The Knight Family

Weekend at Holden

2012-02-17T10:44:00.002-08:00

We recently took the kids to the beach for the weekend. It was so nice to get away and have some time just the 5 of us. We stayed at my parents place in Holden, went to Broadway at the beach, visited Ripleys Aquarium and ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. It was cold and windy but the kids enjoyed a few minutes on the beach, putting their toes in the sand and running around. Its so very different in the winter when the beach is completely empty.

Merry Christmas 2011

2011-12-23T11:34:00.000-08:00

Tree Decorating

2011-11-27T13:13:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-27T13:01:00.000-08:00

Harmon Hayride

2011-10-07T09:56:00.000-07:00

Every year some friends of our have a big fall party, The Harmon Hayride. There is more food than you can possibly imagine, hayride, bonfire, cow train, corn box(like a sandbox but with corn), sack races, etc... It is a blast!!!

First soccer games of the season

2011-10-07T09:35:00.000-07:00

1st day of school

2011-08-25T06:28:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of school. Owen is in 4th grade this year and Makenzie is in 1st. They popped out of bed before I had a chance to wake them up this morning. We are all excited to begin another fun year.

A new friend

2011-08-15T18:41:00.000-07:00

John worked late tonight so me and the kids rode bikes up to the neighborhood playground to enjoy the fabulous weather. We made a friend on the way.

Beach weekend

2011-08-15T18:34:00.000-07:00

This past weekend my parents kept the kids so that we could have an adult weekend at the beach. It was me, John, my sister Jessy and her husband Ryan. John and I have never taken a trip without the kids and figured a couple of days away would be nice...and it was. :)

Smith Mountain Lake

2011-07-25T04:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to Smith Mountain Lake with my Aunt Donna, her husband Dorn, and my cousins Allison and Austin. We had a fabulous time and can't wait to do it again.

Fun with friends

2011-07-06T18:54:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July

2011-07-06T18:46:00.000-07:00

Holden Beach 2011

2011-07-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

Speech Graduation

2011-06-22T09:59:00.000-07:00

Today was a happy and a sad day. Last August Benjamin(2 1/2 yrs) was barely speaking 5 words so he started speech therapy at the Moses Cone Pediatric Rehab Center. Today Ben is talking up a storm and has met all of his goals so he graduated. We are so proud of Ben and all of his hard work but are also sad to not see Ms Janet every week. He has grown to love her and always looked forward to going to "play" with her. He was so comfortable with her and did such a great job. So Janet, if you are reading this know that we love you and will miss you terribly. Benjamin...AWESOME work, we are soooo proud of you.

More Strawberries

2011-05-24T10:51:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun picking strawberries last week that we decided to do it again.

Strawberry Picking

2011-05-20T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ben and I took a field trip this morning, just the 2 of us. We went to the barber shop for a hair cut and then to Hedgecock Farm to pick strawberries. He had a great time picking strawberries. Once the bucket was about 80% full he decided to try one and then refused to put any more in the bucket. After that he ate every one that he picked.

Spring soccer 2011

2011-05-19T13:44:00.000-07:00

Makenzie's dance recital

2011-05-19T13:36:00.000-07:00

Mother's Day

2011-05-19T13:24:00.000-07:00

I've been telling John forever that I really want a river birch. I think they are beautiful trees. Sooo, for Mother's Day I got one from him and the kids. They all pitched in and planted it in our back yard. I love it!!!!

Easter 2011

2011-05-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

Makenzie's 6th birthday

2011-05-19T13:05:00.000-07:00

Disney World 2011

2011-04-01T05:38:00.000-07:00

John, the kids and I recently took a trip to Walt Disney World. It was a total surprise for the kids; they didn't find out about the trip until the night before we left. My grandparents work part-time there and were able to get us free tickets into all the parks and awesome deals on hotel and food. This was their last year working and our last chance for such an awesome deal so we went for it. We drove down last Saturday, had Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in the parks and drove home Wednesday. My parents and brother Logan also joined us.
Our first day was spent at Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Monday we spent the entire day at Magic Kingdom, my favorite. It rained ALL day long, not fun being wet all day but we made the most of it and had a great time. Makenzie rode Space Mountain 3 times that day. We learned that she loves rollercoaters and is totally fearless. Totally amazed us.
Our last day we spent mostly at Epcot. We left there and headed back to Magic Kingdom to do a few things we didn't get to do the first time we were there. We stayed until about 11:00, enjoyed the fireworks show and made our way back to the hotel. That day we were nonstop for about 14 hours. Needless to say, we were wiped. We were not ready to come home but all good things must come to an end.

