Bowling Fun

Whitney and Macy organized a bowling with Santa playdate and the kids had a blast!!! Thanks Whit!!!

Betsy also hosted a Plate Party for the kiddos! Connor had a blast and got to have 'extra' fun with his besties!! Thanks Bets!

The gang ready to bowl!



Ava and Connor



Lucky Me!!

I am one lucky girl to have such an amazing Papaw!! Even though I know he is watching us with a huge smile on his face, I still miss him and think about him daily. The day after he passed away Connor wanted to color him a picture. I told him that we would tie it to a balloon and it would go straight up to him. Well of course he wanted to color one for Macie also. We tied it up and off it went! We know Papaw is having a blast with Macie playing ball!!

We love you Papaw!!

Christmas in Tyler

This year we celebrated Christmas a few weeks early in Tyler due to Eric's surgery. We got to go to Aubree's birthday party at Build-A-Bear and C&C had a BLAST!! Carlee caught on quite fast to what she was suppose to do and all the 'big' kids helped her. Connor was the perfect big brother and picked out Carlee's dogs clothes.. "She needs pink and lots of sparkles!" Afterwards we went over to my Grandma and Papaw's house to celebrate Christmas. We sure missed my Papaw this year but he would have LOVED all the kids running around playing and playing and playing!! The kiddos would have stayed outside all night if we would have let them (until it was time to open presents of course). Once again C&C were completely spoiled! We love you Papaw and miss you very much!!!

Rachel and Carlee

Getting ready to put their heart in!!

Little Girl waiting her turn

Bub's Creation

Carlee thought that 'CoCo' needed a binky too!

Ho Ho Ho

We met Eric for lunch yesterday and got to go visit a special someone. We have always gone to Willowbend and this year it definitely did not disappoint. Mrs. Claus was there!!!! There was no one there.....no one, so the kids really got to talk to Mrs. and Mr. Claus. Mrs. Claus asked Connor where Kirby was (our Elf) and she told him that she just loves Kirby! Connor was so excited to hear this. Then we got to sit and talk with Santa for a few minutes and Connor was beaming from ear to ear. Carlee would not let go of me but was talking to Mr. and Mrs. Claus and kept telling them "Elf, Elf". We knew that when I had to put her in Santa's lab she was going to FLIP. There were no tears but absolutely NO smiles. But when the sweet princess got off his lap she turned around and gave him a high-five and said BYE!

Pretty Babies!!



Getting ready to see Santa!

 

So serious!!!



Christmas Musical

Connor has been so worried about the Christmas Musical because he didn't want to be videotaped. We had a long talk that the camera would not be on him the whole time...it seemed to work. Our little guy sang his heart out and he did so good. He absolutely brings a smile to our hearts!!!

Our little performer!

Singing his heart out

What Christmas means to him....

His biggest cheerleader

Class pic!

Science Fun

Connor and Carlee both LOVE the new Science Center that has opened. Last week we got to go play with The Shoffners and do 2 fun experiments. The boys loved trying to build with the ice cubes, while the girls on the other hand tried to eat the ice cubes. Fun had by all!!!!

Connor and Dalton working hard on their Igloo

Carlee eating...shocker!

Making snow

Gingerbread Goodness!!!

Assembly Time!

Hard at work!!

The masterpiece!!

Thanksgiving Feast

Connor's preschool had a Thanksgiving Feast that was YUMMY!! Connor had a blast with his friends and creating an edible turkey.

Thankful Tree =)

Connor's placemat and personalized silverware

They're all ready!!

Yum-O!!!

The class performing for the parents!

Craft time

Edible Turkey

Rub-a-dub-dub!!!

Trick or Treat.....

MeMe and PooPaw came to trick or treat with us! We made mummy hotdogs and then scooted out the door. The kids were so tired from all the weekends festivites they only lasted about an hour.... but scored a ton of candy!!

Tic Teet (Carlee's way of saying Trick or Treat!)



Cutest Robin EVER!

This was by far the coolest house!!

And the partying continues......

Thursday Connor had his Fall Party at school. I think the kids all had a fabulous time!! Friday we had a super long day but FUN! We went to Eric's work Fall Festival and then Connor's school Festival. The kids had a blast but were so tired!! 



Connor's placemat



Sweet Bub letting Carlee help



Robin and Strawberry Shortcake



This way to my Daddy's office!



The pony ride



  

He made it all the way to the top on the first try!!! Go Robin Go!!!













18 months.... how did that happen!!!

Our sweet little girl is 18 months and changing so much everyday. Her vocabulary is finally expanding, but she is definitely not one to 'perform'. She is 25 lbs (70-75%) and 32.8 inches tall (90%). Carlee is great at following directions and she can follow simple two-step directions. Yesterday we took her to get her first haircut. She did great with Mrs. April and didn't budge until she was finished. I still think Connor is still her favorite person by far and that just puts a huge smile on my face!!!!

Before

So still!!

Connor wanted in on the action!

Tah-Dah!!

Thank you April!!!

Our masterpieces!!!

Pumpkins on the Prairie

If the kids didn't love pumpkins before...... they love them now!! We have definitely seen our share of pumpkins this Fall. Grace Avenue has a great pumpkin patch for the kids with games, bounce houses, face painting, a maze and even a hayride!

Sweet babies!!

Connor in the maze

Daddy and Carlee in the maze

Fun games!

Sweet girl!!

Love them!