Happy Gotcha Day/ Early 3rd Birthday Celebration Deacon!!!

This past week and weekend we celebrated Deacon's 1st Gotcha Day and 3rd Birthday (a little early). Deacon's actual birthday is December 26th. We thought it best since CT also has a birthday in December to celebrate his birthday party the same time as Gotcha Day. That way everyone gets their own special party. :) We will do a little party for Deacon on his actual birthday. :)

This is Deacon on his actual Gotcha Day- Sept. 14th. What a blessing he is to our family!! We are so fortunate to call him son.
Poppi and Deacon reading a little Elmo before the party.
The Birthday Cake.
The birthday table.
Ty and Deacon getting into the dress up action.
These two princesses were quick to tell you, "Don't mess with the dress." :)
CT enjoying the bounce house.
We are here to save the day. Sweet friends and family sharing Deacon's special days.
Opening presents.
Yay!! Just what I've always wanted.
We want cake!! We want cake!! :)
Blowing out the candles.
Deacon getting his big gift. A Train Table. He LOVED it!!!
He has played and played and played with this already.
Happy Gotcha Day/Birthday sweet boy!! Mommy and Daddy love you more than you could ever know!!

Too Much!!

KG has been wearing this flower girl dress non stop. She wore it in my brother and sister in law's wedding two years ago. :) As soon as she gets home, she goes and puts it on. She LOVES it because she thinks it looks like a wedding dress, and it TWIRLS. That is a very important feature. I let her put my vail on, and this is what I got. :) TOO MUCH!!! She was WAY into it. She about threw a fit when I made her put it up. Needless to say I ended up making one she could play with. The sad thing is, her real wedding day will be here before I know it. That is if her daddy lifts the no dating until 35 ban. ha ha!

Look how pretty it twirls Mommy.
Practicing our wedding march.
Kisses from her little brother. CT would not get near her. :) ha ha!!
Oh goodness I love this girl!!

Back to School.

Well, it's that time of year again. This year did not go as I had planned. I was going to have two still at home, but KG had other ideas. :) We took CT to meet his teacher last night. KG saw that her two little best friends were in a class together. So we arranged it that she too would start school today. They are all in the same class. Whew!! She was SOOOO excited!! We will still be able to go to our Bible Study on Tuesday's since Pre-K is not required. :) So everyone was happy.

KG and CT ready to go!! KG- PreK, CT-1st grade
First day of school. 8-12-2010
Liv and KG. Bless their teacher. :)
CT and his best buddy J. He was SOOO excited to see him, and that they were in the same class.
Ready for 1st grade. I have a feeling this year will go as fast as the last.

Sweet Friends.....

Deacon had a follow up appointment in Arkansas from his cleft palate surgery we had back in February. We were able to go and see some life long friends on our way. We had a GREAT time with the Owen's. Thanks for letting us hang at your place. :)

Eloise and KG doing their thing!! ;) They dressed up the whole time we were there. They were so cute!
CT, Sam, and Abe doing what boys do best. Who knows where Deacon was, or what he was doing. :)

Great Wolf Lodge

A couple of weekends ago we took the kids up to The Great Wolf Lodge for a little family get away. We had a great time! The boys LOVED the water slides and anything thrill seeking. KG on the other hand was happy as a lark on the little slides. :)

KG, CT, and Deacon ready for the Water Park.
Snack time. They picked this three foot long gummy snake.
Deacon loves the water.
Water Fun!!
The Fam.
Story time at the clock tower.
We met up with some friends on our way home. Deacon was blessing our food. :)

Sweet Friends.....

The other day we got to meet up with some sweet friends we hadn't seen in awhile. We met Kate, Rachel and their parents at Chick-Fil-A. We traveled with Kate and her parents to China when we picked up Deacon, and they picked up Rachel. It was great to see them.

All the kiddos playing on the slide.
These two crack me up. I think if we lived closer together they would be into quite the trouble together. :) KG just loved little Rachel, and wanted to mother her.
Kate and Rachel. I just love these two little girls.
The whole clan!! We had a great time. Thanks for meeting us! We will have to do it again soon. :)

Happy 4th of July!!!

Yes I am a little behind in blogging, but trying to get caught up. :)

We had a GREAT 4th of July this year. We had several nights of getting together with friends, good food, and fabulous fire works.

KG, Deacon, and CT all decked out for church and the 4th.

Sweet Reese and Mo.
KG and her little friend P. Yes Sarah we see you in the background. :)
S and CT getting ready to watch our first round of fireworks.
Deacon was a little scared at first, but then would ask for more. He also kept saying My Fireworks. :) Yes, son those are just for you.
Deacon and KG out at the ranch watching fireworks.
CT enjoying the show and his cookie.

We are blessed and thankful for all those who have fought to keep us free. Thank you for your sacrifice!