Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Apple Hill


We went up to Apple Hill for the day with a bunch of friends. The first couple hours were dry, followed by rain. Tim sees rain as a prerequisite to a good Apple Hill day, but we agreed that an over cast day would have been preferred. It was a lot of coordinating amongst our group, but in between we had some yummy apple goodness! Apple donuts, kettle corn, apple cider, corn dogs, and apple pie. I, of course, got sick!

The cutest pumpkin in the patch!


She didn't care too much for the wet hay on her bum, but she's cute!


Sunday, October 3, 2010

Julia is ONE!!!



Our little Julia Grace is ONE!!! It has been such an amazing year to watch her grow and see all that she can do! We love our baby (now entering the toddler zone!) Happy Birthday Julia!!!


Grandma Sharon came to CA to celebrate Julia's Birthday! It was a special treat for us all! After church and lunch, we went to the Nut Tree for some fun!

How cute is this little one year old!!! We had to practice some walking. Julia started taking a couple steps 2 weeks before her birthday, and is growing in more confidence everyday!


Grandma Sharon took Julia on the carousel for her Birthday ride! It's free til she's 2!


Yummy cupcakes!!! Julia had a Cupcake Birthday!!!


Yup, these little cupcake lollipops are homemade too! Are you drooling yet?


After we sang Happy Birthday, and with the cake in place, Julia FREAKED OUT!!! Too many people and too many emotions!!! She only ate the cake I stuck in her mouth! She was done! The next night, we tried it again, with just the three of us. As soon as we belted out "Happy Birthday to...." Same reaction. We let her play and calm down, then started feeding her cake.After awhile, she was all into eating the cake and forgetting how we traumatized her! Hopefully she'll forget her traumatic experience by next year!










Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Our New Home








We've been in our new house for a month now and are the official owners. It has been a busy process of settling in, figuring out where to put the furniture, buying drapes for the windows, and doing various home improvement projects. This last weekend we cleaned and organized the garage...what a task. We thought to park a car in, but in our needs, we might turn it into our band room! Anyone want to jam?



It would be nice to have everything in order, the walls painted like we want them, new doors already hung, but it is a process. BABY STEPS!!! We've got to set little goals and not be overwhelmed by the long list of projects we'd like to do. Don't get me wrong, I am excited that we get to make it our own, in our time. It's just a lot of work, but we are willing!



Our busiest project at hand is Julia! Our girl is crazy!!! She loves exploring our house and we have to constantly watch her so she's not getting into something. Yes, we are in the process of childproofing things, but we want her to be able to explore her home. She loves climbing the stairs, the walls, banging cabinet doors, and putting every piece of lint she finds in her mouth. She doesn't sit still for long at all. Her pack n play had been a useful tool as we work on projects that we don't want her underfoot in. While in it, it is the only time she will sit and play with her toys and read her books.


Our girl sure is busy...and will be a 1 year old in 2 weeks!!!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Home Owners...almost

We're buying our first home!!!

We are so excited, yet extremely cautious! The house we got is a short sale, which can be a headache on its own. We were supposed to close on the house by 8/8, which obviously didn't happen. We're waiting on a piece of paperwork from the bank, so our hands are tied. Our plan was to move on Saturday...yes, 2 days from now!!! We'll see if that happens! We've been in boxes the last 2 weeks. Our massive garage sale was last week, we've packed ever thing up, and are ready to go! Until we hear anything else, it's paper plates, easy meals, and more waiting! Pray with us!!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

New Blog

Entering into the world of motherhood, I believe there is an unwritten rule that one must start a blog. Now that I have a kid, with cute pictures to post, and all the new and exciting things she does, I must have an outlet to show my girl off for all the friends and family to see. Yes, Julia is 10 months old now, so maybe I am a bit late in signing onto the family blog, but her we are now...the McGinty blog, composed by yours truly, Kerry