Fall Party

Harrison's class party was last Friday. I LOVED getting to see him with all of his friends. Lydia had so much fun. A little girl turned to me and said, "She looks JUST like Harrison!" We get that everywhere we go :). He got to show off his little sis. He's so sweet with her!

Pumpkin Patch

My sister and I took Carter and Lydia to the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago. We started off the day by going to Gymboree (the class not the store). It was GREAT!! Carter goes every week but we didn't sign up since we live so far away. I wish we could. She had SO much fun. She was getting a little tired when we got to the pumpkin patch but still had a great time. I love to watch them play and explore. They always have so much fun together :). Are YOU superstitious?? :)
We ended the trip by meeting Daddy at his clinic so that I could get a flu shot. She kept pointing at her arm and saying that she wanted one. We were considering giving her the half dose since her clinic was out of it and didn't know when they were getting more in. He decided to do it. She (of course) started crying and looked at him like "what did you just do to me??" It broke his heart and said that Emily (his nurse) was going to give her the second one! She's such a Daddy's girl :).

My "Little" Man

I got to have a special day with Harrison today. I have been SO excited about it! It's amazing how you take time with your kids for granted! I was so used to being with him and now he's in Kindergarten. Things really change when they start school (I should know from Zane!). Jared took Zane to the Hog game and I kept Harrison and Lydia home since the game was during her nap time. We got up and he started the day off with a little art project. He is REALLY into that right now. I love his creativity (I have NONE). He made me a bat to hang on my door for Halloween. It will be there until Christmas (and maybe longer). He helped me make breakfast. He's a good little egg cracker (thanks to his Grandmas).
Posing during breakfast. We (finally) broke out our Fall and Halloween decor (including plates and his mug).

We got dressed and headed to the library. Lydia is REALLY into this cheesy smile. I LOVE IT!

Waiting on the elevator. How sweet is this? They even took turns pushing the buttons (which is a really big deal).

She was in puzzle heaven. She went from chair to chair doing different puzzles.

H and I made cupcakes while Lydia took a nap.

The final product. For some reason they post vertical instead of horizontal. They look right in my picture folder and I'm too tired to mess with it. Just turn your head a little :).

After Cotillion a lot of kids went bowling. We had SO much fun. She actually did really well!!

She would occasionally get up and dance!

Have I mentioned that she's a little dramatic?! If she cries she finds a kleenex (or my little sock-SO gross) to wipe her eyes. It's pretty funny to watch. Zane's friends really got a laugh out of it!

Little Rock (FINALLY!!)

We went to Little Rock to watch the Hogs play (I know, a MONTH ago!) and stayed with our friends Victor and Rhonda. We had such a great time. We were planning to only stay one night but ended up cancelling the hotel and stayed two. Harrison and their son, Aiden, became instant best friends! Harrison even stayed home with them instead of going to the game. The first night we were there our other friends (Chris and Cristal) came over and we cooked out and let the kids play. We decided that hanging out two weekend in row was really nice (the weekend before was the Michael Jackson party)! I didn't get ANY pics of the adults and this is the only decent one of some of the kids. We are missing several :).

I went to tell the boys to get ready for bed. Zane was passed out on the couch!

Zane was playing catch with Ceola in the parking lot.
This is their daughter, Olivia. I wish that Lyddie would have been there. They would've had SO much fun!!
The boys eating breakfast.

Cotillion

Zane started cotillion tonight. He wasn't OVERLY excited but ended up having a really good time. I couldn't believe how handsome and mature all of the boys looked. I almost didn't recognize them. Ha!! After cotillion, a lot of them walked (with some parents) to Tim's Pizza.
There were just a few boys when we got to the square for pictures.

Then they ALL showed up! One of the parents asked which pledge class this was :). Zane is in the middle row fourth from the right.

We're Swimming!!!!

We are SO excited to have the pool filled up. The boys have swam almost everyday (not matter what the temperature was). There is still a lot of work to be done but at least we can swim!! The pool surface is a darker blue like in this pic. There was a lot of dust on the bottom in the first one and it made it look lighter. You can see Lyddie's big step on the bottom right corner. They love to jump off this higher side. There have been some pretty good cannon balls in the last week :). There will be water spouts where those white pipes are sticking out.

She loved this car even if it wouldn't hold air!

Partying With The "Jacksons"

I got an evite from our good friends in Conway a few weeks ago (Chris and Cristal). My email comes thru on my blackberry and I usually wait to get on my regular computer to open links and things like that. I talked to Cristal on the phone and told her we were coming and never pulled up the actual invitation. I saw "house party" and immediately thought housewarming party since they moved into a new house not long ago. We show up to find her house totally decked out for a Michael Jackson party (it was his birthday)!!!! Costumes encouraged but not required :). We obviously weren't dressed for it but had a GREAT time!!!! People were greeted by her friend, April, hanging a baby out of the window. She hired dancers and redecorated her house. This girl can throw a party. I didn't get very many pictures :( This is our friend Victor from residency. We LOVE him and were SO excited to see him. We haven't seen him several years!!"Beat It"