The Pangles

All Caught Up

2012-02-10T13:51:00.001-08:00

Yep, I never thought I would say it but I am officially all caught up or at least with the pictures that are downloaded! It's a great feeling. I caught this precious moment a couple days ago.... So sweet!

Yummy Apple

2012-02-10T13:49:00.001-08:00

Boosterthon Fun Run 2012

2012-02-08T10:23:00.001-08:00

This is a fundraiser that the boys school does every year. They are trying to raise money for a new science lab. The kids have a Fun Run at the end of the fundraiser. They try to run 35 laps, and they have to get people to donate dollar amounts per lap that they run. Both boys ran a total of 35 laps and got donations from Eric and I and both set of grandparents. I am not a fan of fundraisers at all but out of them all I like this one the best. The boys had a great time at the Fun Run!!!

Puppy Hat + Close Ups + 17 Month Old = Adorableness

2012-02-07T18:54:00.001-08:00

Cub Helper

2012-02-07T18:22:00.001-08:00

Walker got selected to be a Cub Helper this 9 weeks at his school. A Cub Helper can only be a 2nd grader (Walker's school is a Primary school so it's K-2nd). His school starts at 8 but Cub Helpers have to be there at 7:20. They get to stand at the halls and greet the students as they come in, run the school store, and many other things to help. He is really enjoying being a Cub Helper. It has definitely changed up our morning routine. We now have to leave the house at 7 as oppose to 7:40. We are up and at it early here but it's so worth it for Walker! Once again we are so proud of him!

Walker's AR Party

2012-02-07T18:13:00.001-08:00

Walker was too cool for school at his AR party. Walker continues to be a very good reader and does extremely well on his AR tests. He has to read several chapters a night and when he is done with the book they have to take a AR test. We just wish that he enjoyed reading more but that may come later. Again, we are very proud of you Walker, keep up the good work!!

Henry's Sight Word Party

2012-02-07T18:04:00.001-08:00

We just can't tell you how proud we are of Henry and his reading! He now knows 175 sight words!!!! He has to read a book every night. Yesterday when I picked him up from school he was so excited to tell me something. He said that he had something very special in his book bag. He pulled out a book and attached to the outside was a note. It said that Henry was now ready to start taking AR test. This is a big deal and Henry was so excited about it! He has really been loving to read and is doing so well with it! We are so proud of you Henry!!!!

Little Bit's First Real Haircut

2012-02-06T18:02:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago I took all 3 boys to get their haircuts. I waited as long as I could to cut his hair. It was really starting to look like mullet. I had gotten the bangs trimmed before but never the back. It was definitely time! Jennifer did such a wonderful job as she always does with my boys! Foster has such beautiful hair, and he looks so stinkin cute!!

Before Haircut

After Haircut

Aunt MJ spends the night

2012-02-06T17:54:00.001-08:00

A couple of weeks ago Aunt Martha Jane came over for a spend the night party! We had so much fun hanging out with her! The boys and Aunt MJ loved playing Just Dance on the Xbox! After the kids went down we had a little girl night. Kim came over and we talked wedding stuff, it was so much fun!!!! I think the boys love her what do you think???

Walker's 8th Birthday Party at Great Skate

2012-02-02T11:20:00.001-08:00

Walker's new favorite thing to do is roller skate. He decided kinda last minute that this was where he wanted to have his party. It was an excellent party and I really think all of the kids or boys I should say enjoyed it. He really likes the Atlanta Falcons so that was his choice of cake. I think that his party was a huge success! Happy Birthday Walker!!

Medieval Times

2012-02-01T18:42:00.001-08:00

Walker's Birthday present from Eric and I were tickets to Medieval Times. He was thrilled and really had a great time! This was Henry's first time and he had a ball!

Too cute for words...

2012-02-01T18:38:00.001-08:00

Chick-Fil-A Bowl Game, New Years Eve 2011

2012-02-01T18:36:00.001-08:00

UVA and Auburn played in the Chick-Fil-A game this year. Some of Eric's family from Virginia came up and they all went to the game together. Eric really wanted to take the big boys and we made a smart decision for me to stay home with Foster. It would have been too cold and not fun for him at all. It was good for Eric and big boys to do something together like this that they will remember forever. They left in the morning to go down to participate in the fan fair activities. Unfortunately Virginia lost but a great time was had by all. After the game they stayed and watched the peach drop. This was a big deal for the boys and they loved it. After a very long day they were all pooped!

Little Henry

2012-01-31T17:47:00.001-08:00

I love this kid!!!

Untitled

2012-01-31T17:44:00.001-08:00

Walkerstarted off his birthday day with a morning outing with Granddaddy. Granddaddy and Walker went to Waffle House for breakfast and then went shopping to buy him a present. It was a real special time with Granddaddy. He ended up wanting to go to GameStop to buy a new Wii game. He had a blast spending the morning with him. They got home around lunch time and then we headed put. We took him to McDonalds for lunch and made our way to the roller skating rink. It was Walkers day and he got to do whatever he wanted. We all had a blast skating. It was our first time as a family ever going. It has been probably over 20 years since I had stepped foot into a roller skate rink. It really brought back some childhood memories for me. We all had a great time. We left here and went to Grandma's and Granddaddy's for dinner and cake. They had family in town from Virginia so we went over there to visit. It was a great day and Walker had the best Birthday!

