The Nolan Family

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Happy Halloween!

We had such a great Halloween this year! The week with was filled with Halloween parties, parades, and lots of candy (too much candy!) We started off the week with The Parke annual parade at Nana and Pop's! It is always a great kick off to our Halloween week. The kids love getting together and trick or treating. They all looked so cute in their outfits. The next day I hosted Cora's preschool Halloween party with another mother. I got to watch her in the school parade that morning. She looked so cute as Orphan Annie. She looked just liked her!! Josh also loved watching his sister in the parade. And then finally.....Halloween arrived! We went to the Nolans for our annual party. Grammy made delicious chilly with mac and cheese. Their house was all decorated and it is always such a fun occasion! Annie and the cow had a blast this Halloween...what a great week it was!

Ready for Nana and Pop's parade!

Hello Annie!

Annie and her cow!

Josh was the cutest cow!!

Taking pictures!

Great picture of Nana and Pop with their Grandkids!

Cora at her school parade! She refused to wear her wig.
I guess it's not cool to wear a wig at school :)

Halloween party!

So happy!

Carving pumpkins Halloween eve!

Josh loved to watch Daddy carve, but not a fan of the inside mess!

Daddy hard at work

Final products!

Minnie Mouse and the cow

Love his face!

Cow down, cow down (cow was OK!)

Our family on Halloween!

Apple Picking!

A couple of weeks ago we went apple picking at Carter Mountain! We went with the McGuire's, Auntie Linz, and Nana and Pop! This is my favorite fall event, and we had a great time! The weather was a little cold, but we did not care because we could much have it colder than warmer! The apples were delicious and everyone enjoyed climbing the mountain and putting the apples in their bag. This is the first year Josh has gone and he was walking...he ran hard up those hills! Cora and Josh had a blast with their cousins and it was a perfect day with our family.

Madelyn greeting her favorite little guy!

Ready for the hayride!

Madelyn was having fun with Josh before he started to put hay on her!

Josh and his Daddy

Sweet siblings

Loved his apples!!

Cora picking her apples!

Great picture of Nana and Pop!
Almost 40 years of marriage and they are still so cute!!

Auntie Linz and I!

Sam and I!

Auntie Linz and her Goddaughter!

Our family pic!

Love my family:)

Taking care of her cousin

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Pumpkin Patch!!

This week Kelly and I took the kids to the pumpkin patch. The McGuires had already taken Josh when they were watching him during our wedding weekend, but Cora had not been yet. And of course all the girls have to get together and have fun at their annual pumpkin patch event! Our usual place was Hanover Vegetable Farm, but unfortunately it was closed due to too much mud (it only rained for a week, ugh!) So we then decided to hike out to Ashland Berry Farm. I'm glad we did because we had a great time! The kids had a great time on the hayride, picking out their pumpkins, and going into their first boo house! Well, Josh was a little scared, but the girls loved it! What a fun start to our fall season!

Excited about the hayride!

Loves hay:)

My big girl

Josh was insistent on picking up his own pumpkin

Love these little pumpkins!

Just hanging out in the pumpkin patch. As long as these kids are together,
they are happy.

I always have so much fun with these two!

All four of my loves!

Sweet girls!

Aunt KK and the girls!

Love this!

Random picture of these two...love Cora's expression on her face!

Wedding weekend!

Two weekends ago we headed down to Raleigh, North Carolina for Jay and Iris' wedding. We stayed in the Umstead Hotel and Spa, which was simply amazing. I have never stayed at such a nice resort. Everything was beautiful and perfect. I didn't take many pictures during the wedding, but I did get a few of Cora and I:) Cora came with us because she visited her friend Talia who moved down there this summer. She had a great time sleeping over at Talia's house the night of the wedding. It was a great little weekend getaway.

Taking a walk around the lake!

She had so much fun!

My sweet girl and I:)

And we did indeed order room service for breakfast!

Buster and Donna's!

Last month (I can't believe we are mid way in October), we went to visit Buster and Donna who live on the Northern Neck. They have a beautiful home right on the water. It was such a relaxing day with the family. Pop, Nana, and the McGuire's all were there and we had such a great time! The water was amazing, the food was delicious, and the company was even better. The best part of the trip was how we all got to ride in the boat! It was so much fun to watch the kids get excited about riding in the boat with Buster! What a great, great day!