"UNCLE" KYLE VISITS

Our dear friend, Kyle, stopped by for a visit this week while in town for business! It was so nice to see him. We had not seen him in over 2 years, but Jason keeps in touch with him almost on a daily basis. He was still living here when we had Emma, so she grew up with us calling him "Uncle Kyle". He has recently married so we are looking forward to the day that he has children of his own!!

LITTLE DIVAS HIP HOP

Emma is taking the "Little Divas" Hip Hop Dance Class this year! She LOVES it! We contemplated tap/ballet, but after much discussion we decided to let her take this. She loves to dance and has such a spunky little attitude with it! They are dancing to songs from "Alvin and the Chipmunks". It's really cute!

BITER BISCUIT

Brady has 2 teeth and is trying to cut more now! He will chew on anything that you give him or anything that he can get his hands on. I decided to try some of the biter biscuits to see how he would do with them. He THOROUGHLY enjoyed it, but would get mad at times when he just couldn't get it in the right spot! These things are super messy!

Oh so good!!!

MY MEN

Jason occasionally escapes to the bonus room for what we call "man tv" time, a.k.a anything besides Disney Channel. He will often take Brady so that they can spend quality "man time" together. This has become a big joke in our house! I'm so thankful that I have a husband who is willing to spend time with his children!

GRANDPARENTS DAY

Yesterday was Grandparents Day at Emma's school. Emma was so excited that her grandparents were able to come and visit with her at school. She had made some very cute things to give to each grandparent and they all received a "#1 Grandparent badge".

(pictured from left Pop, Mima, Nanna, Mimac, Mimi) My dad and Jason's Nonna were not able to be there because of work and sickness.

I am so thankful that Emma has such loving grandparents and that she still has great-grandparents around to enjoy!
God has blessed us with a wonderful family!!!

OPENING DAY OF DOVE SEASON

Today was opening day of Dove Season! We spent the day at Angela's parents house! We had a wonderful lunch and then the men were off to hunt! The girls stayed back at the house and played and Brady slept! We had such a great time!!

DADDY AND HIS FUTURE HUNTERS!!

SOCCER SEASON BEGINS!!!

Emma is playing soccer this year! Today was our first practice/game. The girls did really well! Emma was exhausted afterwards. Soccer will definitely be good exercise for her because they pretty much run for 1 hour straight! Jason is going to try and build her a soccer net so that we can work with her at home!

EMMA'S FAN CLUB

We were so excited for Emma's 1st soccer game! She was thrilled that her family and some friends came to watch!

Thanks everyone for joining us bright and early this morning! We appreciate your support!

1st FOOTBALL GAME

Tonight was Emma's first night as a "Mini-me" cheerleader! She didn't have a uniform because they are on backorder, but hopefully they will be in before the season is over. I'll post more pictures in the uniform. She did a wonderful job even though she was extremely nervous!

This part of the game was fun for her, and she enjoyed the halftime show, but she DID NOT LIKE the screaming and shouting of the fans! I think she spent most of the game with her ears covered!!!

EMMA, KELSEY AND SOMMER
HELLO TO THE OPPOSING TEAM

We are so proud of our little girl!!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

We spent Labor Day weekend with my family at my aunt and uncle's house in Tennessee! We always enjoy getting to spend time with them whether it be at their house, here or on vacation at the beach!
We had a great time on this trip! I spent most of the day Saturday in bed with a sick headache, but felt much better on Sunday and was able to enjoy the rest of the trip. We ventured over to my cousins place on the lake on Sunday and had so much fun!
Emma had a blast riding Seth's 4-wheeler, and then swimming and riding jet ski's at the lake! She tried tubing behind the jet ski, but that scared her tremendously, even with me holding onto her!
Brady has a good time wherever he's at and with whatever he's doing! He is such an easy baby! He took his 1st boatride and his 1st swim in the lake!
We even convinced my mom to ride the jet ski!!! I think she actually enjoyed it!
We had such a great time and can't wait until we are able to get together with family again!

GROWING AND CHANGING SO FAST

Brady sleeps so well! 99% of the time we don't even have to rock him, when he's sleepy, he falls asleep. TOO CUTE!
MY SWEET BABY BOY!!!
Jason is making this boy absolutely rotten... and he's loving every minute of it!!!