Fall Is Here! October 2009

It's October....can't believe it! Every year we take the kids to a pumpkin patch. We get to see the pumpkins growing, visit the petting zoo, and enjoying going on a bouncy slide or two. I love the fall. It feels like the beginning of the holiday season and cooler weather!

August 17, 2009

My baby girl turns the big 3! Addison is such a fun little girl. She can be trying at times, but with that comes a really great personality. She is funny and makes us laugh all the time.

She enjoyed opening presents and eating her cake. We took Addison to John's Incredible Pizza. We went there for Carissa's birthday and Addison decided that's where she wanted to go for her birthday, too! It was fun and the kids had a great time.

I love her!

Carissa Loses Her First Tooth

Um....Camden barely lost his first tooth, so I wasn't expecting Carissa to loose one too! She woke up the other morning and ran over to show me it. Again, I felt sad just like I did when Camden got his first loose tooth. My babies are growing up and I don't really like it!

Yellow Belt Testing

Camden began Tae Kwon Do about two months ago. He has loved every minute of it. He is also really good at it. The instructors have noticed how "with it" he is and that makes us even more proud! Saturday, Camden went to his yellow belt testing. He did really good! Wednesday, he will be promoted to yellow belt.

Warm-ups and waiting for his turn.

He looks so cute in his uniform! He takes this sport seriously and does an amazing job, especially for a 6 year old!!

Fun in the Hot Sun!

Take one bucket full of water balloons...

Add three really cute kids,

And you get yourself about 3 minutes of summer fun!!

The kids used most of the water balloons by popping them over their heads!

Addison needed a little help...which Carissa, I am sure, was glad to offer!

How we spent Carissa's Birthday

Carissa has been wanting to go to John's Incredible Pizza for her birthday for the last three months. We had plans to go but found a coupon for Lego Land. We asked her is she wanted to go there instead and she said yes. We drove over an hour when it started to rain. It didn't look like it was clearing up anytime soon, so we turned around and ended up at the pizza place. It is a fun place with lots of rides, games, all you can eat pizza and salad buffet, and dessert! We had fun and stayed dry and warm!

The food there is actually pretty good. Mike and I love the alfredo pizza. It is REALLY yummy! The salad is good too. They have different themed rooms where you can eat in. We sat in the cartoon room and needless to say, the kids were glued to the tv's. Hey, it was a pretty peaceful lunch!

We got a small cake for the birthday girl. You can't have a birthday without birthday cake, right!?!?

In the afternoon, we took the kids back to the church parking lot so that Carissa could try out her new bike. She did great. By the end, she was jumping the curb alongside her brother!

And then there's my silly hubby.....behind the bushes, trying to coax the two cats to come to him. They never came out of the bushes (thank goodness!) He might have tried to keep them or something!

Happy 5th Birthday Carissa!

My baby, 5 days old.....

My baby, 5 years old!What a difference a few years makes! Well, today was fun. We gave Carissa a few presents this morning. Camden gave Carissa the "make-up" she wanted (which until she is WAY older, will be clear lipgloss with sparkles!) Addison gave her a bracelet and Mike and I gave her a bike. She said her favorite was the lipgloss.

Okay, how cute is this. The big sister is putting makeup on the little sister. I guess it is a preview of years to come!

Don't you just love our awsome wrapping job???

Artichokes?!?!?

I love this girl. She'll try anything (and usually will like it!) I made artichokes the other day and Carissa and Addison both liked them. Camden willingly tried them, but did not want anymore. Carissa ate the entire artichoke, heart and all!

Kindergarten Graduation

WOW....Yup, that's right.....they have kindergarten graduation! Camden's last day of school was today. I can't believe he is a big first grader now. Only 12 more years to go until I see him in this cap and gown again. I think it will be the year 2021. That seems so far away!

Here is my handsome boy. He looked so cute in his tie, cap and gown....like a little man.

The PTSO (parent/teacher/student organization) did a great job with decorations and cute little give aways for the kids.

There also was a slide show going on while the graduation took place. Awwww....this one made me a little sad!

Above: Camden waiting patiently for the ceremony to start.

Below: Here is his teacher, Mrs. Shafor.

Camden with one of his best buddies, Coby. They had a great time and felt pretty special about all this graduation stuff!