Caden's Last Day of Preschool

Wednesday was Caden's last day of school. The class had a field trip to Crystal Beach to play at the park and have a little snack. I decided since it was a nice day, I would tag along. Carter had a blast playing with 'big broder canen and his freens'

I can't believe my baby is done with preschool...it is crazy! He had a blast this year and made some great friends!

Here he is with two of his most talked about buds...Sam, Caden, and Kobe.

The boys eating their snacks. Notice how Carter snuck in there, he thinks he is a big boy too!

The entire class, I took about 8 of these, and this is the best one!

Rough Sleeping Position

This is how I found Cole after he fell asleep for his morning nap on Monday.

Carnival Time

The Pride of Texas Carnival made its way from Pioneer Days in Guymon to Woodward this past week! The boys were so excited so of course we had to go! We went on Wednesday evening right when it opened and it was perfect. The lines were short and the kids had a blast.

We stayed for almost two hours then Carter was ready to crash, so we took Carter and Cole home. Caden found his good buddies Sam and Max there and Mandy offered to let him stay later with them! THANK YOU CHEAP FAMILY!!! You made Caden's day!

He got to stay out until 9:30 and even rode some big kid rides...like the Gravitron. You hear that Aunt Kaci...Caden rode the Gravitron. He told us he didn't like it, but at least he tried it! We were pretty proud of him!

Caden and Carter walked around holding hands most of the evening and Caden was so sweet to him. Cole just did some people watching in the stoller! It was a great evening! We got them in bed late, but they actually all slept in the next morning!

The boys on the boat.

Standing in line holding hands...how cute!

Momma and her crazy boys!

Cole showing his pearly whites.

Blast From the Past

Here we go again! This is from June 2003. This is our nephew Tate and he was about 5 weeks old at the time.
I love this picture for lots of reasons! This was taken on our first weekend back to Amarillo to see Tate! We were supposed to fly out and then because of a bunch of rain our plane couldn't leave Houston, so we rebooked for the next weekend.

You all should remember my infertility post about Kaci getting pregnant before me, so this was a little hard to take...but once I saw the little man, I was smitten! He was so cute and tiny. We offered to get up at night and feed him so Kaci could get some much needed rest. The first night Cory got up with me each time and we would feed, change, and rock Tate. It was so fun! We loved taking care of a baby and couldn't wait to take care of one of our own! By the second night, Cory was over the newness and slept through most of the feedings!

I got to hold him, burp him, change him, feed him and basically do whatever needed to be done! Kaci and Ryan were great letting me overtake their boy! We had a blast with him! I can't believe he is going to be 6 years old in less than a week! We love you Tate!

We Love To Bounce

I got the cutest video of Cole jumping in his Johnny Jumper thing and had to post it. So of course the big boys wanted a video of them bouncing on their trampoline! Enjoy them both!

Happy Mother's Day

I had a wonderful day today with my boys! Cory got me flowers from him and the kids, then made me breakfast in bed! It was great! I also got to spend the day with my mom and Grammy...what could be better!

My mom, Grammy, and me with the boys.

Cory, me, the boys with the Grammy.

Carter and Momma

Caden and Momma

Cole and Momma

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Blast from the Past Friday

Here we go again...remember to go to Devin's blog for more of these!

These are some family pics from Thanksgiving 2001. We were so excited that my parents, sister, and grandparents made the trip down to Houston. They stayed in a hotel because our apartment was tiny, but we cooked the entire Thanksgiving meal in my apartment. It was so much fun!

I remember stressing out about the meal and that it wouldn't turn out right because I didn't have a double oven or anything. I also remember Grammy cooking the pies ahead of time and traveling down with them.

I remember playing scrabble and watching football all crammed in our little living room. The best part was getting out my fancy new wedding china for us all to eat on! It was a great time and I have some great memories!

Here are the girls: My mom, sister Jana, my Grammy, and me!

Us kiddos with Grammy and Papa!

Caden's AWANAs Program

Sunday night was Caden's AWANA program. He did a great job memorizing scripture all year and we are very proud of him!

Sunday morning they sang, and he didn't sing at all! He just stood there turned around watching everyone else.
So we had a little chat with him that afternoon and talked to him about singing and facing front. He told us he didn't like being up in front of people. So I moved him to the end of the line and this is what he did.



He was almost about to cry...crazy kid! He was in a mood! Oh well...sorry Grandparents, not good pics this time :)