Makenzie loves to dance. I caught this video of her and had to share it. Enjoy!!

Sunday my parent's took Owen and my nephew Rylan to the mountains for the day. They went to Grandfather Mountain and on the mile high bridge(which terrified me). They both came home with coon skin hats and bow & arrows. Owen has used his to fight off his little sister. :) They had a great time. Thanks Dad and Sharon for taking them.

Mommy's little pumpkin

My sister hollowed out a pumpkin over the weekend and we took the babies pictures in it. They turned out great and it was alot of fun.

8 months

Our baby Benjamin is 8 months old today. Its so hard to believe that it has already been 8 months and that he is only 4 short months away from his 1st birthday. Ben is 19.4 lbs and is working on his first 2 teeth(on the bottom). He is sitting up on his own and wants to crawl but isn't yet. He is the best baby in the world, happy all of the time. The only time he ever cries is when he is hungry or tired. God has blessed us with 3 incredible children and we are so proud of them. They have brought so much joy to our lives and it just gets better every day.

Roasting marshmellows

We grilled out at my parent's house Saturday and after dinner we built a fire in the fire pit and roasted marshmellows. The kids loved roasting marshmellows but didn't want to eat them. ??? Thats the best part. As we were pulling out of the driveway Makenzie started crying not wanting to leave the fire. Benjamin just stared at it for a little while and drifted off to sleep. Not too impressed I guess.

When Dad does the bath

John was in charge of getting Benjamin dressed while I was getting ready for church. John put Ben in the floor with no diaper while he got his clothes out and anyone with boys knows what happened next. He peed all over himself and was playing in it. So therefore he then needed a bath. I walked into the bathroom and above is what I found. :)

Shopping cart cover

I recently ordered a shopping cart cover from a lady that I met at a festival in Archdale a few weeks ago. She sells all kinds of things, dresses, rompers, nursing covers, etc. She has a wonderful selection of really beautiful prints to choose from. I chose one called animal cracker with red corduroy on the other side. If you are interested in any of her stuff the website is http://www.oohlalacreationsonline.com/ It was only $25 and no shipping, not a bad deal. We took the kids to Toys R Us tonight to make Christmas lists and got to use it and Benjamin just loved it.

Future soccer player

John has played soccer pratically his entire life and still plays for an adult league. The oldest player in the guiness book of world records is 89 I think and John is determined to beat that record. Owen started playing in the spring and of course John is coaching. So needless to say soccer is pretty big in our household. Benjamin doesn't have a choice but to follow in their footsteps. Above is his very first soccer picture. Looks like a natural. :)

Writer's Celebration

Owen is in the 1st grade this year and his class does something called Writer's Workshop for 30 minutes every day. They create and write stories along with illustrations and we get to see it first hand once a month at The Writer's Celebration. Today was the first day doing this and Owen just beamed when he saw me there. Of course he had to play it cool in front of his friends and would wave really low where nobody could see him doing it. :) He hand picked a story out of his folder and read it to me and talked to me some about what writer's workshop is and what they do.

Wallburg Elementary 10/1/08