Birthdays - 4 Years Old and 2 Years Old

Carson's Birthday
We had a train themed party for Carson's 2nd Birthday.  We took all of his friends on the light rail to a pizza place.  The kids and parents had a great time!

Jackson's Birthday
We invited all of our friends and family to join us in the backyard for a Camping birthday party for Jackson's 4th Birthday.  We had a tent up that the kids loved playing in.  We made smores for dessert instead of having cake.

3 Years Old and 23 Months Old

What a busy month!  At the first of September, we took Daddy to Auburn to see a football game as a family.  On Friday, we enjoyed walking through campus and visitng all the book stores looking for t-shirts.  The boys got matching Auburn shirts.  On Saturday, we tailgated before the game.  The boys made it to half time during the game but then it was time for bed. Their favorite part was the football and watching Tiger, the eagle, fly through the stadium.

Preschool started just after Labor Day.  Jackson and Carson are going Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  We have a nanny that comes on Monday because Mommy has gone back to work.  It has been an adjustment for us all but the boys love school.  Carson is known for being really sweet.  He pats his friend Millie when she cries.  Nana and Papa stayed with the boys one week while Mommy was in Erie working.  When they asked Jackson what he learned at school that day, he said "To not throw sand."

Jackson takes everything so literally.  Drew told him to put on his poker face.  Jackson came over and poked me in the face!

Jackson has learned how to ride his bike without training wheels.  In fact, he jumped on and took off without Drew holding the bike and running behind him. 

We went hiking at Table Rock in Morganton, NC.  It was a beautiful but step one mile hike to the summit.  You could see for 100 miles in every direction.

 

3 Years Old and 22 Months Week 4

The boys and I went to Tennessee to see Poppy, Nana and Aunt Aimee.  They kept Zoe and Riley while we were on vacation.  The boys were very excited to have their dogs back.  They made a Christmas tree out of Nana's blueberry bush and clothes pins.

The boys have been dirt biking in our backyard.  They go up in the mulch bed with the "bikes" and ride out into the yard.  It is cute to see them in their swimming goggles a.k.a dirt goggles.

We met the boys teachers at school today.  The boys enjoyed playing in their classrooms.  They are looking forward to starting school next Tuesday.

3 Years Old and 21 Months Week 4

This weekend with went to Nana and Poppy's house in Tennessee.  The boys got to play with their cousins, Emma-Catherine and Christopher Jr.  We all had a lot of fun!  On Friday, we went to Poppy's secret fishing pond.  Drew had the a fish on the line on the first cast.  When you are fishing with kids 3 years old and younger, it is always more fun to catch fish.  I bet we caught at least 10 fish in under 2 hours.

On Saturday, we took the kids to play at Grandmother Adsit's while we took some pictures of her antiques.  They had a great time running all over the yard and getting into all of her things inside the house.  After playing, we went to Mayfield's for ice cream.  I got Carson birthday cake ice cream but he decided he liked my German chocolate better and asked if he could have it.  Next time, he is getting his own German chocolate!  Bessy is the Mayfield's cow.  The kids loved playing under her on the trailer. (She is not real.)  They also had a cow inside that you could "milk." 

On Sunday, we got to see a friend from college, Matt, and his son Matthew.  They had a Razor and 4 Wheeler that Jackson and Drew got to ride.  Carson and I hung out and he rode a little power wheel.

3 Years Old and 21 Months Week 3

The boys and I watched Drew race in a Xterra race on Sunday.  It was pouring rain.  He had to swim a 1/2 mile, mountain bike 13 miles on muddy trails and then trail run for 5 miles.  The boys loved watching the racers and did not even complain about being soaking wet.  I guess it was better than being blazing hot!

There is a program called Kids Bowl Free.  We took the boys to bowl last night.  They had a blast and Jackson cried when it was time to leave.

 

 

The boys went to camp last week while I filled in for Amy at the office. They loved it.  I think their favorite part was making lunch and putting it in their backpacks.  They brought home cute artwork everyday.  They painted a lot of cute things with their hands - jellyfish, birds, and alligators.

3 Years Old and 21 Months Week 2

Happy Independence Day!  The boys have had a blast this week.  It started with a grilling party at our house on the 4th.  On Friday, Drew wanted to go kayaking at Wilson's Creek but the flow was five times the highest point at which you can kayak so we ended up going to Lake Jocassee.  It is one of the prettiest lakes we have ever seen.  It is feed by mountain streams and surrounded by mountains.  Along the way, we stopped for peach slushies, a hike at a waterfall and boiled peanuts.  Saturday we went swimming with Lillie at her community pool.  I think we are all water logged except Jackson asked to go swimming again this morning!

3 Years Old and 21 Months Week 1

Carson has decided that he is a big boy and no longer needs to be carried which is great considering he weighs 35 lbs but his timing was not great.  He decided this as I was trying to get the dogs and the boys into PetSmart and out of a crazy parking lot.

The boys spent the entire weekend swimming.  First, we went to Lake Wylie and they were jumping off a dock into the water and swimming to a ladder.  The last time we were there they did not want to jump or swim.  Then, we went to see Grammy and Poppy in their "car home" or RV at Lake Greenwood.  The boys swam off the boat in the lake and then at the pool at the resort.  I am so proud of them.

They are loving summer - everything from homemade Popsicles to splash pads to watermelon.  Today, we went to get their free Frosty's at Wendy's from the library's summer reading program.