Kiley Turned 4 !

 

My sister is four now.  I guess that means she's just a little smarter now and can do a bit more things on her own....BUT, I still have to tell her HOW to do things all the time. 

 I AM her big sister, of course!

We had her party on Sunday-April 22, 2012.  We were going to have it at a park in Garner, NC but it rained all day and it was yucky!  So we had it at our house!  Crazy, but fun!  I got to play with some of my cousins and Kiley got to have everyone's attention on her!  She loves that!

 

Kiley's Rapunzel Cake

 

Cousin Luke, Andre, Chris and Uncle Pond

 

 

Putting her $20 bill 'safely' away in her shirt!

   

 Aunt Laura and Kiley

 

Baby Whitman and Baby Kiera came too!

 We had a lot of fun!  Next birthday party will be Daddy's!  He's turning OLD!  Talk to you soon!

Love, Mallory

Camping Time

We did it! We finally went camping! Daddy bought Mommy a tent for her birthday in December and we finally used it! Ha! Mommy went camping ALL the time when she was little and loved it and now I do too! So does Kiley!
Man that girl LOVES anything out of the ordinary!




We got all packed up and headed to Falls Lake to camp for one night! It took awhile to find the perfect spot (close to a bathroom for Mommy) and one that we could walk to the fishing pier from. Well....we found the bathroom site and had to drive to the pier, but it all worked out!





Check in was at 4 p.m. We got there a little early and had our hammock, tent, and fire pit all ready for cooking dinner by 5:30!! Hot dogs, and corn on the cob for din din,
then toasty hot s'mores for dessert! yummy!



Kiley loved the hammock!




Sleeping in the tent was fun...but it got really cold. We all woke up when the birdies started chirping and the rooster crowed! We started another fire to warm us up and Daddy put fishing tackle on our fishing poles! We fished on the pier until Kiley pooped out! Didn't catch anything but Daddy says that's why they call it 'fishing' and not 'catching!
Grandpa Pond would have been proud of my casting skills! hee hee!

Can't wait to do it again! Maybe in a couple of weeks!
Mommy says she has the 'camping bug' now!
I HATE bugs!

IT'S A BOY !!

We're Having A Baby!

Hey family and friends! Guess a lot has happened since I last talked to you. I'm gonna be a big, BIG sister! Kiley is so excited too. I hope it's a boy and Kiley wants it to be a girl. Either way, Mommy and Daddy just want a healthy, happy baby!

Mommy had shoulder surgery in October. Aunt Missy came to visit us while Mommy was getting better! We went to the fair! I ate corn on the cob...yummy! Aunt Missy is awesome!
I hope she comes back again soon!



Thanksgiving we went to Grandma and Granddaddy's house in Garner. I ate corn again! tee hee! I'm addicted to corn now....daddy says I'm gonna turn into a corn cob one day!

Christmas was great! We stayed in Clayton but had many visitors! GG and Uncle Thom came from Long Island, NY and Grandpa and Grandma came all the way up from Florida! Uncle and April bought a new house so we got to celebrate Christmas over there! I love Luke's new big boy bed!

We went to Aunt Laura's house to celebrate Christmas with Mimi and Papa. ALL my cousins were there too! We had fun playing and opening gifts! Can't wait for next Christmas!

Second grade is going well. I like my teacher Ms. Burke, although I really miss my 1st grade teacher Ms. Foscue. Kiley loves preschool and her teacher Ms. Brenda. Last Thursday she had her FIRST pajama day at school! She talked about it non-stop! That girl can talk!

Mommy's tummy has been feeling yucky with the baby, and Daddy's been taking us to fun places to give Mommy some rest! Over-all it's a pretty good deal!
Her tummy is getting bigger and Kiley and I like to kiss it!

Love you all,
Mallory, Kiley and Baby

Catching Up

We did a lot more this summer than what Mommy has put on our blog!
We were just SO busy and never sat still for long enough to let her update it!

So, in a nut shell...

We went to Myrtle Beach, SC!
We saw most my cousins and Mimi and Papa!
We rode a VERY tall Ferris Wheel!

AT THE BEACH

Some of my cousins and Uncle Tim!


ON THE FERRIS WHEEL!
It was all enclosed and air conditioned inside each seating compartment!

Then we went to the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher!
We saw a lot of ocean creatures, including SHARKS!!

AT FORT FISHER

Then we sold our "KILEY" van! :(
But not before documenting the special moment and place where Kiley was born!
Bye Bye van.

THE VAN





It was a great summer! School is back and we're enjoying it!
Love you ALL!
Mallory and Kiley

Mallory's 7th Birthday

Hey! I'm seven. Just had my birthday party at
The Pottery Camp last Sunday and it was awesome!
I painted a little baby and mommy cat!
My friends Ava, Leah, Emily, Adi, Morgan and Emerson came!
I love my friends and family!
Thank you for a wonderful birthday!
Mallory

First Days of School 2011

First Day of second grade for me! Ms. Burke is my teacher and I
think she is really nice! Here I am ready to go!

Kiley's first day (well this was orientation) of preschool!
Ms. Brenda is her teacher!
Her friend Emerson came along too!
Kiley is sooooo excited!

Sorry it's sideways! Listen to Kiley's words about preschool!
(It's gonna be AWESOME!)

Happy 2011 School year everyone!
love the girls

It's a Big Big Deal!!

I swam for the first time last week!!
The day before I used my floaty and barely wanted to get my face wet...then SPLASH!!
I went for GOLD and SWAM!!!
Mommy, Daddy and Kiley were soooo proud of me!
(Mommy actually teared up!)

Here's a video that shows me swimming the very next day!

and I've been swimming ever since!!!
Love ya'll!
Mallory