Walker's 8th Birthday- December 30th 2011 A letter from "Mama"

2012-01-31T10:36:00.001-08:00

Walker-

I can't believe that you are 8 years old now! You have truly been such a gift to me and your dad. Our lives changed so much 8 years ago... We met our precious first born child,you. We became parents for the very first time and you changed us forever! We could not have asked for a better baby, child, young boy that you were and are now. You have always been the easiest child I know. You are so very laid back and easy going, you get these traits from your mama! You are also very brilliant and it just comes naturally to you, this my son you get from your dad! You really enjoy playing outside, with friends, and you are really becoming competitive with the sports you play. Right now your most favorite sport is basketball and you are dying to play real football in the fall! You enjoy watching any kind of T.V. And you love all Harry Potter movies! One thing that you want to do everyday when you get home from school is jump on the trampoline! You are becoming a really good eater and you like to eat a whole lot these days! I'm assuming out of brotherly love you really love to aggravate your younger brother Henry. You two have your moments for sure but you also love playing together as well! You are super in love with your baby brother Foster! You just can't seem to get enough of him! Thank you so much for giving your dad and I the best 8 years of our lives! We are so proud of the boy that you are and have become! We look forward to many, many more wonderful years spent with you, our Walker! We love you!

Mama and Daddy

Also, you have grown a ton this past year. You gained 10 pounds and grew 3 1/2 inches.... No wonder we are buying you clothes left and right!

8 year old stats:

Weight- 65 lbs- 76%

Height- 53.25- 88%

Walker through the past 8 Years....

2012-01-31T10:16:00.000-08:00

On December 30th, 2011 my first born son turned 8 years old. Here are some pictures that I put together to see the change in my Walker over the past 8 years....We love the young boy that you have become Walker!

Newborn

1 Year Old

2 Years Old

3 Years Old

4 Years Old

5 Years Old

6 Years Old

7 Years Old

8 Years Old

Christmas 2011

2012-01-25T19:01:00.001-08:00

Man oh Man we had the best Christmas morning ever! We had 3 very cute and excited boys! Walker and Henry got up around 7:30. They ran into our room and woke us up and was so anxious to get downstairs. They couldn't believe all that they had gotten and were in shock. The biggest thing they asked for was a trampoline. After about an hour of playing with their Santa I asked them if there was anything g that they really wanted that Santa didn't bring. They both said a trampoline and Henry decided to look out the door finally. He looked at Walker and said, "Walker your not going to believe it but Santa actually did bring us a trampoline". Walker then told Henry that he didn't believe him. Walker had to take a look for himself and they both took off running. It was really the cutest thing ever. They both told us repeatedly that this was the best Christmas ever! That just made us so happy.

Santa was pretty good to me as well! He surprised me with an iPad. I have been wanting a laptop for some time. Eric really had my best interest in mind and made sure Santa got me an iPad!!! I am so in love with it!!! The best thing a got was my mothers rings! Eric has known for quite some time that I have been wanting them! He sent me on a scavenger hunt to find them and each one was hung over the boys portraits. They unfortunately didn't fit some are still waiting to get them back. Once I do I will post a picture! As always Eric and I say that we are only going to get each other 1 small thing. I always stick to this but he does not. Therefore he got a UVA coffee mug and a UVA t-shirt.... Nothing to brag about...lol

Henry's loot- webkinz, animals, t-shirts, harrynpotter wand, electric guitar, movie, phiten necklace, wrestling men and football mat with players.

Walker's loot- bey blade arena, hat, t-shirts, 8 disc Harry potter DVD set, Qwirkle board game, electric drumsticks, watch, just dance 3 Xbox game, movie, shoes, and inside basketball goal.

Foster's loot- cookie monster, laptop, sippy cups, paci's, crayons, bathtub crayons, coloring book, Elmo phone, bib, old McDonald spin toy, stacking cups, and rocking horse.

The boys had to do a redo coming down the stairs with Foster... He was more interested with sleeping in Christmas morning!

Me finding my precious rings! I was super duper excited!!!

After we had our Christmas morning at our house we all got ready to head over to Granddaddy's and Grandma's house. Several months ago they bought a house here about 15 minutes from our house. They still live in Albany but are here just about every weekend. It was ally. Ice to have to drive down the road to celebrate with them. We had a lot of fun! The boys biggest gift from them was Disney back in November. That was the best gift they could have gotten! Of course they just had to get them a few other parents for them to open on Christmas! I think their favorite was Nerf guns! Foster got a kitchen and he loves it! It is the cutest kitchen ever! Eric and I got spoiled as well! I got a robe, a pair of wallabees ( which I have wanted for quite sometime), a Starbucks gift card, and some money! Eric got a watch and some money. We had the best Christmas and enjoyed spending it with them!

