Saturday, October 30, 2010

A fun filled Saturday

So today was a really fun filled day! We went to the kids fall festival at their school, then their friend's Halloween themed birthday party, then a friends house to play... Here is a cute pic of the kids doing the Monster Mash at a friends house. We went there to pick up a table, and ended up playing in the front yard for a few hours. My kids LOVE these kiddos so much. My friend has 4 kiddos, and so everyone has someone to play with. It is pretty funny when we go to restaurants and get a table for 4 adults, 5 kids and 2 high chairs :). You know the waiters are crossing their fingers we are not seated at their table!!!
Here is the whole crew playing outside... Claire, Channing, Charlie, Caroline, Corbin, Mason & Maddux
Playing outside. I remember as a kid always being outside. We were always running around in the street and riding our bikes.. MAYBE SANTA is bringing our kids bikes?????
Here is a pic of Princess Ariel (Claire) at Briley's super fun party. The kids all had a great time! My sister in law Natalie was the face painter. She did some pretty awesome paintings on the kids faces!
She made Corbin look super awesome as SPIDEY!
AWWW my sweet niece Shelby and Caroline. I had no idea Shelby was going to be Snow White and Nat didn't know Caroline had this costume from when Claire was small. They looked ADORABLE in their Snow White get up.
Corbin at his school's fall festival. His school has a super fun festival each year that the kids love going to. The amount of sugar consumed today by my kids in ridiculous.
Claire playing a game. They had so many fun games, a jump house, and even a snow cone machine.
Corbin playing...
I found this pic Chris took of baby girl. She is just so sweet and beautiful.
Here is my girl looking sweet before school on what I thought was picture day. Tomorrow is another fun filled day! I love October so much, and can't believe it is almost over!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

4th annual pumpkin painting bash

Natalie hosted her 4th annual pumpkin painting party for the cousins. They are all so lucky to have an art teacher for an aunt that doesn't mind a ridiculous amount of glitter/paint and feathers. The kids had fun as always. We had them all get in their costumes for pictures.. these are pictures I will look back on and love forever. Thanks Nat for making their night so fun.
They love their Halloween costumes..
This was Claire's costume when she was a baby, then Junie wore it the next year and now it is Carolines..

Let the pumpkin painting begin.
Jimmy carved a pumpkin and let the kids pull all the seeds out...

Claire painted and painted and painted and painted her pumpkin.
Look how adorable.
It was a super fun cousin filled night. We also had a fun morning. Nana, Claire and I went to get manicures and pedicures. Claire thinks it is pretty fun and special. I take her every time I go.. it is our little fun thing we do. She loves to pick her polish and the design she wants. today she got hot pink nails with blue polka dots and lime green toes with white flowers... Thanks Nana for going with us!

Chris's Birthday Pictures

We had a great time celebrating Chris's birthday with Nana, PawPaw and Poof!



Friday, October 22, 2010

Happy Birthday Daddy/Dippy/DADA

Happy Birthday Chris!
We hope you have a great day, because you deserve it! Thank you for being such a good husband and dad. We love you! Here are the things that I would say we each love most about you!
me: I love that you would rather spend time with us than anyone else in the world. I LOVE that you would pretty much pass up anything if it meant getting to be with us.
Corbin: I think your scrubba loves that you are his best friend. He loves how you call him your big man, he loves that you wrestle with him... He likes how each and every day after you drop him off at school you wave to him through the window. I think he wants to grow up to be just like you, and I hope he does...
Princess: Well, Claire obviously thinks you are pretty wonderful. She now calls you Dippy rather than Daddy. When she wakes up in the night, she wants her Dippy. Claire loves that you have mastered doign her hair for school complete with a bow. Claire loves that she is your princess and always will be. She loves that you take her to get hot dogs at the donut store, and that you always make eggies with her on the weekend.
Itty Bitty/Sissy: Caroline gets so excited when you walk through the door. Her eyes light up and she starts jumping and making her little noise that she makes. She loves that you rock her to sleep every single night. I think she loves that she looks just like you too!
They love you, and I love you!
Have a great day!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Just me and my bubber...

Yesterday I took the day off of work to go on Corbin's school field trip to Dewberry Farms. I am so glad that I went. It was so fun just spending the day with him, and seeing him interact with all his friends. The kids all had a lot of fun, and so did I. I just love this little boy, that after looking at these pictures doesn't look so little. All the kiddos got to pick a pumpkin, he picked one that looked more like a lemon.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Soccer & The Park

Tonight Corbs had soccer. It is a fun night because soccer is at a park with a playground, so all the kids have a great time. We are there for a few hours, they come home eat, then are ready for bed! Claire just being cute Claire.
It is so cute watching little kids play sports...
Corbin and his friend Briley.. Two of his buddies Jack and Briley are in lessons too which makes it extra fun for him.
Rather than make the kids wear different colored jerseys today the coach made them into hats. He thought it was pretty cool.
Jack and Corbin
Caroline loves being outside
Corbin and his coach
Saturday we went to my old elementary school's playground. It was a really fun playground for the kids. I know it seems like my posts are all a bit repetitive with parks and what not.. but the kids LOVE being outside, it makes them happy.. and when the three of them are happy, I am the happiest! So, therefore we spend a lot of time parkin it!
Handsome
Two little monkeys!
having fun...

Caroline likes to roam around the patio while the big kids are out there playing. She has learned to crawl on all fours so that her knees don't get scraped up on the concrete. Looks pretty adorable. I cannot tell you how many pieces of chalk I have retrieved from her mouth.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch one day after school this week. The kids were so excited to pick out pumpkins. They weren't even looking at them closely.. they would just run and get one, then run back for another. They made a huge pile of all the ones they wanted, and then I secretly started putting some back.
I tried, and tried to get all my babies to look at me and smile.. I got close.
The kids have been outside in the backyard everyday after school. My mom gave us this huge outdoor table, and they have put it to good use. They have been eating dinner out there, and doing all of their arts & crafts. Maybe this will help cut down on having marker on walls and furniture (thank you Claire)!
Pumpkin Caroline
Pumpkin Princess
Pumpkin Corbin
I love this time of year!