NC 2011

This year our North Carolina trip was a month earlier than the previous years. We also went as just the Cupps family minus the Noble clan. It was definitely a different experience without the whole crew. We really miss having them but we did have fun being together as a family since that is a rare occurrence. Rhaegan and Marlee loved having their cousins there and are still talking about them. We made a lot of great memories and can't wait until our next trip to the beach.

All the girl cousins looking at the turtles.

We had to take a ferry ride over the Okracoke island. I think the boat was a big hit at least for my kids.

Each day we all relaxed at the beach under this amazing yard sale find. Josh got a steal of a deal on this enormous umbrella. Thanks, Josh!!

Marlee's swimsuit was always giving her a weggie. At least she's got a cute tush.

Our house this year had it's own pool which Rowdy and Snarky took full advantage of. Rhaegan loved swimming with them.

The cousins enjoying the waves fully clothed.

Fishing at the canal behind our house.

My little ladies!

The Cupps kids. Aren't we a good looking clan?

May-June Recap

May and June seemed to fly by for us this year. We had so much going on I couldn't find even a spare second to blog about our happenings. We had a preschool graduation, an end of the school year picnic, a family night at a Reds game, a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina (pictures to come) and more days at the pool than I can count. All in all, we have had a great past two months.

Rhaegan's "End of the Year" picnic was a huge hit. It was unbelievably hot that day but luckily the ice cream truck was about to make a pit stop at our park.

After long days at the pool I would often find the girls doing this...Marlee is starting to really love books (thanks to Rhaegan).

Rhaegan loves going to the Reds baseball games. We decided we would have a family night there and of course it wasn't going to be complete without a little cotton candy.

Uncle Josh and Aunt Krista were able to be there too which made it even more fun for all of us.

And at the end of May our little miss Rhaegan graduated from preschool. She made so many wonderful friends there and will miss them all so much. She can't wait for kindergarten to start this fall.

We enjoyed a week at the beach and some other fun outings which I will blog about soon.

14 more days!

This is where we will be in just 2 weeks!!!

Can't wait!!!!!

The Stray

So for those of you who think Shae hates animals and has OCD about touching them, well here's a story for you. We have three adorable kittens living under my parent's sun room. Their mom is still with them even though they are probably about 10 weeks old. We have been feeding them and so have our neighbors on both sides of us. We have been trying to catch the kittens for the past 2 weeks so we could give them to good homes. They are sooooo fast so we thought it might just be an impossible task. However, tonight we finally caught "Boots". And who was the FIRST one out there holding him trying to calm him down? SHAE!!! He scooped him up and held him like a little baby. He kept him in his arms for probably a good 10 minutes before he gave all of us a turn. I couldn't believe my eyes. My hopes of getting an animal when we have our own place have gone way up!

We tried giving him ham and cat food but he was too scared to even sniff it.

Awww...Shae's gentle touch

My mom wanted a turn cuddling with him too.

Rhaegan is a natural when it comes to loving animals. Boots finally calmed down after a little while. He is the cutest little thing.

Hair Day

When I was little my mom would put my hair in these exact rollers for church and picture days. When I found them I thought I would see how Marlee like looking "fancy." Rhaegan had already had her hair curled several times with rollers so she was a pro. Marlee's hair has gotten so long I thought it would be a perfect time to attempt a little styling.

She was such a trooper. She didn't move once (probably out of confusion and fear).

Rhaegan was so proud of Marlee's hair and how well she was cooperating.

Well...maybe she didn't enjoy it so much. This face tells it all. There isn't an after picture because my camera died and her hair doesn't keep curls at all. It was a fun experience (for me) at least. I love having girls!!

Post Easter Fun

We had a great Easter this year. The girls had a blast with egg hunts, wearing new dresses and of course receiving their Easter baskets from the Easter bunny. It was nice to be able to celebrate with Grandma and Papa Cupps this year as well. Our festivities started the weekend before Easter with a egg hunt in the house (because it was completely flooded in the backyard). Aunt Krista and I hid probably 200 eggs all around the house and then sent Marlee and Rhaegan hunting. Of course Rhaegan found the most because Marlee was to worried about opening each one to see what was inside.

It took them about 20 minutes to hid almost all of them and then the fun really started: dumping out what was inside!

Easter morning was next. Rhaegan had a wish list for the Easter bunny which she made sure I gave to him so he wouldn't forget anything. Marlee just wanted gum.

The Easter bunny was very generous this year and didn't miss a thing on the list. Best of all was the movie "Tangled" which they have watched about 25 times (no exaggeration)

It was a great Easter!!

Happy Birthday, Shae

Happy Birthday, Shae! We love you! We hope you have a great day!