Spring soccer

2011-03-13T17:58:00.000-07:00

Owen continues to play soccer and is becoming quite good. Played his first game Saturday and scored 3 goals. His dad is very proud. :)

Benjamin's 3rd birthday

2011-02-23T10:38:00.000-08:00

Bike riding

2011-02-23T10:31:00.000-08:00

Holden Beach Jan 2011

2011-02-03T05:14:00.000-08:00

Fun in the snow

2010-12-29T12:08:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas 2010

2010-12-29T12:06:00.000-08:00

Tap Dancers

2010-12-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

Owen's 9th Birthday

2010-12-20T18:39:00.000-08:00

December 21, 2001 John and I welcomed our first born into the world and into our lives. He will always hold a special place in our hearts being the one who made us "mom and dad". We are so proud of the wonderful young man he has become and look forward to many more years watching him grow. He brings so much joy to our lives. Owen, I love you to the moon and back. Happy Birthday!!!

Candle Tea 2010

2010-12-12T13:54:00.000-08:00

We continued on with our annual tradition of the Moravian Candle Tea. My mom and dad started the tradition in 1976 and has carried on over the years. The kids really enjoy going year after year even though its always the same. Unfortunately Benjamin wasn't all that crazy about it and fussed thru most of it. Hopefully next year will be better with him. The kids got rock candy, just like every year, including Ben and Emma. They have a band that plays christmas music in the street while we wait in line. Ben really enjoyed that, he kept putting his hand to his ear saying, "listen". It was really cute. We finished off the evening with dinner at O'Charlies. Overall a fabulous afternoon/evening.

Polar Express

2010-12-12T13:35:00.000-08:00

In the past year Benjamin has discovered and fallen completely in love with trains. Friday we went on a field trip to Spencer to the NC Transportation Museum. He got to go on his first train ride. It was called "Jingle Bell Express" where they ride the Polar Express wearing their pajamas, get a golden ticket to ride, get a jingle bell, an orange (an old railroad tradition) and hear a christmas story. We had alot of fun, especially Ben.

2010-12-05T18:43:00.000-08:00

First snow of the season

2010-12-05T18:34:00.001-08:00

Birthday Party fun

2010-11-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

Greensboro train switch yard

2010-11-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

Ben is totally obsessed with trains so while we were out and about today we took the kids to the Greensboro train switch yard. Ben thought it was so great and didn't want to leave. Looks like a trip to Spencer is in our near future. :)

Visit with Santa at Mommy & Me

2010-11-06T17:34:00.000-07:00

I took the kids to Mommy & Me consignments this morning to visit with Santa and take some pics. As I expected, Benjamin did not like Santa at all. Cried from the moment I put him on his lap until I got him down. Oh well...maybe next year.

Speech update

2010-10-20T15:33:00.000-07:00

Some of you know and some do not...Benjamin started speech therapy back in August. At 2 1/2 he was only saying a handful of words. We are so pleased with his progress that I wanted to share. These are all of the words he is now saying:

mom, daddy, help, please, more, no, juice, shoes, night, hello, bye, go, whoa, stop,
kenzie, pop, baba, uh-oh, hot(pronounced hop), einsteins, percy, choo train, some, up,
down, peanut butter, book, mine, nose, ear, eye, queen, bus, hold, milk, bubble, puppy, out, bag, pink, green, all done, boots, ball, booboo, nemo, cat, tos tos(thomas), hey, ben, two, paw, bed

He even put a few words together the other day and said " I want down".
I may be missing a few. He says so many now its hard to keep up. :)

Sack race in action

2010-10-17T17:36:00.000-07:00

Harmon Hayride 10/16/10

2010-10-17T17:27:00.000-07:00

Some friends of our had their annual hayride/fall party this weekend. There was a corn box with 500lbs of corn, a cow train, hayride, sack race, bonfire with marshmellows and hotdogs, pumpkin painting station and tons of food. The Davidson's were unable to go due to Emma being sick but we took Rylan with us. Owen and Rylan spent most of the their time exploring so that is why there are no pictures of them. We had a blast and are looking forward to next year.

