Carter turns 5

Last weekend we celebrated Carter's 5th birthday. He is in to Star Wars this year and wanted a Star Wars party. So a Star Wars party we had! Complete with light up figurines! Carter had all his friends over and had a wonderful time playing outside in the warm weather. Wow, 5 years! Where does the time go!

Opening Day

Baseball has begun! Last weekend was opening day of baseball. Carter is in a different league this year and it is REAL baseball! Carter is the youngest on his team but I hope he is learning a lot. He at least has fun! Carter is usually the one in the outfield spinning in circles and seeing how far he can throw his glove! Ha! He has a lot to learn! He is getting better with each game and practice and I guess that's all I can ask for!

Practice before the game Impossible to get them both to look at the camera; or the same thing for that matter!

Winter Break

About 2 weeks ago was Winter Break! The weather was beautiful and it felt much like Spring Break. The kids played outside alot with friends and dressed up in their Halloween costumes eating cookie cake! I would say they had a good week! I haven't been too good with pictures lately so I hope to get better. Carter's opening day in baseball is on Saturday so we should have more then. Maybe I'll break out the flip cam and get some video footage!

Snow

Snow, snow, and more snow! I can't remember having so many snow storms in the south in one season! Our first snow was a week before Christmas, with maybe an inch. The second snow was on Christmas! We loved having a white Christmas! The kids really enjoyed it! The third snow was a big one! We had snow for a week, everything was shut down and we were basically stuck inside for a week. The kids played out in it for a few days but by the end of the week the snow was still here and we were done! Brandon worked from home all week too so saying we had "cabin fever" was an understatement! We had yummy snow cream most of the week though! I think we might need a snow shovel, but once we get one it probably won't snow for years! We just experienced our 4th snow but it was only about half an inch and didn't disrupt anything except get the kids all excited! After the 2 big storms I decided Campbell needed proper snow gloves; now that we have them and she probably won't get to wear them! I wouldn't mind 1 more snow day before spring arrives.

Our white Christmas!

1 of many snow angels

Big snow

Playing with the neighbors.

Bowls of snow ready for snow cream!

Happy 3rd Campbell

On January 2nd, we celebrated Campbell's 3rd birthday at our house! I can't believe she is already 3. Campbell had fun playing with her friends and enjoying yummy cake.

Cupcakes and ice cream cone cake pops!

Going out for Mexican is a fun tradition!

Christmas Part 2

Carter loves opening gifts. In fact he wanted to open all the gifts; not just his! As Carter opened each one of his gifts he did so with much enthusiasm. He said things like, "Oh my word," "what in the world?" "This is exactly what I wanted!" It was cute!

Campbell gets a Holiday Barbie every year from Brandon. Yes, she has to keep it in the box!

Carter gets baseball cards every year for Christmas! And yes, those stay in the box too!

Mimi and Pop Pop

We love Mimi!

Christmas Day Part 1

We had a wonderful Christmas. The day was filled with magic and wonder and SNOW! The kids loved it! The only white Christmas we have ever experienced is in NY, so snow in Georgia was a treat! We played in the snow and made snow cream! Such a fun day! Santa got the kids a HUGE gift this year which they have enjoyed playing on when the weather hasn't been too chilly.

Stockings outside their rooms waiting for them.
Opening stockings

Santa gifts inside! Carter was so excited to get a Pillow Pet! He would recite the commercial to me every time he saw them in the stores!

Campbell spots the swing set!

Fort Van Orden! Carter said that he head Santa with his hammer and nails at night putting it together. Little does Carter know, Santa's elves installed in on the 23rd and we had to keep the kids from seeing it! I stacked presents in the windows so the kids couldn't see out and we kept Carter out of the house both days. Thankfully all the hard work paid off! Carter's exact words were, "What . . . in . . . the . . . world!" Campbell said, "A swing set for me? Yayyyyyy!" We let them go out and play on it in their pjs and coats before the snow really started to come down. It was sleeting but the kids had fun! I can see many memories being made in the back yard. I just hope it's memories and not broken bones :o)

Pure joy!