Orr Family

Gaylord Texan Resort - Christmas Day Adventure

2010-12-27T23:03:00.002-06:00

The family traveled to the spectacular Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas for Christmas day and stayed Christmas night. We were mysteriously upgraded to "arguably" the best room at the resort....top floor, center of lobby, interior room with balcony overlooking all of the Christmas glitz and glamour. The kids enjoyed the life size Gingerbread House, the breakfast with Charlie Brown, the ICE exhibit with "Peanuts" ice scenes/sculptures, and sledding down the hill on the man-made snow (and the simple things like the glass elevator and "cool" balcony)!

Chrismas Eve & Christmas Morning 2010

2010-12-27T22:49:00.002-06:00

Christmas Eve (prepping for Santa) and Christmas Morning

Never too old for Santa!

2010-12-23T21:44:00.002-06:00

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree......

2010-12-23T21:37:00.003-06:00

Outtakes - Christmas Card 2010

2010-12-23T21:35:00.000-06:00

Polar Express! BELIEVE!

2010-12-23T21:21:00.002-06:00

The family took the Polar Express (Texas State Railroad) to the North Pole to see Santa. Cookies and Hot Chocolate made the ride extra tasty (and messy)! In response to the infamous question from Santa, "What do you want for Christmas?" Max responded, "a new flashlight" and Caroline Grace responded, "a new robe". They have stuck to these requests! Do we have high maintenance kids or what??

Caroline Grace Turns 6!

2010-12-23T21:12:00.001-06:00

Caroline Grace turned 6 in November!

Halloween 2010

2010-12-23T20:57:00.001-06:00

Halloween 2010 - the whole family got involved!

Max Turns 3!

2010-12-23T20:43:00.002-06:00

Max turned 3 in October and we all had lots of fun with friends and family!

Caroline Grace heads to school!

2010-08-27T20:28:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace started Kindergarten this past Wednesday. She actually missed her first 2 days of school (Monday & Tuesday) with a severe stomach virus! She seems to love her teacher, her classmates and the school!

Trip to Greece, Greek Islands, and Turkish Coast

2010-08-26T23:17:00.003-05:00

A photo album from our trip to Athens, Greece; the active volcano island of Nea Kameni; the Greek Islands of Mykonos, Santorini, and Rhodes; the Turkish coast villages of Bodrum and Kusadasi; stops at the House of Virgin Mary & Ephesus....with the trip concluding in Istanbul, Turkey. Absolutely amazing scenery and natural beauty combined with 7 nights on a quaint boat, the Greek Mythology, Biblical history, Medieval history, architectural amazement and cultural exposure to Europe and Asia made this trip amazing (oh yeah, 10 days without the kids was nice too...thanks to Grammy!).

Splashing Summer Fun!

2010-07-03T21:23:00.002-05:00

Whitney & Caroline Grace

2010-07-03T21:21:00.002-05:00

Tyler Zoo - Summer 2010

2010-07-03T21:19:00.001-05:00

Caroline Grace loses her first tooth!

2010-05-31T19:56:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace lost her first tooth today. Mommy had the honors of "playing dentist"! She was tough and now just waiting for the tooth fairy!

May FunTimes

2010-05-31T19:54:00.001-05:00

Caroline Grace - Spring Soccer

2010-05-31T19:48:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace played for the Polar Bears this year and did great. She was on the same team with her best friend Lily. Granna & Papa O made it to the first game of the year and Grammy made it to the final game. Lots of fun!

Caroline Grace - Pre K Graduation

2010-05-31T13:54:00.004-05:00

Max & Caroline Grace - Spring School Picture

2010-05-31T13:52:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace's Polka-Dotted Pedicure!

2010-04-13T12:05:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace took her Granna for an early Mother's Day gift/adventure: A pedicure for both Granna and Caroline Grace. They both had the same color, but only Caroline Grace was cool enough to get "polka-dots"!

Easter Pictures

2010-04-05T22:08:00.001-05:00

The kids "waving the palms" on Palm Sunday

2010-04-05T22:00:00.004-05:00

Max & Caroline Grace "waving the palms" at church!

