Lights are up!

Tonight Stephen put the lights on the house and they look fabulous! Cole and Kinley are so excited about Christmas and can't wait for Jesus' birthday. Cole wanted to know if we were going to Pump It Up and having cupcakes. They are so sweet and say the cutest things. We hope that your family enjoys the Holiday Season!!!!

The pictures don't capture the full experience!;)

Hobb's Grove 2009

Here are some pictures from our preschool trip to Hobb's Grove in Sanger.

Kinley

Macy & Cole

Cole, Kiley, Emma & Macy

Kinley, Kiley, Macy, Taryn, Cole & Avery

Labor Day Weekend

I LOVE my family and I love getting together with our extended family, so this past weekend we all stayed home and enjoyed the time off. We had everyone over for dinner and the kids played their hearts out in the backyard! We enjoyed good food and good fellowship! Here are some of my favorite pictures from this weekend.

Luke Jones

This is my VERY adorable nephew, Luke! We all got together this past weekend for a BBQ and some backyard fun. Stephen got the camera out and took some precious pictures of this little guy, it doesn't take much to make him laugh and it takes a lot to make him cry. The poor guy puts ups with sooooo much noise from the other kids.:~) We LOVE luke and thank God for the blessing that he is to our family.

Luke and his Mommy!

Luke and Papa!

Lessons Cole Has Learned at Preschool

Cole started preschool on Monday and in the three short days that he has been there he has learned some fabulous lessons! I will be updating this post periodically because I know that Cole will have many more lessons that he will want to share...

Lesson #1: You need to raise your hand if you want to ask a questions or tell something about yourself, this includes mom and dad raising their hands when they ask Cole to do things around the house...I DON'T think so!

Lesson #2: Teacher Tracey's rug is very dirty, with lots and lots of germs!!! If you touch the rug and then touch your nose or mouth you WILL get sick. If you get sick, then you WILL have to see the doctor. If the doctor is not in, then he WILL have to come to your house.

2nd Day of Preschool

I forgot to bring my camera to the first day of preschool, so I thought that the 2nd day would be just as good as the 1st! I have included some pictures of my Coco Bean and Carebear...

Can anyone look at the camera?

Cousin Time!

Cole and Kinley absolutely love their cousins! Over the summer their cousin, Kayden, was able to spend the night a couple of times. We were able to do stamping and other fun crafts. We always enjoy having everyone over.

Cole and Kayden stamping!

Playing at the School

This summer was HOT! Many of our days were spent inside or at the pool, but on this particular day we decided to go to the school to play. {Did I mention that it was over 100 degrees outside?} So if you are wondering why the kids look so red, it's because they are overheating!

Summer Fun

This summer we spent A LOT of time over at Justice & Ashley's pool, so to mix things up a bit we decided to have a pudding party. We made some instant pudding and let the kids "have at it"! The pudding party got sooooo out of hand that I had to stop taking pictures and do some regulating! All three kids and Rudy (the dog) were covered from head to toe in pudding!!!! Not a fun clean up! Below are a few pictures before it got REALLY messy! :~)