He said he wanted to do it. . .

Josh was sweeping the kitchen.  Andrew walked in and said "me do it, me do it!"  So, Josh let him.  Serious cuteness then followed.  So glad he got it on camera!!!

Video of our Birthday Ice Cream at Friendly's

Here is just a little video of our time at Friendly's.  We went there for Brayden's birthday following soccer.  It was fairly late for our kids to be up, but it was fun!  

Don't forget to check the next post down for the other pictures of his Birthday!!!

Brayden's 5th Birthday!

So, Brayden turned 5 on October 20th.  Can't believe how time has flown!!  He was pretty excited and had a great couple of days.  We first started the day by waking up at 5:45 am.  I did mention he was excited. We had plenty of time to then open presents!  

 Glow sticks from Evan.

Pirate ship from Mom and Dad

A nice note from Evan.  It's pretty funny if you can actually read it.  He also got a puzzle and a shirt from his Grandpa Cobb.  When he got home from school he got a package in the mail from Grandma and Grandpa Dance.  They sent him a remote control car and some birthday clothes.  He had been wanting a remote control car for "like a kazillion-billion years!"  or so he said!  He loved all his presents!

For school I had made him some Angry Bird cake pops.  They turned out GREAT if I do say so myself!!  He loved them and so did all the kids.

   

They were fairly easy to make and turned out great!

Everyone wanted one so bad that we had some after our waffle breakfast.

Or as you can see. . . in Andrew's case it was instead of his waffle breakfast!

Addison loves pictures!

After school we went to soccer and then took them out to have ice cream for Brayden's birthday.  It was a later night for the kids, but it was fun.  I was gone on Friday afternoon and Saturday, so we waited until Sunday to have friends over for cake and ice cream.  He had enjoyed his Angry Bird pops so much that instead of a carousel cake (which I can make for the babies birthday because they don't care), I made him another Angry Birds themed item.

If you know Angry Birds, then hopefully you are saying to yourself, "wow, that looks just like the game!"  We just built a scene (which we made up) that looks like it came right out of Angry Birds the game!

It turned out well also.  Brayden was happy and that was what mattered!

I did make a few more "pops" and took them off the sticks to use in the scene.  It made all the difference!

Happy Birthday Brayden!!  We can't believe you are 5, but WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!  Happy Birthday!

Catching up. . . again

So, again these pictures have been sitting on my desktop waiting to be uploaded to the blog.  Well after finally finding out that a few people actually DO read this blog full of all these cute kids, I decided I better get this updated and put on these pictures!!!  The other reason, of course, is Brayden's birthday is coming and Halloween is coming and those will both produce a TON of pictures, so I needed to catch up so that we can be ready.

So, about six weeks ago Evan and Brayden started soccer.  It's not like normal soccer, being on a team or what not, it's more like a clinic.  They go over drills and then split up and play against each other.  They are in age groups, so it makes it fair.  Anyway, they have really enjoyed it.

This is Addison showing off her mad soccer skills in the backyard.

 This is Brayden just coming in from off the field after his first day.

 I made him hold still and pose for me!

 Here is Evan on his first day of soccer.  He has really enjoyed it.  He says he likes being the goalie the best, but I don't see why!!  He has been trying pretty hard and has been doing a great job!

Another thing we did a month or so ago was going to pick grapes.  Addison and Andrew thought we were just there to EAT all the grapes.  They were cute.

 Addison was serious about grape eating.  Couldn't get enough!!

 Brayden has always been a good helper and here Josh is helping him with some tougher ones.  Brayden likes to do "hard" work.  That means really anything to do with building something, or working outside.  It's cute.

 I was able to get Andrew to look up from eating all the grapes for a quick shot.  It didn't last long, so I was proud of myself for getting this one!

 Evan is also a GREAT helper.  He really cut off a lot of grapes and continued to try to help the rest of the time.  He ended up going back and forth from the minivan (where the babies were playing) to the grapes (where we were at).  It helped a lot to have someone watching the babies and us!!

 Another cute one of Brayden.

So, Addison is just really cute. . . I mean REALLY CUTE!!!  She is funny and so fun and I LOVE having a mini me!!  She follows me around and likes to help and it's just so FUN having a girl!!!!  One day I put her hair in two pigtails. . . she was extra cute!!  I took a bunch of pictures and these were the best.  I really love this little girl!!

I told you!!  Isn't she just the CUTEST!!!  Yes, I love Andrew too, but once in awhile I get to just be happy to have a girl.  It's my right!!

Also, how do you like this blog layout???  Good, or not so good?  Let me know!  Thanks.

1st day of school 2011

Well, finally I put the first day of school photos up!!

This is Evan with his new backpack. He is entering 2nd grade. His teacher is Mrs. Wells.

She seems really nice, and Evan is excited to be going back to school.

Brayden is going to kindergarten!! I can't believe it. He is too young, really, he is!! He has Mrs. Weber who we know really well. He was excited to get her as his teacher. He said he wouldn't miss me. . . though he came home yesterday and said that he had worried about me because he had been gone so long!! He's so cute. He also gives me EXTRA long hugs when he gets home. . . trying to make up for his time gone I guess. I love it though. The other thing that is cute about his first day's experience was he came home and was upset that he had no homework in his backpack. Each day he comes home he hopes there is homework in his folder. I promise him there will be plenty soon enough!!!

Two cute kids off to school!!

It was really raining that day. The next day was actually cancelled due to the roads being closed because of flooding.

Dark picture but had to include them getting on the bus!!

Now, on Monday when they went to school Addison and Andrew HAD to have backpacks on. They tried to go out the door with them to get on the bus. I didn't let them. The best they got to do is look out the window. SO CUTE!!!

Two cute kids!

Their brothers outside are waving and saying hi to the babies.

They just wanted to go. . . they had fun at home though!!!

Hope this year goes great for everyone!! GOOD LUCK EVAN and BRAYDEN!!

wrestling twins

This is what is usually the case when the twins are wrestling. . .

Addison is usually just beating up her brother. He was laughing for most of it though!

Ellis Hollow Fair

So, we went to the Ellis Hollow Fair for the third year in a row. This year we did it in record time. We had a lot we were doing on Saturday so we were in and out in like an hour or so. It was still fun, and we made sure to hit the highlights. . . the reason we go each year, they have cotton candy and we LOVE cotton candy. Well, I admit that maybe only half the family LOVES it, two really enjoy it, and one. . . not so much, a bite usually is good for that one lonely person who doesn't LOVE cotton candy in our house!!! Oh well, it's nice for the kids to go and have fun.