See....He CAN smile!

These are some of my FAVORITE pictures of Jack! How stinkin cute are these? It was raining this morning so everyone got to wear their rain jackets to take Trey to school....Jack LOVED his!

And the solemn face comes back! He smiles all the time at home, but as soon as the camara comes out this is usually the face I get. So glad I caught him smiling for a change!

Random Pictures of Kids

Notice, she refused to let go of the Wendy's sack for the picture....she has quickly learned that any food left unattended may not be there when she gets back (Jack the "hamburglar" will strike)

Or in this case the chicken nugettlar....or chicken thief is just easier to say...(notice in his hand)

I am surprised we have any flowers left in the bed on the side entrance to the house. Everytime we go in the house they insist on "plucking" a few petals off. Jack decided to try how they tasted this particular morning....from the look on his face, I think its safe to say he didn't like it!

The Pumpkin Patch

In years past, we have taken the kids to the Grand Ole Pumpkin patch in Clanton. (where they have helicopter rides, bouncy houses, petting zoos, etc...)...but due to time constraints and being farther away now, we decided to just go to a local pumpkin patch. And literally it was just that, a patch of pumpkins, most of which you had to actually cut off the vine. Anyway, we pulled up and Trey said, "this is it?". He quickly came around when he saw the hay bales they had stacked for the kids to climb and play on. Of course Parker and Jack thought it was the best thing ever to be set "free" outside to run and play. We came away with 5 pumpkins, yes 5! Trey said each member of the family had to have one. Off to carve pumpkins!

The Lee County Fair

TJ and I took the kids out to the Lee County Fair a couple of week ago. The kids eyes were as big as quarters when they saw all the lights, the rides, the LARGE stuffed animals, the cotton candy, etc... I could go on and on. Anyway, as soon as we bought the tickets to ride things (which cost eleventy billion dollars)...the bottom fell out and it started pouring rain....it rained really hard for about 15 minutes and then just drizzled...but of course the SHOW went on....there's no stopping the carnival! the kids now soaking wet enjoyed riding the rides (which we deemed "safe")....and topped it off with a big bag of cotton candy for the ride home...

Grandparents Day

Grandaddy came to "represent" at the Grandparents Breakfast this morning at school. Gran was out of town and Granna and Doc had to work...The kids really enjoyed showing Grandaddy their classrooms and their artwork on the walls, and letting him meet their teachers. Thanks for driving in so early in the morning Grandaddy...We love You! We love ALL our WONDERFUL grandparents! Happy Grandparents Day!

Oh, How we Love Dora....

Let us count the ways we love Dora....Parker is her biggest fan. Whenever she hears her theme music come on she rushes over to the TV and sits directly in front of it and she's "spellbound" for 30 minutes. I don't know what it is? No other show holds her attention like Dora. Trey claims that its a "baby show" and doesn't like it...but as you can tell from these pictures he's right in on the action....I am not sure Jack understands Dora but he just likes being where the other 2 are...so he sat down too...

Birthday Boy ready for School

This is Trey headed for school Tuesday, his birthday. He wore the Star Wars shirt that Granna and Doc gave him on Sunday. He also took cupcakes to his classmates and they celebrated his birthday at school too....He came to the car that afternoon wearing the crown in the picture below....he thought it was pretty special having all his school friends sing happy birthday to him....

Trey looked out the window and saw a lady walking up the sidewalk carrying this big basket of candy with balloons attached...and let me tell you , he got soo excited! He said, "that must be fore me!" Ha! Well, yes, it was for him...Granna and Doc had him a birthday basket delivered with a bunch of goodies! Thanks Granna and Doc....

Happy Birthday Trey

Wow, where did the last 5 years go...yes I said 5! Trey turned five years old on September 29th....He chose a Star Wars themed Birthday Party....and wow, do we have the Star Wars stuff now...he loves it! Five just seems like such a milestone to me...so much stuff happens at five...especially starting kindergarten next year, I don't even like to think about it, it gets me a little teary eyed. Trey is so fun to be around, its like talking to an adult. He will say the most random things all the time..it cracks us all up! I love you Trey...so glad you had a fun birthday!

Dancin' in the Street

Every Friday night downtown Auburn has a "block party"....they close off a block near Toomers Corner and have face painting, a big stage with live music....fun for the whole family. When we got there Trey says, "where's all the blocks?"...he took it literally...Anyway, they all had fun dancing in the street to the band and getting glow sticks and ice cream. What fun!

Auburn Tailgate Party

One of the local orthodontists threw a big Auburn Tailgate party and invited the dental offices and staffs. I met TJ over there with the kids decked out in the Auburn Gear. They had a big bouncy house for the kids, Nova, one of the Auburn Eagles was there...The kids couldn't quit staring at her, they were a little intimidated by the "big bird"...and they had even rolled one of their trees to look like Toomers Corner....it was really neat!

One Last Hoorah.....And many Adventures too!

I decided kinda last minute ( like 2 weeks ago) that I wanted to take the kids to the beach one last time before the weather got too cold to swim...We found a place and headed south! It was fun to watch Jack walking around on the beach, he loved it! I am glad to see that my children have the same love for the beach as I do....I will ALWAYS have someone to go with me, Ha! Trey said he wanted to go "surfing" so I went out and bought a cheap body board....which he thought was a real surfboard and LOVED it! I helped him get on it and he would ride it all the way to shore...I enjoy seeing him try new things. As I was helping him get on the board for about the tenth time, I look over and about had a HEARTATTACK! I see about 10 feet from us a FIN sticking out of the water, yes a FIN....now let me remind you that I am in water no deeper than my thighs...I grab Trey and go sprinting out of the water Baywatch style...(sorry for the visual, ha!)...Indeed people walking on the beach had seen the shark too...It turns out there were TWO of them. An older couple informed us that they were nurse sharks and wouldn't harm us....WHATEVER, a shark is a shark and I don't want me or my kids swimming next to it! Anyway, that was a first for me to see a shark in person at the beach...and swimming that close to us, scary! But Trey had a great story to tell when he got back to preschool the next week!

Me and my boys....waiting for the Auburn game to get out of Rain delay....

Fun on the beach...please note the top right picture...Parker and Jack fighting over the sand bucket...

The kids loved going to the Hangout...a new restaraunt in Gulf Shores...Mainly they liked it for the HUGE sand pile they got to play in outside of it...even baby Jack attempted to climb it. and Yes, that's Parker looking at the sailboat ..Naked....long story, but I thought it was a good picture.