Christmas Eve Night

2012-01-25T17:17:00.001-08:00

This years was our year to do Christmas with Eric's parents. They joined us for our service at church and came back to the house with us to do some of our family traditions. We enjoyed our traditional dinner of salmon stew and it was delicious! Then we let the kids open presents from us. Little Foster wasn't able to stay up for this part so there are no pictures of him. Then we red the "''Twas the night before Christmas". We left cookies for Santa and cheese for Santa mouse and off to bed the boys went. Thankfully they were tired and very anxious to get to sleep so Santa could come. It was the perfect Christmas Eve. We a so glad to share it with Granddaddy and Grandma this year. I think this year Eric and I were just as if not mo excited than the boys were about Christmas morning. I think Christmas truly lets you see through a child's eyes!

Christmas Eve Service

2012-01-24T18:17:00.001-08:00

One of our families most favorite traditions is attending the Christmas Eve service at our church. Last year was really special as Foster was baby Jesus. This year I was asked to be the angel in the first service and Eric and Walker were asked to be Shepard's in the second service. It was so very special to be apart of this special service! It was truly a beautiful service with beautiful music. We are so very very blessed to be apart of such a wonderful church.

The Shepard's: Eric and Walker

Christmas Baking

2012-01-24T18:06:00.001-08:00

2011 Santa Picture

2012-01-24T18:03:00.001-08:00

I love this picture! As you can see Foster really does not and I repeat does not like Santa at all! This was the best picture I could get and I do love the story it tells!

Christmas with Pop and GranJan

2012-01-24T18:01:00.001-08:00

The weekend before Christmas we went to Spartanburg to celebrate Christmas with my parents. We had the most wonderful time celebrating with them! It's always so much fun for me to go home for the holidays! Mama always has my favorite goodies stocked and makes whatever we want for dinner! I love walking into my parents house because it is so warm and cozy. Not only do my kids get spoiled while there but I do too! We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas with them! Oh, my gift of course was the trip to New York and Eric got a fabulous grill! That was a huge surprise to him! We made some wonderful memories!

We got Pop a BB gun. The boys and Pop love going down to the lake to shoot BB's. Last time we were there Pop was having problems with the one that he already had. We thought that this would be a great gift and it was! Pop was thrilled and immediately they went down to the lake to shoot. We even bought him a couple of targets. Of course the boys loved the deer one!

This picture is hilarious! Pop and Gran Jan surprised the boys with an Xbox kinect! They thought they had died and gone to heaven. Gran Jan and Pop made them go on a scavenger hunt for it! This picture was taken right after they had found it! Can you say excited and crazy hair?

My precious Grandmothers and me!

2012-01-24T09:08:00.001-08:00

The weekend before Christmas we won't up to Spartanburg to do Christmas with my mom and dad. We alternate the years with Eric's parents. On our way in to town we stopped for dinner and my 2 precious grandmother's met us for dinner. I am so very fortunate to still have both of them here with me! They both are so wonderful to me and my family! I cherish these moments that I get to spend with them. I love both of them dearly! They have been such wonderful grandmothers to me!

Boys School Parties

2012-01-23T18:17:00.001-08:00

I always enjoy being able to go to the boys parties at school! They both had wonderful Christmas parties this year!

Boys wrapping gifts

2012-01-23T18:14:00.001-08:00

Foster's first little hair cut

2012-01-23T18:12:00.001-08:00

Back in December I took Foster to get just a little bang/side trim. I wouldn't let her cut any off the back! He did pretty well and I am sure he is happy that it is out of his eyes! Cute little boy!

Stone Mountain Christmas

2012-01-23T18:08:00.001-08:00

For the past several years we have gone to Stone Mountain for their Christmas activities. Pop and Gran Jan were able to come with us this year and they loved it! The mountain is decorated so beautiful with lights! We rode to the top of the mountain, saw a parade, watched several shows, saw Santa, played putt putt, rode the train, and ended the night with the snow angel. It really got us all in the Christmas spirit!!

Blog overload...

2012-01-22T19:22:00.001-08:00

Again I am still trying to get all caught up! Make sure you scroll down to bottom of blog and click on older post because I've done so much it's kicking new ones to other pages. Hopefully over the next couple of days I can get completely caught up! I'm done for the night!!!! Thanks for reading!!!

Martha Jane's Engagement Party

2012-01-22T19:20:00.001-08:00

My sweet sister Martha Jane is getting married this summer! We are so excited for her and our soon to be Uncle/ Brother-in-law Ben to be in our family! Thy are a match made in heaven! We love these two so much! Ben's pants had an engagement party for them middle of December. It was a super fun party and Martha Jane is so lucky to be marrying into this wonderful family! We are looking forward to many more parties in the next upcoming months! Congratulations!!! We love y'all!!

