Saturday, October 13, 2012

Kate is Three!

This is definitely been my longest blog hiatus to date, but school is in session and mommyhood duty calls.  But, I don't want to neglect memories, so let's jump back to August for Kate's birthday...

Kate had a Tinkerbell tea party with fabulous friends and fairies!  It was an all girl party and I will probably not throw two birthdays in two weekends again, but we had fun.  We had apple juice "tea" and crackers, apples and cheese.  Then finished off with Kate's birthday cupcakes.  My mom saved the day with fun games to play.  I was burnt out from the previous week's party.  Kate has been such a blessing in our lives and brings us so much joy.






Kate on all her "birthdays"...





Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Jack is Five

Jack loves animals.  I mean LOVES animals.  For his 5th birthday, we had a fun safari.  Our adventurers arrived and put on the binoculars, safari vests and hats.  We decorated our vests and embarked on a safari to find some animals in the "jungle".  The kids seemed to really enjoy and it was so special to celebrate Jack's 5th birthday!  Our Jack is such an amazing boy.  He has turned into a sweet, cute, loving, discovery-filled boy.  We are so proud of him and that God chose us to be his parents.









Our sweet Jack on all his "birthdays"...






He sure has grown up.  Up next is Jack's first day of Kindergarten, Kate's birthday and Kate's first day of three year old preschool!  I am sure loving life.


Sunday, August 12, 2012

Summer Who?

Here we are, 2 weeks into August and I haven't blogged in six weeks!  That is half our summer and school starts in one short week!  I am self-admitted blog-stalker and I have noticed there is less blogging in the blogosphere from parents with kids.  Our summer hasn't been "busy" per se packed with all kinds of travel and such, but busy living.  I am working two full days and watching my nieces and nephew one day, so that leaves two days for errands, chores, appointments and if any, playdates.  We been around just doing life and watching our babies grow into little kids - almost 5 and 3.  Our days were filled with cousin fun, play-doh (some homemade too), Chick-Fil-A dates, haircuts, first dentist visits and some rainy days.  Here are some highlights of the rest of our summer:




















I am grateful that even though some days were tough, I was glad to be able to spend some time with my kids doing summer stuff.  These days are limited and spending time with family and friends is what is precious.  School starts next week for our big kindergartner and his favorite 3-year old sister.  I am excited about they will learn this year and how they will grow.  So, we will enjoy this last week we have together and get ready to start and new school year and new adventures!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Seagrove Beach

June 17 we left for beautiful Seagrove Beach with the entire crew...6 adults, 6 kids.  Some call us crazy, but as in Jon and Kate + 8 words, "it may be a crazy life, but it is our life".  We rented a 5 bedroom house just a short walk to the beach.  We had great weather and our days were spent eating, beaching, swimming in the pool and exploring the surroundings.  It was a fun vacation!

The boys watching Cars 2 on the ride over.


Reese in her "cage" to minimize disasters.