Poetry Competition

Both our school boys represented their classes in the school poetry competition today.  We were so proud of them.  AJ was the only boy in 2nd grade and Ty was 1 of 3 kids in kindergarten.

AJ's poem; My hat is full of rabbits by Ken Nesbitt

My hat is full of rabbits.
My cape is full of doves.
A playing card is up my sleeve,
and some are in my gloves.

A wand is in my pocket
with handkerchiefs and flowers.
My coat has things like ropes and rings
with mystifying powers.

I have my staff and juggling clubs,
my mirrors, cups, and dice,
my crystal ball, my smoke machine,
and fancy dancing mice.

I'm ready for my magic show.
There's just one problem here...
My elephant is on my lap
and will not disappear.

Ty's Poem
My Lunch by Ken Nesbitt
A candy bar.
A piece of cake.
A lollipop.
A chocolate shake.

A jelly donut.
Chocolate chips.
Some gummy worms
and licorice whips.

A candy cane.
A lemon drop.
Some bubblegum
and soda pop.

Vanilla wafers.
Cherry punch.
My mom slept in
while I made lunch.

Mark turns 3!

After a fun weekend camping, we celebrated Mark's birthday. We had dinner at the Mexican restaurant, then took a trip to Toys R Us where Mark pretended to ride all the power wheels and picked out a toy laptop.  Then we came back home for some cake!  It was simple, but he was a happy boy!  

Camping with Cubscouts

AJ's cubscout pack went camping this weekend at Lawhorn Scouting Base in Molena, GA.  We decided to make it a family trip, so we bought some supplies (including a tent) and joined the group.  Each pack had their own area for families to set up their tents, with a fire pit and covered picnic tables.  They have experienced campers in the group who had all the supplies we forgot and had a great system for cooking.  We ate meals together with the pack.  The boys had a great time and they let Ty and Mark participate in all the activities.  They did relay races, tug-o-war, sack races, sling shots, shot archery, and BB guns  We saw a reptile show, painted pumpkins and later got dressed up in costumes for the haunted trail.  The first night our tent was tested because it rained on us, but we stayed dry.  The boys slept well and Mark took naps in the tent too.  It was quality time for us to be together as a family and make new friends, we'll definitely do it again!

Mark at 3 years

Our youngest is 3 years old today!

Mark . . .

loves to eat, especially in the morning.  He'll ask for cereal, a granola bar, a bananna and continue to ask until I tell him "we have to take a break".

loves to talk!  Sometimes he will go on and on telling a story or just asking questions.

likes to sing in the car because he recently broke my car stereo.  He likes to sing B-I-B-L-E, and "when your jumping" and he knows all the words.

wants to ride in his power wheels car everyday and usually asks in the morning if he can "ride his car".

loves his blanket Aunt Jenny made for him.

dances when he has to go potty and when I ask him if he needs to go, he'll say no.  He likes to put it off until the last minute, unless he's in trouble; when we send him to his room, he says, "I have to go potty".

says, "not 2" (long pause) "three" when I ask him how old he is, he simpl

likes to watch Blaze, Team Umizoomi and Curious George

is so big- he wears size 4T pants, 4T-5T shirts, and size 12 shoe.

Mark is such a blessing and our family wouldn't be complete without him.  We are so thankful for him and his sweet, silly personality!

Pool Party

My brother and his family came to see our new house this weekend!  We were so excited to have them.  Gram and Chief came over and we celebrated Payton's 13th bday!  We had lots of yummy snacks and Jeff grilled chicken wings that were so good!  I watched everyone having fun by the pool and told Jeff it was exactly what I pictured when we bought this house.  I want it to be a fun place for family and friends- God blessed us with it and we want to share it!

Norm's Lake

Today we got together with lots of friends for a fun day on the lake!  The Coheleys, Hembrees, Schuberts and our family planned to get together at Norm's Lake to celebrate lot's of birthdays; Payton, Jadyn, Marcus, Norm and Jason.  We had 2 boats, 9 kids, 2 inner tubes, 10 noodles 1 cookie cake, and lots of snacks.  The kids had a blast, everyone rode the tubes except Mark, but he was a little fish playing in the water all day, except when he was "driving" the boat.  The weather was great and we are blessed to have such awesome friends and family.  

First Day of School

The boys started their first days of Kindergarten and Second Grade at Rock Spring Elementary today.  Both boys were a little nervous but did great.  I walked them in to their rooms and they were ready to go.  Mark did not want to leave and couldn't understand why brothers weren't coming home with us.  We're looking forward to a great year!