ratatouille

couldn't you just eat them up?  all so precious and sweet!  happy halloween everyone.  we are off to stir up some smiles.

god help us all.

preaching to the choir.

a sneak peek

a friend had a cancellation for a photo session on saturday. i scooped up the available spot as soon as i could. here are two shots from the kids' session. i'd say the early bird caught the worm.

tweet.

shiver me timbers

is this not the best, most handsome & scariest pirate you have ever seen? move over will turner! davis trogdon is now commandeering this ship.

i believe kindergarten is the most magical school year! especially with a teacher like miss mathis.  who wouldn't love school and want to get there every day as early as possible with days like "pirate day"?  avast, the kindergarten classes have aboarded the school and taken over.  here are some pictures at the beginning of the day....

me matey brye

party grub

deckhands arrival

all crew must sign in

 ahoy salty dog colt

look here lad, miss mathis still be the captain of this ship!

pirates of an ally ship

first-mates carson & davis in the galley

even scurvy siblings ready to swab the deck

the time has come. the time is near. little james is now here!

photo credit: allison trogdon

photo credit: allison trogdon

welcome baby brother!

james winslett trogdon

april 3, 2012

at 5:18 p.m.

9 lbs.  1 oz.  and  21.5 in.

shelby, north carolina

Every good and perfect gift is from above,

coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, 

who does not change like shifting shadows.

                                                                 - James 1:17

the trick is on us

let's back up to halloween 2011.  usually, i LOVE making the kids' costumes.  however, this past year they decide (well, mostly allison) they want to wear different costumes to all 5 different parties.  my reply?  "well, y'all better wear something you already have because I. Will. Not. be making 10 different costumes."

and they did.  well allison did.  not one costume was bought.  not one costume was worn twice.  i think davis got stuck on costume number 2 and called it a winner.

looking back on fall pictures, i ran across these:

i love davis's puffy chest and allison's best puppy impersonation.

but WHAT GETS ME.......is what allison does with the eye black once we get back home.....

other costumes revealed were:

1. ariel the mermaid

2.  gardner-webb cheerleader

3. captain america girl

4. ballerina

time marches on

this is what i do instead of  cleaning my house and putting away the laundry.

oh well.  tomorrow's another day and it sure won't look like it did today.

happy valentine's day

rewind

2011 was such a crazy year for us.  if you've seen us at all in the past 10 months, you'll remember why.  if not, well, here's a brief summary:  trip to london & paris for spring break.  trip to hospitals in london after zach gets hit by car. surgery. make it home.  recover.  oh, hello!  trogdon child #3 on the way.

life goes on.  only now, in full speed ahead.  quite honestly, we're often out of steam.  and our blog is living proof.

i ran across this picture tonight and fell in love with them all over again for the hundredth time today.  this is from davis's kindergarten pet parade.  all classes were learning about animals that week and teachers asked students to dress up, bring a picture of their favorite animal or bring a favorite stuffed animal.  teachers also asked for us to use what we already had and get creative.  wait....did you say use what we have?  check.  do you need extras?  i ask?  because we have that too!

now as i look back on 2011 and allison's change of hair texture-  i realize one sums up the other in one word...."huh?"




and yes, allison did walk davis to school on the leash. and the costume was not complete until our dog had a yellow ball in his possession.

welcome to our noisy life.

here's a five minute sample of our life soundtrack.  i love it.  but, boy do i look forward to my quiet mornings!

davis got a haircut.

wait, what?!  yes, you read it right.  davis got a haircut a few weeks ago.  i wish now i would have taken a picture of the mess it made on the salon floor.  here's a sneak peek from pajama day:

dogs, pigs and dragons, oh my!

2006 - the year of the dog.  very appropriate.
2007 - the year of the pig. huh?
2012 - the year of the dragon.  ummmmm, okay?

all the years my children were/will be born.  well, at least they are not rats or snakes.  this kind of makes me a wee bit nervous of what to expect from our baby dragon due in april.  are pigs stubborn?  independent?  i'm trying to find a similarity between a pig and allison..... pink!  that's better.  on to decipher this dragon-thing.....