Finally 2012 Winter has arrived...

The weather has been killing us, we aren't complaining to the 50's in January, but a little bit of old man winter would be nice! So last night we finally had some snow fall. The kids were anxious to play in it! We were up early this morning, knowing it was going to melt by mid-day. We have enjoyed living in Wildwood. The roads make for great hills to sled down, especially when no cars are on them.We have enjoyed this snowfall and now feel like we can welcome spring!

New Year brings New Goals 2012

Several weeks ago, we had a family night where we set new goals for the year! We like to do this every year and post our new goals on the fridge as a reminder throughout the year. This year we did something a little different as well as goals, We asked the kids their favorite memory of last year and their least favorite memory of last year. I thought I would post these more as a journal entry. These are a few photos I took of them while we were in Utah.

Daddy - Favorite memory going with Mommy to Morehead City in July and suprising the kids with the trip to Palmyra in August. Least favorite memory was traveling for work.

Mommy-Favorite memory the Wall family reunion in Utah and the Time Out for Women in Richmond. Least favorite was Daddy traveling for work.
Daddy - Favorite memory going with Mommy to Morehead City in July and suprising the kids with the trip to Palmyra in August. Least favorite memory was traveling for work.

Maggie - age 10, favorite color yellow, Favorite memory- Camping in the spring and traveling to Virginia Beach for Spring Break. Least favorite memory - Going to funerals

Logan - age 8, favorite color Carolina Blue, Favorite memory- playing basketball with Daddy coaching. Least favorite memory- traveling through tornados to Va beach last year, SCARY!

Sadie - age 5, favorite color red, Favorite memory- going to Utah for the reunion and going to Chincoteague to the beach. Least favorite memory- driving to the beach during the tornados.

Wall Family Reunion 2011

We drove out and back with the Chapman's and The Ryan Wall family, it took us 3 days out and back. The kids most memorable evening was spent at the Utah Grizzlies Hockey game with their cousins. Some of their other favorite memories we swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's indoor pool, playing games, seeing Grandma B, and playing in the mountain snow! We had a wonderful time and can't wait for the next reunion. Here are some pictures of some of their memories.
These boys loved to play basketball together.

Girls built a pyramid, which fell before they were able to make it to the top!
They loved it!

Aprons made by grandma as she shared with us the memories of her past. All the girls were so excited to receive them. Sadie just wore hers last night as she served us pizza here at home:)

We took a trip down to Salt Lake and the kids were fasinated by all the church buildings and statues.

Aunt Kortney made up some games for the kids to compete against eachother
Boys vs. Girls.
They had a blast and enjoyed the time spent! As parents we enjoyed the break.

We were so excited to see Grandma Biesinger, it had been 5 years We were thrilled to catch up and spend some time with her.

Uncle Ross and Aunt Eliza made the trip worth it. The kids were dying to play in the snow. Unfortunately, we didn't get any while in Utah, so they took us up to the Mountains, where we played in th snow!
Trip Complete:)

We were able to get a few pictures in front of the Salt Lake temple. The kids were so excited to see is it up close and couldn't believe how big it really was!

Christmas Morning 2011

For Christmas, We made some last minute decisions to head west and celebrate the holidays with Great-Grandma Biesinger and Grandma and Grandpa Wall's in Utah. Santa came to visit our house early so we didn't have to take our gifts across country with us:) We had tons of fun opening gifts, seeing the anticapation and excitement in the kids faces, and enjoying quality family time!

Our Christmas Memories and Ringing in the New Year!

Below are some pictures of our holiday favorites.
As a tradition, we were able to make some gingerbread houses with Ryan and Erin's family and The Pelo's and Meagen even stopped by, We had a super fun time!

Holiday Happiness 2011

Let us begin with Thanksgiving, which we celebrated this year with The Maces. The kids made our traditional Rice Crispy Turkey and we all went around the table with our feathers, saying what we are thankful for...Our kids love this part of Thanksgiving.

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Halloween 2011

So Halloween came this year, a day after we returned from Harker's Island. Josh was working out of town and I was hoping to skip it!(I know I am such a bad mom!) We have been blessed to have some of our best friends move back to the area from years ago. The Pelo's gave me the strength and supplied most of our costumes to help us out with Halloween this year. We had a great time together walking the neighborhood with the kids and bringing home the stash! Here are some of our pictures!