Palm Sunday Pictures

2010-04-05T21:44:00.002-05:00

Caroline Grace singing on Palm Sunday

2010-04-05T21:33:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace and her "Grace Notes" choir at church singing on Palm Sunday. This was not intended to be a solo, but sort of turned out to be!

The Kids & The Lizard!

2010-04-05T21:22:00.003-05:00

The Kids Loved the Snow!

2010-02-12T21:36:00.002-06:00

Texas Snow!

2010-02-12T21:27:00.001-06:00

Peyton Manning Fans!

2010-02-12T21:19:00.005-06:00

The kids were excited for the Super Bowl, although Peyton Manning and Colts could not make it happen! The kids were already asleep when Manning threw the costly interception in the 4th Quarter and Daddy conveniently forgot to tell them about it!

2009 Christmas card "extras" or "out-takes"

2009-12-30T00:08:00.002-06:00

A few weeks prior to Christmas, the kids participated in a non-professional photo-shoot in attempt to gather the perfect photos for our family Christmas card. The non-professional photographer had a "confidentiality contract" (or he wouldn't eat and would sleep outside) that these photos would not be published until after Christmas! Here are few of the "extras":

Mommy's new car for her birthday!

2009-12-29T23:43:00.003-06:00

The kids (and Mommy) love the new car she recieved for her birthday!

Christmas Morning Fun!

2009-12-29T23:40:00.004-06:00

The kids slept 'til about 6:30 (which is relatively late) before heading downstairs for the Christmas morning fun!!!

Where is Santa???? I'm waiting!!!!

2009-12-29T23:34:00.003-06:00

Off to Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

2009-12-29T23:22:00.005-06:00

All dressed up and heading off to the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service; trying to make a last impression on Santa!

Snow in Texas on Christmas Eve

2009-12-29T22:59:00.003-06:00

It snowed huge "TEXAS SIZED" snowflakes for about an hour on Christmas Eve! This is a rarity down here and the kids enjoyed watching it!

Gingerbread House on Christmas Eve!

2009-12-29T22:50:00.003-06:00

The kids enjoyed decorating the Gingerbread House on Christmas Eve! They did such a good job that they wanted to leave it for Santa. Santa took it with him as a treat for his reindeer!

Caroline Grace as Eve in the Christmas Play

2009-12-29T22:30:00.007-06:00

Caroline Grace played "Eve" in the Christmas Play. Yes, we know Eve was not in Bethlehem but this was more of a "walk through the Bible" Christmas Play. She did great, had fun and did not seem nervous at all (in front of several hundred people)!

A week before Christmas and heading to church....

2009-12-29T16:34:00.002-06:00

Caroline Grace - Church Christmas Program

2009-12-08T23:28:00.003-06:00

Mommy & Daddy were so proud of Caroline Grace singing at the church Christmas program....she did awesome!

Max and the Elves

2009-12-08T23:20:00.004-06:00

Max wrestled with the elves until they promised to give Santa a good report!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....

2009-12-08T23:09:00.004-06:00

Sibling Love

2009-12-08T22:53:00.004-06:00

Santa says, "Eat your vegetables!"

2009-12-08T22:42:00.003-06:00

Santa says, "Eat your vegetables!" Caroline Grace insists he was talking to Max and Daddy, but not to her!

"I thought Santa had white hair"!

2009-12-06T22:07:00.005-06:00

Daddy took Caroline Grace and Max to see Santa and he was NOT the "Macy's Parade" quality Santa. Caroline Grace's first response was, "I thought Santa had white hair"!

KU Jayhawk Basketball - Allen Fieldhouse

2009-12-06T21:58:00.003-06:00

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Caroline Grace went to a KU basketball with her Mommy, Papa Ace, Cousin Landon, and Aunt Ashley. She loved the experience and still talks about the Jayhawks scoring 112 points!

Caroline Grace "stepping out"

2009-11-15T15:20:00.003-06:00

Caroline Grace thought she was pretty cool in her snazzy new jumper and lime green shoes....and of course, Max had to "invade" the picture!

