A Honorary Member of the Girls' Club

While we were in Texas last week, it worked out for me to go on the annual shopping trip that the ladies in my family enjoy going on. I was very faithful to go before we moved to Alabama so it was such a treat for me to get to go. However, since I'm still nursing Kie, he went as a honorary member. We all agreed that though he was an angel...this would be his last trip! It is girls only!!

My VERY favorite girls in the world!

Shopping will wear you out!!

He had to have a little siesta along the way!

This little man was such a trooper!

He just had fun looking around and loving on all the girls!

A Cute 6 Month Old

Middle School Fall Retreat 2010

Every year since we've been in Huntsville, Kati Ann & I have gone to Fall Retreat with Jared. Here is the post from 2007 and 2008 (apparently I didn't blog about 2009). However, this year, with two kids, I decided it was just too much for me to do "alone" and decided we would just go visit for part of the day on Saturday. Kati Ann had so much fun with the "big kids". She told me she wanted to do it again. She is so comfortable with the students. She just gets right in the middle of them and doesn't feel the need to hang on to me. It is very fun to share in Jared's ministry as a family. It is a rare happening for us with me usually working at the same time as Jared so it is a special treat. It was fun to introduce Kie to this fun annual tradition.

Having fun!

Eating lunch with the "big kids"

My two favorite boys!

A Cinderella Story

One VERY excited little girl!

About 6 months ago, Kati Ann began telling me that Cinderella was going to come to her house. I don't know where she got the idea but every once in awhile she would bring it up again. So, when we found out that one of our sweet students, Abbie Worley, was dressing as Cinderella for Halloween, I asked her if she would come to our house as Cinderella for Kati Ann. She was supposed to come the week before Halloween but due to a tornado our plans changed and she wasn't able to come until after Halloween.

Kati Ann saw "Cinderella" at the Fall Festival and I had her invite Cinderella over. It was very sweet having her ask Cinderella to come play. Cinderella came over and played with Kati Ann for about 45 minutes. She brought her a Cinderella Christmas ornament and a Gigi's Princess cupcake. It was so sweet. Kati Ann loved playing and showing Cinderella all of her toys!

We are so blessed to have such sweet people in our lives that would love our children the way they do.

I told Jared as Abbie sat and played with her that there can't be too many little girls that have Cinderella actually come to their house and play!

putting together a Cinderella puzzle

playing Potato Heads & putting together Princess Potato!

Trick or Treat!

Our church puts on a fantastic Fall Festival every year. Of course the older Kati Ann gets the more she enjoys it! It was fun to dress both kids up in coordinating costumes as the Princess and the Frog. There was lots to do but the highlight was seeing Belle and Cinderella. Kati Ann was enamored by Cinderella. When we got home from the Fall Festival and had supper, Kati Ann thanked God that Belle and Cinderella were there! It was precious!

the best picture we could get with Kati Ann & her princesses!

Kati Ann & Kie with their friend, Reagan aka Snow White

playing on one of the inflatables!

Oh, Where is My Hairbrush?

It doesn't always happen but sometimes Jared will win something at a golf tournament that we all get to enjoy and this was one of those times. Jared won tickets to Veggie Tales LIVE at a Pastor's Golf Tournament. We went thinking we had general admission tickets but got there to find out with had "Gold Circle" tickets which put us on the 2nd row and gave us an opportunity to meet Bob & Larry after the show. It was lots of fun even if Kati Ann likes to call them "Tom & Jerry" instead of "Bob & Larry"!!

Meeting Bob & Larry after the show!

Scarecrow Party

Thursday was Kati Ann's first school party. Jared, Kie and I all came and ate lunch with Kati Ann, did a craft and got to hear her class perform songs for the parents. It was so fun to see her in her "world". She so enjoyed sharing it with us as well.