All the kids! Ben's niece Megan fits in so well with our group of boys! They have the most fun! We like having a little girl around too!

My grandmother and Aunt Kathy drove up from S.C.

Ben's dad giving a toast to the couple and my other aunt WeWe who also drove up from S.C.

Martha Jane and Ben so happy!

I could eat them up!!!!!!

2012-01-22T19:09:00.001-08:00

My little Devil

2012-01-22T19:08:00.001-08:00

Henry is playing basketball this year for the first time and this picture sums up exactly what he thinks of it. He isn't a huge fan at all. He said that he just wishes he could coach. That's my Henry!

A New Tradition

2012-01-22T18:50:00.001-08:00

This year I started a new tradition with our family. I'm not going to take credit, my sister-in-law Kim found this idea somewhere and shared it with me. I wrapped all of our Christmas books and each night the boys took turns picking out a book to open and we would read it that night. We started at the beginning of December. It was such a fun tradition and the boys LOVED it!!! It gave them something to look forward to each night and they got a chance to open a present. It truly could have been one of their favorite things we did this year! We are definitely going to continue this for many more years!!!!

Awana family night

2012-01-22T18:43:00.001-08:00

The Awanas program is such a wonderful program that my kids have really enjoyed being a part of. They had a night for families to come and decorate Gingerbread houses. Each class had a house to decorate. They auctioned off each house to raise money missions. We bought a house for 18 dollars and it goes towards a great cause. This is one of the nights that us as a family looks forward to!

We have an artist...

2012-01-22T18:37:00.001-08:00

We have an artist....Foster. It seems like lately everywhere I look I find a new piece of work that he has done. It all seems to be on everything other than paper! This child is into everything!!!!

Oops one more pic of Thomas

2012-01-22T18:33:00.001-08:00

Thomas our Elf and some of the things he got into......

2012-01-22T18:31:00.001-08:00

Thomas made a huge mess in the boys room.....they of course thought this was hilarious!

He must have been thirst...it took the boys a long time to find him this morning considering he has never got into our refrigerator before.

This morning we found Thomas in the tank with the hermit crabs. Walker's hermit crab had climbed onto Thomas and came out of his shell. The actual hermit crab either fell out or climbed out. We aren't sure but either way the crab was dead. Thomas might have given him a heart attack. Thank goodness the boys were not upset at Thomas!

Thomas was roasting marshmallow's. This was my most favorite!!

Foster's New Ride

2012-01-22T18:16:00.001-08:00

New York Day 3

2012-01-22T18:12:00.001-08:00

New York Day 2

2012-01-22T17:50:00.001-08:00

New York City Girls Trip December 2, 2011-Day 1

2012-01-21T19:16:00.001-08:00

The first weekend in December my mom took my sister Martha Jane, my sister-in-law Kim, and I to New York City for our Christmas present! We flew out early on Friday morning and flew back late Monday night. This was my first time to New York City and it was everything I thought it would be. We stayed at the Crown Plaza right in the center of Times Square. We were able to see the Lion King (which was incredible), and the Rocketts. Our transportation while we were there was the Greyline Tour Bus. It had rooftop seating that was open, and it took you through out the whole city. You could get on and off wherever you wanted. While going from point A to point B you were also getting a tour. It was the best way to see the entire city by far. We seriously were able to see and do all that we wanted to do. We toured the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Little Italy, China Town, Rockefeller Center, and much much more. We ate delicious food and one of our favorites was Ellen's Diner. Our server was on American Idol and he was a great singer. This was the best Christmas gift and best place to go on a Girls Trip. Thanks mama it was so wonderful!!!

Packing for New York Trip- Dec' 2011

2012-01-20T18:57:00.001-08:00

I seriously thought about taking him with me.....he did fit in my suitcase.

Boys and Leaves

2012-01-11T04:28:00.000-08:00

Pure Sweetness

2012-01-11T04:21:00.000-08:00

Scroll Down

2012-01-11T03:49:00.000-08:00

By no means am I caught up on my blog....of course last night when I had all intentions of getting completely caught up.....Picasa and Blogger were not getting along and my pictures would not upload, so I had to stop. Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click older post. I did several post so it kicked some new ones to the previous page. You will have to do this for a while until I am fully caught up! I'm back!!!

Little Indians

2012-01-11T03:47:00.000-08:00

The boys got to dress up like little Indian's for Awanas. Walker actually made his shirt and was so proud!

Cuddle bugs

2012-01-11T03:30:00.000-08:00

While we were at Disney, Foster was...

2012-01-11T03:28:00.000-08:00

We are so fortunate to be blessed with such wonderful parents! My in laws are the best! They love my children to death and my children love them! They were really excited to have Foster all alone while we were at Disney! As you can see from the pictures below, he was loved up! Thanks again Grandma and Grandaddy for taking such good care of my baby!!

