A whole new world...

I worked at the NICU reunion for the hospital that Preston and Maddie were born at. My company sponsors a handprint canvas booth each year. Since Preston is a NICU graduate, Marty brought the kids. This years theme was Aladdin, and the kids had a great time! They got their faces painted, rode a train, and jumped in a bounce house.

Halloween Treats

We made some fun treats for Halloween out of graham crachers and marshmallows. We also made ghost cookies out of Nutter Butter cookies and white chocolate. Yum!


Can you guess which one belongs to our littlest goblin?
Look what we found the next morning...
He ate the faces off of EVERY owl cracker

Rockstar

Maddie dressed herself this morning. When it was time for her to go to school, I said "Come on kitty cat". She replied "No mom, you can just call me Rockstar".

Happy Anniversary Mamaw and Papaw! We love you!!

Dollywood

We went home for my parents 46th wedding anniversary, and we took the kids to Dollywood. We were so happy to have Hailey go with us!




Preston rode his 1st roller coaster, and he love it!

They melt in your mouth...

Guess who got caught with a hand in the candy jar?

Renaissance Festival

Uncle Doug and Uncle Bob took us to a Renaissance Festival. It was a lot of fun. There were so many things for the kids to do.
Our crew
Queen Maddie
King Preston
Shrek!
"Walk the Plank" swings
Pony ride


Preston and Noah















Maddie asked all day to do the bungee. We finally agreed to let her try it, but she wasn't heavy enough to weigh the cords down. The guy basically had to sling shot her into the air, but she loved every minute!

Go Blue!

Marty and I went to the Michigan opener. It was Labor Day weekend, and let me just tell you, it was COLD!! I did not pack our family for 50 degree weather. People were wearing gloves and scarves. I love our family in Michigan, but we only visit between May and September. I can't take the cold!

Preston made the news!

We recently went to Michigan to visit Marty's family. We took the kids to a festival, and Preston drew a crowd with his dancing. He even made it on the news. I am going to call the station and ask to get a clip of him. If I get it, I will post it for you. It was hilarious!

Surprise from Mamaw and Papaw

Mamaw and Papaw got a great toy chest for Maddie. She can put all of her dress up clothes in it. Marty and I put her family birthday gifts in it, and she was so excited.

First tap shoes!
Guess who loves dress up clothes?

A Bowling Party

Maddie asked to have a bowling birthday party. Ever wonder what it's like to try to get 19 small kids to bowl? It was wild!


She was so proud of her cake!

Happy Birthday Maddie and Daddy!

Visitors

We love having friends from East Tennessee come for a visit. My friend Anya brought her kids for a weekend, and we had so much fun! Anya and I have been friends our entire lives. We were in the nursery together at church, and she has been an amazing friend for 30+ years. Our kids played so well together, and they all cried when their stay was over.











I have to share this one picture. We ler Lily and Sam sleep in Maddie's room. It only took 2 hours to get them to stop talking and go to sleep. Anya and I watched a movie, then went to check on the kids. Lily wasn't in the bed, and we had to turn the light on to find her.











We laughed hysterically when we found Lily sleeping under the bed with her head on Maddie's trundle. We could not figure out how she got there. Of course we pulled her out (after taking a picture) and put her back in bed. That was a moment I will never forget!

Surprise

I have shared that I LOVE consignment sales. They last 3 or 4 days, and you have to shop early to get the good stuff. I have been wanting a slide for the kids for a while, and I found one for a steal. I paid for it, then realized it would not fit in my van. I had to sweet talk my husband into picking it up in his truck. I will admit that our bonus room looks like a toy store. When we built our house 2 years ago, it was supposed to be Marty's man cave. It didn't quite work out for him, so he wasn't thrilled to bring this big slide home. I had the kids sit on the couch and cover their eyes while daddy put it in place. They were so excited, and they kept saying "Thank you Daddy!" and "Mommy, look what Daddy got us!" He ate it up, and the kids went down the slide at least 100 times each.