Chippy and Jingles Arrive!

I really thought the girls were going to EXPLODE waiting for Chippy and Jingles to arrive.  We almost had to fight them to go to Aunt Viki’s for thanksgiving. Even though I reminded them a thousand times that they don’t come till the day AFTER thanksgiving which we would be home well in time.  They made their appearance and had fun hiding from the girls each day until they had to return to the north pole Christmas Eve.  Even Lacey got to enjoy the fun on one of her visits.2013_12_0018 2013_12_0019 2013_12_00242013_12_0356 2013_12_0350 2013_12_0348 2013_12_0347 2013_12_0346

Swim TEAM!!! GO EAGLES!

The girls definitely take after their father. Both are incredibly talented swimmers. Hannah still doesn’t like being in big groups and says she’s not going to do swim team next year. I pray that isn’t true. She doesn’t like being in the water during practices all bunched up with the others but loves the swim meets. As for Katie, the girls a fish! She came in first in almost every match and was always in a main event except for when she had hit her max of 3 main events. She totally ROCKS the butterfly which is TOUGH.

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I got my Ears Pierced!

We’ve been talking about ear piercing for I don’t even KNOW how long but the girls never seemed to have the courage to make it happen.  One day out of no where after dropping Katie off at school Hannah announced she wanted to have it done.  I asked “when?” Her response, “Now.”  So off we went! What a brave soul! After Katie saw it when we picked her up from school she immediately had to have it done too!2013_05_0639 2013_05_0641 2013_05_0644 2013_05_0646

HOOP JAM!!!!!!!!!

One of our favorite spring/summer activities.  Fortunately we got in for the spring but with Katie having gymnastics the same night this year we’ll see.  But they do LOVE it so…  How can you not love bubbles the size of cars, adults and kids hula hooping every where, performers doing their thing and just running shoe free through the grass.  At least in the summer if not spring.

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Let’s BOWL!

Just some fun at one of Katie’s friend’s birthday party at the bowling alley.  Katie is actually a pretty good bowler, of course she has the McKinney genes where any type of athletics is concerned so she excels at most things.  Lacey and I just hung out.  😉  Hannah opted to stay home with Daddy.

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