Max - not quite ready for school!

2009-11-15T14:58:00.004-06:00

Max will have to get the "backpack thing" figured out before he'll be ready for school!

Caroline Grace - more birthday celebration!

2009-11-15T14:49:00.003-06:00

Caroline Grace celebrated the family portion of her birthday "day" at home before going to Dairy Queen for her birthday dinner. She loved all of her gifts from friends and family!

Max at the Discovery Science Place

2009-11-15T14:37:00.004-06:00

Max enjoyed Caroline Grace's birthday party at the Discovery Science Place. He explored a pirate ship, an ambulance, a fire truck and even drove a simulated car with Caroline Grace!

Caroline Grace Turns 5!

2009-11-15T14:17:00.004-06:00

Caroline Grace is growing up fast! She turned 5 last week and we celebrated with a party at the Discover Science Place downtown. Everyone had a great time with the interactive exhibits and discovery stations...and of course the cupcakes and presents!

Max - The Next Great Tennessee Quarterback

2009-11-15T13:54:00.003-06:00

Max loves his new Tennessee football jersey! The size 4T jersey fits his 2 year old frame perfect. He is a BIG boy and can already "hold his own" with big sister. The football recruiting web-sites of both Rivals and Scouts already have him listed as one of the Top 150 Players to Watch in the Class of 2026!

Max Henry turns 2!!!

2009-10-28T21:09:00.003-05:00

We celebrated Max's 2nd birthday with plenty of cake, cards, gifts and fun. He waited patiently for his "monkey" cake and it must have been worth it as he ate 2 BIG pieces!

Max & Caroline Grace - Fall 2009 School Picture

2009-10-28T21:07:00.002-05:00

The kids can't get enough of the pumpkins!

2009-10-25T22:16:00.003-05:00

The kids can't get enough of the pumpkins! If they would eat them instead of just play with them, they would have significantly more vegetable intake!!!!

Halloween Dress Rehearsal!

2009-10-25T22:07:00.003-05:00

The kids were dressed in full regalia for the church's fall festival and are anxiously anticipating next week's "real Halloween". "Glitter Witch" Caroline Grace and "Pirate" Max had a great time!

The Kids and the Pumpkins!

2009-10-25T21:32:00.004-05:00

BUBBLEBATH!!!!!!

2009-10-10T21:57:00.003-05:00

When Mommy is away, the BUBBLES come out to play!

Caroline Grace at the Tyler Rose Festival Tea

2009-10-10T21:44:00.005-05:00

Caroline Grace at the Tyler Rose Festival - Tea with the Queen. She enjoyed meeting and having her picture taken with Queen Emily, the "Ladies in Waiting" and the Duchesses.

Caroline Grace - Soccer Player of the Year

2009-10-10T21:17:00.002-05:00

Caroline Grace....the next Mia Hamm????

2009-09-19T13:21:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace had her first soccer game today and she did great! She is playing on the 4-5 year old division of Upward soccer and her team is the DRAGONS!

Caroline Grace heading to soccer practice!

2009-09-19T13:12:00.002-05:00

Caroline Grace heading to soccer practice! Notice the mighty "Malden Green Wave" t-shirt she is sporting. Daddy is from Malden, Missouri and is proud of the Green Wave. Jason & Sara Becking brought her this t-shirt in 2006 and she loves to wear it....it makes her fast!

The Kids at The Tyler Rose Garden

2009-09-08T22:11:00.002-05:00

Max and Caroline Grace enjoyed running around The Tyler Rose Garden! All of the roses have recently been pruned in anticipation of full bloom coinciding with the world famous Tyler Rose Festival in October.

Aunt Leslie & Uncle Pogo's Visit to Texas

2009-09-08T22:03:00.004-05:00

We had a great time with Aunt Leslie and Uncle Pogo when they visited us in Texas over Labor Day Weekend! We went to the Animal Museum & Park, The Tyler Rose Garden, watched football, swam, laughed, and played and played and played!!!

Tyler Zoo!!

