Caden's 7 Year Photos

I decided to save some money and try my hand at taking the boys' pictures this summer.  Caden was so easy!  He is photogenic like me :)  He loves to have his picture taken!  He kept asking me to take him to different places in town to take pictures!  I cheated a bit and took him to several places that a local photographer had taken our family two years ago.  We had a great time and he did so good!

Carnival Fun

On Saturday, Grammie and Papa came down for a quick visit and brought Brooklyn and Aunt Sharon too!  We had a fun afternoon at the house then hit the carnival for a few hours.  The weather was great and we had tons of fun!

Cole on the train.

Caden on the carousel.

Daddy and I volunteered to take all the kids on the ferris wheel...

Cory, Carter, and Brooklyn

Momma, Cole, and Caden

Our view from the top of the ferris wheel

Cole and Brooklyn on the carousel

Crosby did great until the end, he didn't want me to  leave him and not take him on the ride with me!

Thank you Grammie and Papa for a fun evening out!

Playtime With Two

On the first day of school for the big boys, Cole seemed pretty bored and Gigi and Pops were even here.  So I knew that the second day I would have to do something.  What do you do with two little boys, one of whom isn't really all that active?  You make a spontaneous quick trip to the park and store!  It took a bit to get everyone together and loaded up but we got there and they had a great time!  Cole ran all over the place and Crosby just crawled around trying to keep up!  We had a lot of fun and it took most of the morning!

Crosby was trying to keep up with Cole and take a turn driving!

Could he get any cuter?!?!

Cole was everywhere all the time!!

This picture is my favorite!  Cole has a hard time being completely gentle with Crosby, but he means well!  In this instance, they were sitting next to each other and Cole was telling Crosby something about the ducks in the lake on the other side of the playground.  Then I said, hey boys look at me for a picture and Cole grabs Crosby's face and says Crosby say cheese like this...poor Crosby!

Cole is ornerier than all get out but so stinking cute!

This boy is quite the charmer too!

We had a wonderful morning, just the three of us!

First Day of School

This was another big year for us on the first day of school!  I have two handsome boys going to school this year and I am so happy for them!  They were excited to go but not so thrilled that Momma wanted pictures. 

This was the best smile I could get from Caden!

 This was the response I got when I first asked them to go stand by the tree for a picture...

 Carter is really excited to go to big school this year.  I love that he wants to go to the big school like Caden.  He is going all day now which is a big step for him, but so far so good.  There is one little boy in his class that he knows, so that helps.  He is having fun doing centers and of course, recess was his favorite part of school the first day.

 Caden was great this year.  He knew the building, was familiar with everything, so things went rather smoothly.  This boy hates change just like his Momma, so this year was good for him!  He gets to be the proud big brother and walk Carter to his classroom first then go on to his 1st grade class.  He loves 1st grade so far.  It helped that there are 5 boys from his classes the last two years that he knows and a few girls too!  I am excited to see how he grows and changes over the year!

Early Birthday Party

Once again, I decided to throw the boys an early birthday party.  I had to do this last year because I was pregnant but this year it just made since to get it out of the way before school started.  It worked out perfectly!  But planning 3 parties at once was a little crazy :)

Caden and Cole obviously had more of a say in the party planning than poor Crosby did, so we had a pirate party!  Cole really wanted a Peter Pan party, but there just wasn't much Peter Pan stuff out there.  Caden wanted a pirate party but I wasn't thrilled with all the skull and crossbones associated with it.  So I compromised and did Jake and the Neverland pirate invites along with a few basic pirate decorations.  It worked perfectly. 

I found someone online that did several personalized Jake and the Neverland Pirate graphics with kids' names on them...so I found a Caden and the Neverland Pirate logo and a Cole and the Neverland Pirate logo!  BINGO!!!  I personalized each kids' invitation, made it look like a treasure map on the back and it turned out great! 

Then I got to work on the cupcakes...Caden saw me searching online for ideas and like both of the ones I found, so I decided to try it out and see what happened!  It was pretty easy and fun to do!

The treasure map was cute but not as tasty :)

 The pirates were cute and sugary :)  Caden was a huge help cutting all the candy pieces for these.

Here is birthday boy #1 - Crosby James celebrating his first birthday! 

 He wasn't sure about the cupcake at first...

 Poor guy had been sick all week with a stomach bug, so I just let him taste a dab of the icing!

 He was all smiles if Momma had him! 

Birthday Boy #2 - Cole Jackson celebrating his 3rd Birthday!

Cole invited two of his little buddies and was so excited that they both came!  These three boys were just precious!  They all three kept running and jumping in the pool off the side yelling "CANONBALL!"  It took several parents to get this picture...we were each hollering at our kid to smile!  I pray these boys become good friends and stay that way! 

They really are too cute!

 Cole got pretty bashful when it was time to sing Happy Birthday and blow out his candle.

 Of course he was thrilled to open presents!  Look at that grin!

 He was so thankful and had to hug his buddy Jarrett!

 Momma and Daddy got him the movie Peter Pan - can you tell he was excited?!?!

Cole  had a great time swimming with his buddies, eating his cupcake, and opening presents.  He is still talking about his Jake party so I am guessing it was a big hit!

Birthday Boy #3 - Caden Montgomery celebrating his 7th Birthday...WOW!

Caden invited a few of his buddies and once they all arrived, they just all played in the pool until I got them out for cake.  We watched them, but they entertained themselves all evening.  He is getting so big!  This is really the only picture I could get of him and friends!

 Caden was also embarrassed when we sang to him!

 And he also LOVED all his gifts!  Legos are always a HUGE hit for him!  He was up by 7 the next morning putting this set together in the dining room!

 The dino gifts were also a big hit...we hatched the egg immeadiately.

 It was a great night and fun for everyone there!  Before you get worried about Carter being left out, never fear...his best buddy Ben was there and these two were having a blast too!  They watched Caden blow out his candle, at a bit, and then they got back in the water!  I am so glad these boys have each other!

So thankful for all our friends who came to celebrate our boys' birthdays!  You are all a blessing to us! 

 

Soccer Camp

Caden had a great time at soccer camp this summer and learned lots of great new skills! He improved several things including his attitude:)

The big group

Caden and his coach for the week, Andy

Fun in OKC

Friday I headed to OKC to shop on tax free weekend! I may be crazy but not stupid so I took Becca with me!

We hit the main stores then rewarded the boys with a trip to Chuck E Cheese. Becca grabbed my phone and documented the fun for me, love that girl!

Carter was loving this roller coaster simulator!

Cole and I played a mean game of air hockey.

Crosby was trying to keep his eye on everyone!

Caden won a ton of tickets.

It was a long but fun day! A huge thanks to Becca for going!!!

Backyard Fun

A huge thanks to Grammie and Papa for the new backyard toy, we are having so much fun!!!