Friday, January 30, 2009

TGIF

Friday nite is Movie Night! 

We've made it safely through another week here. Everyone has a bit of a cold but we're hanging tough. Mom continues to train for her triathlons and the kids are keeping busy with school and afterschool stuff. Dad is busy as ever at work and still is home in the evenings to help with baths and bedtime! 





Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Thelma's birthday!


January has been a busy for the Blackwell family. Between learning how to ride their bikes(Ali and Walter no training wheels) and going the Bahamas, bball games, and numerous school activities life has been good. Last night we went to the 60th bday party of our old sitter Thelma. Here are some pics.  Mom (eliza) is glad to be on the mend from a bad kidney infection. 


Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Snow Day!

Today it snowed and there was NO SCHOOL! This was the first snow the kids have ever seen! 






Bahamas Trip

We went to Paradise Island at the Atlantis with the Ellis's and had a ball. Here are some great pics! 


Arriving in style! Their first limo ride!!
Check me out! 
Crazy waterslide that Walter and John went down! Talk about free fall!



Kids sharing the sofa bed! 
Water playground! 

Shark tank!
Bathing beauty! 
Dinner out at the Ocean Club - where Michael Jordan is hosting his golf tournament this weekend! 
Good times at the pool! 
Our little mermaids!

Play video! 

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Walters First Basketball game!

Walter had his first bball game today! Check out pics and movie below! 

Which way to we go?
Pass it to me! 
Pairing up for man-on-man! 

Watch this quick movie of walter in action!! 


Friday, January 9, 2009

Christmas 2008

Hello all! Happy New Year. The end of 2008 was pretty busy and I am sorry for not updating the Blog more often. I promise to do so this year! Here are some of the highlights from Christmas 2008. More pics to come soon! ~eliza


Christmas morning at Aunt Amanda and Uncles Al's house in DC! "A robot!, Just what i wanted, Santa must have gotten my letter!!!", Walter B
Christmas Eve at Tabernacle church (this wasn't our original destination) - we had to ad lib our Christmas lights tour as traffic was horrible. . . try fitting 6 kids, 4 adults into a minivan and tell me how long you last!!! ;-) The lights were amazing anyway and we told Ali it was Cinderella's castle!! 

Shots from inside the minivan!! Amanda and James, how cute!
Boys in the minivan! Mac, Taylor, John and Walter!!
Ali makes an appearance (she's been on the floor - safe i know) How cute does she look with that hat on?!! 
Walter's real birthday in DC Dec 22! Party girl!
It's my party and i'll cry if i want to!! Walter is not happy!!!
left to right: James back of head, Taylor, Mac, Priscilla aka "grandma P", Ali and birthday boy! 
We went to the building museum in DC - here's James the builder all set to go!!
Here's a Lego castle that Mom and Walter made! Wow, look how tall it is?! 
Christmas with the Blackwell Dec 20 before we left for DC. We opened presents at our house in wilmington. Here they are showing off a few of their gifts from Derry aka "Dae-Dae"
Doesn't ali look hilarious in her 1st bikini?!