Blizzard 09

Well, they finally got it right. They were predicting lots of snow and we got lots of snow. I think they said last night that downtown DC got 8 inches of snow. Yesterday morning Tucker woke up before 7 which is not normal in this house and came running into our room and said "we have millions of snow, get up, get up!" He was so excited and ready to get out and start sledding. We weren't as excited seeing that it was about 20 degrees, still snowing, and the wind was blowing like crazy. It wasn't a blizzard but at times with the wind it seemed like one. We talked Tucker into watching cartoons in our bed until 8 then he saw his friends already out and we didn't have a choice. He got himself ready and was out the door by 8:30. It was so cold but kids don't care. They were all just enjoying the snow. I was enjoying the warm house and the chocolate pancakes I made.


Tucker loves the snow!


Jacob is actually smiling!

I love the snow but prefer to stay indoors and drink hot chocolate and take naps. That's about all I did yesterday.

Johnny actually had to do some work yesterday so after he got home him and the boys built this beautiful snowman in the dark. I'm so glad we wasted 2 thin mint girl scout cookies for his eyes.

Magic Kingdom

Two weeks ago we went to Tampa for a few days to visit with Papa John and Granny Lou and then we headed to Orlando to Walt Disney World. After we made our plans I found out that a family from our church was going to be at Disney at the same time as us. We were so excited! They have 3 kids that are so sweet and love Tucker. We met up with them our first day at Magic Kingdom. The kids had a blast!


Here are Tucker, Ramsey, Halle and Jackson getting ready to ride the go-carts. Tucker was big enough to drive by himself. He was so happy!


Daddy and Jacob went for a fun ride together. I rode with the girls.



The good ole tea cups. I set this ride out.

We had the best time at Magic Kingdom. The kids did great. We had a nice dinner and stayed for the fireworks. We didn't get back to our room until almost 9 that night. We got in bed and rested up for the next day at Animal Kingdom. Hopefully I will get that posted tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Jacob

Today my baby turns 2! I can't believe how fast time goes by. Yesterday we had his party and boy did we have fun. The theme of course was Monster Trucks. We invited his friends from church and had lots of fun. He got lots of trucks, books, and cute clothes. Check out this cake!


This is Gravedigger! The tires are doughnuts and were held together by pretzel sticks. This was the coolest cake. My cake lady had only done one monster truck before. She is pretty good! I do go overboard with birthday cakes but whatever its fun and only once a year.


Here are some of the kiddos with the life of the party Uncle Beau!


The kiddos are ready for some cake.



Tucker was really excited.

Happy Birthday Jacob! Man I love this little guy.

Surprise, Surprise!

Take a look at Baby Hinely # 3. We are due September 21. I had my first Dr. appointment today and he said everything looks great!!

Let It Snow

We finally got our January snow! I guess it was two weeks ago we got about 2 inches of snow. It was the perfect snow for sledding and building snowmen. Tucker had so much fun playing with the kids in the neighborhood. Jacob on the other had didn't really like being out in the cold. I don't blame him it was really cold.




I don't think it helped Jacob when Johnny pushed him down the hill with Tucker.

Jacob was so mad he wouldn't even look at me to take his picture.

Tucker and his buddy Race heading down the hill.

I think we should just call it a day!

Monster Jam

Last Friday night we took the boys to the Monster Jam truck show down in D.C. They were both so excited! We watch these shows on TV so they were excited to see the trucks in person. I have to admit that I was kinda excited.


Jacob did not move all night.


Meet Madusa, a female driver. I wonder if I could learn to drive one of these trucks?

Gravedigger and Superman.

Of course Gravedigger wins.

Trip to the dentist

Tucker had his first dental appointment last week and did great. I noticed this dark spot on his front tooth and of course I thought the worst. I figured it was tooth decay or a cavity so we made him an appointment right away to get it checked out. The doc said it was caused by some kind of trauma. He must have hit it on something and it caused the dark spot. He got X-RAYS and his teeth cleaned. He did great and everything looked perfect.