Fall Festival

2010-10-10T17:59:00.000-07:00

Visit to Charleston

2010-09-26T18:15:00.000-07:00

John's dad, John, me, and the kids piled into the minivan this weekend and headed down to Charleston to visit John's sister Sally. We went on the USS Yorktown, went to the beach, the market in downtown Charleston and ended the weekend with a walk on the pier. We had a fabulous weekend.

Bush Hill Festival

2010-09-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

City Lake Park

2010-09-10T12:23:00.000-07:00

We took full advantage of the beautiful weather and spent a few funfilled hours at City Lake Park. Good friends...Good times!!!

Zoo day 9/4/10

2010-09-06T04:50:00.000-07:00

The weather was absolutely perfect on Saturday so we headed off to the zoo. Fun was had by all. Great day!!!

Makenzie's 1st day of school (Kindergarten)

2010-08-31T09:53:00.000-07:00

Owen's 1st day of school (3rd grade)

2010-08-31T09:49:00.000-07:00

Making brownies

2010-08-31T09:45:00.000-07:00

Nap time

2010-08-31T09:43:00.000-07:00

I put Benjamin down for a nap and this is where I found him. Laying in the corner of his bedroom.

Summer Fun!!!

2010-08-31T09:37:00.000-07:00

Vow renewal June 19, 2010

2010-07-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

11th Anniversary

2010-06-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

John and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary this year. We decided to renew our wedding vows, including our 3 beautiful children. It was a private ceremony with just me John and the kids at our church, very nice. Pictures will be coming soon.

Father's Day

2010-06-21T18:19:00.000-07:00

Summer Fun

2010-06-21T18:04:00.001-07:00

Dance Recital 2010

2010-05-16T18:45:00.000-07:00

Makenzie decided to take dance this year. She took a ballet/tap class with a wonderful teacher. Dance was such a big part of my life for so many years so it was really neat seeing my little girl enjoying it too.

2010-05-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

2010-05-16T17:54:00.000-07:00

Zoo trip

2010-04-25T17:20:00.000-07:00

Family birthday dinner

2010-04-25T15:55:00.000-07:00

Spring soccer 2010

2010-04-25T15:49:00.000-07:00

Toot turns 5

2010-04-23T10:06:00.000-07:00

Our precious daughter Makenzie turned 5 years old this week. She is such an amazing little girl and our family is so blessed to have this precious child. She helped me bake a birthday cake and had a very small celebration Wednesday night. Instead of a party she has chosen to spend a funfilled family day at the zoo complete with a picnic. Weather permitting we will do that this weekend, if not then another weekend. She is so excited and has been talking about all of the animals she is going to see all week long.
She is into video games now just like her older brother so we got her a pink nintendo ds for her birthday. She thinks she is just hot stuff. My parents got her a pink bookbag with her name on it since she will starting school in the fall. Its hard to imagine my little toot toot starting kindergarten and she couldn't be more excited. She walked her paperwork right into the office, handed it to the lady and said, "I can write my name all by myself". She is not shy, bashful, or any other word you can fit into that category. She is very a bright, energetic, adventurous little girl that is always on the go.

Dance

2010-04-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

Makenzie has been taking dance this year and has really enjoyed it. She does ballet and tap, ballet being her favorite I've noticed. Last week they got their recital costumes and we of course we had to try them on the second we got home. Ben saw how much fun she was having and insisted he put one on too. I totally plan on using these pics as blackmail if necessary down the road. :) Her recital is May 15th so check back for some updated pics of her all dolled up.

Easter 2010

2010-04-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter complete with egg hunts, church, fun with family and friends, and a visit from the easter bunny.

Rylan's 11th

2010-03-30T18:43:00.000-07:00

My nephew Rylan recently turned 11 and celebrated at the skating rink this weekend. My kids love to skate so they had a great time. Benjamin put on skates for the first time and seemed to like it. He skated for a little bit and tired rather quickly. It might have been better if we hadn't interrupted his nap to go to the party.

