First Day of School

Posted on July 1, 2015 by dpmckinney

I can’t believe how big they are getting. Katie is starting 5th grade and Hannah is starting 2nd grade. They are just growing up too fast. My beautiful girls. <3

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Taking a bite out of the Big Apple!

Posted on June 28, 2015 by dpmckinney

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Summer Vacation Fun

Posted on June 28, 2015 by dpmckinney

We’ve got Braces!

Posted on June 22, 2015 by dpmckinney

Well Katie had been fighting me for over two years that although the dentist insisted she needed braces and all the X-rays in the world showing a tooth coming in right behind her other permanent tooth she still insisted that she would NEVER get braces. As it happens I told the girls only 3 horse shows per year but low and behold the horse show of horse shows is coming at the end of the year at the convention center no less. She offers a deal… “I’ll get braces if you let me do the horse show!” me… “DEAL!” Here we go!

Horse Camp!

Posted on June 18, 2015 by dpmckinney

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Father’s Day!

Posted on June 10, 2015 by dpmckinney

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Horse Show #3

Posted on June 9, 2015 by dpmckinney

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Lord of the Flies

Posted on June 7, 2015 by dpmckinney

I was just asking John “so what grade is it that kids read Lord of the Flies?” Somehow he missed it so I’m guessing maybe it’s not required reading in North Carolina? Then H busts out “I love Lord of the Flies!” To which I have to reply “It’s not Lord of the Rings it’s Lord of the Flies.” Gotta love that girl!

1st Grade Play | The Gingerbread Man

Posted on May 30, 2015 by dpmckinney

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Pirate Day!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by dpmckinney

Ok so I LOVED this one! The girls picked out their outfits and made them all by their selves! VERY NICE!

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Track and Field Day | 1st & 4th Grade

Posted on May 28, 2015 by dpmckinney

80’s Day at School

Posted on May 27, 2015 by dpmckinney

The last week of school is always the best. No pressure of homework and crazy dressing up days! Here’s the first-flash back to my teenage years!

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1st Grade Open House | Hannah

Posted on May 26, 2015 by dpmckinney

I loved Hannah’s open house. She showed me all she had been working on including a life size drawing of her hanging on the wall! Love my babies!

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4th Grade School Pictures | Spring

Posted on May 17, 2015 by dpmckinney

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4th Grade Art Work | Katie

Posted on May 14, 2015 by dpmckinney

Oh how I love getting their artwork home. This in particular was so cute!

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Lacey Graduates!

Posted on May 10, 2015 by dpmckinney

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Horse Show Number 2!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by dpmckinney

Well Katie ended up being the only one to compete in this horse show before a torrential down pour moved in to shut down the show. But she came out with a lot of ribbons! You will notice her warming up in the rain. And it rains during the poles too.

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A Little Ferret Fun

Posted on May 7, 2015 by dpmckinney

Hannah with Axel-her favorite. She wanted to do a fashion photoshoot with him. Notice his ensemble. He makes a nice fur wrap too!

Sweet Pony

Posted on May 5, 2015 by dpmckinney

I just thought they looked so good in pink I had to put a couple of them on here. Katie getting her pony out of the pasture riding bareback to the barn.

Field Trip to the Capital! 5th Grade Katie

Posted on May 3, 2015 by dpmckinney

Our First Horse Show!

Posted on April 18, 2015 by dpmckinney

This was the girls first horse show. They were so excited. We were very proud of them. They both got ribbons which being their first show we expected it to be more of a practice. Katie got a blue ribbon (1st place) and a 5th and 6th. Hannah got two 3rd place ribbons and a 5th and 6th. The divisions included rider (equestrian), rider & horse (pleasure), horse only (under the saddle) and riding around poles (poles). I think the funniest part was in the car ride home when Katie announced “my horse did better than I did in the show!”. In her defense Ricky has probably done hundreds of shows were as this was Katie’s first. 😉

The Fun Run was Fun!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by dpmckinney

They do this every year to raise money for their school. The girls get so excited about the prizes and I get excited about all the new things the school can buy with the money. It’s a great fundraiser for the school! And the kids love it as you can see!

Hannah’s Chocolate Bunny Game

Posted on April 5, 2015 by dpmckinney

Hannah came up with a clever little game for us. She drew Easter pictures and hid them all over the house. The first one to find the chocolate bunny was the winner. Runner up had the most Easter pictures. Great game and kudos to Katie for finding the chocolate bunny!

The Egg Wars!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by dpmckinney

Ok. So this really cracks me up. We have egg wars every year with our Easter eggs for the Champion egg. Something we always did when I was a kid. Most of the time it’s just between Katie and Hannah but last year Lacey joined the fun. This year Mema was in on it and I love these pictures!!! Cracks me up!

Easter is Here!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by dpmckinney

Visit with the Cousins & Mema’s 80th Bday

Posted on April 4, 2015 by dpmckinney

Bad Mommy: Dying Easter Eggs AGAIN

Posted on April 4, 2015 by dpmckinney

Well bad Mommy forgot to pack the Easter Eggs for the beach. It’s a struggle to remember every time we go because they are in the fridge and I never think that I might need something from the fridge. But it turned out pretty nice since our dye wasn’t that good this year and Mema, Aunt Vicki and Uncle Rick got to dye one too! And lastly Uncle Rick got them a hammock for the beach which you will see them enjoying at the end.

My Funny Hannah!

Posted on April 2, 2015 by dpmckinney

Hannah has gotten so awesome and posing for the camera this days. A long cry from the days of “The Hand” which was basically a whole year of her throwing her hand up in front of my camera. So I am LOVING this phase. Of course she’s become a notorious photobomber too! That’s where all this started. I was just trying to take a couple of shots of the rabbits and this is what I got. Love that girl!

Dying Easter Eggs!

Posted on April 2, 2015 by dpmckinney

It’s that time again! Here comes Easter and with it the dying of the eggs. I hope they never outgrow this…

April Fools!

Posted on April 1, 2015 by dpmckinney

This has always been one of our favorite holidays. We do love some Tom Foolery! I usually fool the kids with fake food i.e. meatloaf dressed up as a cupcake and pound cake that looks like a grilled cheese. But they know my tricks now so I had to step it up and try something new this year. AND we have never pulled anything on Daddy so we decided to get him too! This years tricks included this lovely sign on Daddy’s car on the way to work. Of course he got me back by texting me telling me he got pulled over for it. NOT. Then we had my balloon cupcakes that kind of flopped because the icing (whip cream) melted in the fridge. Next time I’ll use real icing. Hannah joked around with them anyway. We had jello instead of kool-aid which Hannah got suspicious when it wiggled so I think I got busted there. But I got Katie with the lizard in the mailbox and spider on the toilet paper. I have a few new things up my sleeve for next year so we’ll see!!! April