I love my bath :)

Susanna LOVES bath time. Now that she is such a big girl she gets to sit in her big girl tub and play with her new favorite animal bath toys. And Mommy always does something fun with the bubbles... someday this may even be her future hair do!!


Today we hosted an early Thanksgiving with both sides of our families. We had so much fun but are absolutely exhausted! Pics and an update will come later.

Fun with Daddy

Those of you who recently spent any time with Susanna know that she is quite the adventurous little baby. She loves flying through the air and Daddy loves to toss her high. I recently witnessed them playing together and had to take pics of how much fun they were having. Susanna is learning very early that Daddy is the Fun Guy!!




Daddy even took her out to his Jeep for a photo shoot, I think she is ready to drive it now!!

Pickle anyone??

Susanna is cutting her top four teeth and we were told that sometimes a whole dill pickle is a fun food to try to help with teething. Well, we decided to try it and SHE LOVED IT!!

It was really cute watching her go to town on that pickle. She got her little teeth into it and sucked out all the juice too, yum yum.

Who would of known that a 7 month old would like a dill pickle?!?! I guess ya learn sometime new every day huh??

Fun on the Farm

Today we ventured out to Hill Ridge Farm in Youngsville, NC. We had so much fun. There were animals, a hay ride, a pumpkin patch, and so much more. Susanna's favorite was the hay ride!! We were joined by Vicki, Claudia and Ava too :) The girls really liked spending the day together.





The girls even got to take pictures together in their Halloween costumes, what cuties!


While we were changing them we decided some naked pics were in order due to the chubbiness and check it out... the girls were holding hands!!

Volunteers Needed

We are in DESPERATE need of volunteers, any takers????
In a few short weeks the Saint Raphael community will remember Sue Hoying and her commitment to Catholic education. The Susan A. Hoying Fun Run and 5K will be held the morning of Saturday, November 1, 2008 with proceeds to benefit the Sue Hoying Endowment.

If you are interested in participating please visit the following site... http://www.saintraphaelschool.org/Hoying5k/hoying5k.html

If you are not participating in the event, consider showing your support by volunteering the day of the event. If you would like to Volunteer, please send an e-mail to Kathleen Tardif at ktardif@bellsouth.net Please put in the subject line “Volunteer”.

5k and 1 Mile Fun Run

On November 1st, my Mom's birthday, the 1st annual Susan A. Hoying 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run will be taking place. The funds benefit children in financial need at Saint Raphael Catholic School, where my mom taught for many years. Please come join us for this very special event!! For more information, registration, etc. please visit the following site... http://www.saintraphaelschool.org/Hoying5k/hoying5k.html

If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Fall Fun

It is hard to believe it is October already. 2008 is FLYING by!! To enjoy our first fall as a family of three we brought Susanna to a local pumpkin patch. We were lucky enough to be the only ones there at the time so we got some really cute pics.




We picked out really cute pumpkins to decorate our house too!! It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun. Getting ready for Halloween has really gotten me excited for Christmas decorations!!!!

Susanna is cutting her top four front teeth ALL AT ONCE!! Three of them are now through the gum and we are just waiting on one more. It has been VERY tough on her and on us!! The last time we went through this she was only cutting two teeth and we thought that was bad, HA... we had no idea! Restless days and nights, LOTS of vocalizing letting us know she hurts, and TONS of drool. I keep telling myself that at least we are close to being 6 teeth down. Oh wait, Miguel told me we have 14 more to go soooo we are not even half way through... sad face :(

NEW PICTURES!

So this is what happens after a long week at work, followed by staying up late painting on a Friday night. It's Saturday morning and Dad's got access to the Blog. I thought I'd post a few pictures I "found" of Jessica and myself. While I was at it, I made a picture of Susanna. Hope everyone enjoys the product of my lack of sleep and a great deal of what I like to call "creativity".