100th Day of School

Last year, Nathan really enjoyed dressing up like he was 100 years old for the 100th day of school (see here). This year it was Ashley's turn. She made the cutest little old lady!

Way to Go, Eagles!

I finally remembered to bring my camera to Nathan's last basketball game of the season. He has played with some of the same boys since kindergarten. This year's team - the Eagles - finished 3-2-1 including a tough loss in the last game of the season. I didn't get any good action shots...except maybe this one of silly little sister trying to steal the attention. ; )

Is it still winter?

I know it is January, but it has been such a mild winter that it's easy to forget. Nathan actually wore shorts to school today! We've been keeping busy, but no big, blog-worthy events. Everyone is finally back at work and school on a regular basis. We've been playing outside a lot thanks to the nice weather and new, outdoor (thank you, Santa!) Christmas toys.

We have also been partying hard, as usual. ; ) Ashley went to 2 JumpZone parties last week, Nathan had his Accelerated Reader party at school, and they both went to a friend's birthday party on Sunday!

That just about catches us up to date on our happening life in WLR. Now to head out the door and shuttle kids back and forth from basketball and gymnastics...

NYC Shopping Spree

One afternoon this past fall, Renee called me to let me know that she had entered a contest in Redbook for a free trip to NYC, a new wardrobe, and a closet makeover, AND SHE WON!!! After getting some more details, it was called the "7 Days of Style" and was sponsored by Liz Claiborne and JC Penney. This week, she and Aaron flew to the Big Apple for the shopping spree.

She sent me these pictures today, and I volunteered to post them. I'm sure she will have some great, Renee-like comments about the event. For now, here are the pics. BTW, I love the red coat and the picture of the receipt. That was some serious shopping!

Oh by the way, we went to Disney World.

This past fall, both of my sisters went to Disney World - together - and couldn't manage a single entry to the blog. Seriously!?! Not one pic? As the self-appointed family historian, I will share some pictures from Amanda's camera with a few of my own captions:

The Stacys were the first to arrive in Orlando.
They waited...
...and waited
...and waited for the Johnsons to arrive, but alas, they were stuck on the plane for 5 hours! Brandon and Mikayla gave up and went to the beach.The next day, they got up early, um...make that 10ish, and went in search of some characters......and boy, did they ever find some!Renee: And just why do they call this the happiest place on earth?
Aaron: Man! It's hot!
Amanda: Brandon, look at the camera!
Aaron: Jeremiah! Micah! Look at the camera!
Renee: I'm going to find some shade and a Diet Coke. Find me when you guys are finished.
Lily: Me too!Brandon: Can you sign this for Papa?

Stacy Party of 6

Once again, I hijacked Amanda's memory card from her camera when she was home for Christmas. It is the only way any pictures of her kids that she took will end up on the blog, but more on that later. For now, I just wanted to post a couple of pics of them on adoption day.

Happy New Year!

We were all trying to fight off a cold the whole week of Christmas, and we made it through the festivites with just a few sniffles (and a lot of Sudafed!) However, the cold won out this weekend. We have spent most of 2012 in the house. The kids have had lots of time to play with their new toys, and the house is almost put back together.

Nathan got a HexBug from the Stanisors. He liked it so much that he used some of his Christmas money to buy the HexBug Habitat. Little sister (who HATES bugs) also likes the HexBugs. Nathan named his "Hexy", so Ashley wanted to get one and name it "Sexy"! (I swear I'm not making this up. The same thing happened with Horny/Corny the Unicorn! See here.) Last night, we tried out Ashley's cupcake maker, a gift from Aunt Debbie. Let me just say that it might be dangerous that we can have fresh baked cupcakes in 5 to 8 minutes. Of course, that does not include prep time or clean up time. Note to self: next time use Pam!