Posted by Michelle on Jun 4, 2009 in Jeff
Jeff turned the big 4-0 on Thursday and he wished for a nice quiet night and dinner at home. So we made his favorite dinner and even made one of his favorite desserts creme brulee for dessert – I do love my culinary torch after all. I took Hayley to swim team practice so he even got some video game time.
We gave him several presents he wanted of books, games and movies but the big gift was a real ‘old man’ gift – a really cool pillow from the Sleep Number store. I suppose I shouldn’t tease him too much since I’m only 15 months behind him.
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Posted by Michelle on Mar 19, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
We always love for Hayley to do the UNC-VT game since it is always a rivalry game here in our family! She was all excited this time because she could finally fit in a pair of shorts they had. She’s growing up.
I love the photos at the end of her singing the UNC fight song down on the court after the game and then with Jeff.
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Also another cute set of photos from the game of the birthday of long-time UNC women’s game announcer and professor Jan Boxill. I went to high school with her daughters and just happened to snap some photos to share with them.
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Posted by Michelle on Feb 9, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff
We’ve been so busy with work, school and activities lately that I haven’t had a chance to post much of anything but I wanted to post these two quick small versions of photos. I’ll post them bigger and with lots more soon I promise.
Hayley with her Blue Ribbon for winning an event at the ASAC East Winter Horse Show at the Horse Complex at the State Fairgrounds!!! She won her group of the 9-10 year olds Command Walk/Trot event. She was fantastic!!
Jeff & Hayley at the UNC-VT basketball game where Hayley was a ballgirl.
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Posted by Michelle on Jan 21, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
Several of my friends named it Snowbama day since we got six inches on Tuesday the day of the inauguration of President Obama, it made me chuckle so I keep using it. Besides all we did that day was either snow or inauguration related anyway.
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Posted by Michelle on Jan 2, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
We had a great Christmas day. Hayley was so excited about her big gifts of the iPod Nano and the electric guitar and amp. She got lots of other wonderful gifts too and was spoiled as always.
Then we had a big ole Christmas lunch with my family, Jeff’s family and our friends Mike, Sara and Landon. I love a full table – full of good food and laughter.
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Posted by Michelle on Jan 1, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
We had a low key New Years Eve with our dear friends Mike, Sara and Landon. UNC had a game at 10pm so I had to actually work some but considering our game plan was to just hang out, play games and let the kids be silly, it didn’t matter too much.
I love Hayley playing with Landon. They are so funny together. I think she chased him around the house for like 30 mins and he loved it. At one point, she was laying on the couch and he decided to crawl up and snuggle with her. So much cuteness. She’s so good with him. She’ll make a fine babysitter when she is older.
Hayley nearly crashed at 11:45 but I came up with the bright idea to let her pick out glasses to drink the sparkling grape juice at midnight. So she perked right up and came back with a wide variety of glasses just in time to make it!
Guitar Hero Rock Star:
Boozing it up with pregnant ladies:
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Posted by Michelle on Jan 1, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
For the fourth year, we charged up the remote cars and carefully carried out the lovely gingerbread creations to the bottom of our steep driveway in the cul de sac.
We summoned our friends next door and then the GINGERBREAD DEMOLITION DERBY commenced.
Four-time competitor Purple car was joined by three-time participant Silver and a surprise entry of a jeep driving by a stuffed Elephant joined the attack force. The gingerbread houses put up a good fight but the cars again prevail and the kids finished the job by stomping on the remains.
Yes we are strange people but we love making gingerbread, we just don’t like eating it so why not have some fun with it!
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Posted by Michelle on Jan 1, 2009 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
We continued our family tradition of making gingerbread houses on Christmas Eve. Obviously you can’t destroy them if you don’t make them but of course that’s for Xmas day. We started about 10pm after being next door for the annual Christmas Eve celebration at the Renfroes. Good times was had by all and I love that we have these traditions with friends and family each year.
As usual we made a huge mess of it but that definitely is part of the fun. We didn’t try the 2nd floor like last year but did two side by side ones – of course one wouldn’t stay together until we made some super sticky paste royal icing.
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Hooray for messy hands!
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Posted by Michelle on Dec 5, 2008 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
I didn’t have time to take photos during Thanksgiving because I was cooking (and eating, watching football, sleeping, eating, you get the idea) but I took some the next day at the house and stable before Jeff’s family left.
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Posted by Michelle on Dec 2, 2008 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
I’ve just started this and will be adding more soon.
Back by popular demand, the Xmas list for the family. Please let me know if you get something for Hayley on this list so we can mark it off (which means that things with the strike through them are already taken). Call or email me at michelle@hillison.com.
Hayley:
— Wii Game – Guitar Hero with Guitar
— Wii Music Game
— Slippers, size 2. Something cute and funny.
— Ice Dig
— Mayan Dig
— Rock House Guitar for Girls DVD – she’s getting an electric guitar so this would be great.
— Electric Guitar for kids DVD One: Getting Started – ditto
— Meade Telescope
— Electric guitar and amp
— Webkinz – Chipmunk, Deer, Seahorse, Squirrel, Sea Otter, Orca, Clownfish.
— Gift cards – iTunes – she’s getting a new ipod so these would be great.
— Gift cards – Limited Too and Abercrombie & Fitch kids for clothes
— Gift cards – Target for a new bike she wants.
— Cocoa – she loves Ghirardelli double chocolate cocoa. she’d love a cute cocoa mug I bet too.
— Breyer horse figurines – she likes the ‘traditional’ and ‘classic’ lines. (but not the plush, pony gals, wind dancers or mini-whinnies lines).
— Bendaroos
Please no other stuffed animals if possible than webkinz. We are drowning in stuffed animals.
Also no need to get any DVDs, we get them all as they come out for free. Thanks for understanding!
Michelle:
— Hero Hot Dog Steamer
— UNC hat
— CD: Very Best of The Spinners
— UNC canvas. Etsy rocks, it is all handmade items from sellers. However you have to have a paypal account to buy from there – paypal is simple, it is just a way to pay for items online using your credit card, without having to give your credit card out to smaller vendors. Ask Jeff worst case 🙂
— Letter H typewriter key necklace – More from etsy, in notes add to change it to a 24 inch chain.
— Ice Cream maker
— Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book
Jeff:
— Battlestar Galactica Season One (the new series)
— The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B
— The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968
— Star Wars Force Unleashed for the Xbox 360
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