Happy Father's Day 2010

Last Sunday was Father's Day! We had the best day spoiling our daddy! Instead of breakfast in bed, Troy opted for a family breakfast out on the patio! We had fresh fruit, bacon, pancakes, chocolate milk and apple juice.....YUM!! It was the perfect morning to be outside spending time together as a family. After breakfast and some wrestling on the trampoline, we got ready for church! After church, we let dad "relax" and had a yummy bbq dinner and then went to both of our dad's houses to honor them on this special day too! I feel bad we didn't break out the camera at Troy's parent's house.....I will have to take some pic's of Troy and his dad next time we are there and add them to this post. Troy and I are both so lucky to have such wonderful Father's. I love my dad more than words can say and am so grateful for his example and for what a wonderful grandpa he is to my kids - grandpa is always laughing and smiling and my kids are always excited to go to grandpa's house --I am so grateful for that!

I am so grateful for Troy...he truly is the best dad and husband a person could ask for. I admire the special relationship he has with each of the kids and thank him for all he does for our family! Happy Father's Day....WE LOVE YOU!!

Carson's Preschool Program

We had Carson's end of year preschool program tonight. This is a picture of Carson with his teacher, Miss Kacie. He absolutely loves his teacher and she has made his first year of preschool THE BEST! Carson can already right his name (with a backwards "s") and knows all of his numbers and letters....we are so proud of Carson! Tonight, they sang lots of cute songs, had a fun slide show and were each presented with a special treat! Afterwards, we went for ice cream with Grandma and Grandpa Newbold....it was a really fun night! We love you Carson!

Grace and Carson - Soccer 2010

Today, it was Grace and Carson's last soccer game! They both did awesome and we are SOOO proud of these two kiddos! They played on different teams (even though they were the same color) and they were both lucky enough to have their dad as their coach!!! We only had 1 week when the games were at the same time so it worked out! It was fun to watch both of them and see how their different personalities are reflected on the soccer field! Here are some "highlights" of the last couple of games:

Easter 2010

Easter seems like such a LONG time ago! This year, our Easter was really fun watching the kids get more excited as they anticipated the FUN egg hunts. We had hunts at both grandma's house this year...and the kids had a BLAST at both houses! It was also fun to see Chloe running around experiencing everything for the 1st time this year. She had no clue what was going on, but really liked being out with all of the cousins running around! On Easter morning, the Easter Bunny left us a cute note with a treasure hunt attached. The kids had SOO much fun finding the different clues. Their baskets were found in the dryer, in with all the barbies, and in with all the diapers! It was especially fun to have Grace read the letter from the Easter Bunny and all of the clues. She is reading really well for kindergarten and we are SOO proud of her! Here are some pics:

Chloe....lovin' life and into EVERYTHING!!!

Chloe NEVER stops moving! I am laughing at this post, because I think all of the picture's we have taken of Chloe over the past few month's are either because she has a dirty face, has gotten into something, has crazy hair.....or something like that! I think it is just her age, but this girl is definitely keeping my on my toes! She is definitely a daddy's girl, and they have a special bond that I think is so cute! We love our Chloe-bear.....

Sawyer's first few months....in a nutshell....

As I begin writing this post, once again....I am wondering WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?! I honestly can't believe that Sawyer is already 4 month's old! I just finished feeding him his oatmeal and sweet potatoes and can't believe that his "newborn stage" is over.....Sawyer is such a sweet baby. There really are no other words to describe him. He smiles all the time, sleeps, eats and that is pretty much it! I love this picture to the left, because since Sawyer has been born, his hands have been a very important part of his life. The are always close together and now spend quite a bit of time in his mouth! Grace, Carson and Chloe are all very sweet with him too. They are always willing to help with whatever I need when it comes to Sawyer. All I have to do is let them hold him, or give him a kiss and hug and they are up for pretty much any task. Let's hope this carries on for a while, because I know when they are bigger they won't be an easy bribe! I love our little family right now - all of the kids are growing and learning and changing so much each day. My days are busy and crazy, but I wouldn't change it for anything! Here are a few pic's of Sawyer over the past 4 month's: