Wedding Weekend Fun!

My little brother Joseph got married last night! Honestly, it was one of the most fun weddings I have been to. Corbin and Claire were in the wedding, and surprisingly did a great job! The kids were running like wild ones during the rehearsal, so I didn't think there was a chance they would compose themselves and do well at the wedding. They proved me WAY wrong! The wedding was just beautiful! We are very happy for Uncle Joseph and Aunt Brittany!
Here are Junie and Claire in the cry room. As soon as the kids walked down the aisle we moved them all straight into the cry room for the ceremony.. this is why... I had tons of snacks to entertain them.. Lets just say the cry room was a happening place. You can tell a little in this picture that Claire has a little black eye. The day of the wedding she hit her eye on the headboard of our bed... At least she didn't knock out her teeth...
Corbin and Claire LOVE to dance at weddings... Corby took off his jacket and was ready to go. At some point the shoes came off too.
dancing kiddos... i love watching kids dance at weddings
Claire and PawPaw.. PawPaw held Claire a lot of the night right in front of the band. She was memorized...
Dancing the night away....We were at the wedding until after midnight, and everyone kept telling me they were surprised that the kids were still awake and in action....


Nana & PawPaw
My kids and all their cousins after the wedding...They all looked so precious

watching the ceremony from the cry room
Claire walking down the aisle..
Brittany and her dad... Brittany looked SO beautiful
Corbin about to walk down the aisle... I was SO proud of him.
Mom and Joseph


This picture makes me laugh. This was right before the wedding. I promised the kids toys at Toys R Us if they walked down the aisle without crying... In this picture Corbin is telling me he gets three toys for being good. We went today and let's just say the kiddos got the toys they were promised.

My Boys
Princess
Joseph and Brittany with the big kids


My babies at the rehearsal dinner. Let's just say they made a mess. a HUGE mess..
Not even sure why Corby was feeding her a bottle...
My mom had the rehearsal dinner decorated so well. She did a fish theme, and it was really perfect.

This was at the church during the rehearsal. I had my kids and my nieces all lined up on the ground like little chickens feeding them starburst trying to make them behave.
My sweet Caroline. At the wedding they played SWEET CAROLINE.. and she danced....
My brothers...
Dad, Mom and Caroline
Sweet Claire

Waiting to walk down the aisle....

Snuggle Bugs!

Look at these snuggle bugs all ready for bed tonight! Claire is still having a little trouble adjusting to school. Today was her 5th day, and she still cries when dropped off, and cries the second she sees me when being picked up. They also told me she won't eat much at school. When I pick her up she is in a pretty bad mood, I think it is a mixture of crying during the day, being hungry and just tired. Chris and I decided we were going to make her lunch and bring it tomorrow in hopes that maybe she will eat. Poor kiddo. It makes me sad to know she is sad. Corbin is doing well in school, he loves it. I cannot tell you just how precious he looks for school. Chris likes polo shirts and wears them daily. Now Corbin wants to be just like Daddy and have a horse on his shirt. Chris and Corby both look cute everyday. Little Caroline has a little case of the runny nose. It has been making her puke which is never fun. I am a little nervous about her going back to the babysitter next week. I am with her all day, and do pretty much what she wants all day. I hope she adjusts well.... Being a working mom is difficult, but luckily I get to come home to these sweet faces everyday.

PreSchool and Photo Shoot

Princess Claire started school this week. Corbin did too, but this was Claire's very first time at school. We talked and talked about school with Claire. She would say she was so happy to go and paint. I was a little nervous about her first day, because at times she is very shy.. especially around strangers. Let's just say the first day was a mess. Chris and I finally peeled ourselves off of her and left her screaming. We called all day long, and she was upset and crying on and off all day...At one point I called and was talking to the owner asking how she was doing, and the owner said your husband is on the other line with the director asking about her too. I laughed when she told me that. Chris and I are those parents... oh well. We just love our babies. I am happy to report that today being her second day went MUCH better. Drop-off was still horrible. I took them by myself and Claire was kicking and screaming. I called once early this morning and she was happy. When I walked in the second she woke up from nap the teacher was so happy to tell me what a better day she had. I almost cried. I hope tomorrow goes even better. I know it is just going to take some time to get in the swing of things, but seriously it breaks my heart. I am a total fan of Chris being th eone to take them, and me being the one to pick them up!!!
Mowing the grass with Daddy after a long first day of school!
We tried to get them to take a first day pic. Not so lucky.
My pretty girlies.
Corbin started school Monday. He wanted his picture taken with his baby sis! I wish you all could just see how sweet he is to her.
Today my sister-in-law called me and said come over and lets take some pics. It just so happened I was going to be down the street for an appointment. We only had like 45 minutes, and luckily Caroline was already looking cute in this dress. These are the adorable, sweet, priceless, heart melting pics she took. I love them SO MUCH. In this one I am kissing this sweet baby like I do all day long, after you look at these you will see why. There are more, but these are some of my favs. Thanks Aunt Nat...times a trillion!
Her blue eyes, sweet skin, and little puff of hair equals perfection.

Where did July go?

Where in the world did July go? I cannot believe my summer break with these babies is almost over. Makes me sad. I can honestly say we did have a pretty fun time together this summer. We kept very busy, and really enjoyed playing all summer long. Caroline is such a happy kiddo. She smiles and laughs a lot.
What is wrong with this picture? The big kiddos have taken over our bed!
It doesn't get much cuter or sweeter than this. This week she learned to go from crawling to sitting up. She is pretty proud of herself. She is still toothless, but does like sticking her tongue out at everyone!
Corbin LOVES his Sissy. He calles her Sissy, Itty Bitty, Cutie and Sweetie. He loves to tell people he has blue eyes like her...
This face gets kissed all day long... ALL DAY!

My little fire cracker. She goes a mile a minute.
Claire starts school this week. She is a little nervous, but talks a big game about going to school and being a big girl. We will see how Tuesday morning goes. We went this past week and she spent a little time in her classroom. This is her masterpiece she created. I am a little scared about her first day, but she is soooooo ready for school. She is a smart cookie, and will totally thrive with structured learning time.
I tried to put all 9 of Caroline's hairs in a pony...
Hanging with one of their BEST friends Channing. My kids LOVE Channing. They play all the time, and enjoy every second!
Nothing like a sister.
Check out this hair! He needs a haircut! The kids have been swimming A LOT lately, and their hair is lightning up.
I love this picture. Corbin loves manly things like Batman, Spiderman, Sports, dinosaurs, tools, but is not afraid to sport some heels. He plays girly things with Claire, then she fights like a Power Ranger with him. All a part of having sisters I guess....

This baby is a definite crawler now. She is all over the place. She is a mover and a shaker. She has to be to keep up with her brother and sister... No worries, she still wakes up a few times a night. Sleeping through the night is for the birds!

feeling better...

My little bitty is feeling a little better today! She loves the pink meds! I did have to take Claire to the doctor this morning for a yucky looking rash which she got some good meds for, and while we were there they looked in Caroline's ears and he said looks like the meds might already be working! Yea! Now we just need to get this rash off of my princess and we will be in business...No worries none of these little issues have slowed the crew down! They are still little party animals rashes and all!