Last Day- Magic Kingdom

2012-01-10T19:43:00.000-08:00

We spent our last day at Magic Kingdom. We spent part of the first day there as well. We had a great day, definitely not one of the boy's favorite parks but it's mine for sure. The boys did good all week as far as walking the parks go. We were so proud of them! As we were walking in to Magic Kingdom, Walker hurt his foot and was complaining about it. I looked at Eric and said, "this is our last day, we are going to enjoy it, we are renting a stroller". It was a great decision. Walker didn't ride in it too much because I think he was to proud... Walker loved the pirates of Caribbean, House of Terror, Space Mountain....Henry loved the race cars, people mover, and T cups. We were so worn out and so ready to get home to Foster at this point!!

Day 7- Animal Kingdom

2012-01-10T18:51:00.000-08:00

We had a great day at Animal Kingdom, Henry's favorite park by a mile!!!! We saw lots and lots of animals, rode rides, and saw a couple of good shows. Henry has a crazy love for animals so you can imagine he was in heaven. He wanted to get his face painted and hinted to me that he wanted me to get mine done to! It made Henry's day! Walker was picked from the crowd to be in the Lion King show. He was a little embarrassed but did well. I myself enjoy Animal Kingdom, it seems to be the most relaxing park!

Day 6- Hollywood Studios

2012-01-10T17:54:00.000-08:00

We went back to Hollywood Studios the next day. The boys were dying to fight Darth Vader. They had changed things up quite a bit since our last visit as to how you get on the list to fight him. We had to be back at Hollywood Studios the next day an hour before the park opened to try to get on the list. We did just that and we got on the list and the boys were signed up for the first show at 9:30. They both were really excited. Walker did it a couple of years ago but this was Henry's first time. He was nervous at first but loved it once he got on stage. After we spent a few hours at the park we went to Downtown Disney. We had never been to downtown Disney before and the boys were pretty amazed at the Lego Store. We even saw the Cirque de Soleil while were were in downtown Disney. That was a little surprise from Eric to us. It was a pretty awesome show!

Day 5- Hollywood Studios

2012-01-10T17:41:00.000-08:00

We had a great time at Hollywood Studios. It is one of the boys favorite parks. They love the Star Wars, Honey I shrunk the Kids play area, Toy Story Mania, and Walker's favorites are Rock Rock N Roller coaster, and Haunted Mansion.

More from Universal....

2011-12-29T19:57:00.000-08:00

Day 4- Universal Studios

2011-12-29T19:45:00.000-08:00

We had a blast at Universal! It is definitely geared towards the older kids like Walker's age. It is a super park. After visiting here I think we will always go back every time we go to Disney. Walker was in heaven with the Harry Potter village. Walker said that the village looked exactly liked the book. I am not a fan of Harry Potter and I can say that it was amazing. The Harry Potter ride was by far the most incredible ride ever. It actually won the best ride last year. It was amazing! Henry really loved seeing all of the super heroes and the Dr. Seuss land. I have to say that Universal might just be our favorite park! It is definitely geared toward boys for sure! Needless to say we had a wonderful day at Universal!

Day 3- Epcot

2011-12-29T18:30:00.000-08:00

We all really enjoyed Epcot a lot more than we thought we would. It was a really neat place! We rode some great rides, ate wonderful food, and even went on a Secret Mission Scavenger Hunt. The boys really had a great time doing that! We had dinner at Coral Reef which the restaurant sits inside an aquarium. Our table was right next to the tank, and it was so cool watching all the sea life as we ate. Epcot had some great rides, our favorites were Nascar Fast Track, Spaceship Earth and Soarin. We all were really tired after a full day at Epcot.

Day 2- Sea World and Epcot for dinner

2011-12-29T18:18:00.000-08:00

We had a lot of fun at Sea World. The shows were really amazing! I think our favorite thing was seeing the whales. It was the most relaxing parks we visited on our trip.

The boys loved the street performers. They both giggled so hard that they literally had tears coming down their face. Henry said that when he came home he wanted to practice street acts so he could perform them in front of people

Map man Henry

Map man again..

Epcot for dinner

Day 1- Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom

2011-12-06T17:13:00.000-08:00

We have arrived.....

Our hotel for the week

hitting our first bus for Animal Kingdom

Our little Henry started off the trip with a map.....if you know him this is totally how he rolls....he loves a plan

After dinner at Animal Kingdom we headed over to Magic Kingdom

My boy Henry's favorite ride....The People Mover

They loved the tea cups...I have to stay away from things that go around and around. Put me on a roller coaster any day, all day, but no spinney thingies!!!

My sweet Walker LOVED the fireworks....I love this little face watching the fireworks!!

Starting our adventure to Disney.....

2011-12-06T16:59:00.000-08:00

We left for Disney World on Friday November the 4th. We stopped at Pam and Brad's in Albany for the night and to drop off Foster. This trip is our Christmas Gift from them. I couldn't think of a better Christmas gift! They wanted Eric and I to take big boys and they wanted to keep Foster for the week. It worked out beautifully and we had such a wonderful time being able to spend a little big boy time with Walker and Henry! I am so blessed to have married into such a wonderful family! I can't thank them enough for this gift and for the wonderful memories that were made! Thanks Grandma and Granddaddy!

