Fun with friends!!!

Below are some pictures with our friends that I thought I'd post! The first 2 are at our neighbors house one Saturday afternoon. It just so happened that everyone was outside at the same time...and everyone wanted to play! So, why not order pizza, let the kids play and enjoy an impromptu party!

Today, we went to a birthday party in Nashville! This was Owen's 3rd Birthday. He must LOVE bugs because they were every where, on the cake, in the goodies-WOW, what a bug guy! As you can see, Chase was intently watching the blowing of the candles beacuse he was ready to dig into the cake! Talk about having a fun backyard! Look at all the cool things we got to play with! Chase had a great time! The party was a dropin from 10-1, we got there about 11, and it was perfect...believe it or not, at 1:00 ON THE DOT, it started raining...then continued to pour very hard. By the time we got back to Franklin, it had stopped...which was good, because we're scheduled to go to a BBQ tonight....well, now its pouring down rain here-so we'll see how the rest of the night goes!

Happy Memorial Day weekend to all, hopefully you're getting to play outside wherever you may be!

Schools Out!!!!

Well, our first year of 'school' is officially over. Chase seemed to really like both schools that he went to. Well, he goes 2 days a week at one place and 2 days at another place. Its great for him, and for us. We're planning on doing the same thing next year too, then after that, we'll put him in a 'real' preschool. Right now, these are officially, Mother's Day Out programs, but he goes 9-1 2 days and 9-2 the other days and gets to play and learn at the same time! We all think its great. For their 'end of the year parties', each school did something different. You can see the first 2 pictures are of a musical program. Chase sings ALL of the time at home, but he didn't care one thing about singing at the program. Oh well...as you can see at the end, he felt he needed to show everyone his belly! Gotta love it! Memaw and papa were in town, so they were able to get it all on video, but the still images give you an idea at least!

His other school had a picnic on the last day at a park. I was able to join them for lunch and a little bit of play time, so it was great. As you can see, Chase and I took turns helping each other play!

Now, its officially summer time...time for pools, zoos and vacationing, right? Here's to hoping everyone has a great summer!

love you all,

Carrie

Chase's 3rd b-day

Well, Saturday was Chase's 3rd birthday and he had a BLAST! He started his morning by waking up to a new basketball hoop in the playroom, he thought that was cool...but as you can see below, the box was much cooler! Mommy went to dunkin donuts and got him a special donut with sprinkles on it, so that was cool too! :)

There was also a new bicycle waiting for him on the porch! The rest of the morning was spent getting ready for the party. Mark, Chase and Memaw had to pick up a few final things for the party (including the cake). We were able to sneak in a nap and then head to Pump it Up for a 4pm start time!

Chase had about 18 of his friends there-can you believe it? 3 yrs old and has 18 friends???? My camera wasn't taking too many good pics, but I've posted a few. We got a lot of video and if we can figure out how to upload to this blog, we'll do it! Yesterday was Mother's Day and we had a nice day then too. We went to church, then to eat, then just hung around most of the day. Mark, Papaw and I went to Lowes and purchased some things to hopefully install crown molding in our bathroom. If this project goes well, we might attempt the other rooms, but for now, we'll start small! Wish us luck!

having fun in a box!

A picture that I accidentally took, but hey...at least I got the name of the place we were!

Chase and his buddy Ezra. They had fun running into each other all day!

its hard to make out what it is, but its a cake with 'dirt' on top and some construction trucks too...he loved it, and it was yummy!

we opted to open the presents at home instead of at the party...look at all the loot!

Fish River

OK, here are some posts to finalize our vacation pics! These are down on Fish River. We met up with my friend Kelly and her family. We got a few pictures, but not too many and had a FANTASTIC boat ride. We got lots of sun, ate some yummy fried food at a fun restaurant on the water...Big Daddy's, I think! :) Next photos will be from Chase's birthday!

Daddy and Chase with the sun and wind in their face!


posing for pics...again!

Miller and Chase watching the water

Kelly and Cooper chilling in the sun!


Less than 5 minutes after we left the river. He still has food in his hands...and mouth! Boy, did he have a long day/week!

April

Geez! I did plan to write in this more frequently!!! Maybe I'll do better now?! Famous last words yes!

We had a good month of April, definitely the highlight was our vacation that we got back from on Saturday. We were in Destin April 19-26...and wish we were still there!!!! We went with some friends...3 families total! Jenny, Erik and Wyatt and Theresa and Emma. ...and of course us!!!

We stayed in a darling Pink House across the street from the beach.

We got lots of relaxing time (well as much as you can with 3 kids 3 and under). We ate plenty, beached shopped and even rode a bike-believe it or not! Below are a few shots of the kids...because really, they are all that matters anymore, aren't they!? :) Yes, this is Mark and Chase in the ocean, not a pool, beleive it or not! Absolutely gorgeous!!!

Hopefully there will be more to come soon....at the end of our trip, we took a detour to Gulf Shores, AL. We hung out with Memaw and her friends a couple of days. We also met some friends at Fish River and went on a 4-5hr boat ride. It was GREAT! I dont' have those pictures uploaded to the computer yet, but once I get them, I'll post! Next weekend is also Chase's 3rd birthday, can you believe it?!?!

more later!

love to all