Winnie the Pooh Dress

This was one of my FAVORITE dresses when I was a little girl and I am so happy my Mom saved it for me! Here is Erin in my Winnie the Pooh dress. Sorry for the photo...she sure is hard to get to stay still these days! :)

Gingerbread House

Connor and I had a great time making a gingerbread house for the second year in a row...I think this will become our annual tradition!

Santa

We attended Breakfast with Santa at St. Pius this year and Connor was SUPER excited to see Santa. He still did not want to sit on his lap, but did very well standing near him and talking to him. Erin wasn't a huge fan, but from the pictures below we actually got a few where she was doing quite well!

Thanksgiving Florida Trip 2011

We took our first LONG road trip with the kids to visit my parents in Florida for Thanksgiving. Although Pat and I were both slightly nervous about the drive, both kids did great and we would not hesitate to drive down again. We had a great week with Mom and Dad enjoying the pool, good food and good times!

The night we got there, we had our "Christmas" and celebrated with a yummy Italian dinner and some gifts. Both kids LOVED their gifts...the Racers Raceway and Cinderella castle were the favs!

Daddy warming Erin up after a dip in the pool

Snack Break

Erin sure does continue to enjoy her pasta!

On our way to DISNEY for the day!

What a great picture of Erin...kind looks like she is smoking a stogie!

Connor SO excited to get to Hollywood Studios

Getting ready to watch the Beauty and the Beast Live Stage Show with grandma

Hanging out with grandpa

And now, Grandma!

Scooter rides in the neighborhood

Check out that swing!!!! Grandpa had some real clubs cut down for Connor as part of his Christmas gift and he had fun practicing with his new set! His first real clubs!

More fun in the pool!

Connor is swimming like a CHAMP! No floaties or anything!

Phineas and Ferb LIVE on Stage

Connor is turning in to such a big boy! Last Sunday night he was invited to go to see Phineas and Ferb LIVE on Stage with some boys from his preschool class at Epworth. Two other parents took all the kids and they had a blast!

The boys before the show with Phineas and Ferb

With their new light up toys

Audience Participation

Chase

Enjoying the show!

Sylven and Aidan

Chase and Connor

And with their crazy hats!

Halloween

Enjoy the pictures below from our 2011 Halloween activities!

We started off with a trip to Zoo Boo at the Indianapolis Zoo. The animals were VERY active and we got some great pictures of Connor's favorite animals!

Close up of the Daddy Lion

Mommies favorite...the cheetahs

Connor's favorite...the warthog!

The porcupine

Luke Skywalker

Luke and Yoda

A pic of the kids at the new tiger exhibit...the tigers come RIGHT up to people viewing them. At one point Connor even jumped back as he did not know the tiger was walking up. Pretty neat.

Connor and the tiger

Connor the lion

Connor the zebra king

The merry go round that went backwards due to Halloween!

Happy Halloween

LOVE this picture!

We always try to both kids in a picture, but Erin doesn't really like it too much!

Yoda after MULTIPLE M&Ms while trick or treating with the McGowan Family.