K3....

I know I am late. We actually skipped the first two days of school. We went to Hburg while John studied and took his boards. Glad that is over...just waiting for the results.
This is us just before leaving for the 1st day of K3. I think Caroline might be the most excited by her smile. It all happened really fast, walking him in, carrying his stuff, and trying not to tear up. I even had my camera, but didn't get a picture. I was trying not to be that mom ( cuz I remember those from my teacher days) Thomas has a great teacher and a great class. He has some of his friends from MMO out in his class. His best buds and girlfriend are next door. He gets to play with them on the playground. I asked him today if he saw his girlfriend. He said yes, on the playground. I asked him if she looked pretty.He said yes, she was wearing her "kini"(bakini). His room has dinosaurs and so he is happy. He tells me his job is to clean them up. You know like most moms, I am asking 20 questions as soon as he gets in the car. Oh, he also told me that primary colors were red, blue, and yellow...not what I was expecting, but I will take all the info I can get.



I was telling Thomas to stand against the wall and say cheese. Caroline heard me because she joined right in...but she forgot her cheese..











Our swimming skills have come along way...too bad the summer is over. However, I kind of knew this was going to happen. We finally jumped off the diving board this past weekend at my parent's house. We popped our last set of floaties, so thanks to Uncle Mark, we have 4 pairs now. He even knew the right characters to pick out. Thomas is wearing Diego in this picture. Caroline loves floaties, not because she is going to get in the water and swim, maybe just as a fashion statement? She has to have them on with her bathing suit. She even holds her arms out for you to put them on her.

We celebrated Pops birthday also. Thomas kept asking what kind of party he was going to have and was there going to be a jumpy house. So we made him a dinosaur cake to go along with his swimming party. Birthday parties are a big deal for 3 year olds. My mom also made a cheesecake, my dad's favorite. I caught Caroline eating cheesecake after she had cake and ice cream...food is her happy place!!

How sweet

Caroline and Thomas "scooching" on the couch together last weekend.

Tink and the Pirate

The Pirate and Tink Wrestling...she loves it.


















Tink in her favorite place. She pulls the cushion out of the chair, climbs up into the chair, stands up, and then jumps.
This little girl is a mess!!!



































The Pirate. I got these costumes at the toy sale( same place I got the rocking horses). Thomas loves wearing his around the house. If you live in the neighborhood, he might even be so kind to come to your house. He and his daddy went to the wildlife extravaganza last weekend. John called me on the way home to tell me they had a surprise. I asked if it was alive. No, it wasn't alive.....it was a real wooden sword. As you know with boys, everything can become a sword. Thomas has done pretty good with it. He memorized the 3 rules his daddy told him about the sword. 1. Do not hurt anyone. 2. Do not hurt anything. 3. Use good manners. However, the sword did get broken in half this week, but is being fixed. So, I have told you this story with no picture of the sword. But, because Thomas has a real sword now, he thinks he is a real pirate!

To all our fans.....

Ha...just kidding! I realized I have not posed in a while and since this will be what our kids google when they get older, I better get posting. I do wish I was a better picture taker and scrapbooking mom. But is scrapbooking really the thing to do now since everything is on the computer? All I know is, my kids are growing up way to fast and I just want to remember their childhood. I also want them to be able to look back at pictures....I mean I guess their blog.

Here are the two on their new horses. Got them at a toy consignment sale. For those of yall that now me, I love a consignment sale ( toys or clothes). I went looking for a kitchen and came home with these. But I mean look how cute they are! ( please try to block out all the stuff in the back)
Thomas named them pinky and podie. This is a step up from the stick horses they have. Thomas enjoys riding his stick horse down the street...in his underwear.
We went camping at Jellystone last weekend(-minus Caroline). We had fun. I think the people next to us were glad we only stayed 1 night. Thomas gets up pretty early. Of course I didn't take my camera, but Chrissie did so I can get some pictures from her.


John the builder finished the deck a few weeks ago...here is it. He did a great job.

J...O...B...

Turn your head sideways if you want to look at this picture.
John is employed..:)
Look at the cute other Doc. we got in the house. He has been dressing up (complete with black dress socks in the mornings).
Caroline has realized we have a dog in the backyard and reminds us all the time by saying..."ohhh dawg...ruuf ruuf". She also enjoys sitting on her brother.

July already

Our neighborhood has a 4th of July Parade. This year it included the Fire Truck, Sheriff car, bike riders, 4 wheel riders, our float, a boat, and a few more floats...so it is very unique :). The kids had a great time and that is what matters. Caroline ate suckers the whole time( 2 in each hand at all times). Thomas would unwrap a sucker, take a few licks, and then throw it to people!.

































































This is July 2008.....Caroline sure has changed!













Thomas 2008

Our week in review.....

Caroline turned 13 months last weekend. We went to Hburg to celebrate father's day with my family. Caroline posing on the lounge chair. This girl is a mess. She eats constantly, climbs on anything, and loves to wrestle with her brother. Her newest trick this week is to climb on Thomas and sit on his head. She also loves climbing up on his bed, holding on to the headboard, looking back to see if you are watching, and then falling down.She loves life...and other people's food!
































We had a great week last week at VBS. I helped with 2nd graders going into 3rd. I was amazed at their knowledge at such a young age. Thomas and C went. Thomas had a great time in the Worship center. He couldn't wait to go every morning. Caroline had fun eating the other kid's snacks/lunch!







And finally......
We are happy to announce that after 7 years of marriage, ( 25 total years of school) my hubby finally has a job. Here is Sha and I with the proof of the newest certificate suitable for framing. We all realized that Sha is pregnant again. She was pregnant with Graham when they graduated medical school and know...baby Ella. We meet I guess 7 years ago when our hubbies planned a trip to the beach. We were going to tent camp(since we had no money) and the boys were going to leave us to play golf. We both told our husbands..."I don't know this girl..Am I going to like her"? Well, I think it worked out ok.Here we are 7 years later.