Saturday, October 31, 2009
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Friday, October 30, 2009
BOOGIE WIPES
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"MY SAFE SPOT"
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
MOCHA SHMOCHA, HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPE, AND BOOKS FOR BOYS
Monday, October 26, 2009
A LOT ABOUT NOTHING...
The weekend started out a little chilly, so we got to have our first one of these:
I really don't like cold weather but who doesn't love a real fire going in the fireplace! There's nothing like it - the smell, the sound - I love it!
Grant is the first one to ask for hot chocolate when it does get cool so we decided to call RaRa and get her yummy recipe for homemade hot chocolate.
It makes a lot so I thought it would be fun for the boys to help make it, and we could give some to their teachers in cute little jars sort of as a "Happy Fall" gift. After seeing them do this:
I decided this batch will be just for us. It guess it's a good thing that Wal-Mart didn't have the jars I wanted after all. :)
UFC was Saturday night so we put the kids to bed and enjoyed some adult time with a few friends. UFC nights always make for a good time and, with Chris, of course good food too!Yesterday the weather warmed up quite a bit which means we don't stay inside much. Chris' love was baseball so it's really neat seeing him play baseball with our boys:
Bethany was in Decatur this weekend. She went to the Miley Cyrus concert Friday night with Tara and had the time of her life. I can't wait to see the pictures! Last time she was here we got her to play some baseball with us. I thought this was a cute picture:
Top the weekend off with a dozen fresh Krispy Kreme donuts my hubby got me, and it doesn't get much better than that! HA!
I'll close with this. It is really sad how fast children grow up. Bethany will be 14 in a few weeks, and to even say I have a 14-year-old makes me do a double-take. Reid is 2 1/2, and the way he says certain words is hilarious to me. I know it won't be long before he's saying them the "right way" and not "Reid's way," so I'm trying to capture every bit of it I can. This is Reid telling us (with Mac's help in the background) that our dog, Nate, killed another bird. I really wish I could write phonetically how Reid says bird. As you will be able to tell from this video, I don't even know if it's possible.
I'm off to back up my computer so I can load Windows 7 . Anything is better than Vista!!!!!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
PUMPKINS - BEFORE AND AFTER and A NEW CO-CAPTAIN
BEFORE:
AFTER:
All lit up:
CHEER UPDATE:
Not only did this sweet girl make cheerleading after her first time trying out, but you are now officially looking at the new co-captain for basketball season. YAY B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are all so proud of you!!! Much love, Umby!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
ENJOYING THE WEATHER
We played on the monkey bars and such:
Made silly faces in the silly mirrors:
Naturally we had to find sticks and stuff:
And small spaces to crawl in:
The boys were even more excited when this silver fox showed up:
That's my dad, a/k/a Granddaddy. He came bearing three beautiful pumpkins from The Fresh Market for us to carve and decided to stay and play a while. Let me stop for a moment and talk about that hair of his:
I love seeing my dad with my boys. And my boys think he hung the moon!
G LOVES homework. I feel quite sure when he's in Jr. High he won't still be thinking how great homework is, so I better post this now. :) Bethany got her report card last week and made all A's - nothing below a 96 to be exact! How great is that! She's one in a million! I'm so proud of you, Umby, and I love you so much! You never cease to amaze me! Grant got his very first report card yesterday and had all S's and +'s, plus got another Certificate of Achievement in conduct. I'm so proud of those two!
Today is supposed to be just as beautiful so carving pumpkins outside is on the agenda. Happy Fall!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
THE BIG GREEN BUS and G's FIRST FIELD TRIP
That's The Big Green Bus. It's a mobile gym for young children, and they will come to your house for a party and entertain for one hour. They also brought along an inflatable jumper which was neat because we didn't know that was coming. Seeing their faces as they watched that bus pull up the drive was priceless! They had monkey bars, a balance beam, mini-trampoline, rock climbing wall, slide, zipline, and more, all inside the bus. It was so much fun! It was perfect for my wild little men. The walls and floor were padded so they could go at it! If you are looking for something to entertain young children for a party or special occasion and are in the Montgomery or surrounding area, check them out at http://www.biggymbus.com/. I can't say enough nice things about them. We're already planning on getting the BGB back for Reid's 3rd birthday in February! It was a great day - good times with good friends and family!
Me and my four sweets:
Mac and crew playing in the bus
(along with Jeff, the owner, who is definitely part of the entertainment! :)
GaGa exceeded the age limit but she's still so darn little we snuck her on! HA!
No Big Green Bus party is complete without a BGB cake too!
My sweet birthday boy with his cake:
Blowing out ALL four candles at once - whew! ;)
And this last picture is not from this party, it's from Grant's party earlier in the year. But there are hardly any pictures of Bethany and me because one of us is usually the one behind the camera, so I thought I would post this one. Thanks, Martha, for the pictures (all 676 of them). :) I found some good ones! Thanks too for all your help with the party. As usual, I couldn't have done it without you!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
FUN AT THE FAIR
RaRa with her Baby Love:
Sissy trying to convince Grant he WILL make it off that roller coaster:
Sissy with the Birthday Boy!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (Umby, you're the BEST!):
The G-Man on the final ride of the day: (don't judge him by his hat - we were not too proud to be wearing it that day!)
We made a stop by the railroad's booth and landed some conductor hats (which, of course, the boys thought were the coolest!):
One of the very few pics I have of this silly boy - and one I took once we got home- because he was attached to my hip the entire trip:
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST
My sleeping beauty and how we all felt at the end of the day: