Pretty View

I saw the kids playing up on our hill in the yard this week, so i grabbed my camera to snap a few pics.  Eve and Ellie were the only ones that cooperated, but i was able to get one good one of both girls.  i really like the lighting, coloring, and nature surrounding the beautiful girls here...

I cant remember what Clara was so upset about... I think it was that she had dirt in her flip flops, but this was the face I got :)

A Hard Working Man

Eric is that... a hard working man.  He works hard at work, and he works hard at home.  The kids and I adore him, and are so thankful for the man God has helped him become.  

Coleman

is a smart boy.  He is 20 months old.  He talks in complete sentences and is very aware of what is going on around him.  He can count to 10, sing the ABC's, Jesus Loves Me, Wheels on the Bus, and You've Got a Friend in Me (it's adorable!).  

He is a big eater, but is starting to exercise his strong will at meal time.  He will soon find out that what mama puts in front of you is all you have to choose from ;).  

He LOVES to wear his crocs (that are a tad too small for his chubby feet), and is too cute in blue jeans.  

His favorite phrases are ... 

-i waaa waaa waaa woooddddyyy (I wanna watch Toy Story).

-what is dat?

-waaa take a baff (I wanna take a bath)  

-what is dat?

-yuuuu youuuu (i love you)

-what is dat?

-i waaaa eat oooo-guuuuhh (I wanna eat yogurt)

-shoes on

-what is dat?

:) 

i tried to take some pics of him outside ... he wasn't having it!!  

i love you anyway, Coleman Jude!!

Silly Faces

Everyone in our house is pretty much obsessed with making "silly faces".  I think it is mostly because that is the ONLY time that sticking your tongue out is acceptable!!  :)

Here are some cute ones ...

Make me smile.

Friendships...

I know I have posted pics like these before, but they never get old to me!

They are friends ... and they play together.  Eve and Clara tend to buddy up, and Ellie and Coleman are great for each other.  But then, there are days that Coleman will giggle and carry on with Eve and the twins go off and do their own thing.  I love it.  

New Pictures

Lisa Sawyer volunteered to take a family picture for us after church this past Sunday.  I still had on my volunteer shirt, and the kids weren't posed very well, but here we are ...

Here is a cute face from each of the kids ...

Everyone is playing so sweetly ... 

And lastly, I love pics like this last one.  This was on the way home from Blackshear.  We were down there celebrating June, July, and August birthdays.  Everyone's asleep (including Clara, who apparently didnt want us to see her sweet face).  

Eve's Birthday Surprise

This entire year, Eve has been practicing "surprise parties".  She loves to hide and then jump out and yell, "SURPRISE!!!", and she loves to get the little kids involved too.  She has practically BEGGED for us to throw her a surprise party for her 5th birthday.  How can you say no to something that means that much to her??

We started the day with a lunch date with daddy.  Eve got to pick the place, and it was no surprise that MONTERREY was her choice :)

Then, that evening, we had a family celebration at mom and dad's house.  We ordered pizza, had cake and ice cream, and opened presents.  She loved it.

And then, I asked mom to help me coordinate the SURPRISE.  Some of mom's friends, the Powell's, brought their two new horses to the field behind the church and let Ella Kate, Miley, Josiah, Katy, and Eve ride them.  Eric took the little three home, while I blindfolded Eve in the backseat, and tried to have her as surprised as she could be.  We pulled up, she saw the horses and her cousins all standing around, and she was THRILLED.  She loved it!! 

 So, our attempt at a surprise party was a success!  Happy Birthday girl, happy momma!!