2009-08-29T22:59:00.004-05:00

Great times at the Tyler Zoo!! The kids loved all of the "big animals" but may have enjoyed feeding the birds and the petting zoo the most!

First day of school - 2009!

2009-08-29T22:56:00.002-05:00

Heading off to the first day of school! Caroline Grace loves her new Pre-K room and Max is adjusting well to the "Two Year Old Room" (other than being bitten and receiving 2 bloody noses on his first day)!

Do we look alike??

2009-08-29T22:53:00.002-05:00

Captured while watching TV in the morning! Can you tell they are siblings?

Max the "shark"

2009-08-29T22:39:00.004-05:00

Max likes to get in the water and "swim" around wearing his shark life-vest. The water was chillier today and it took him a little while before "the shark went on attack"!

Caroline Grace the "fish"

2009-08-29T22:28:00.004-05:00

Caroline Grace has improved greatly with her swimming this summer. In May, she was hesitant to even get her hair wet and now she is jumping off of the board and swimming quite well. She loves to swim and it tires her out (so we love it too)!

Emporia Zoo

2009-08-29T21:46:00.004-05:00

The Emporia Zoo provided plenty of fun, animal sounds, and laughs for all!

Fun times at Grammy & Papa Ace's

2009-08-29T21:38:00.004-05:00

Fun times at Grammy & Papa Ace's...playing outside, swimming, celebrate 40th Anniversary, and playing with Cousin Landon, Grandparents, and all of the Aunts & Uncles!

Future Jayhawks?

2009-08-29T21:33:00.002-05:00

Caroline Grace and Max at a KU Football Pre-Season Party in Emporia. Caroline Grace looks good in the helmet, but I just don't think she has "linebacker eyes"!

Neighborhood 4th of July Parade!

2009-07-05T13:11:00.003-05:00

We all enjoyed the neighborhood 4th of July parade that travelled about 3 blocks before ending at the neighborhood pool. A "real live" firetruck began the procession of kids and families on decorated bikes, trikes, wagons, golf carts, 4 wheelers, and foot!

Caroline Grace the popsicle maker (and eater)!

2009-06-27T12:35:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace enjoyed making popsicles "from scratch" and eating them! She likes orange better than grape!

Father's Day - 2009

2009-06-21T14:51:00.002-05:00

Father's Day - 2009

The kids in green.....

2009-06-21T14:45:00.002-05:00

The kids dressed in green heading to church.....

How do you spell trouble? M-A-X

2009-06-21T14:41:00.001-05:00

How do you spell trouble? M-A-X

Giddy-up!

2009-06-21T14:39:00.002-05:00

Caroline Grace "rode" a horse at her school. I think Mommy has an allergic reaction just looking at the picture....so no horse in the Orr future!

Heading off to school......

2009-06-03T22:13:00.003-05:00

Max and Caroline Grace heading off to school. Caroline Grace thinks she is something special with her matching dress and headband!

Ready for church......

2009-06-03T22:01:00.005-05:00

Max and Caroline Grace were waiting patiently and coloring prior to leaving for church. Notice Max's battle wounds on his left cheek...he had 2 different wrestling sessions with furniture last week. He loves to climb (and fall)!

Caroline Grace "Singing in the Rain (or Sprinkler)"

2009-06-03T20:57:00.004-05:00

If you know of a good talent scout, let us know....this is Broadway material ladies and gentlemen!

Caroline Grace's Dandelion

2009-06-03T20:50:00.003-05:00

Max and the bait....

2009-06-03T20:46:00.005-05:00

Max loved playing with the salamander bait we were using to catch the large mouth bass....unfortunately the pictures of the large mouth bass "got away"!

"Pedal boating" with Papa O

2009-06-03T20:42:00.003-05:00

On the go-cart at Granna and Papa O's

2009-06-03T20:29:00.002-05:00

On Papa O's "tractor"

2009-06-03T19:50:00.005-05:00

Over Memorial Day, we all visited Papa O and Granna in Tennessee. They enjoyed playing outside on Papa O's "tractor", the go-cart, the pedal boat, in the sprinkler, playing with the animals, and going fishing.

Caroline Grace going to sing at a school program.....

