Happy Birthday to our lil' man!!

That's right, it's Jake's birthday today!! I can't believe that he is 3 years old today!! It seems like it wasn't that long ago that we brought him home from the hospital. All 9lbs and 14oz of him!! Jake is such an fun loving, energetic, and one of the most affectionate little boys I know. Thank God for the opportunity that we have!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!!

A flashback to Hannah's first time to meet her little brother!

Always taking care of her little brother!

And today! Jake's 3 year portrait!!

Oh Deer!

One thing that I forgot to mention is the previous posts, was all the deer that we got to see up in Arkansas. They would come up to the deer feeders in the backyard at Tommye and Leon's looking for food every day. The last day that we were there we saw an amazing site just a few feet in front of us!!

It started off with these 2!! We were sitting on the deck just checking them out!

And this is how many showed up towards the end! It's really cool in person!

T-ball

As I said in the previous post, T-ball is over! YEA...it was fun but, a lot of work. Sometimes we had 2 games a week plus practice! Hannah did great this season and is looking forward to the spring. Here are some pictures from her last game as well as of her "trophy!" She was so excited to get her trophy and took it every where and showed everyone!

The proud daddy with his kiddos!

Hannah is the one in the big straddle!

Up to bat!

Just chillin' in the dugout

After game huddle

Hannah and her TROPHY!

Hannah and her buddy Haylee!

At last...a video of her doing what she does best...being super cute!

Vaca to MO and AR

I have to admit...I have been terrible about updating the blog the last couple of months. From swim lessons to T-ball to allergy doctor to Tumbling to everything else in between. I feel like I have been running on overload trying to get everything done. However, I think things will be a little bit slower from here on out now that T-ball is over. I say that and now I am trying to do 2 kids birthday parties and Thanksgiving and Christmas....Whewww...will it ever end!!

A couple of weeks ago we got a week off to go spend time with Brent's side of the family. We were all together in one house. This is a very rare occasion and it was fun!! We got to meet our new nephew, William David or Baby Will...as our kids call him. William come out all mumbled for them. Hannah had a blast holding him and playing little momma! Jake thought he was too small and looked a little scared when holding him. They got to also play with their favorite girl cousin Clara!! They had been talking about her for days and had so much spending time playing with her. After a short visit there, we headed to Arkansas for several days to get some much need rest and relaxation! More for Brent than anything. He has been so busy flying that he needed a break! We didn't get a chance to be outside too much because of the rain but, the kids totally didn't mind. They got some good bonding time with their Great Grandparents! The one day it didn't rain we ran like crazy trying to get a lot of outdoor activities in. We went down to the river, to the park, to the fish hatchery and spent hours picking up and playing in the leaves. All in all it was a great trip! Now for all the pictures that I took....watch out there is a lot!!

She loved holding him!!

he,he,he

Of course she had to visit Auntie Ann's salon!!

Brent enjoying some William time!

something new to play with

So stinkin' cute!!

Buddy,buddy,buddy!

Jake loves fire trucks so, while we were in Arkansas he got to sit in a bunch of them!

Jake tuckered out after playing in the leaves...he loves his "Pop pop's chair!"

Misc..

I'm trying to play a little bit of catch up before our trip up to Missouri and Arkansas. We have a new nephew...William David Trent!! I'm sure that I will have plenty of pictures to share when we get back!! These are just a couple that I have taken in the last couple of weeks!

Jake loves bath time...especially when he gets to pick his own color tablet!

Hannah has been working really hard on her penmanship! I caught her writing her Aunt Kerri's name! She'll ask me how to spell "whomever" and then she'll write it!! This was the 5th or 6th person's name that she wrote! She's pretty good!!

I think everyone knows that Brent and I love to watch NFL and college football!! Well, while watching the Cowboys, we caught Jake doing this!! I guess he picked it up from us!! It's a little dark but, you can still hear him!!

A true "Edge" smile!!! Today was haircut day!! Freshly cut and styled by "melissa!" All ready for Christmas card pics and family pictures!

Texas State Fair

It has been several weeks since we went to the fair and I'm just now getting pictures up. I don't know why I haven't put them up sooner, oh well! We had a great time eating, playing and visiting all the sites!! This was the kids first visit to the fair and they really seemed to enjoy it! Our main reason for going out there was to see Dad's landscaping. Dad designed it and they won second place!!! YEA DAD!! I have to say that out of all of the landscapes out there, which there were quite a few, they were the best!!

We visited the petting zoo, which was crazy but fun! They had all kinds of animals for the kids to feed! There was a couple that we did steered clear of...the ostrich!! One little kid got bit right in front of us...OUCH!! The kids also got to ride on a couple of rides together! Surprisingly enough, they we over the required height. I guess we don't really know how big our little 2 are!! On the way out we treated the kids to a funnel cake...Yummo!! I'm still trying to work that one off!! Anyway, enjoy the pics!!

Yummy corn dog!

Big Tex!!

The next several pics are from Dad's landscaping

hanging out in the monster trucks tire

Of course she had to feed the longhorn...Hook'em horns!!

One GREAT Weekend!!!

This past weekend was so beautiful here in Mckinney!! Brent was home, the weather was great, and we had lots to do. Brent got home late Friday night after being away for 3 days in D.C. Friday the kids and I did a lot of playing at the park and while waiting for Daddy, we played in the back yard for over 2 hours!! They played in the sandbox for about a hour and then proceeded to exploring through the flower bed. I just sat there and enjoyed watching them play! Saturday morning we had a wee bit early game. This was Brent's first T-ball game to attend. Unfortunately I think that all the kids were still sleepy and probably didn't want to be there. It wasn't as lively as it usually is! Maybe he will get to make one more game before they're done! The rest of the afternoon was filled with mowing and more playing in the yard! I caught lots of pictures this go around! Check them out!

before Hannah's game...I finally have it looking somewhat like braids...still not as good as Auntie Ann!!

Check out the 2 kiddos in this video and what surprise they found!

Having fun just playing with trucks

enjoying their sand table....Thank you Uncle Robert!!

my treasure...freshly picked flowers from my favorite little ones!

Too stinkin' cute!! I love these kids!!