Stripey Stripe Stripe

2011-12-06T16:10:00.000-08:00

Playing so nicely

2011-12-06T16:09:00.000-08:00

All 3 of my boys playing with Lego's.

Our family of Animals

2011-12-06T16:07:00.000-08:00

Here is a great picture of our pets. One day I walked into the playroom and saw our cat sitting in between our hermit crabs and fish. It was just too cute!

Halloween Night

2011-12-06T16:04:00.000-08:00

Some very sweet friends of ours invited us to their annual Halloween Party/ Trick or Treat. We all had such a wonderful time and enjoyed the cook out, football, trick or treating, and great company. It is so wonderful to have such wonderful friends with kids all around the same age!

A little Football Action

Group picture: Henry is in front row all the way to the right and Walker is diagonally behind him to the left

Walker's costume was so awesome. I hate but this picture doesn't do it justice. His costume was all black and his eyes glowed red. He got so many compliments on this costume!

Henry's Halloween Party

2011-12-06T15:52:00.000-08:00

A went to Henry's Classroom Halloween party/ craft day! I was only able to take a couple of pictures of a craft. I had Foster with me so it was hard to snap a lot. The only pictures I took were these three and I just love the look on his face.....I think he is having fun do you?

Pumpkin Carving

2011-12-06T15:41:00.000-08:00

Halloween Parade with Grandma and Granddaddy

2011-12-06T15:38:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Granddaddy's new neighborhood Traditions had a Halloween Parade and Festival the Saturday before Halloween. We all had such a great time especially the boys! They had a chili cook off, games, bouncy house, cookie walk, and lots of candy. The boys all loved dressing up in their costumes any chance they could get! Walker was an unknown phantom, Henry a police officer, and Foster a pumpkin of course. They were so cute! The picture of all 3 is the only picture I have of the three in their costumes, I don't have an idea how that happened. Thanks to Grandaddy for getting this picture or else I wouldn't have one. Walker was really excited because he guessed the right amount of candy corns in the jar and left with the entire jar! After the festival we went back to their house for a game of football, and some delicious chili!!!!! We love doing fun things with family!

Henry's Soccer Party

2011-11-21T16:10:00.000-08:00

Henry's Soccer team had their end of the season party at a local Mexican Restaurant. The kids were all so excited about getting their trophy's. We had such a great season and Henry really loves soccer, it is by far his favorite that he has played yet!

A MESS

2011-10-26T09:23:00.000-07:00

Please excuse the way Foster looks in this picture with his pajamas that are half way unbuttoned, green diaper sticking out, and his shoes that he refuses to take off.....Nevertheless, this is just a cute picture of him trying to hide behind my bar stools! Crazy kid to say the least!

Disney Countdown Calendar

2011-10-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

We are headed to Disney in 9 days from today!!! WooHoo!!! I saw this idea on Pinterest, and I just had to do it! The boys love to countdown to things and I figured they would just love to have a Disney countdown calendar! We take one down every morning and then count the remaining Mickey's and we know exactly how many more days! I think I get just as excited as they do every morning! They had a fun time helping me make it!

Walker's Hat Parade

2011-10-26T09:12:00.000-07:00

Walker's school had a Hat parade for the 2nd graders. Each student had a list of about 5 words that they had to choose from. Some of the words included sluggish, precious, procrastinate, pollution, and I can't think of any others. Walker of course chose sluggish, that was not a surprise to us. He himself is very sluggish...Ha. They had to decorate a hat with items that were "sluggish". Walker put a cat, turtle, a picture of him being lazy on the couch, and a picture of Foster sleeping. The parents were invited to line the halls of the school to watch the students parade down the halls. It was super cute and the kids had a lot of fun with it!

Jaemor Farms Pumpkin Picking

2011-10-24T19:13:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago we took the kids to Jaemor Farms to pick our pumpkin and enjoy the hayride, slide, apple sling shot, and the Corn Maze. We had such a wonderful fun family night there. The corn maze was so much fun! Walker and I were on a team, and Henry, Eric, and Foster were on a team. We all were determined to be the first ones out. Of course, Eric and Henry beat Walker and I. Walker and I giggled so much and we were really lost, thankfully Eric gave us the secret once they were out and we made it safely to the exit. At that point Walker and I didn't really care that they beat us we just wanted out!!! So much fun!!

Foster's One Year Professional Photo's

2011-10-24T18:12:00.000-07:00

These shots were done by a dear friend of mine Audrey Noe. She has taken all of Foster's pictures for his first year! She is an incredible photographer and we are so sad that she has moved to Tennessee. She came back in town to finish up his year pictures! She captured my baby just the way he is everyday! Thanks Audrey!

