Us in 2007~2008

All of our latest pics, all here!
 
 
 
4th of July Weekend 2008

Super monkey bar Sis
Kids' table - Sis & Will with visiting friends Gianna & Matteo Rotelli
Sis & Matteo on our horses
 
Cedar Point on July 6th:
We got to meet up with Pittsburgh-area friends, Liz & Kenny, and their boys, Adam, Sawyer, &  Rowan, at the park and spend all afternoon together, until we closed the park down at 10:15 PM:
 
 
Home to NC! June 17th-24th, 2008
Tweetsie Railroad, June 19th:
NC Transportation Museum at Spencer Shops, June 21st:

 
 
Back at the house, swimming with
best neighbor friend, Kendall
 
 
Will & Sis, June 2008
 
 
Liberty Fest in Canton, June 14th, 2008:

 
 
Will rockin' out to John Corbett & his band
A full day of fun knocked Sis
out...until the fireworks!
 
 
Playing and picking strawberries with Tina & fam, June 12th, 2008:

Jason, Will, Sis, & Jocelyn
 
 
 
May Play 2008:

Will had his Montessori Music Concert
on May 6th. He sang spring songs, played
the triangle, and waltzed to "Imagine".
 
 
Sissy's 2nd Birthday Party at Urban Toddler, April 24th, 2008:
Taking LaLa to the Detroit Zoo, April 26th, 2008:

Tigers!
Relaxing back home
A Day Out with Thomas the Train, April 27th, 2008:
 
 
Visiting the Blakes in Florida, April 3-6, 2008:

At the Mote Aquarium
Will, Grandma & Grandpa with
a rehabing sea turtle

Cousin pool play!
Sis loves to commando crawl through the sand!

Family picture: Uncle Dave, Aunt Tam,
Cousin Sara, Sis, Sues, Will, & JB
With Grandma Blake on the jetty
With Grandpa Blake on the jetty
 
 
Davidson's NCAA Basketball Run, March 28-30, 2008:

JB & Sues got tickets to the Wildcats' Sweet 16 game, and it felt AMAZING to watch them crush Wisconsin in person! It was also incredible to see so many old home folk and people we hadn't seen in literally 10 years - like Mike Lassiter here.
We watched the Elite 8 game at home as a family. Heartbreaker...but still excited to get to show some Davidson pride up here!
 
 
EASTER 2008:

Will on Palm Sunday
Sis, Jason, & Will dying Easter eggs
At our church Easter egg hunt

Sis takes the risers in anticipation of her future singing career
Easter morning chocolate bunnies...going fast!
Us at Adam & Tina's for Easter dinner

Sibling bubble tea snuggles 
 
 
Escaping the cold, home to Charlotte February 27th - March 3rd:
 
 
Washington, DC/Ashburn, Virginia, February 23-25, 2008:

We flew in for Amy's surprise birthday party on the 23rd!

We spent the 24th at the Air & Space Museum with all of our kids!
 
 
Mid-February 2008:

Will must first climb into Sissy's carseat with her every day when
we pick him up from school. They love each other so much!
Hayley & Sues reliving our collegiate concert days
 
 
Early February 2008:

Superbowl Party with Sis & Jocelyn...
...and Jason & Will
Making Valentine's cookies!

Fun at Pump It up!
Winter rockstar

4 Friends - Ryan, Ewan, Will, & Sis
Ewan &Will
 
 
Brighton Christmas 2007:

Sis with cousin Sara 

With our niece, Sara
 
 
 
And a few more from the week before Christmas:

Wen, Christa, & Sues - our night out at the Melting Pot
Sues & Sis at dinner with Stace
 
 
Charlotte Christmas 2007:

A quick dinner with Susie's friend, Stacy
in Ohio on the drive down to NC
The Bear Concert at Founder's Hall
in Charlotte with LaLa
Will riding Charlotte's new CATS train

Bratton reading to Sis & Mary
Shannon, Robert, Will, Mary, Sis, & Sues
Sis & Will have tea time at Grandmommy's

Best buds, snuggling & cheering our Skins on!
Christmas morning!!!
Superstar Sis

Will so excited with all his cars
Glamour girl with her chapstick
Daddy & Will building a new track - their ultimate father/son work
 
 
Special to share:

Will's 1st school picture!
Amazingly enough, we finally have a family picture with both LaLa and Grandaddy!
 
 
Early December 2007:

Will decorating cookies at Gabrielle's party
Bonnie snow beagle, braving 8+ inches
Our family lit the 3rd Sunday's advent candle at church!

 
Making our first homemade gingerbread house from scratch!
December 6, 2007

Mall Santa!

 
 
November 2007:

After school love
Bonnie shares a nap
Will & Annelise were both baptized on November 25th
 
 
Halloween Week 2007:

Pumpkin carving!
Will & Daddy played soccer together every Monday night

Princess Sissy & Thomas Will
with friends, Dino Ryan & Pirate Ewan
With friends, Jocelyn Bee & Jason Lion for
the downtown Plymouth trick-or-treating
Sissy's first Halloween Night roving
from house to house on foot
 
 
October 2007: Pumpkin Patching, Will's morning as a Fireman, and back to the Zoo!

Strong girl, Sis!

With buddy, Ewan
Sunset on our front porch

 
 
Will was asked to be the ring bearer at Amy Crews (now Price!)'s wedding in Snellville, GA, October 5-6, 2007:
(Susie taught dance with Amy at The Studio when we lived in Lawrenceville.)

Miss Amy & Will at the rehearsal dinner
Will & his ladies - the flower girls
Sissy looking for her own fun

Marilyn Monroe Sis
Our fam!
Lilly crushing on Will
 
 
Will & Annelise and Will & Jason, September 2007:
 
 
BEACH!!! Isle of Palms, SC, August 25th - Septmeber 1st, 2007:
 
 
At Mommy's Alma Mater *State Champion* Concord High School's Football Home Opener, August 24th, 2007:

Will & Sis touch the fabled Bell, currently belonging to Concord. (YAY!)
LaLa & Sis cheer on CHS
CHS class of '96 BFF - Wendy, Sues, & Christa
- now with Will, Sis, Christa's new son, Carter, & her daughter, Kynzie
 
 
Back to our fave: Tweetsie Railroad, Boone, NC, August 22nd, 2007:
 
 
Detroit Zoo, August 15th, 2007 ~ Breathtakingly close to very active polar bears! 

We also got the amazing opportunity to actually FEED giraffes! Incredible - something I didn't even get to do on safari in Kenya! 
 
 
Will's 1st Day of Montessori, August 13th, 2007:

Jumping for joy!
 
 
Will's 3rd Birthday Party, August 4th, 2007:

Mommy baked Will's train cake!