Sunday, July 18, 2010

Park Playday






Big Little, Little Big

Let's just say that Emma and Eleanor are a bit different...at least in size.

We went to Emma's three year check up and Eleanor's two month.

Here are the stats:

Emma (Little Big)
Age: 3
Weight: 26 pounds, 14 ounces (15 percentile)
Height: 33 inches (not quite on the chart)

Eleanor (Big Little)
Age: 2 months
Weight: 13 pounds, 4 ounces (95 percentile)
Height: 23 inches (95 percentile)

They are both in great health, and all is well!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

In the Kitchen

We (the girls) have been at my parent's house for the week. It gives us a chance to visit with everyone and gives dear ol' Daddy Dugald a brief respite, too.

One of the benefits of having extra hands to help with the kiddos is time for me to cook in the kitchen. Their have been a few recipes (well, maybe a hundred) that I have wanted to try, but life at home isn't really set up for that right now.

So...

I got to try out this incredible coffecake and these great potatoes. They both turned out really well -- I highly recommend them. They are courtesy of The Pioneer Woman, as are the images.


Not approved by the American Heart Association :)



Tuesday, June 22, 2010

A Labor of Love: Basement Renovation Part One

Our basement remodel has been quite a labor of love. We are very happy with the way things are turning out.

Here is the first of a few posts on our project. A before and after of the basement bathroom:


Last Day of School

Still catching up.

Here are some pictures from Emma's last day of school for her 2-year class.

My baby has been replaced with a little girl!



Saturday, June 12, 2010

nice to see you again

it's hard to get it all done.

marriage, kids (yes, plural), work, laundry, meals, friends, blog, sleep (what's that?) and the fifteen million other tasks we have.

that said, i want to revive our little blog.

so, here goes.

welcome to the world, eleanor mclean hall.

born may 5, 2010 at 4:36pm, weighing 8 pounds and 1 ounce, and measuring 20 1/2 inches.

love,
dugald . kristen . and big sister emma.




p.s. thanks to angie davis for the great photos.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Pumpkins, Chickens and Gnomes - Oh my!

As promised, pictures of our Halloween festivities.

It all started out with a day in the pumpkin patch at school, followed by a parade through the streets of Homewood, and the finale - garden gnome and chicken take on Publix.