Happy Birthday Mimi!

Yesterday was my mom's birthday and she and my daddy came over for lunch after church. It was a pretty short visit since we had to get the kids down for a nap and then be back at church at 4:45 but we had a good time while they were there. The kids sang Happy Birthday to her..well, Will and Addie did, Wyatt just sat in his high chair and laughed. Happy Birthday and we hope you have many more!!!

Wyatt's First Real Shoes

Wyatt had his first trip to Stride Rite this past Saturday for his first pair of real shoes. We got him the same white pair that we got for the other two kids as their first pair. He had so much fun and kept looking down at his little feet. His very favorite part though, was when the nice lady gave him an animal cookie. I never knew that such a small cookie could be spread so far on a little guy! He had that cookie from head to toe!

Will's First Day of Kindergarten!

Will's first day of kindergarten at Rouse Elementary was Friday, August 10. He was so very excited! I, on the other hand, was an emotional mess. I cried most of the day. How in the world did the past five and a half years pass by so quickly??? I can remember when he was born people saying to us, "Before you know it, he'll be starting kindergarten". I remember thinking that's soo long away. And here we are. So hard to believe.
His teacher is Ms. Castle and his teacher's assistant is Mrs. Scarborough. They are both so sweet and he loves them. Will goes to bed talking about school and wakes up talking about school. We're so thankful that he's so excited about it. I hope it lasts through the years.

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Happy First Birthday Wyatt!!

Tuesday, July 24 was Wyatt's first birthday...it's so incredibly hard to believe that a year has passed already. It's been such a good year, and we're so very thankful for him. Will and Addie adjusted so well overall to another sibling and the time has truly flown by. I can remember people telling me when I was younger that the years seem to go by faster the older you get..it's so true. I want to hold on tightly to all these precious moments while the children are small and it just rushes by so quickly. We don't go for his one year check up for another couple of weeks, so I don't know exactly how much he weighs or how tall he is, but we'll have that info in a little while. We had a small birthday party for him on the afternoon of his birthday and he had such a good time!! He mostly just sat in his high chair and watched everyone else. He helped me open a couple of his gifts and when it came time for cake, he didn't really have anything to do with it. The other children helped him with his little smash cake and it was so cute! He enjoyed his party so much that he immediately went to sleep when it was over. We took him for a ride later that evening in his new front facing car seat (which was his birthday gift from Lala and Pa paw). His birthday cake was custom made to match his birthday shortall, which was adorable.. I got pretty emotional (nothing too unusual, right? :) It was our last first birthday....they grow so fast, it's just unbelievable..

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So far we are having an awesome summer. We've stayed so busy and have had so much fun. We've traveled, played with friends, gone to the park, the library, movies, painted at Harry the Potter, and just played in our own backyard. Will & Addie are going to Mom's Morning Out two mornings a week and love playing with their friends there. The important thing is that we've spent so much quality time together as a family and are making wonderful memories for the kids. These are just a few pictures from our summer that we hope you'll enjoy. Thanks for sharing in our story with us!

Happy 4th of July!!

We had a great day today. I actually had to work from 6pm on the 3rd to 10am on the 4th so I was pretty tired. We all went to the Ag Museum for their 4th of July celebration and had a blast. This is an annual tradition for our family and we always have such a good time. There are pony rides, a carousel, train rides, face painting, and free ice cream just to name a few. This is the second year in a row that we've made it on the local evening news. We had no idea they were filming us until we turned around and saw the camera right in front of us. I said OOHHH! and thank goodness they didn't put that part on tv!!!! Addie and Will were so excited to see themselves on tv. Will said We're on the news!! and Addie kept saying..Addie on tv..Addie on tv.

We all got good naps this afternoon and Randy grilled burgers and hot dogs tonight. It was a great holiday and we had a great time just being together as a family.