Kylie's 1st Birthday!

Christmas Day at Grandma Walker's

Christmas Morning!

Christmas Eve

Kylie's 1st Christmas

Eve!

Elf Christmas Party

We had the best time during the Elf Christmas Party at the Salder Barn! It was a party hosted by the Salder girls (AKA Elf's) and the REAL Santa was there! (For those of you who read last years' Santa trip he is the one I TRIED to see last year - the Miller & Rhodes Santa that I saw when I was a kid) He was GREAT! It was so exciting! The girls had a great time! Josie was speechless as Santa "come down the chimney" and greeted the crowd! When she finally could speak she kept saying "Mom - it's Santa - it's Santa - I see him!" Kylie enjoyed walking around with the hula hoop ALL night - so Santa was convinced she wanted one for Christmas! It was a very special night! And to make it even more special - each kid that came to "see Santa" brought a gift for Santa to give to other children! It was FUN!

Josie saying The Pledge

Visiting Santa

Josie was completely amazed when Santa knew her name! Truth be told - she was more interested in his reindeer than she was in him. Because there was no line, the girls got to go back up to see Santa and he spent a great deal of time telling Josie about his reindeer! She asked Santa "Where are the reindeer? Are they on vacation?" Santa told her all about the shelter they live in and how they are loved and cared for all year! Kylie was not very impressed - but she did try to climb back in to see him again. Later we learned that Josie was a little upset that Kylie got to sit on his lap and she has to sit on the stool!

First Day at Centenary Preschool

Josie is now attending Preschool! We moved her from the daycare center in South Hill and enrolled her in a Methodist Preshool in Chase City. She is one block from my office and we both love it. She is the youngest in her class but she seems to fit in and really enjoys her new friends. She still has a shy badder and will not potty there without me - so I run down there twice a day for her to potty. She is learning a lot and appears to be even happier than she was at the daycare center. When I picked her up after her third day there she cried and didn't want to leave! She wakes up every morning and says "Is it time for Preshool?" I hope we both love it this much in a few more months!

Walker's

How did I manage to have two girls who look exactly like their Daddy? Did I have anything to do with them???

First Day Walking!

New Do

Josie got her haircut! It is so cute! Amanda's Mom cut while Flounder watched. Josie did a great job - she ate her crackers and watched Mrs. Wilson's assistant hang Christmas lights and remained calm during the entire process - even when she dried her hair. Josie was so excited to show "Mandy" that we had to run back to my office! When we got home she was all smiles as Kevin, MeMe and Kylie all commented on her new do! Josie said "It didn't hurt at all!"

Josie's Imagination and Kylie's Grand Entrance

Disney On Ice

Josie and I really enjoyed Disney On Ice. She was in aw of Cinderella. She kept saying, "Mommy - Mommy - Mommy" - it was so sweet to see her reaction. She loved the show - and she got an Ariel shirt and a stuffed "Flounder" - and she has slept with him every night since.

Silly Girls

Josie got "Piggy" in a gift bag from one of the birthday parties at daycare. It is now her very favorite toy. She takes a bath with him, plays with him, sleeps with him - and even lets Kylie chew/suck on him. We love that little pig!

Happy Halloween

Josie was a Princess Mermaid better known as Ariel and Kylie was a pink flamingo.

Train Museum and Park

Kylie turned 10 months old today!! I enjoyed taking Josie and Kylie to the Train Museum in South Hill. It was like taking a walk down memory lane (the museum is in the Chamber building where I used to work). I thought they would enjoy seeing the trains and we could "waste" a little time before we went to the park. I figured she wold lose interest after about 10 minutes - but Josie LOVED the trains and we stayed for an hour! Kevin joined us for lunch in the park - I am not sure who needed a trip to the park more - us or the kids! It was cold - but we had a great time. Can't wait for spring!

Stickers Stickers Everywhere!

Josie LOVES her Daddy! And Josie LOVES stickers! And just by looking at these pictures you can tell her Daddy loves her too! MeMe gave Josie a wonderful gift of 250 "dress-up" stickers. So Kevin was her doll! He has shoes, skirts and purses all over him! AND he forgot about them and wore them down to the dog pin - thank goodness for the rear view mirror in his truck! What a good Daddy!

Visiting Great-Grandma

We took a quick morning trip to Kevin's Grandma's. The girls loved seeing her -and Josie talked about Aunt Dolly for a week!

The Fair