Birthday Party Time!

 

 Now a days with two kids there are just not enough free weekends to get all the things that we have planned in.  So to cut down on one more birthday party that we would have to attend Me and my sister decided to have our kids birthday parties together!  We decided that Luke and Connor would love to be outside enjoying the warm weather and playing so we had the party at a local park.  We went with a race car theme mainly because Connor likes any type of car or truck.  Luke just went along with it...he is like his Mommy easy to please!  We had an awesome pair of race car cupcake cakes that were made by Landon's teacher Mrs. Biggs.  The kids played their little hearts out and had a great time!       

Connor smiling as we sang "Happy Birthday"

I thought this was the cutest cake ever! You can't get any better than doughnut wheels and kit kat engines!

This is the second cake

Grandma Shirley helping Luke down the slide.  He was having a ball!

Luke and Addison had a great time swinging

My first cup cake!  Mommy can eat them a lot faster than I can!!

Luke loved his new books that he got from his Aunt Laura

Bubbles are always a blast!  Connor was trying to knock them down before I could even get them in the air

 I love this picture of Addison and Peyton.  They are both just too sweet!

After the party we attempted to get a picture of all the grand kids and somehow we are always missing Connor.  One day he will cooperate and we will have them all together but until then we will have to settle for a picture with these 4 beautiful kids!! 

Tarheels Versus Wolfpack

Back in January Bobby and Landon scored a pair of Carolina vs State Tickets from Bobby's Uncle Danny and Aunt Donna.  They have season tickets to the Carolina basketball games and when they cannot go they they make sure someone fills their two seats by giving them away to family.  As you all know Bobby is a HUGE Carolina fan so you know what that means....Landon is too!!  This was Landon's first ACC basketball game and he loved it!  Thanks Donna and Danny for a great time!!!

Landon and Bobby in their Carolina gear showing off their tickets

Are these tickets real??  LOL

Silly Faces, Se Me Go!

The other night I went into Landon's room where my three men were playing on the floor and looking at books.  Somehow they stumbled across a book called Silly Faces, See Me Go.  Landon got this book when he was a little fellow.  I can so remember reading it to him!  Luke thought it was the funniest thing when Bobby and Landon put their faces in the book and talked to him.  He laughed and laughed.  Of course I had to run and get my camera to capture the funny moment.  Here are my three crazy men taking turns looking through the pages of Silly Faces, See Me Go.

 See Me Go in my Car!!

 See Me Go in my Boat!!

See Me Go on my Bike!!

These are some silly faces!!!!!!!!!!

Batman vs. Michael Jordan vs. Landon

I have always said that Landon was "ALL BOY!"  From the beginning it was balls, men, sports, hunting and whatever else little boys are made of!  A lot of times Landon will get off in his own little playing world and all you hear is sound effects that sound like punching, kicking, and fighting.  I will look over at my Landon and he will have two different men in each hand and they are always fighting each other.  It doesn't matter if he has two good guys, two bad guys, or a good guy and a bad guy they still like to fight each other.  He always pauses to get mine or Bobby's attention to ask us who we think is winning or going to win.  I will always pick one and he will tell me if I am right or wrong and then go on about his business.  Well the other night Landon was punching and kicking away with his Batman and Michael Jordan figurine.  I noticed that all of a sudden there was a silence for a couple of minutes and I went over to Landon.  It looks like the men won this time!! 

 

 Sleepy boy!

I think Batman was winning!!!

New Year's 2011

Most people celebrate the New Years with a glass of Champagne and a cheers!  Me and Grandma Sue Sue celebrated with four little munchkins, pizza and a pitcher of sprite at the bowling alley!!  I will have to say me and Grandma Sue Sue were really brave to take out four kids with just the two of us.  After it was all said and done I wouldn't have had it any other way.  We all had a blast bowling and playing video games.

 

Landon is making sure he has his contraption aligned with the arrows so that he can hope to knock them all down with one shot!

Peyton is watching and hoping for the best as his ball travels down the alley

Lexi watches and "strikes" a pose after her bowl.  

Connor was getting a little tired at the end but he hung in there with the others like a champ!

Will Connor knock down those last two pins?  It looks like the ball is headed right for them!!

Christmas Card

I absolutely love to get Christmas cards with pictures on them.  It is awesome to watch the kids grow year over year.  This year Grandma Sue Sue bought Landon and Luke matching pajamas.  I thought they would be perfect for our 2010 Christmas card!  Michelle and myself went out in my yard and took some snapshots.  I loved how they turned out!!

2010 Christmas and then some SNOW!!

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you...yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.  --Mother Teresa 

Christmas is the best time of year for me and my family.  It is a time to reflect on the everlasting love that God has for us and to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ!!  Christmas is a time to spend with family baking goodies, making gingerbread houses, singing Christmas songs, and waiting on

Santa!!  It is just a fun time of the year!!  Landon never really has any specifics for Santa besides a few toys that he sees on commercials (advertising does work) and this was Luke's first Christmas.  There's not much a 9 month old  really needs!  This year Landon woke up a little later than I expected to all the gifts from Santa.  He was really excited to see a Wii with several games, his pillow pet, and ECU football helmet and jersey! 

Landon holding up his bullets for his gun.  He was excited about these as you can see!

 

Here is a picture of his Wii, games, and ECU helmet

Here is Luke with all of his Santa gifts.  He had no idea what was going on!

Landon and Luke on Christmas morning!

Santa brought us all something that we were not expecting which was several inches of snow.  We were so close to having a White Christmas.  That would have been awesome!!  We were still happy with it being one day late because we had a chance to eat lots and lots of snow cream!

Brrrrr....... Baby its Cold outside!!!!!