Neighborhood easter egg hunt

2010-03-30T18:33:00.000-07:00

Our neighborhood does an easter egg hunt every year up at the clubhouse. Benjamin didn't quite understand what to do. He didn't pick up any eggs at all. A lady put 3 or 4 eggs in his basket and he threw them out. ??? Oh well, better luck next year. Our church is having one this Saturday so maybe he will do a little better. He could at least score some good candy for Mom and Dad. :)

2010-03-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

Benjamin is 2!!!!!

2010-03-24T17:50:00.000-07:00

Benjamin's 2nd Birthday

2010-02-22T10:54:00.000-08:00

Wow!!!! I can't believe Ben is already 2 years old. Where on earth does the time go? I thought that I might be a little sad today because he is getting so big but its quite the opposite. With every year comes new and exciting adventures and we are having a blast. Children are such a blessing and I cherish every moment with them.
Stats:
weight: 24lbs 6oz 10-25%
height: 35 inches 50%
head: 48.7 50%
Dr says he is a little under weight for his height but thats what we tend to have, tall skinny kids. Benjamin is only saying about 3 or 4 words and if in 6 months time there isn't any improvement in that then he will seeing a speach specialist for an evaluation. We are hoping that it won't come to that. Overall he had a wonderful check up and is a perfect little boy.
Benjamin, we are so blessed to have you, you bring so much joy to our family. Happy Birthday monkey!!!

Snow 2010

2010-02-02T18:57:00.001-08:00

The snow has been alot of fun. Of course I am ready to see it melt and welcome some spring temperatures. The kids on the other hand would love to see it stick around forever. The thought of getting more this weekend is more than their little brains can handle. :) Poor Benjamin was very sick over the weekend with Bronchitis and a double ear infection so he didn't get to get out and enjoy the snow. He will definately get out with Owen and Makenzie this coming weekend if we end up getting more.

Turner indoors

2010-02-02T18:43:00.000-08:00

Since Saturday our dog Turner has been an indoor door dog. He is going on 12 yrs old and with all of the snow on the ground we felt he shouldn't be outside. He has had 2 really good baths and is just lovin the indoor life. The kids have enjoyed it most of all. They think it is awesome having Turner in the house.

Owen's 8th birthday

2009-12-19T17:34:00.000-08:00

It is so hard to believe that we just celebrated our first born son's 8th birthday. We celebrated this year at the Icehouse skating rink. By the end of the party Owen and Makenzie were whipping around on the ice. Despite the snow on the ground and it being Christmas time we had a really good turn out. We were pleased and Owen had a wonderful birthday.

First snow of the season

2009-12-19T17:29:00.000-08:00

Ben's favorites

2009-12-17T18:54:00.000-08:00

Ben has discovered some fun activities that just bring him so much joy. Loves to play connect 4. He has no clue how the game is played but likes to fill it up with the checkers, dump them all out and start all over. The other love of his life(besides mommy) is markers. He loves to sit at the kitchen table with his sister and color with markers.

Class Party

2009-12-17T18:48:00.000-08:00

Owen had his class Christmas party at school this week. I headed to the school and joined in the fun festivities.

Christmas caroling

2009-12-13T19:01:00.000-08:00

Friday night I took the older 2 kids and went caroling with friends at a local nursing home. The kids had fun singing and so did the residents. One lady really took a liking to Owen. She asked him for a kiss and he sweetly leaned down and gave her a peck on her forehead. He of course turned 20 shades of red. It was very touching watching my kids spread christmas cheer to others.

Round 2 with santa

2009-12-13T18:52:00.001-08:00

Today was our neighborhood Christmas function for the kids complete with santa, goodies, and crafts. John stayed home with baby Ben while he took a nap so it was just me and the older 2. It was a lot of fun.

Visit with santa

2009-12-07T17:34:00.001-08:00

Last night we went to the Christmas program at Jessy and Ryan's church. Rylan was in it and did such a great job. Afterwards santa made an appearance. Ben did ok until he was left sitting on santa's lap all by himself.

