The Children's Museum

We had a doctor's appointment in Memphis, so we decided to take Carter to the Children's Museum. We had so much fun. He was amazed at all the neat things there. His very favorite was the mini grocery store. He pushed his buggy around and picked out his items and check himself out. He loved that buggy so much that I think Santa may be bringing him one.

He loved the police car....he pushed every single button!

The fire truck was a big success....

Daddy's favorite the airplane cockpit.....

It was a great trip for us and I must say I think he was a little glad his Sissy wasn't there so he could be the center of attention.

Carter's Birthday

We had Carter's birthday party at North Greenwood's playground. It was a big sucess and he had a blast. These pictures went in reverse order so I will tell you about it backwards. This is Carter playing with his toys when we got home that night.

Eating his smash cake....

First taste of smash cake.....

Being cute....

Playing....

Cutie pie...

Sliding...

Grace and John Robert....

The cake....

The front table....

The kids played on the playground for a while. Then they came in and rode all kinds of riding toys in the gym and played basketball, and ate and ate. We had so much fun and most of all Carter had a blast. His birthday isn't untill December 1 but I wanted him to be able to play outside before it gets too cold. This caused a lot of confusion for Grace because she is still saying, "but I was born first!" Anyway, the day was a sucess and we are looking forward to Grace's party!

Halloween Costumes

So, this year we were a bumble bee and a blue monster. The kids looked adorable and we had so much fun on the hay ride with friends and trick or treating. Enjoy the pics!

Cousin William's B-day Party

We went to William's birthday party and the kids had a blast. Carter had so much fun playing onthe playground that I decided that is what I would do for his party. The kids played and had a great time. Here are some of the pictures...I just picked a few because I don't think ya'll want to go through all three thousand of them!

Carter on the slide....

Carter in the tunnel.....

Grace swing in the tunnel.....

Grace on the riding toy....

And this is just a random picture of Grace and John Robert who is her very best friend. They aren't apart too much and have each other's picture on their bedside table. They are too sweet!

Cowboy/Cowgirl Day

It was cowboy/cowgirl day at First Pres. again. Grace looks forward to this every single year. She looked so cute and had a blast. Next year Carter will get to participate. I can't wait for that. Enjoy the pics....

First Day of School

So, today was the first day of school. Carter had no idea what was going on. All he knew was he loved wearing a backpack like his big sister. Grace had no problems and walked into school like it had never ended. Carter was very nervous and cried a little bit at first, but then he did pretty good. Mrs. Caroline said he did great until 11:00 and then he started crying. He was just hungry and tired I think. So, the first day was a sucess and I was home alone for the first time in a really long time. Enjoy the pics!

First Day of Dancing

Today is Grace's first day of dancing. I took a few pics before we left. This first one is of me bribing her to be still for one second so I can snap a few pictures.

She got this pose from her mama!!!!

I will let ya'll know how it goes today!

Flower Girl

So, about five seconds before I was about to put Grace in her beautiful flower girl dress for Ashely's wedding she came running to me saying she had an accident. Keep in mind that we have to be out of the door now in order to get there on time. The accident was that she had colored ALL over herself with a permanent magic marker. I was flippin out!!! I mean a flower girl can't walk down the aisle with black sharpie covering her body. You just never know what you are gonna get with this girl. Needless to say, I scrubbed and scrubbed, and used alcohol, and used magic erasers, and whatever else Mae Mae and I could come up with. Finally we got most of it off, but her poor little skin was missing a few layers and had a bad rash. Besides the sharpie, she did great in the wedding and was absolutely gorgeous!

Sunday Cuteness!

Today was just a normal Sunday, with the exception that my two babies were lookin super cute! Enjoy the pics.....

Dance Camp

Last week Grace had dance camp. She was very excited about "shaking her bootie"! Anyway, they learned 4 dances and then on Friday they preformed them. My personal favorite was the dance they did to Beyonce's "Single Ladies". It was sooooo funny. Anyway, she had a blast and all summer long she has some activity to do each week. This week is swimming lessons! Here are her dance camp pics from the first day!

This is her in her "jazz pants" they were required to wear!

Princess Camp/Manners Camp

Last week Grace attended Manners Camp. Each day they learned different things about manners and had some fun too. For example, Wednesday was make a royal mess day where they played with shaving cream in a swimming pool etc... Friday was there ceremony that parents attended to see all they had learned. They had to wear there princess and prince outfits. She had a blast! She must have learned something because this morning she said, "mom i wouldn't care for any strawberries please!" So, it was well worth it. Here are some pics in her princess costume.

Swimming

So, since I have been stuck inside for a while I told Brad to go get us a little pool for the back yard. Grace and Carter both love it. They think they are at the beach....hey, whatever works! They both get in the pool and play and play. Then they go to the sand box and play and play. After a afternoon of this I don't have to much trouble getting these two to sleep. This is Grace dancing in the pool....
Playing ball in the pool....

A whole lot of cuteness in this one....

Summer has been pretty good so far!!!