Just hangin' out watching some classic Fox Soccer Channel -- Manchester United vs. Ipswich c. 1995.

New 'do!

Mommy has a new hairdo with a "severe" angle, as the stylist put it. She finally found a decent salon after 2-1/2 years of living here, though it's in Philly. Vaughn's hair is now longer than Mommy's!

Flip-flop

We "flip-flopped" our house on New Year's Eve/Day. Anyone who has visited our humble abode knows of our space constraints in our Cape Cod. When we moved in 2-1/2 years ago, the movers could not get our California king mattress upstairs. So, we opted to put our bedroom on the first floor "temporarily". Then, Vaughn came along and we put him on the first floor, too. As convenient as that was (we only have one bathroom and it is on the first floor), we were not using our square footage to its maximum capacity.

As Vaughn snoozed away 2007 and into 2008, Mommy and Daddy moved the master bedroom upstairs and our guest room and office downstairs. Sounds easy enough...not really. We tried several different ways to get our king mattress up the stairs (I mean, what do movers know anyway??) We even resorted to taking the mattress into the front yard (around midnight) and attempted to ram it up the staircase. Big shock, but we had NO luck! We already had a full-size bed on the second floor in our guest room, so we (drastically) down-sized and compromised. We then moved Vaughn's room the following day.

The pictures show a few of the transformations. The pink walls are "temporary" and will hopefully be masked by a soothing tan when the weather is warm enough to open the windows -- we are very aware that the color is nauseating! Vaughn loves the monkeys and "na-na-nas" in his room.

Baby it's cold outside!

Vaughn is cold and irritated that I "dragged" him outside in the snow. It is amazing that he even has a coat on...he usually refuses to wear one. (We are learning a lot about "choosing our battles".) We have to sneak up on him and tackle him in order to get his coat on. He then screams and collapses to the floor, making the task even more difficult. This is a twice-per-day occurrence and has been going on for months now...when will he outgrow this phase??

Marlin, on the other hand, loooooovvvves snow!

Mommy/Daddy update

Mommy decided to add one more thing to her busy life...she is a graduate student at UNC - Chapel Hill's School of Public Health. She is learning all about biostatistics (whatever that means!) Also, congratulations to Daddy who graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Master of Science degree in Sports Leadership. Daddy was not able to attend his graduation ceremony, but does have his diploma (which is all he wanted in the first place!!)

The Greenbrier

We visited The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV between Christmas and New Year's. Vaughn had fun swimming in the pool, riding the elevators and exploring the long hallways. He even learned how to use a finger bowl in the main dining room. He knew exactly what to do each time he was presented with "lemon soup" at the end of each meal. We went to afternoon tea each day where Vaughn was mesmerized by the violinist and pianist. He also ate his share of cookies!!





Grandma Ginny, Daddy, Vaughn, Mommy and G.G.




After demonstrating his dance moves, Vaughn decides to take a break in the Great Hall.

Bigfoot

Wearing Daddy's shoes around Grandma's house... Vaughn insisted on descending a flight of stairs in his new kicks.