Tree decorating

2009-11-30T17:01:00.000-08:00

Boone 2009

2009-11-21T18:39:00.000-08:00

We took our annual trip to Boone, NC today to get our Christmas tree. We made a pit stop at the Daniel Boone Inn Restaurant(our fav) and at some lunch. We all ate until we about made ourselves sick, but soooooo worth it. We went to a choose & cut tree farm and picked out Christmas trees. We all got really beautiful trees and the kids cannot wait to decorate.

Misc stuff

2009-11-19T18:27:00.000-08:00

Not a whole lot going on lately but wanted to post some updated pics of the kiddos. Be on the lookout for lots of new updates as we head into the holiday season.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-01T18:17:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin carving

2009-10-29T18:40:00.001-07:00

Carving the pumpkin is always such a disgusting project but the kids just love to do it. Owen and Makenzie had a ball playing in the pumpkin goop, Ben wasn't too thrilled with it. He touched it with the tip of his finger a few times but didn't have it up to his elbows like the other two. He was more interested in picking up the seeds and throwing them back into the pumpkin. It was very cute. We decided to go with the vampire look this year. Of course he is a nice, happy vampire.

Mabry Mill

2009-10-25T17:14:00.001-07:00

John and I took the kids to Mabry Mill today, located off the Blue Ridge Pkwy right inside Virginia. The kids really enjoyed themselves. It was a perfect fall day, a chill in the air and the trees were beautiful. They got to see how the mill works, blacksmithing and weaving demonstrations, played in the leaves. It was a great day.

Birthday Dinner

2009-09-24T13:45:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we went out to dinner for Victoria's 21st birthday. We went to Bravo at Friendly Shopping Centre, sat outside on the patio and had a wonderful time.

2009-09-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

Play time with Daddy

Taking a time out from playing to read a book

Not sure what they were thinking but thought it was cute

Soccer/Dance

2009-09-15T18:30:00.000-07:00

Owen is still enjoying soccer and is playing again this fall. Makenzie has taken an interest in dance and loves it. I loved dance as a little girl and its just so exciting watching her love it as I did.

Fun in the sun

2009-09-15T18:27:00.000-07:00

1st day of school

2009-09-15T18:25:00.000-07:00

Our big 2nd grader off on his first day of school.

Mountain trip

2009-08-04T18:15:00.000-07:00

Kind of last minute we decided to take a little day trip up to the mountains. We packed a picnic lunch and stopped somewhere(not sure where) up in the mtns and ate. My car read 68 degrees when we stopped, very nice. We went to Linville Falls and then drove to Boone. It was a nice gettaway and much needed family time for us. Life gets so busy and its nice to just slow down and enjoy eachother. The kids had a wonderful time and we will definately do it again soon.

Emma's 1st birthday

2009-07-27T19:00:00.000-07:00

Ocean Isle 2009

2009-07-11T18:11:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th

2009-07-11T18:09:00.001-07:00

Last day of school

2009-07-11T17:33:00.000-07:00

For the last day of school this year we decided to have a party at the bus stop. Each of us pitched in and brought goodies for the kids to enjoy while we waited for the bus.

Pool Fun

2009-06-08T18:48:00.001-07:00

End of year class party

2009-06-08T18:45:00.001-07:00

Wallburg Day

2009-06-08T18:12:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday was Walburg Day at Owen's school which is just like field day. They had all kinds of fun activities for the kids. Owen won the sack race. They also had a parent/student race and Owen & I came in last place. I think it was me that was slowing him down. :) They had a dunk tank and Owen dunked his bus driver. It was really hot but we had a great time.

Lindley Park

2009-05-27T18:33:00.000-07:00

We took the kids and a neighbor friend of Owen's to Lindley Park on Monday. We packed a picnic lunch and let the kids play. We all had alot of fun.

Knight's Lawn Service

2009-05-27T18:22:00.001-07:00

Benjamin got a lawnmower for his birthday back in February. Now that he is walking he can really play with it and enjoy it. John was mowing the yard today so I broke it out for Ben to play with. He had the best time helping his daddy mow the yard.

Mother's Day

2009-05-12T18:44:00.001-07:00

A Writers Celebration

2009-05-12T18:37:00.000-07:00

Last week the little ones and I attended Owen's last writers celebration. They were sharing with us books that they had made. They were "how to" books and Owen's was all about soccer. He did a great job.