Mini Bike Christmas

Looks like grandpa is trying to get the kids to visit more often. He purchased a mini bike for the grand kids to use when they visit. First thing Stephen said after seeing the pictures; "When are we going to visit?"

View the photo slide show

Snow Day

Walk to the park
Stephen and I went on a hike in the woods to get to the neighborhood park. Below are some photos/videos of our little adventure. What fun and how wonderful to wake up to such a great view the day after Christmas.  




Snow around the house
Here are a few photos/video I took first thing in the morning. 

Christmas 2010

It was a quiet Christmas this year. We had a nice morning open gifts and just hung out as a family. I took a few naps as well!  Check out the slide show of a Christmas gift exchange

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY

If your into all the social media tools you will appreciate this!

Santa is on a budget

I overheard my kids talking the other day. Stephen told Chloe Santa was on a budget, so Chloe told him that if he got a DS and some other toy that he would need to share with her. He actually agreed and said she could have it.

I remember warning them Santa was on a budget and that they needed to understand things are a lot tougher for other people and we should focus on family and doing for others. I guess sometime the preaching sinks into their heads. I thought they only remembered things when I messed up.. Hope everyone has a Marry Christmas.

First Snow of 2010

First day of school

Chloe - Dance Practice

Carolina Beach Vacation

This is a shot of the boardwalk taken from the beach. The kids loved the boardwalk games, even though Stephen won one and the guy refused to give him the big prize.... But, we enjoyed our time togather and I have some shots of the landscape and family. Check them out

Photo slide show

Baby birds in my grill

OK, so Nelly may have gold and diamond in his grill, but I have baby birds.. Top that!

Last week I cleaned my grill and a bird was screaming at me. I don't use the secondary burner much and when I opened it found a nest with eggs. I left them alone for a week and watched the momma bird fly into the grill and feed, clean, sit with the eggs. Well, today I heard some noise and found babies inside my grill.

"Babies in my grill" could be Nelly's new hit single. But until then check out these really cool pictures.

Video of the baby birds

Dinner and Friends

We had a great weekend with a few friends, their kids, and lot of food. Besides our dinner party Saturday night, most of the weekend was just relaxing by the pool and hanging out with the kids. Today I was sitting on my deck watching the kids play in the backyard. There was a moment where I really appreciated my family and everything I am blessed with. Even my Kia....

Weekend Photos

Summer Vacation Photos

Here are some photos from our family vacation and summer garden. I need to get better about posting more details, but time slips away. So enjoy the pictures.

• Disney Trip
• Kayak Adventure
• Hanging and Grandma and Grandpa LaCorte's
• Our Garden

More pictures can be found http://adobe.kodakgallery.com/lacorte

Weekend fun - soccer, garden, kites, and playground

Stephen is getting so good at soccer and tries really hard. I was proud of him today. He took a few blows to the body and head trying to get the ball.

Here are some photos of the soccer game, kite flying, playground, and gardening fun we did this weekend.

Melvin and Mary Mock 50th Anniversary

This post has a link to photos and videos of the event. Enjoy! If you have related photos let me know I would love a copy.

Photo slide show of Melvin and Mary Mock 50th Anniversary.
Lots more photos to come.

Melvin and Mary redo their vows after 50 years

Other videos:

• Chloe Wishing a Happy Anniversary
• Drew recalls a funny father son moment
• Kathi recalls a funny story
• Shorty talks about his daily beatings
• Sissy talks about Melvin and Mary
• Heather and Erin read from the bible
• Heather and Erin sing
• Chloe Dances

Slide show that played at the event

Facebook changing online gaming and profits...

You should watch this talk on the future of games by game designer Jesse Schell.

Princess 5th birthday

Check out the video and photos of my princesses 5th birthday.

The princess turned 5 Jan 21, but we had to cancel the party until Feb. 14 because of the snow and then she was rushed to the emergency room where she was diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia.

She has talked weeks about the party and was so excited. She helped clean up and enjoyed every minute of it. She is such a blessing.

Click here for the photo slide show. Below is a quick video with a Flip camera I was testing.

Finding time....

Here are some photos of the dinosaur trail:

I am finding it harder and harder to remember to take pictures, upload them, and write blog posts to share and archive family events. Time slips by so fast with work and family activities. I am afraid I will wake up and be 50, not knowing where the time went..... Nothing wrong with being 50. It is just that "fun" with people your own age seems harder and harder to fit into all the work and family responsibility.

But, this week I took advantage of some alone time with my kids.

My 5 year old went out to dinner and then church choir with me last week. As we ate, she hugged me and told me how special it was to go out just the two of us...

I took my 7 year old to the museum of life and science. It snowed the previous night, so he got a kick out of the dinosaurs with snow on them. We also spent an hour building contraptions in the museum. I love watching him try and figure out how to build something, he is very much a visual person.

Picture of the kids

I love their faces in this photo.