christmas 2013

christmas tradition is always to go to my parents house for christmas eve, open gifts & order chinese food. colin, evan & brielle were up until almost 10 PM, i couldn't believe it. they all just feed off one another and if they aren't tired & grumpy, they are going full speed.

christmas eve dancing from Meghan Hoy on Vimeo.
christmas morning at our house :) getting her to sit still is nearly impossible, so I was trying to bribe her with fruit snacks. this is her saying "please" for them, haha.

snow baby

our first snow of the year and we were ready to go with our snow tube. a couple of years ago when we got the HUGE snow storm, everywhere was sold out of sleds & tubes so we were sure to be prepared this year! sadly though, after just two times down the hill, our tube popped. our backyard is one big hill so we don't have to go far for some fun sledding/tubing. all the neighborhood kids (and adults!) have a blast in the backyards.

thanksgiving in arizona

thank goodness to a DVD player, lots of fruit snacks, lolly pops and juice....we made it to Arizona. it's funny that when you go on a flight with a toddler, you end up giving them things filled with sugar in hopes they will sleep. luckily, she did for a good portion. she was never super fussy but more antsy to move around and be free. we didn't get her a seat so we had an almost 30 lb 22 month old climbing all over us when she wasn't sleeping. it's a long day/trip, but it was worth it and she had a lot of fun with her other grandparents who she doesn't get to see nearly enough.

i looked up things to do there so we could enjoy the weather and Ryan's mom lives just a few minutes away from the Tucson zoo! Brielle had a blast running around looking at all the animals.

Our last full day there Rob's kids & their family came over and we snapped a quick family photo

big sister!

Baby Hoy #2 will be here around June 3rd! We are so excited to be expanding our family and hope that Brielle's obsession with babies sticks around. :)

family pictures

happy halloween!!

cutest little cinderella around. ryan took her around to a few houses in our court, but she had the most fun hanging out on our porch and watching all the other kiddos.

florida trip

We took a quick weekend trip in October to visit Brielle's great grandparents in Tampa, FL. It's nice to make this trip once a year since they aren't able to fly to see us anymore. My grandma will be turning 90 this year (or actually is 90 by the time I post this)!!  They live close to Clearwater Beach so we stay at a hotel there and it makes it feel like a mini vacation.  Ryan dipped Brielle under the water for the first time and she took it like a champ. I, however, was very nervous!

ticonderoga farms

We took the kids to run wild at Ticonderoga farms. We got there as soon as it opened and pretty much had the place to ourselves for awhile. Brielle loved going down the slide at first, but then Ryan tried to take her down one that was a tunnel and she wasn't having it.  This girl is wild and shy & reserved all at the same time.  

first haircut

finally gave in and had brielle get her first haircut. i was expecting a full freak out so I kept putting it off, but my mom had an appointment and asked Brittney (who has done our hair for years) if she could do Brielle's and she said absolutely. i think it helped that my mom (and dad, camera in hand) were there. she did GREAT.

mini chef

making birthday brownies for her daddy, a month late. we (I) may have double the amount of required vegetable oil, but at least I had a cute little helper

ryan's 30th!!

Ryan turned the big 3-0 this year! We first celebrated with the family at a winery and then a couple weekends later was his little surprise party at a small sports bar in Arlington where he partied like it was his 21st birthday ;)