Fall Happenings

Our biggest news...

 

We're having ANOTHER little girl! 
Very excited about this!!!

We had family photos made (for the first time in three+ years).  Some of you will see related shots on your Christmas card, but here's a sneak peak...



 

Amanda with Callynth Photography took these great pictures...
Local friends should check out their website here!

And in other news...

The girls recycled their monkey and zebra costumes from two years ago. 
We had friends over for dinner and did a little trick-or-treating.

Ky has finished another successful season of soccer with the Butterflies. 
Here she is working on her pre-game stretch  :)

She has a very supportive cheering section!

Mom's Belly

15 Weeks

When I put the girls to bed the other night, they gave my belly a kiss and told their sister (because they are sure we're having a girl!) they love her.  I shut the door thinking how sweet they were...and just then I heard Avery's little whisper say, "Mom's belly is getting so fat!"


And a few other slices of life...

Loving the new playset

 

It was supposed to take 9 hours to assemble...it took 3 nine-hour days  :)



Avery found an ostrich up close
 



Dad trying to convince them that riding in the basket is still cool
 

A New Dorr

I think most of our family and friends know, but there are probably a few stragglers out there...

We're having another baby, due March 2014! 

 

So right about now the littlest Dorr is around 2.5 inches long, is looking a little more human and has developed fingernails :)

Sportin' their "announcement" shirts...
These two are hoping for twins : )

In other news, Kylie has begun her kindergarten year in homeschool.  We're using a great curriculum produced by Kolbe Academy.  We are seven weeks in and so far, so good!  She's also enjoying piano lessons and soccer is about to start up again.  So we're busy learning hard and playing hard!

Enjoying a fort ... camping on our floor is much preferred to sharing our bed!

A close up of Avery's shiner.  This is a few days after falling off an inflatable water slide.
#summerisrough

 

A visit to the local farm where we buy our milk

Bonding with the lady that drenches her cereal every morning : )

The milkman and his apparatus

Girls of Summer

 

 

We're spending much of our time at the pool these days.
 Philip loves it because he can work in the quiet house, 
and we are enjoying being with friends while we soak up the sun.



Avery has a discovered the art of impersonation...this was her zebra day.



Too bad for Mom that this was a permanent marker and only two days before she was scheduled to be
a flower girl in Rachel & Jonathan's wedding.



my.lovely.girl



Park time



Swim lessons at the scuba center.  Ky's first solo swim into the deep end
...obviously very proud of herself : )



Aves taking it all in



A little panic stricken, but she was happy by the end of the lesson.
I think this move is especially hard for her, as she has inherited her mother's need
to be in control at all times : )

Five Years Old

Kylie Sophia {divine beauty & wisdom}
She is the first bright light in our lives...
we are humbled and deeply thankful that God chose to give her to us.

Kylie's birth-day turned into a birth-week - and it was a glorious week!

 

On her actual birthday our planned trip to the zoo got rained out.  So instead, we opted for her first mani/pedi!

Kylie really enjoyed the massage chair and Avery remained very focused on what was happening to her feet.



That evening we went down to the farm so Philip could finish a little building project. 
Meanwhile the girls enjoyed several games of Go-Fish with Gan.

Friday brought ear piercing!  Kylie has wanted to do this for a while and she was a CHAMP!

Then this little one climbed up in the chair...

...and she actually did it!  No tears : )

They look super cute and enjoy telling everyone they meet that "it really hurt!"

Saturday Kiki & Pop came bearing gifts.  We got a large pool for the backyard and a darling summer wardrobe!

By the end of the weekend we were all pooped out.  The girls spent Sunday afternoon watching a movie with Dad.

Spring Has Sprung

Easter

Well, spring is closing and summer is upon us and I have been a little delinquint in documenting the girls about their business.  Last month we listed our house, so we spend most of our time keeping it clean for showings!  Additionally, April found us visiting the Atlanta Dorrs, whom we love so dearly. 

May has brought the end of Ky's pre-school year, as well as her soccer season.  She started playing goalie and really gets the concept!  Her 5th birthday is later this week - sometimes we find it hard to believe 5 years have passed since she joined us, yet sometimes I struggle to remember life without her.  She is a very special person - I would recognize this even if I weren't her mother.  

Other than all that, we are looking forward to a fun summer with lots of pool days and time spent with good friends!  Birthday pics will probably be up next week!!



Cousin Caroline pushing her on the tire swing

My animal lover - Caroline's cat finally stopped running away : )

Defending the goal!!!

Slice of Life

This March has been a busy one for us...




Celebrating the first day of Spring!

 

Kylie began her spring soccer season!  She is playing for the Butterflies again this year - same wonderful coach and teammates.  She seems to "get" the game a little better and especially enjoys defending the goal.  We are in the second semester of her preschool year with Classical Conversations.  It has been a good year educationally & socially.  Now we are in R&D mode as to what we will choose for kindergarten.

 



Sportin' the pink hair - a creative use for sidewalk chalk!

Avery has been battling sickness for a long time now - a chronic low-grade infection that traditional medicine wanted to treat with repeat rounds antibiotics every few months.  Thankfully, we have found a naturopath doctor that has helped us treat the causes rather than symptoms only.  For the first time in over a year Avery is free of her cough and allergy symptoms.  We are taking relief in her new found health and humbled by our dependence on the Lord's benevolence and guidance.  Societal advancements, such as modern medicine, lead us to believe we are in control of our own destinies, but this year of mysterious sickness has reminded us how small and not in control we are.


The Grown-Ups

Philip left early in the month to teach a short screenwriting course at a boarding school in Germany. From there he met the G2 team in Bulgaria to work on final touches of THE SAVIOR. The littles and I snuck in a visit to KiKi & Pop's house while Dad was gone.

When Philip returned I attended a 3-day workshop in Dallas for doula (pronounced doo-lah) training.  A doula is a childbirth assistant who provides support and education for expectant parents before, during, and after the birth.  Also, I ran my first 10K this past weekend!  That's 6.25 miles and I did it in 1 hour 5 minutes (a good time for me!).  It was Tyler's annual Azalea 10K which supports a local Christian foster home called The Children's Village.

Winter Beach Day

One sunny, winter day at the beach...