Sitting up!

These pictures are three months old now, but I'm trying to catch up from not blogging for a couple months! These are pictures when Logan was about 6 1/2 to 7 months old.  The first picture is of Logan FINALLY sitting up by himself! He is the most content, laid back baby....so much so that has been in no hurry to sit up, crawl, etc.!  The pic of Logan on his belly was a rare sight, because for so long he hated to be on his belly and never really wanted to roll over.  As I write this now he's 10 months old and now he's scooting all over, but still not crawling.  Again, he'd be more than happy to just sit on the floor with a couple toys and not even move!  He is the polar opposite of Isabelle who was late walking, but still always on the go.  We just love love love our sweet precious Logan. 

Karli and Roberts Birthdays

March 1st, my niece Karli turned 5 and on March 29th my nephew Robert turned 9.  They both had really cool parties this year.  Karli had hers at a local store called "Sparkles."  This place is every little girls dream. It's actually a store full of accessories and things little girls love.  In the back of the store are vanities across the walls with mirrors.  When the girls first arrive the girls working there let them sit at their own mirrors and they paint their nails. Next, they put makeup on the girls and then do their hair.  They get to pick out an accessory to take home and they get to keep the makeup they used on them.  Every girl gets dusted with princess dust (glitter) when they are done.  Afterwards they all get on stage and dance.  It was super cute and Izzy had a blast.

Robert's party this year was a game truck that came to his house.  It's a truck that pulls a trailor equipped with four big flat screen tv's across one wall.  Attached are multiple gaming systems and it's set up where all the kids can sit across from the tv's and play video games together.  They had the truck for 2 hours, however after about 45 minutes all the boys were out of the truck and running around the yard! It happened to be really nice weather that day after a long period of not so nice weather and they boys were anxious to be outside.  My sister wanted to get her money's worth for the truck and was able to get them all back in the truck for the last 20 minutes.

                                                     Inside the game truck

                     I thought this was funny...the game truck guy ouside playing basketball because none of the kids were in the truck!

Girls Weekend 2012

Girls weekend 2012 was held in Myrtle Beach this year!! We definitely missed Stephanie, but we had a wonderful time.  In order to give my girls a completely kid-free weekend, we stayed at my parents' home just a few miles away from my own.  We spent a lot of time relaxing, talking....and definitely eating!! We went outlet shopping, out to dinner and watched movies.  I'm so thankful for this group of girls.  We are all busy mommas, but when we get together it's like we were never even apart.  We have such an awesome bond and we are always there to encourage one another.  Love you girls!!

Casey's Baby Shower

Casey struttin' her stuff!

Danielle's little girl Madison giving smooches

Logan lounging in the hotel getting some lovin from Daddy

Apparantly there was some sporting even on that Jeremy wanted to watch, so Izzy watched some cartoons on our phone.

Back in January, we traveled to Charlotte for a couple days to attend the baby shower of my dear friend, Casey.  We weren't sure how having a 3 yr. old and 6 month old in a hotel room for two nights would be, but we actually had a really great time.  Both kids slept well and were really well behaved.  We would all go downstairs in our pj's each morning for breakfast and Jeremy and Izzy went swimming in the indoor pool one day.  We also really enjoyed spending time with Casey and her husband Chuck and helping them get ready for their first baby girl.  The shower was really nice and I was so glad to see my dear friend Danielle at the shower, even if it was only for a short time.  

WE'RE BAAAAAACK!

Thank the Lord, we were able to get our pictures back! Jeremy went on a golf trip and one of the guys is great at computers and was able to work some magic for us.  So, you can expect lots of blogging coming up to catch up on these past 4 months.  To hold you over, here is a pic of my sweet babies.  Look closely, Isabelle put some of her play lipstick on and kissed Logan's cheek to make a lip print.

