Birthday Time



Emmy and Ally both had a birthday this summer.  Emmy turned 11 and Ally turned five and was able to get her ears pierced.  Something she has been dieing to do. Ally also wanted to have her party at Chucky Cheese so we did.  We even added Emmy to the party and she had a blast.  We usually have about 3 parties per child so it was nice to combine some. 

 Love that smile.

 Love her personality.

 They still love all the games and I'm glad because it's hard to find a way to entertain all four kids.

 

Here they are with their hats.  Too cute

 

 

I love to see them dance and carry on.  There motto is perfect, it truly is where a kid can be a kid.

 

 



Ahhh, We Love Summer

We have had a blast this summer.  Going to the pool with our

friends has been the best way to spend it.  Not to mention

beach trips and flag football games for the boy.  It's almost over and I'm that

makes me sad.  I wish we had more slow, lazy summer days ahead of us.  But I can't think of a better way to end the summer than with Fall.  So here are just of few of the pics I took this summer.

 Ally learned how to swim this summer.  Only I wish she could swim as well as she thinks she can.  I think out of all of my kids she enjoys the water the most.

 Here Parker and her cousin Paige are enjoying snacking by the pool.  Always a favorite.

 Emmy and Elise spend a lot of time in the middle of the pool. I would wonder what they are doing, but I'm sure it's lots of girl talk and being super silly.

Parkey and her cousin Merry Grace are too cute.

 And of course the boy had a blast.  We can't wait until we can do it again next year.

Emmy's 5th Grade Graduation

Emmy is growing up!! I can't hardly stand it.  She will be in middle school

 this year and recently had her 5th grade graduation.  It was short and

sweet, just the way we like it. 

She had a great year and we will really miss Timber Drive, but she's super

excited about going to middle school and so is her BFF Abby.

 Sydney, Ashlyn, Emmy....Emmy is by far the shortest of all her friends.  We

hope she gets a bottom locker next year because I don't think she'll be able

to reach the hooks in the top:))

 The moms went in together and got the girls a limo to pick them up from school after graduation.  First they went to Pelicans and had a snow cone and then it took them to Kaze to have lunch.

They thought it was so fun, the only drawback is what will they be expecting when prom rolls

around.  Maybe a helicopter ride?

 

 Emmy is so lucky to have such a large group of good girls to hang out with.  I hope they will

continue to stay close, especially through middle school.

 Her best cousin Elise even got to go along for the ride and that is Emmy's

sweet friend Haven sitting beside her.  Such pretty girls.

 Here they are at Pelicans.  Can I just say it was over 100 degrees that day.  It was

so stinking hot. Gotta love NC.

 Even Charlesy and his best friend Hartley, who happens to be Haven's little

brother got to join in on the fun. 

Finally, we arrived at Kaze, a Japanese steak house, and had lunch.  It was fun

especially with the cool tricks the cooks did.  That little boy is Connel.  He has a slight

crush on Emmy and told her a few days before school got out that he considered her his

best friend.  He also said, "you're always nice to me and make me feel good about

myself."  How sweet is that??  That boys got great taste if I do say so myself.



Garner All-Stars 2012

 I have to at least acknowledge that Charles-Allen played

in the All-Stars games again this year for Garner.  They were held in Wilson, NC and even

though we thought the team was good they didn't do well.....at all.  It was

really disappointing, but that's sports.  It was a learning experience and we

hope we never have to repeat it.  He sure was cute though.

Emmy's Patriot's Proclamation

I was going through Emmy's homework pile this morning and I came across a Patriot's Proclamation that she had written for one of her 5th grade social studies assignments.  It was so clever and true and I had to post it. 


          My Ammendment
  -There will be no homework because of many reasons.  First off: Children go to school early and come back in the afternoon to spend time with their parents, not to do more work. Secondly, They give homework on paper, which comes from trees, which we need to survive with.  We need to save the planet not kill it with useless homework.

That kid cracks me up and I'm pretty sure she has some good points.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT....

I know what you all were thinking and it's definitely NOT that.  It's been crazy around here to say the least.  Our four little ones are growing like weeds I tell ya and it's sometimes too much for me to keep up with.  Still I wish I had a magic button that I could press and just suspend time for a while. I love the ages that my kids are at right now.  It's as close to perfect as I think life can get.  Especially now that, are you ready, Parker is potty trained. 
Okay, so you may be thinking that this is not a major announcement, but if you look at it from my perspective you'll see things differently.  I have had a baby in diapers for nearly 11 years. Eleven years people!!!  Sometimes two babies at once. So Neal and I are more than just a little excited.  Still it is bittersweet to know that the baby stage is over for us, but I'm sure the next stage will be just as fun and crazy as the baby stage.  Just less stuff to haul around;))

Santa's Helpers

Our little elves are getting so excited for Christmas. It's a good thing they've been extra nice this year....