First Day of School

Mr. Jacob ready for his first day of Kindergarten. I had a tough morning because he is not as aware of his food allergies as Abby is... the school nurse helped me feel a little bit better. He was so excited to finally get to go to Big Kid school. They had an open house last night and we got to meet their teachers. Abby liked showing Jacob the ropes.

The princess ready to be a first grader. She woke up ready to go. We all enjoyed blueberry pancakes before we left for school!

Abby and Jacob ready to go!

Blake... it is hard to imagine he is now a Junior! Last night we went to his open house... it was fun to see him catch up with friends he had not seen all summer. He has a tough schedule, but he seems to be ready for it!

Cruisin'

We had a great time on our cruise. We went to the Bahamas, St Thomas (with a side trip to St John) and St Maarten. Abby and Jacob LOVED Camp Carnival (where they focus on kids). Everyday Jacob would wake up and say "What are we doing at Camp Carnival today?" Blake and Dylan took advantage of everything the ship had to offer. They went to all of the shows, the trivia contests, deck parties, backstage tours, etc. They had their own room and loved having the freedom to come and go. I was able to finish an entire book (yippee) and Steve had fun at the casino. It really was the perfect vacation! The islands were awesome. We took a 45 minute boat ride from St. Thomas to St. John and went to Trunk beach. The sand was SO white and the water was absolutely beautiful! The kids ran right in like it was pool water. We thought the Bahamas were ok, but we fell in love with the Virgin Islands. Of course, we are already thinking about when we can take our next cruise. Here are a few pictures.

The family at Cape Canaveral!

Abby on the waterslide on the ship.

Trunk Beach on St. John


Abby and Jacob in the Bahamas.
Our ship.

Frog towel animal.

Princess Abby painted up like a pirate!

Catching up...

I can't believe how far behind I am on my posts!!!! June flew by and before we knew it July was upon us and things began to get busy. Blake returned from his mom's and Dylan came to see us for a visit. Dylan had a great adventure this summer going to the Grand Canyon on a class trip. The pictures are awesome and it reminded me how much I LOVE the Grand Canyon. When Abby and Jacob are older I would love to take them there. Meemaw, Grandpa and Uncle Dustin came for a visit and we had a great time, although their visit is always too short. Here are a few pictures of what's been going on... Dylan and Jacob at Sticky Fingers (one of Dyl's favorite places to eat). This was during Meemaw and Grandpa's visit. Kristine came with us, too!

Dylan making stained glass butterflies with Abby and Jacob.

Jacob lost a tooth... his new one was already growing in behind where the baby one was. So sad... my baby is growing up.

Grandpa and Blake showing their muscles!

Jacob swimming...

Abby learning to dive at swim lessons!

Blake Update & A Few Pictures

We are all very proud of Blake... he finished the school year with all A's!!! GREAT JOB, Blake!!!As soon as we know how Dylan did we will update the blog! Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of Blake :-(

Here are some pics of the little ones:

Abby's end of school year ice cream party... Jacob & Abby on the way to Jacob's graduation...

Abby Loses Another Tooth

Well, Abby lost her top tooth last week. She kept working it loose and we were just standing in the living room and heard it drop on the floor. She was very excited especially for the Tooth fairy's visit. The next morning she made Steve look up what the Tooth fairy looks like on the computer. She told him that was not what she looked like because she saw her in her room. Apparently, the Tooth fairy woke Abby up when she "swooshed" by her.

Orlando

Abby, Jacob, Blake and I went down to Orlando to see Steve at the end of his TDY. We had a great time. We played putt-putt, went to the Imaginarium and then spent a day at Sea World. It has been SO rainy lately, we got very lucky that we managed the whole day at Sea World without rain.

Blake and Jacob on the crab...


Shamu

Mommy, Daddy & Abby on the "water" roller coaster... it was FUN!

Abby & Jacob in the aquarium (see Nemo?)

Jacob's Graduation

Sorry it has taken me so long to post these pictures. Jacob had his pre-K graduation on the same day as Abby's Field Day. All of the kids wore red, white, and blue and their graduation had a patriotic theme, which of course I loved. The kids each said facts about the United States. Jacob's line was "We pledge allegiance to the flag because we promise to be good Americans." He was very shy and it took him a minute to get going. Once he said his lines everyone in the audience started clapping. It was very cute.

Just bein' Jacob...

Notice his certificate is upside down...

Abby's Field Day

Today was Abby's field day! I took the day off of work and Grandma and I went up to Abby's school. Abby did a great job in all of the events... some of her favorites were the water relay, pitch & fetch, and the sack race (which Abby calls the baked potato race because you look like a baked potato w/ the bag on). The only bad thing is that it was freezing and very windy today. All of the parents were wrapped up in blankets and sweatshirts. The kids were pretty pumped up and did not seem near as cold as the adults. After Field Day, Grandma, Abby and I headed to lunch at Applebees. Then, Abby and I went to Books-A-Million to buy Jacob a pre-K graduation gift (he graduates tonight). We've had a great day!

Abby doing the water relay... Go Abby!!!!

Waiting for the next event.

Having a snack in the classroom (and warming up).

Some Pictures

Well, it has been a long seven weeks while I've been away in Alabama, but I am HOME! Here are a few pictures taken over the past several weeks.


Abby's Easter basket...
Jacob's Easter basket...

One weekend we went and picked strawberries. We had a lot of fun.
Here is Mr. Jacob when we went to pick strawberries...

and the Princess...

Here they are posing on a 1947 John Deere tractor...

Abby and Jacob at the Montgomery Zoo...

Jacob and Dylan when Dyl came to visit for Spring Break...

Pics of the Little Kids

Blake has been teaching Abby and Jacob to jump off the swings in the backyard. Here are a few pictures he has taken of them jumping...


This is Abby's Spiderman pose!
Here is Jacob's Superhero pose!
Abby and Jacob racked out after a long day of playing...
Jacob while playing with Blake (not sure what game but they had fun)!
Princess Abby using her tub paint as make-up.... so beautiful!

Snow Day

Saturday, it was 70 degrees and we woke up Sunday to SNOW! The kids were so excited. We let them out to play in it while it was still kind of a rainy snow. Blake took Abby and Jacob for a walk and by the time they returned there were big, beautiful flakes! I guess snow is very rare for this part of Georgia. The poor kids thought it was going to snow like it did in NH! Oh well, they had a great time!

The snow falling outside our house!
The kids!

Jacob trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue.

Wonder if he caught any???

Blake pushing the kids on the swingset in the snow!