Playground Action

2011-10-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

Randoms...

2011-10-22T05:51:00.000-07:00

Gran Jan and Henry at Henry's Soccer game

2011-10-21T16:40:00.000-07:00

I just think this is a GREAT picture of my mama and Henry!!! He loves him some Gran Jan!

Henry got Caught Being Good!!!

2011-10-21T16:38:00.000-07:00

The boy's school does this thing called Caught Being Good. They have a wall dedicated to this. If a student gets "caught" they get their picture taken with the Principle and the Assistant Principle. We are so proud of Henry. He is so proud of himself and really talks about this all the time!

Henry's First Sight Word Party

2011-10-21T16:36:00.000-07:00

Henry had his first Sight Word Party a few weeks ago. He knew 40 sight words! He is doing so good with his reading! His school really is into the reading and challenges each student! Good job Henry

They had to do a parade around the gym and he was showing out....only Henry

Henry's Field Trip to Jaemor Farms

2011-10-21T12:08:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I was able to go on a field trip with Henry's Kindergarten class to Jaemor Farms. We had so much fun picking apples, and learning the process of how they get from the farm to the stores. We got to try some dried apples, and apple cider. The kids got to bring home some of the apples they picked. I got to spend the whole entire day with Henry. He was Leader of the day and got to do the smart board for the morning. He loves the smart board! A few days ago when I was up at the school he was dying to talk to the Principle Mrs. Bell. He wouldn't tell me why but kept on. So I flagged her down in the hall on our way out the door and told her that Henry wanted to ask her something. His question was where did they get the smart board because he wanted one for Christmas. I don't think that is going to happen but I have to agree with Henry it is super cool! I had such a great time spending the day with Henry! Thanks Grandma for staying with Foster so I could go!

Walker Tennis Lessons

2011-10-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

Walker is playing on a Tennis Team this year through our neighborhood. He is really enjoying it and it is his first time playing. He has really learned the game and is getting pretty good at playing. Here are a few pictures from a practice, and some of his brothers watching/playing during his practice.

Cleaning Animal Bag....

2011-10-20T14:25:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I made Henry clean out his animal bag. It was overflowing and I knew that we had like 10 of each animal. I left it all up to Henry as to what he wanted to keep and get rid of. These are just a few pics of a few of the animals he has. Bless his heart, this child LOVES his animals and always has! I keep telling him that when he is older he should definitely do something with animals.

This was a pic of just a few of the animals we had in the bag....

Randoms

2011-10-20T09:46:00.000-07:00

I know he's mine but......

2011-10-20T09:09:00.000-07:00

Isn't he just beautiful!!!! People all the time ask me if he is a girl and I know it's because he is so cute and well maybe because of the way I dress him at times. However let me tell you if he was a girl he would have a big big, I mean BIG bow in that hair! It is good bow hair you know. The people that ask obviously don't know me to well.....ha ha

Walker Baseball- The Warriors

2011-10-20T09:03:00.000-07:00

Walker's team name is the Warriors as well. He is doing a fantastic job as well. He can hit the ball in the outfield just about every time! He is a great baseball player! He is enjoying it, and is really understanding the game at this point. He plays short stop and has an awesome throw. I have to say that watching his games is so much fun. I love watching my biggest boy play. As you can see in these pictures, he has grown up so much. He is the tallest person on his team and to me just looks huge or old. I love the little athelete he has become! His next thing that he want to do next year is play football instead of baseball. We are cool with that but we just hope Walker understands the commitment, and our Walker as you know can be a little laid back! I know that he will do great at whatever he choses to do! He hasn't quite found his passion yet with sports but is dabbling in them all! Over all he is pretty good at all! We love our boys and love going to all of their games!!! The ball fields are becoming our second home these days!

Walker and Trenton

Aunt Martha Jane and Little Bit

I love this picture!!!

Henry Soccer- The Warriors

2011-10-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

It is an understatement when I say Henry Loves soccer. He really enjoys this sport more than any other that he has played so far. The fast pace is just what he needs! He is doing awesome this year! The last game they had he scored 6 goals. He is really aggressive and loves to win. At this age they do not keep score but you can bet your bottom dollar that Henry is keeping score and letting everyone on the field know it! He is a trash talker to say the least. When ever they score a goal he is jumping up and down and saying, "Ah Ah". We need to work on that but it is cute at this age. He just has so much energy and keeps us all laughing as he always does. One of the soccer games I was video taping. During the game he kept running over to the side lines saying things like, "Mama did you get that on video", "keep video taping me". I was like Henry you need to just worry about playing the game and not me. He has always been a ham and is on the field as well!

In Action

Giving High Fives

Pumped Up

Birthday party continued...