2009-06-03T19:41:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace getting ready to leave to sing at her school's pre-K graduation. She will officially be in pre-K this upcoming year and will start Kindergarten in Fall 2010.

Mother's Day Cake Decorating.......

2009-06-03T19:02:00.004-05:00

At a local park, Caroline Grace and Max decorated cakes for Mommy for Mother's Day.....complete with icing, sprinkles, and size 4 & size 1 fingerprints!

Kids making a mess in the backyard!

2009-06-03T18:31:00.003-05:00

Caroline Grace & Max enjoy playing outside, especially when they have the sand & water table out! Usually after they play with the sand & water, we don't have to feed Max for a week....considering how much sand & water he consumes!

Caroline Grace on the Go-Gator Rollercoaster....

2009-04-27T21:05:00.004-05:00

As a reward for being a "good girl" and a great helper to Mommy, we were back to the carnival. This time Caroline Grace rode the Go-Gator Rollercoaster (video attached). I will not identify which child is Caroline Grace and we'll see if you can figure it out.

A few carnival side notes: 1) there is NOT a "No Smoking" policy for the workers 2) the workers do NOT have dental insurance as an employee benefit and 3) corndogs are only kept for 3 days prior to discard

Sunday's Best

2009-04-27T20:51:00.003-05:00

Off to church....Mommy enjoys dressing Caroline Grace and Max up for church. Here are a few snapshots from various Sunday mornings.

Max's New Red Converse

2009-04-27T20:44:00.003-05:00

Max thinks he is really cool in his new Chuck Taylor's!

Caroline Grace and Lily

2009-04-26T20:58:00.005-05:00

Caroline Grace (solid white shirt) and Lily are best friends. They are in the same room at school, live 6 houses apart, have birthdays separated by 2 weeks, and are just about inseparable!

Caroline Grace on BIG Ferris Wheel

2009-04-18T19:35:00.004-05:00

Caroline Grace loved riding the Big Ferris Wheel at the local carnival. She had a great time riding rides while we were scouting out the carnival workers to see if any of them were long lost relatives. Based on our known relatives, we concluded that some of them could very likely be our long lost relatives. In the spirit of remaining "family neutral" we will not disclose which side of the family these relatives were likely from. Kendel probably had the most fun at the carnival and was overheard saying, "where else can I provide an afternoon of fun for the kids, pick up an anniversary gift, win a Mother's Day gift, and eat a 4 day old corndog all in one place?".

Caroline Grace Picasso????

2009-04-18T13:56:00.004-05:00

Is Caroline Grace the next great artist? She loves to color, paint, do art work, and various crafts!

The next American Idol is Max Orr......

2009-04-18T12:32:00.005-05:00

We were hoping for the future point guard of the Kansas Jayhawks or the quarterback of the Tennessee Volunteers, but we may have to settle for the next American Idol! His musical talent must come from his grandparents!

"Who Are You?"

2009-04-17T10:22:00.004-05:00

Caroline Grace reading "Who Are You?" to Max. They both enjoy reading books and Max will "plop" down in the lap of anyone willing to read to him.

Caroline Grace at her school's Easter program

2009-04-17T10:03:00.002-05:00

Caroline Grace enjoyed singing during her school's Easter program. On the other hand, when she was not singing; she was not quite as engaged....but still cute!

Max and Caroline Grace "hiking"

2009-04-13T22:43:00.005-05:00

Max and Caroline Grace "hiking through the woods" in the backyard. Of course, Mommy was not aware of this activity until she viewed the video. Caroline Grace was well over 3 before she even considered "hiking through the woods" while Max, at 18 months, thinks he is ready for anything!

Kids hunting eggs together!

2009-04-13T20:06:00.004-05:00

Caroline Grace & Max "egg hunting" together!

Kids Hunting Easter Eggs

2009-04-13T19:57:00.004-05:00

Caroline Grace and Max hunting Easter eggs in the backyard!

Kendel with the kids on Easter Sunday

2009-04-13T19:34:00.002-05:00

Kendel with Max and Caroline Grace on Easter Sunday