First snow at the lake!!

We got about a foot of snow at the lake! Yay, the perfect amount for us to play. Friday night Carsyn informed us we had to go to the store to get a carrot for the snowman's nose, so saturday morning we went to the store and C picked out the perfect carrot for the nose of the snowman we had yet to build :) While McCoy slept we built the perfect snowman, had a snowball fight, and went sledding. Such a fun day. It is so nice that Carsyn is big enough now to really enjoy the snow, she can actually move in her snow gear, instead of the just sitting in the snow crying......of course we have McCoy for that now! Sunday we took the kids on a little snowmobile ride, McCoy LOVED it!! He couldn't get enough, and loved being towed on the sled. When we took him inside he cried and cried at the door to go back out! Lots of fun!

Happy Fall

McCoy running from the blower...

As much as I love love summer, I really do enjoy the fall, as long as it doesn't rain! Wishful thinking :) We got a chance to head to the lake the other weekend, it is really beautiful this time of year. We got a break in the rain, so we took the kids on a golf cart ride to the river. They both had a great time driving the cart and loved throwing rocks in the river.

At home last weekend it was time for the raking of the leaves! Always a good time :)

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch!

We have had a busy October, but we made sure we made it to the patch (mama's favorite outing) We went early on a Tuesday so we had the place to ourselves, so nice. Being so close to Halloween, it was pretty picked over, but we managed to find 4 lovely pumpkins to come home with us :) Carsyn & McCoy really liked the little maze, I think they could have chased each other around that thing for hours.

Palm Springs Vacation!

We were lucky enough to spend a week in Palm Springs at a beautiful house with a pool , right on the golf course (Thank You Pratt's) This was Carsyn & McCoy's first flight, and they did wonderful :) We had such a good time hanging by the pool and enjoying the sunshine, didn't see a cloud for 7 days! Carsyn swam everyday, all day, and finally jumped off the side of the pool on our last day. McCoy liked the pool too, but really liked playing with the rocks , eating otter pops and driving the golf cart! It was a fabulous vacation.

AIDS walk 2008

Today friends and family gathered and participated in the AIDS walk for our 6th time! Guess what? It rained! Actually, past walks have been a lot worse. Carsyn was a trooper and walked the whole way with her yellow balloon (I thought for sure it would long gone before the walk even started) and McCoy happily rode in the stroller watching people and wheels! Thanks to all the "For Bri" walkers!

Wow, she's FOUR!

I can't believe how fast time has gone, my baby girl is now 4, with an attitude of a 14 year old :) Did you know that 4 year olds know everything?? They can also whine louder than 3 year olds and throw bigger fits! Yay!

On her actual Birthday, Mama and McCoy took Carsyn to the mall where we did Build A Bear, bought her very own make-up at Libby Lu, and then met our friends at Red Robin for lunch! Fun was had by all.

This year we had Carsyn's Birthday party at the Creative Dance Center, where teacher Jamie led the kids in a mini dance class, then we had cupcakes and presents. Carsyn had a great time and was spoiled with wonderful gifts from family and friends.