Working with Grandaddy

Daddy and Grandaddy worked hard for a week. Luckily, they had two eager helpers for nearly every project.

A gentleman works in his best duds.

Sutton loves to be read to now. He gets a book, walks straight to his chosen reader, signs "up" and starts to crawl into a lap. He is NEVER denied, well, maybe a time or two he is denied by Natalie, depending on her mood. But usually, even she can't resist his cuteness.

Up on the ladder to help Grandad with the trim work.

Over the River and Through the Woods

Natalie is off to Granny and Grandaddy's on her first big trip by herself! She will be there for one whole week without Mommy or Daddy and she couldn't be more excited. She's been listing off eveything she's gonna do there. And she keeps telling Sutton, "Sorry Bub, you don't get to go. You're just little. You have to be big like me."

One last act as Big Sister before she heads off on her journey to complete rotenness.

Showing some ID. She kept telling everyone she was going ALL by herself (no parents or grandparents) on the airplane. It wasn't exactly true, but she probably could do this all by herself.

Saying bye to Sutton.

And making him laugh one last time, like only his sister can do.

HAPPY halloween

At the last minute we decided to go to an event where Sutton would need a costume, so we threw together a football outfit. I could not have planned for weeks and weeks and had him be any cuter than he was! This is his face most of the time....

Cinderlella

School Halloween Party

Frozen white chocolate covered banana ghosts. Sooo Spooky.

The end of the parade, beginning of the Fall program.

I cannot think of a better way to spend my morning than watching my sweet princess preschooler's first of many programs.

How Tall This Fall?

I couldn't resist the urge to do a set of comparison pics.

Hayride 2010

Hayride 2009

Big Girl 2010

Toddler, 2009

Big Boy, 2010

Tiny pumpkin, 2009

PuMPKiN PaTCH

My Life

Big Sister

No longer a baby

Ridin and Ropin

Caboose

Into the loudy tunnel

Pig Races

Just another beautiful fall day spent with our own little family.

Happy Birthday, Daddy

33!

PLaY TiMe iN BoLiVaR

Natalie loves being with "the kids." So when we get to spend an entire weekend with them at Sydney's Granny and Grandad's everyone is happy. All the cousins and kids make for a non-stop weekend.

Not sure what the dance was, but Natalie was giving it her best shot.

Playing school.

Leisure morning with nowhere to go. Natalie and Sydney played out on that stump forever.

She LOVED sleeping in a room with all the big kids, even if it WAS a little hard to fall asleep for all the fun and giggling that was going on.