June Recap 2011

June was pretty uneventful around here, so this post is mostly going to be just a hodge podge of our life.

Lately the boys have been wanting me to take pictures of things they create or of funny faces they make just so they can see the pictures on the back of my camera and of course I oblige :)  Here are a few things I was instructed to capture:

Parker's extremely long wall!

Carter's cheese face!

Sweet brother's just wanting a picture together!

And a little Mario Carts on the Wii!  I especially like how it seems Carter knows exactly what he's doing when in reality his car was just going in circles :) 

We made a trip over to the Splash Pad with Rachel and her girls only to get there and realize they weren't turning the fountains on because of inclement weather.  But who says you have to have the fountains on to have a good time, definitely not our kiddos?

May 2011 | Recap

May was jammed packed with all kinds of fun stuff!  We had the Annual Chevron Family Baybears Game this month.  The boys had a good time watching the game but it got pretty cool that evening so we left about half way through.

Parker had fun taking pictures with my camera at all the things we were seeing.  As I looked through them most were of the backs of random peoples heads but he did manage to get a pretty good picture of the players on the field.

 We also had Parker's last day of K-3 and Carter's last day of MDO in the 1 year old class this month.  I absolutely loved both of their teachers this year and was sad to say good bye to them but we were also very excited about a little break during the summer!

These were some of the little goodies I made for their teachers end of the year gifts.  The tutorial for the little apples came from here.

And the FREE printable note cards came from here.  P.S. that site has some other really cute printables as well!

We also enjoyed a little beach trip with Bobby's parents this month.  We had a great time playing on the beach and soaking up the sun!

While we were there we also went to the Gulf Shores Zoo.  We'd never been before so I was a little unsure of what to expect but it was pretty nice.  They had a lot of animals to look at and even feed and a small exhibit to pet kangaroos.  The boys LOVED this!  The zookeepers said to not make too many sudden movements and all I could think was Carter is one big sudden movement.  He really surprised me though and he was actually very gentle with them!  Although, I think one may have gotten a little aggravated with him because he kept trying to give it a hug but nobody got bit or malled so all was well :)

That same day we played a little put-put golf.  The boys really enjoyed it.  After we finished Bobby's mother and I thought a paddle boat ride would be fun...boy were we wrong.  Once we get out in the middle of the little pond we quickly realized paddling that boat was no joke!  Our thighs were killing us by the time we got out of that thing.  Next time I'll leave the paddle boating to Bobby :)

I did a few mini sessions while we were at the beach and they turned out so cute I thought I'd do a little mini session with the boys, too!  I got a few keepers but man, they are definitely my toughest subjects.  In their defense I really shouldn't have started the pictures right before we went to dinner :p 

Parker and I went crabbing the last evening we were there.  Carter pooped out right before we were about to leave so we left him at the house with Papa.  Now I have a rather unconventional method to catching crab.  I like to spot the crab with my flash light then I proceed to squeal as loud as possible while frantically smacking down my net over said crab.  As you can see my method works pretty well :) 

Our water fun didn't end with the beach.  When we got home Bobby blew up the slip-n-slide and the boys spent the afternoon running and jumping on it.  I love Parker's face in these pictures.  I got a ton of shots of him going down the slide over and over again and in every.single.one he is making this face, LOL!

I'll leave you with a Warning/Disclaimer:  Do not let your child pick out your dog a new toy without first inspecting it, otherwise you may get home and realize it was meant for little dogs.  That poor duck never stood a chance!

Recap | April 2011

April was an extremely busy month this year.  We went to a total of 4 egg hunts in about a 2 week period.  The boys really knew what was going on this year at the egg hunts which made them that much more fun! We had to keep reminding Carter to look for eggs and stop eating the candy out of each egg before he picked up another one.  We had so much candy by the time Easter came around I was sure the boys had a dozen cavities each!

The first egg hunt we went to the egg hunt was at Women's and Children's Hospital.  They had lots of activities for the kids to do including face painting.  Neither of the boys had ever had their faces painted and they loved it!  Parker was a bit apprehensive about it at first but when he saw a friend of his had gotten his done Parker was all in.

The next egg hunt we went to was at the Goldman's with our supper club group.  We are beyond blessed to have such an amazing group of friends!  All the guys work at Chevron together and its been so much fun seeing each family grow the last 6 years or so!

Next we had our annual Playdate Egg Hunt at Julie's.  The kids had a blast running around together, finding eggs, and seeing what kind of loot each other got while the mommies socialized.  Aren't they a good looking bunch!

And lastly, Easter morning!  We got dressed and enjoyed a wonderful service at church proclaiming our RISEN Savior!  All the kids met in the fellowship hall and had a special little program and when I asked Parker what they had talked about he shouted "JESUS IS ALIVE!".  My soul rejoiced!

After church we headed to Lucedale and had an AMAZING lunch with some of Bobby's family.  After lunch we had a little egg hunt for all the kids and just relaxed and enjoyed each others company!  Its always so much fun to spend time with them.  Its really sad we don't make it over there more often. 

We decided this year to not really do the Easter Bunny, per se'.  We didn't tell them that he doesn't exist or anything like that we just told them on Easter morning they would be getting gifts from us just like Jesus did when He gave his life for us.  One of those gifts was this nifty little sprinkler.  Parker LOVED it and still does...

but Carter wasn't really feeling it ;)

I'll give you a guess as to who Parker was aiming that stream at...little stinker!

This month Parker also had his musical program at school.  As a mother I live for these moments!  I don't think there's anything much cutier than getting a bunch of children together and listening to them sing.  PRECIOUS!  Parker had this blank expression on his face most of the program but I did see him sing the majority of the songs so I was pleased. 

Isn't he just the cutest little 3K preschooler you've ever seen?!?!

And his teacher Mrs. Sherry was so wonderful!  She has such a special way with the children and Parker just adored her.

We also made a trip over to the splash pad this month.  The weather had gotten warm enough to get in the water but not so hot that felt like I was going to melt into a little puddle on the pavement while they played.

 And last but not least a couple random pictures just because.  Isn't he a little cutie pie!

Bobby taught Parker how to burn leafs with a magnifying glass.  Luckily for my sanity they're not able to hold the magnifying glass still enough to actually burn the leaf without one of us helping them...yet!

We had a wonderful April, busy but WONDERFUL!