June 27th

Emma helped Mommy make brownies one night this week. She liked licking the spoon clean. I know, we really are going to get better at updating this more than once a week. These pictures are from the whole past week though. We will hopefully be getting a new camera soon. We broke ours our first day in Disney World and are using Uncle Griffin's right now. Thanks Griffin.

Tuesday night Ethan had his first sleep over. Benjamin stayed the night and they did great. They didn't go to bed until around 11:30 (it was a sleep over after all!) Anyhow, Wednesday morning we had a play date with Mallory and Ellie and of course Benjamin since he spent the night and stayed home from school with us. The kids played outside in the little kiddie pool and with the sprinkler that Ellie brought over to share with us.

The boys found a worm and Emma and Ellie were right in the middle of it also.

Emma going down the slide.

She really likes the slide.

Thursday we went to Six Flags and Friday we went swimming with Madison, Morgan, and Austin (and their Mommy Aunt Candace) at Papaw's pool. Emma had ABC's for lunch.

Friday Bill and Tiffanie invited us to Chuck E Cheese, Mommy is always up for that, and then we went to buy Ethan his glove for his first tee ball game. Here are Paige and Ethan with Chuck E Cheese.

Emma only liked the little rides for about 10 seconds. She preferred climbing up and coming down the slide.

Ethan playing Whack a Mole.

Ethan and Paige in the tunnel plaything.

Emma liked riding the horsie.

Emma driving in a car with Chuck E Cheese.

Today was Ethan's first tee ball game at the Y. He is on the 3 year old Mets team. Today we got him there to his game and went to the field that we were at last week for his pictures. There was a team in blue out there practicing so we sent Ethan out there. I didn't see his coach and Joey made a comment about how big all the kids looked and how Ethan was a least a head shorter than all of them. He asked me what age group it was and I told him 3 maybe some 4 year olds also. Anyhow, Joey said man we really need to take him home and practice with him. These other kids really know what they are doing and Ethan is just standing out there lost. I told Joey to go out there and help him and he did. Then it was time for the game to start and so the kids all lined up to say their little pledge and Ethan looked tiny. I kept waiting for Tyler to show up and then Ethan wouldn't look so small. Tyler left right when we did, we saw him pull out of his driveway. They did their pledge, Ethan included, and then got in a team huddle and yelled "GO RANGERS!" Problem: Ethan is on the Mets. We asked the lady next to us what this age group was and she said 6-7 year olds. We went and told the coach about the mistake and took Ethan off of the field. He started cyring saying that he wanted to play his tee ball game. That was a coach pitch game. We took him over to his field with his team where he fit in much better. and he had a good time.

Rounding third and headed toward home.

Ethan coming in home after making a run.

Ethan playing pitcher. (We had to explain to him that he should face the direction of the person hitting the ball, not the direction of his own team!)

Ethan sitting on his glove waiting for his turn to bat.

Tyler with the batting helmet on (backwards!)

Ethan getting ready to go up to bat.

Knocking it out of the park.

Running to first base.

Approaching the home plate for his first homerun.

Posing for the camera after scoring his first homerun.

Ethan's biggest little fan.

Giving high fives/shaking hands of the players of the other team.

Now that all the hard work is over, it is snack time where Ethan politely says, "No thanks, I don't eat!" Isn't that the truth.

June 9th

On our first week of summer break, Mommy decided to make the most of it. One day to the zoo and one day to Six Flags. These pictures are of the kids at the park.

Yes, Emma and her binkie rode the carousel.

This could be scary, Emma riding with Ethan in a monster truck.

Emma watching all the excitement from a safe distance.

The daredevil himself, hands up on the race car ride.

June 10th

These pictures are from the week before last. On Wednesday we went to the zoo with Scottie, Brady, and Caleb. The boys had so much fun in the splash park. The weather was a little questionable, which kept some of the crowds and temperatures down. It was nice.

The boys watching for the train.

I have just come to the conclusion that I am going to have to wear my swim suit at the splash park this year. Emma likes to get in the water and follow Ethan and Ethan really likes to get wet.

Ethan enjoying the water.

All three boys having a pile up at the bottom of the slide.

Emma really will sleep through anything.

So the weather held out for most of the time that we were there but then we decided to leave and the water decided to come. Problem is that we were at the far back of the zoo which also happened to be down hill from the entrance. This picture was taken as Scottie and I tried to push about 150 pounds of kid up a hill in the pouring rain. Yes, all 4 kids were on one stroller. I also was in flip flops which makes pushing a stroller up hill very challenging when they are wet. Emma was passed out during this whole wild episode. The girl likes to sleep.

Emma playing in the water.

This is what lead to the prior mentioned pile ups that we had.

Mommy and Emma in their matching suits.

June 8th

It is now our first full week off of school and this is the first log we have so far. These pictures are actually from about the past week or so. Daddy and I took the kids up to the school playground to burn some energy the other night. Ethan climbing the rock wall. He was able to do this all by himself. Him and Emma are both little monkeys.

Ethan and Emma at the top of the slide.

Ethan going across the monkey bars, with a little help from Daddy.

Emma taking a break to pose for the camera.

Saturday Mommy took the kids up to 2 car shows. The first one had a police display with a little car and a helicopter. Ethan liked getting in the police car.

Ethan and Morgan driving the helicopter. We met Morgan and Uncle Chris and Aunt Candace at the car show. Uncle Chris put his mustang cobra which Ethan calls his race car in the show.

So, you might now be wondering where the great big dog came from. I did to. We named him snowflake. He was roaming the neighborhood all day Sunday and then when they boys decided to feed him and walk him, he didn't want to leave our house. Besides being about 150-200 pounds, he would make a great pet. Absolutely beautiful, but...

they had to say goodbye to their new friend "snow man", you just can't call something that small snow ball or snow flake. Way too big.

Tonight Ethan helped Mommy water the plants. Not real sure what he was watering way up there but, it turned into watering each other.

Ethan taking a drink.

Spraying in the air again.

Emma checking out the flowers.

Mommy liked this picture for two reasons. First of all, loving the nightgown. This is her first gown other than the newborn ones. Second, this is showing how Emma is our littlest monkey. She climbs on everything (remember, she is the only one the has climbed out of her crib). She really likes to get on top of tables and other things that can be her stage like the fireplace and a variety of toys. We are working on this.