Here is Nora after playing hard in the sand.

Michael's Last Tball Game

Look at this little butt munch!

Myrtle Beach

MICHAEL LOST HIS FIRST TOOTH!

It took some time, but Michael FINALLY lost that little tooth! Thank God! I was getting tired of him wiggling it in front of his Mother. (That makes me sick to my stomach.)

Isn't he cute!
XO, Melissa

WHOA...forgot about this blog!

Well, it's been a mighty long time since I've been into this. I hope that I get better at keeping up with it. I want to share my family with our friends and family that are not near to us.

We recently flew to North Carolina to spend time with Jamie's side of the family. It was so wonderful seeing everyone again! Grandma, Umpa (what the Grandkids call Grandpa) and our family drove 4 hours to Myrtle Beach for a few days too. That was way cool. We didn't spend that much time in the sand, but we did get to relax and have good quality time together. It was really hot. A nasty crab bit Meg's foot, but she survived it okay:) Nora played in the ocean for the first time. Certainly will not be her last! We try to go the beach each year with The North Carolina Matthews Family. This year we plan to spend Thanksgiving there again. YAY!

We will be heading up north to my family in almost a week. My parents will have been married for 50 YEARS! I cannot believe that. Mom and Dad are so young to me. 50 years always seemed ANCIENT while growing up! I'm really proud that my parents are still together, much less for this length of time. Not many people can say that these days. I'm really looking forward to spending time with them. My Mom had her hip replaced and I haven't seen her since she did:( That makes me pretty sad. I have to make up for some lost time with them. I'll be sure to post some pictures from their party:)

My Aunt, Sister Marrietta is currently traveling Ireland. We got a postcard from her last week. I pray that she's safe and having a grand old time! We celebrated her 50th Jubilee last summer. (50 years as a Nun.) She deserves to have a vacation!

I'm off to help Jamie clean up our dinner. Hope everyone is well!

God Bless!
Melissa

Our Favorite Dogs

Hello!

Michael wanted me to post this picture of my friend Kim holding her dog, Bruiser and of Meg holding my friend Amy's dog, Cooper. My kids LOVE these dogs and hopefully they will pacify them long enough so that we don't have to get a dog of our own. As much as we would love to have a pet, this just is not the right time! Maybe mommy needs to babysit another baby part time. Am I ever going to lose the urge to procreate? LOL. Bruiser and Cooper have played hard at our house and, from what I hear, they will have their very first "playdate" together this weekend.

"Bruiser is a cute dog and I love him. Cooper is really, really, really good and nice. We get to take him out almost every day. We love to poop Coop out." ~ Michael

Xo, Melissa

Oh yes, of course our blog is in CAROLINA COLORS! What other colors exist, really?
Have a good day!
M

Welcome To Our Blog!

Hello and welcome to our very first blog entry! I've attempted to do this before, but I never succeeded at keeping up with it. I promise that I will make every effort to post pictures and to post family updates for you - family and friends throughout the world. So many of you are out of our reach and it makes me sad. We wish that we could share our lives with you in person! Thank God for resources, such as this. I pray that each and every one of you are having a safe and wonderful holiday season.

God Bless!
Melissa