First Day of 4 year old Preschool.....

Today was the first day of 4 year old preschool for my oldest baby (Big Boy). Bryce is going to WCA again and will be going to school 4 days a week from 9-2. His teachers this year are Mrs. Kelli and Ms. Rena. There are 4 kids from his class last year that are in his class again. There are a few other kids in the class that we know from our play group and the pool. I hope that he has a great year.

On the way to school, he asked if I could just drop him off at the front door and he would go in by himself. I told him that since it was the first day, Carter and I would walk him in but in the future, we will do the drop off lane. :( When we took him in the classroom, he found his desk and started playing. Carter cried as we were leaving and he wanted his Bubba. Carter kept crying out for Bryce. It was so cute and sad at the same time. Carter adores Bryce! I can't believe that my oldest baby is growing up so fast. We attended one of his friends 5th birthday party yesterday and I can't believe that he is almost 5. I just tear up thinking about it. Anyway, here are some pictures from this morning.

He was posing for me!!!

My handsome Big Boy!


Ready for school!

Carter's 2nd Birthday Party - Waterview Pool

We had Carter's 2nd birthday party on Saturday, July 18th. We had a pool party at the Waterview community pool and rented the pavilion as well.

Some of the kids: (clockwise) Haleigh, Breanna, Christina, Bryce, Carter and Madilyn

Miranda (my brother's girlfriend) and Carter. Miranda flew out with my mom and Madilyn and helped me so much!

Bryce enjoying the pool and his "surf board"

Shawn cooked hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone. Billy and Megan kept him company while everyone was swimming.

Some of our friends: The Honeybones and The Delhommes

Carter would not let me hold his paci. Gross, I know, but it was his party!

Carter loves to jump in from the side of the pool

Nanny and Carter

Me, Carter and Nanny (my mom)

Breanna, Carter and Bryce

We had a pool themed party and Shawn made this cake to look like a beach ball. For the decorations, we blew up beach balls and had them everywhere.

Nanny and Madilyn

Everyone was laughing because Carter was singing to himself

Yeah for turning 2! I love you Carter!

The family and friends

We made cupcakes for the kids. They quickly melted but the kids enjoyed them!

Ready...

Set....

Dig in....

Carter enjoyed his cupcake and we had to use the waterhose to clean the kids off.

Did I mention that Carter enjoyed his cupcake??? Well, he did!!!

So did Dylan and Ashley!

Opening Presents....

Then, more swimming....

Mommy, Daddy and Carter

Happy 2nd Birthday Carter! We hope that you had a great birthday with many more to come.

We love you so much!!!!

Carter's 2nd Birthday (home party)

Can you believe that this baby is 2?????

Carter turned 2 years old on July 16th. His birthday was on a Thursday and we were having his party on Saturday, but I could not let the actual day go by without celebrating. I think that birthday's are a special day and should be celebrated to the fullest. My mom, Madilyn (niece) and Miranda (my brother's girlfriend) came in on Thursday afternoon to help get the real party together. We got a cake from Bakery by George in Garland and sang to Carter after dinner.


When we started singing, Carter got scared and tried to climb out of his chair. He wasn't sure about all of this.


Bryce and I helped him blow out his candle.


Then, he decided that he liked us singing to him and he kept singing Happy Birthday to "Taatee" (what he calls himself - supposed to be Cartee)

He wasn't sure about the cake either.

Mommy gave him a taste...

And he loved it!!!



Mommy and her 2 year old. I just look at Carter and wonder where has the time gone. He has grown and changed so much in the last 2 years. He is turning into a big boy and looking less like a baby. I am so thankful that God chose me to be his mommy. I am thankful for my boys and look forward to many more Happy Birthday's!

Fun at the Waterview Swimming Pool....

This summer we have been spending a lot of time at the community pool to stay cool. Unfortunately, I don't have too many pictures because it is hard to take pictures and hold on the Carter at the same time. My mom was here during this trip and I was able to get a few pictures of the boys at the pool.

In the 2 ft. kiddie pool, there are 5 hanging buckets that dump water. Bryce will take his basketball and throw it up in the buckets and wait for it to dump out. When it dumps, he jumps in and gets it. He will stand and do this for hours.

At the beginning of the summer (these pics are from then) he was scared to get in without his life jacket, but now he doesn't wear it in the smaller pools.

Bryce can swim under water pretty good but he is not so good at treading water. I think he will be swimming by himself next summer.

Carter is the one who keeps Mommy on her toes. The first time we went, he didn't want to get in the water. The next time he would get in and let us drag him around. Now, he runs and jumps in the big pool. I have to keep his life jacket on at all times and keep a hand on him as well. We will definitely be taking swimming lessons next year.

Bryce taking a break from throwing his ball in the buckets.

"Unna toss you??"

As a dad and son often do, Shawn and Bryce love to wrestle and play on our bed. This often involves Shawn picking up Bryce and tossing him onto the bed. Bryce has always called it "the airplane". Recently, Carter decided that he might want to give it a try and now he repeatly asks for it. Carter will climb on the bed, get close to the edge and say, "unna toss you" (meaning -Do you want me to toss you?). The boys love doing this.

Bryce's 1st Trophy

Bryce has officially received his first trophy!! At the end of the season, the Sasche baseball association had an end of season parade and ceremony. We did not participate in the parade because it was hot and involved everyone walking a couple of miles. We did attend the trophy ceremony and everyone on the team received a trophy. Bryce had a great time playing on the Red Ranger team. We are so proud of our Big boy and can't wait until T-ball next year.

My big boy and his trophy!

Mommy and Bryce! So proud of my little man!

One last "Go Red Rangers"!

The Red Rangers

Out of the mouth of Bryce....

Bryce has been saying some very cute and funny things lately and I wanted to write them down so I would not forget them.

Preface to the 1st saying....
When Bryce was a baby, he had a fisher price music box that was on the end of his crib. He could turn it on and off and it would light up and play music. He loved that thing and even when we moved him out of the crib, he would keep it beside him in his big boy bed. He called it his "fishies". When Carter was born, I was going to let him use Bryce's fishies but Bryce wasn't going to allow that to happen, so we bought Carter his own (which we sold in a gargage sale a few weeks ago).
Anyway, the other day, he wanted to go swimming so I told him to get his swim shorts on while I finished cleaning the kitchen. He came back in his swim shorts and was holding his "fishies". He looked at me as serious as he could and said, "Mommy, Carter can have my fishies. I am done with them. I am not a baby anymore and I don't need them". I wanted to cry. I asked Bryce who told him that he wasn't a baby anymore because he would always be my baby.
I guess that I have to realize that My baby is growing up faster than I would like.

2nd funny saying....
I always love on my kids and tell them to stay little forever. Bryce recently informed me that he was a little big and a little little.

3rd saying....
On Saturday, I decided to take Carter to the doctor because he wasn't feeling well. On the way there Bryce said, "Mommy, my heart is beeping and I need to see Dr. Straughn too".

I love this little boy and while I wish he could stay little forever, I know that he will grow up. I am trying to cherish every day because I know that time is flying by.