Early Birthday Party

I was trying to be ahead of the game this year. Well that doesn't always go as planned now does it. If you recall I was also pregnant on Caden's 4th birthday and I didn't want him to get the short end of the stick again. So I thought I was being smart and planned a party for him and his friends a couple of weeks early. I didn't plan a ton of stuff because I knew I would be too big to do too much. Little did I know, I would spend the day in the hospital (see Crosby's 8 month post) and have to rely on Cory to get the cupcakes ready, friends to bring the pizza, and not really even decorate much.

But Caden being the trooper he is, didn't really know any better and had a great time! He thinks he is official 6 years old now and that is all that matters! We hope to have a small family party for both he and Cole on their actual birthday, but again nothing big.

Here are a few pics of his evening...

He always gets bashful when the singing starts

I apparently didn't have the plate of cupcakes close enough so he had to stand up to blow the candle out.
Here is Caden with his good buddy Sam and his Buzz Light Year lego set! This kid loves his legos!

After dinner, cupcakes, and presents we loaded up all the boys and took them to the water park for a couple of hours of splash time! They had a blast!

The next morning as soon as breakfast was finished we had to begin putting together Buzz Light Year. As soon as we finished that, we started on his second Lego gift, some kind of bucket truck...I slept through most of this one :)

Carter of course tried to get in on the action, but in typical Carter fashion he just took the head of Buzz Light Year and an alien and had his own conversation with his characters :) Wish I had a tape recorder so you could hear his voice, but this is how it went...

alien: "I am going to get you Buzz"

Buzz: "you can get me alien, I am bigger than you"

alien: "no you are not, you only have a head!"

Buzz: "but when I get my body, I will put you down!"

Not really sure where Carter comes up with this stuff! He is so funny and imaginative! A fun time was had by all!!!

Watermelon

We love watermelon around here. I am not sure who likes it more because they all beg for more each time we eat it. My mom brought a good ol' Rush Springs melon the last time she was here and the kids went nuts...this little guy especially!

It is so good Momma :)

Chowing down...he will eat 3 or 4 pieces if you let him!
This is what happens when you tell him it is all gone...

Also notice the shirt...this is an after dinner snack, before bath. He goes from the table to the tub and his clothes get washed/soaked that night :) Glad the kids love their fruit!!!

Cole's Name

I didn't have Cole's name finished when I posted pics of his new room, but they are finally done...here they are :) Once Daddy hangs them above his bed, his room will be COMPLETE!

Room Swap 2

For room swap #2 we had to get the two older boys' room fixed up and ready for Cole to move in. My wonderful mother was planning on coming in a couple of weeks to paint Cole's new room and get him moved...but she decided to come THIS WEEK!!!! So part 2 is DONE! Praise God! We aren't quite ready to have Cole sleep in there, but all his stuff is moved and his room is ready! Thanks Mom, you are the BEST!

Cole's dresser and new bookcase (an early birthday present). Cole has moved up in the family and gets the train table now.

The rest of his "train room".

Cole's new big boy bed

Cole is in love with his new room! He kept saying "bed" over and over!

Again, I am so thankful to my mom for all her help! I only have a few decorative things to finish and get all of Crosby's clothes washed and put away! So excited!!!

Room Swap 1

To get ready for Crosby's arrival we had to do some room swaping. We started by putting teh big boys in a room downstairs. Finally part 1 of the room swap is complete! My mom and dad (THANKFULLY) came several weeks ago and painted the room for us downstairs. I was trying to model their room after what my friend Devin did here with her boys. But that didn't quite work out as I had planned! Mom and Dad did manage to paint each wall a different color, but with all the texture on our walls, the stripes just weren't working. So after some thinking, planning, and lots of suggestions...this is what we came up with. Cory created a plan and it turned out WONDERFUL! I am so thankful for all the help we received and the boys LOVE it!

The view from the doorway - this is Carter's bed and a shared dresser.

The view from Caden's bed of the orange wall and one of the closets.
The view from the closet in the picture above, looking at Caden's side of the room.

Standing by Carter's bed looking towards the door.

Soon, I will make bulletin boards like the one I did for Lizzy. This will help tie more of the colors together and put their names on the wall to distinguish their "side" of the room! I am so thankful for all the help we received...love you Mom, Dad, and Cory!!!!

Sunday Morning Shoot

Miss Lizzy finally got to wear her new dress from Grammie on Sunday, so of course she requested pictures. Around here you can't just take pictures of one child, so they all had to pose.

The best of all 4...Lizzy looks so tall, she actually has a heel on her shoe, had to have them.

My two older boys.
My baby is getting so big.

Cole posing the best he would :) Goof ball.

Carter was trying to say cheese...love the face.

Lizzy in her girlie dress.

Another Cowboy

My boys love to be cowboys, remember this... So here is the 3rd Reid Cowboy, Cole style :) He has been begging to wear the big boys' underwear over his diaper at times, so that is the style he is sporting!

He is showing off his boots!

Cheese Momma!
This cowboy decided to love on his baby for a bit! Even cowboys have a tender heart!

#11

From this, July 31, 1999
to this, actual photo taken in May 2010

Tomorrow is our 11th anniversary! WOW! I have been blessed for 11 years to be married to one wonderful man! I could go on and on about how much Cory has blessed me, but I did that last year on our 1o year anniversary. After 11 years and all these kiddos, I am still in awe of the man God allowed me to marry! I love you Cory!