Computer Woes :(

Obviously, I have been a terrible blogger lately!!! However, there is a reason, not just being busy (which we have been extremely busy!). A few months ago our computer broke and we got a new laptop. At the time of that purchase we were told that our hard drive of our old laptop was still ok. So, the plan was to transfer our pictures onto our new laptop since we never backed them up...I know what you're thinking, you have to back up your pictures!! Trust me...lesson learned : ) Anyway, instead of paying for Best Buy to do the transfer, we purchased a cable that is supposed to transfer files from our old hard drive to our new laptop. Sounds simple enough, but we just can not get it to do that! So, needless to say, we are probably going to end up paying Best Buy to do the transfer for us. To me, pictures are priceless, but we wanted to try the cheaper route!

In the midst of all of this, we had to have the motherboard on our new computer replaced as well, so the pictures I had downloaded since getting it were lost!! I can't bear to lose anymore pictures. So I will not download anymore until I get my old pictures transferred on this computer and in a safe place. How do you all back up your pictures? Do you save/organize them on a web-based site? Just looking for suggestions and how you guys save and organize your pics safely.

On a non-technology note...things at the Pryce home have been good since starting the new year. Most weeks have been full with work, family time, church stuff, visiting friends, working on the house, etc. Even though it's been a mild winter, we are so excited for spring to arrive soon. Logan is almost 8 months old and growing like a weed. Izzy is getting smarter and funnier every day. Hopefully I'll have some new posts and pictures up real soon!

Christmas 2011

One night during the Christmas season I looked up and could not stop staring at those four stockings hanging on the mantle. It's so hard to believe that we are a family of four. Actually, it's really hard to believe that WE are the parents now having Christmas for two little precious babies. It seems like yesterday that I was the excited little girl who couldn't wait for Santa to come. I feel so blessed to have a family of my own and the joy they bring to my heart



I really love this picture. Izzy and Logan love each other so much (it took a while but they really do now!) I hope this means a future of playing well together :)



Waiting for Izzy's Christmas program to start!



She was so happy when she finally saw us in the audience! All the kids looked so cute wearing Christmas PJ's in their program



Izzy was so excited that Santa really came and he brought so many presents!



Logan didn't know what was going on, but he enjoyed it nevertheless!







Thrilled about the swing set Santa left her!







Having fun with cousin Karli on Christmas Day



What a magical and blessed Christmas we had this year!! Having Logan with us this year, being in our new house and Izzy getting old enough to get super excited about Christmas made it all so fun this year. We started getting into the holiday spirit soon after Thanksgiving. We bought a really nice, new artificial tree for our new house this year and had so much fun decorating. Logan loved looking at all the lights and Izzy was a great helper decorating with us (you wouldn't believe how many ornaments were on the bottom of the tree!) We also had fun decorating with lights outside, which is something we never really did at our old house. The festivities went on from there and we went to a new light show that came to Myrtle Beach this year. It was a huge drive-thru Christmas light display synchronized to music...it was so cool! One Sunday after church we went to a restaurant for brunch with Santa. Izzy gets excited about Santa and likes to wave to him from afar, but gets freaked out when she gets close to him. Logan is too young to care, so we were able to get some good shots of him sitting on Santa's lap. The week before Christmas my parents came into town for a week and we had a really great time with them. We spent a couple nights making Christmas cookies and fudge at our house. They were also in town to see Izzy's Christmas program at her school. There were so many people there and Izzy had a little deer in the headlights look, but once she finally saw us in the crowd she was all smiles. We also went out to eat a couple times with my parents and they were able to take each grandchild individually shopping for Christmas presents. The next day after they left, Jeremy's mom arrived into town to spend Christmas with us.

I had to work Christmas Eve, but got home in time to get Santa's cookies ready with Izzy and get her and Logan tucked in for the night. Unfortunately, Izzy got a cold a few days before Christmas and was feeling especially crummy by Christmas day. However, she had a blast opening her presents and loved all of them. When she had finished opening her presents, I told her that I heard Santa doing something in the backyard last night. Of course she wanted to go check it out and she ran out back to discover her swing set! Even though she was not feeling well she was super excited. After presents and our traditional Christmas morning breakfast pizza, the kids took naps while we got showered and ready. Every year we go to my sister's Christmas afternoon for a meal and to hang out. This year we decided to grill steaks and they were delicious! We had a lot of fun spending time together and the kids played with all their new toys. It's hard to believe Christmas has already come and gone, but it was a really great one : )