2011-10-18T12:38:00.000-07:00

Foster's First Birthday Party

2011-10-18T12:37:00.000-07:00

We had Foster's First Birthday Party on September 10th. We had a very small party with just family. His theme was around balloons. He loves a balloon more than anything. Again, I was impressed with my cake lady. I told her he loved balloons and she came up with a teddy bear holding real balloons. Foster loved seeing the balloons on his cake. He also enjoyed eating his birthday cake and was very cute with it! I also ordered him an extra 20 balloons for him to play with and he was in hog heaven! For his birthday he got a ball pit, red car to ride in, activity table, clothes, and some money. He enjoyed his First Birthday! It was a fun party! Happy First Foster!!

Foster's First Birthday Invitation

2011-10-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

Foster's First Year Monthly Comparisons

2011-10-12T09:01:00.000-07:00

1 Month 2 Month

3 Month 4 Month

5 Month 6 Month

7 Month

8 Month

9 Month 10 Month


11 Month 1 Year

Foster 1 year September 9, 2011

2011-10-12T08:55:00.000-07:00

Our precious "little bit" turned the Big One year on September 9, 2011. This past year has completely flown by and I am not happy about it! He seriously has brought so much joy to our lives in the past year it is amazing! We all have enjoyed experiencing the sweetness, and cuteness this baby has given our family! We honestly can't imagine our lives without him in it! His brothers still adore him and they think he is the best thing ever!

He started walking 2 weeks after he turned one. It didn't take him long at all to get the hang of it and now he is just walking around everywhere. At this point it is turning into a fast walk/ slow run. He loves getting into just about everything he can. My other boys were nothing like this. He will find any nook and cranny and get into it. His new favorite place is my dryer. He loves getting into it and just sitting, he thinks he is hiding. He loves to be chased by his big brothers or anyone that will do it! He still sleeps like a little angel. We are blessed by that! He still says, bye bye, mama, dada, and his most favorite word at the moment is look which he says, "ook". He points at everything and says this. It is so precious. We love how he shows us to slow down and "ook" at all the small and big things in life. His little life has blessed us so much and we can't wait to enjoy him for all the years to come! We love you little bit!

1 Year Stats

Weight- 22lbs 9oz - 46%

Height- 31.0 - 84%

HC- 18.50 - 68%

Grandparents Breakfast 2011

2011-10-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

Grandma was the only grandparent that was able to make it this year to the Grandparent's Breakfast! The boys were super excited to have her here to go to school with them. Grandma loved seeing their teachers and friends! Thanks Grandma!

Labor Day with family from Virginia

2011-10-04T05:30:00.000-07:00

Eric's aunt Julie and her to girls Megan, and Heather with their children came in town and spent Labor Day weekend with us! Eric's parents came down and spent the weekend as well. We had such a wonderful time with them and we sure wish we lived closer. We spent time playing outside, playgrounds, swimming and even the zoo. We had a lot of fun just catching up and visiting with each other! We are hoping that in the Spring we will be able to make a trip up to Virginia to visit them. A great weekend was had by all!!!

Mr. Mischievous

2011-09-19T05:38:00.000-07:00

More Pics from our 11 month photo shoot

2011-09-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more pics taken from our 11 month photo session. As you can see, he is not really in to sitting still. These pictures captures his age and what he is doing so well...Enjoy

Foster 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, and 11 month comparison

2011-09-17T06:52:00.000-07:00

1 MONTH 2 MONTH

3 MONTH 4 MONTH

5 MONTH 6 MONTH

7 MONTH

8 MONTH

9 MONTH 10 MONTH

11 MONTH

Foster 11 Months

2011-09-17T06:45:00.000-07:00

Wow on August 9th, Foster turned 11 months. Time is surely flying, and I am sure I have said this in all of his month posts! He is still a really great baby. He loves to eat just about anything. It is rare that he turns down food. I love how he will choose a green bean over anything else. He is crawling fast around everywhere. He is literally into everything! He is standing and trying to take a couple of steps. He is finally drinking milk and loves it, which makes me oh so happy! He loves balloons, and cars. Balloons are by far his most favorite thing at the moment! Every time we go to the store we come home with a balloon, and he pitches a fit when I have to take the balloon out of his hand to put him in the car seat! He is truly a joy and adds a ton of excitement to our lives! We love you baby Foster!!!

Little Bit into EVERYTHING!!!

2011-09-17T06:39:00.000-07:00

Little Foster is into everything!!! Neither one of my other boys were ones to get into stuff. Not this little guy, I have to constantly know where he is, and sometimes he sneaks off and....

He got into the pantry and found a bag of already popped popcorn and had the time of his life until I found him. He kept saying "yum, yum"...so cute

93rd PGA Championship

2011-09-14T06:19:00.000-07:00

The 93rd PGA Championship was held here in Atlanta this year. Eric had some tickets to the practice round and decided to take Walker and Henry. He surprised them and picked them up at school and off they went. They were really excited and had a great time! Eric's mom volunteered all week at the Golf Tournament. The boys got to see Grandma working one of the holes. They were really excited to see Tiger Woods, yes they along with their dad are still huge fans. They thought it was cool to actually see him in person for the first time! They made some wonderful memories this day!