Life (Sort of) Lately

*tap tap tap*

Is this thing on?

It has been suuuuuuper long since my last update and I actually really miss having a place to write and post pictures.  I know my readership is so small as in, I *think* my sister still reads (Hi Betsy!) and, yeah, that's about it.

October through December was an absolute blur, but I wanted to show everyone Betsy some of the latest photos and update you on what we've been up to.

Halloween in our new neighborhood is THE BEST THING EVER.  Seriously, it is amazing.  It's basically a bunch of mini block parties where neighbors get together and have a few drinks.  Kids come by and can grab several houses worth of candy in one little stop.  It's warm and everyone is in a great mood.  Wins all around.

Cate chose to do a pumpkin carved like a skull on fire (side note: ??????????) and Charlotte chose the spider carving.  It was the first year that good old Mr. Amazon Prime made the costumes so I spent less than $50 and zero anxiety points on the whole ordeal.  Yippee!

A witchy witch and Minnie Mouse :)

Cate's pumpkin--color me surprised.

Charlotte turned four in November and Minnie Mouse was the theme of the day, of course.  She was so thrilled with every little thing--the decorations, gifts, her gymnastics party--and it was hard not to look at her and smile.

A very Minnie birthday celebration

We spend most of our weekend time outside biking, walking, etc.  Charlotte got a bike for her birthday and took to it like a fish to water.  Our very sweet (and handy?) seven year old neighbor, Skyler, knew Charlotte wanted her training wheels off.  So, a few weeks ago on a weekday afternoon, while I was putting Emery down for a nap, Skyler got busy in the garage by grabbing Rhett's tools and removing those wheels.  Cate and Charlotte were cheering her on.   That weekend Charlotte learned to ride like a big girl and she is unbelievable on her bike.  

Biking around our neighborhood is the best!

Rhett also got a drone, and that is him flying it in the picture above.  He loves it!  Score one for the gift-giver (moi).  Our neighbor joked that now he can play with the eight year old boys down the street--haha!

Emery got a baby helmet at the end of November.  It has been fine--sleeping in it isn't great, but he doesn't seem too bothered.  I'm just happy that the flat spot on the side of his head is gone. and he no longer has a parallelogram shaped noggin.  This is a mold that shows a bird's eye view of his head when we started out...

YIKES!

The back right corner stuck way out and let's be clear, no head should have a corner!  We've got less than four weeks to go in that sucker :)

Baby Tarheel preparing for game time!

My name is Emery and I am the sweetest...

Christmas was a blast!  We hosted two sets of grandparents and made the most of it.  Here is a photo recap...

A Kier tradition: a child always puts the angel on the tree.

Family shot of all five of us--hooray!

The girls got cowboy boots for Christmas from Birdie and Papaw.  They were feeling reeeeeeal Texan after that.

The girls are leaving for the first annual Jammie Cocoa Christmas with Birdie and Papaw.  What is Jammie Cocoa Christmas you ask?  Looking at Christmas lights in PJs, drinking cocoa, eating cookies, and listening to Xmas music.  THE BEST!

Our TV and mantle, complete with many of our Christmas cards from far and wide.

Christmas morning--is there anything better?

Betsy, if you are still with me, thank you for making it to the end.  I promise to post more often!