This & That...

Well, the virus bug hit the Hammock household recently & boy, did it stay a while.  It started with Halli, then went to Eric & Molly, then me & then back to Halli again.  It managed to string itself out for a solid week & we were SO proud to finally see it leave!

Kite Founders Day was over the weekend & we all had so much fun.  It turned out to be a really hot, but pretty day.  Molly did a great job dancing...

And, then kicked off her dancing shoes to do some greased pig chasing...

Also, I just have to add this picture from Halli's Easter photo shoot.  It is just so funny to me...I swear it looks just like the poor duck is yelling, "AFLAC"...

Happy Easter

Molly's dance competitions have been going great! They have received 1st place awards at both competitions so far...woo-hoo! This weekend, we head out again for our last regional competition of the year. She's super-excited to get back on stage again. She was always excited this weekend about the Easter Bunny coming. Halli is still "learning" all of this new stuff which makes it so fun to watch.

They both had so much fun hunting Easter eggs at moma's. Molly found the most eggs & the prize on the first hunt...

Then, Halli found the prize egg on the second hunt...

It was a wonderful & busy weekend.

Molly spent all of last week doing her first year of CRCT testing. She said she believes it went well & I'm sure it did...she's such a smart girl!

Halli is now trying to cut her "eye-teeth" which has made for 10 sleepless-nights in a row! She hasn't been her normal, happy self so I know they are really bothering her. We have 2 that have cut through, and the other 2 look pretty close so hopefully, she'll have some relief soon...and, I'll get some sleep soon!!!

I absolutely love spending time with these two precious little girls...they keep me busy & make life worth living!

First Dance Competition

Molly's first dance competition went great last weekend. They danced their little hearts out & it paid off. They won 1st place gold in their division and 4th overall for the day. We were so proud of them! Way to go girls! Now, we're headed off this weekend to do it again. I pray that we all have safe travels & a wonderful time.

Let's Dance...

We are SO looking forward to Molly's first dance competition this weekend. All of the girls have worked so hard tweeking and perfecting their dances for the upcoming weekend. Our dance family will be taking a total of 14 routines to the competition. I wish them all safe travels & the best of luck!

Triton

I somehow missed posting this last fall. So, without further adieu, here's a small tribute to a special part of our family. October brought with it a very sad day for our family. Our only "son", Triton, lost his battle with cancer. He was the best four-legged companion we could have ever added to our family & an awesome hunting partner for Eric. Thank you Triton for 12 wonderful years of unfaltered love & dedication to our family. You will be greatly missed & never replaced in our hearts. Triton Cole 2/20/00-10/22/11

Surprise Weekend...

We have spent the last two weeks trying to get both of the girls well. These weather changes have all of battling allergies & sinus problems. Poor Molly had to start back on her breathing treatments for the first time in over two years & go through chest and sinus x-rays at the hospital.

Thankfully, they are both doing alot better....and just in time, too! Because, we had a very exciting weekend planned for Molly this past weekend. We loaded up & told her we were headed to the St. Johns River for a fishing trip. Little did she know, we were actually taking her own her very first visit to Disney World! We managed to keep it a secret the entire way, with her not figuring it out until we actually pulled up to the entrance....she was ecstatic!

Upon arrival, we all got a big surprise. Several men with suits & ties greeted us with balloons telling us were had been chosen as their "Family of the Day"! We were personally escorted to our upgraded room...a top-floor suite which totalled over 3200 square feet! It had three balconies that overlooked the princess castle in Magic Kingdom. It was absolutely beautiful!

Even though the parks were extremely crowded while we were there, we made the most of it by timing our rides & using FastPasses. The longest we waited to ride anything was around 30 minutes...which we didn't think was bad at all.

We had scheduled an appointment for Molly at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique where she had her very own Fairy-Godmother-in-Training do her hair, nails & makeup. Then, she put her princess dressed on & headed to her first Character Dining at the Akershus Dining Hall in Epcot. She met all of her favorite princesses.

We also scheduled character dining meals at Chef Mickeys...

...and The Crystal Palace with all of the characters from Winnie the Pooh.

We were able to accomplish alot in the couple of days we spent at the Magic Kingdom. Molly's favorite rides were Splash Mountain & Space Mountain (we rode it twice)! We made so many great memories with our oldest girl & cannot wait to go back again and experience it with our baby girl as well!

Man, Time Flies

Time sure does fly! I cannot believe that I have let so much time go by without posting about everything that has been going on in our lives. We definitely stay busy with these two little girls & I wouldn't have it any other way. But, I have got to start making more of an effort to blog about them so that maybe one day they can look back at this blog & see exactly what was going on in their lives at this time.

Too much time has passed to try to recap everything that has happened since my last post, so I'll try to hit some of the highlights:

-Molly has made the competition dance team at Steps & she is absolutely loving it! She dances 3 days a week & has her first competitions coming up really soon...she's very excited.

-Halli is 1 now and she's walking (& running) everywhere! She definitely has a strong personality but is such a good baby. She keeps us laughing everyday! -We took the girls on a cruise last Fall to the Bahama's & we all had a great time. However, I think we'll wait til they are little older before we tackle that again!

-For Halloween, Molly was an Indian princess & Halli was a ladybug...they were too cute & really enjoyed trick-or-treating.

-Christmas was great...it was such a joy watching them both on Christmas morning with their new toys. And, surprisingly, all of our trees survived "Hurricane Halli"!

I will definitely try to post more often now to keep things up-to-date. I cannot wait to see what things this new year has in store for our little family!