids in the air, which they loved, and I can't believe that he actually got air with Hayden. That is a BIG load to toss up there and catch. I'm impressed!


Thursday, December 13, 2007

Legoland

Legoland is one of those places where its fun to be there, but you aren't too upset when its time to leave either. The kids had a blast, even Ellie, so from that point of view it was great. Two of Hayden's favorite things in the world, Lego and Star Wars, came together magically. The girls liked the train rides and playground areas, and Mom and Dad liked the fact that there were NO lines for any rides. The place was empty. Bad for Legoland, good for the Craft family!


Tuesday, December 11, 2007

So I'm no Stephie Rue . . .

but I have a cute family, and we had fun at the beach. I'm working on my photographic skills, and I am becoming slightly obsessed with the *&^%$%^ histogram. It was a bit cool at the beach, but Hayden managed to get in the ocean anyway. More pics from Legoland to follow.
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