2014

Happy New Year!

I'm hoping and praying that 2015 will be full of happiness and health.  

2014 has been a big one for us.  What Trinity and I will remember most about this year was that it was full of traveling adventures!

We started our travels in March with a Trinity-Betsy trip to Scottsdale for 4 nights.

G rocked out with Abby and Papi in Kentucky.

I'm not sure if this classifies as "travel" but we spent the night at the uber exclusive water park and hotel in Southern Indiana with YaYa, Aunt Katie, Caroline, and Briley.  

In May I missed our family's trip to Pennsylvania to see Wellie because I was ill right before departure.

Wellie left her Easter egg tree up for G and they had a great time.  

In June I celebrated my 35th with a weekend in Chicago.

At the end of the month of June we traveled for a family vacation to South Carolina.  

In July my mom and I took G down to Jamie's lake house in Tennessee for a girls' weekend + Liam.  

Trinity traveled with me to Texas right before school started so I could do some training.

It was seriously hot in Dallas in July.  

September took us to San Diego and Genevieve's first plane trip.  

In August I became a foot model.

I always knew it would happen.

I traveled downtown (which isn't really traveling) for outdoor yoga at the War Memorial and there was a photographer taking shots for my yoga studio.  

She honed in on what I have always claimed to be my best feature.  This has nothing to do with travel, but I would be totally remiss if I didn't include a few shots of my feet. 

They look dirty.

In October we rounded out our year of travel with a trip to Maine.  

Once again Genevieve enjoyed the hills of Kentucky with Abby and Papi.  

It was a wonderful year.

I'm grateful for so many blessings in my life.

Christmas Day

Our Christmas morning was lots of excitement.  We all wore hats, which my mother-in-law loves, and the rest of us secretly do too.

Papi looks like a king here.

Wellie was Santa's elf.  She was passing out gifts willy nilly!  

Genevieve got tons of Frozen gifts from Wellie, Aunt Rose, Uncle Paul, and Trinity's cousin, Dina.  

She received a flouncy skirt, an Elsa doll, an Olaf watch and a necklace with Anna and Elsa on it.  She was in heaven.  

Papi and Abby came through with a karaoke machine.  Abby and G sang a duet of Islands in the Stream.  

I kid.

Abby and Papi also gave her a sled.  I'm hoping we don't have 8 snow days like we did last year.  

That was miserable!

Shirley received a makeover.

That evening I attempted to get some family photos.  These are just too hilarious to keep to myself.  

Trinity is cackling here.

This one is my favorite.  We tried to coax her back in the picture and BOOM!

There she is, front and center!

We were so sad to leave everyone the day after Christmas.  

It was a very special Christmas with our sweet Wellie.

We left with an overloaded car and lots of precious memories!

Christmas 2014 Christmas Eve

Our merry little trio arrived at Trinity's parents' house on Tuesday afternoon.

Papi and Genevieve got to work right away playing with Minnie Mouse gear.  

We were thrilled that Wellie was there.  Wellie is Trinity's grandmother and she is 91 years old and sharp as a tack!

Amazing!

G wore a sweater vest that Wellie had made for her on Christmas Eve morning.  

This is what she did when I tried to get a picture of her.

Wellie can fit in my pocket.

She's about 4'9" tall.

Genevieve and Wellie got a lot of use out of G's Doc McStuffins doctor kit.  

Everyone has fully functioning hearts, throats and ears.  

We watched White Christmas, my all-time favorite Christmas movie.

I clearly didn't wash my hair for the occasion.

Abby, Papi, and Aunt Shirley led the way with making sugar cookies.  

We had a big ham dinner and then it was time for G to put on her "not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse" jammy tails.  

This is her new smile!

It was a great Christmas Eve.

Santa Lunch

Genevieve went home on Saturday morning for an overnight visit with YaYa and Bob.

She was more than happy to go.  

Megan and Kate came into town for the afternoon and night.  We spent a lot of time sitting on the couch laughing about our IU days in the late 90s.  

Miss Kate is prego and has the tiniest little bump.

She finds out if she's having a boy or girl this week.

So exciting!

On Sunday afternoon we met my parents and Robby and Meghan at the Columbia Club for lunch with Santa.  

That place holds so many glorious memories for us.  

What a difference 4 1/2 years makes! 

G wasn't so sure about the big guy.  

She agreed to a high five and told him her list from a distance.

She wants a star and Jesus.

Yes, she said that.  

We'll be getting out our nativity pronto.  

The whole family got in on the fun.

Santa offered his knee to Megan.

She declined. 

It was awesome.  

Princess Tea

Genevieve attended her second princess tea party last weekend.

This time she had a dress!

I had some lovely virus and could not get out of bed.  My precious husband agreed to take her to the tea himself.  My friends Tara and Jenny rescued him from that duty, and G happily skipped in without her father.  

Margo, Lydia, G, and Ava loved Olaf.  

Genevieve loved it!