JDRF 5K Walk

This morning we participated in the juvenile diabetes walk. It went over the "Big Dam Bridge" and back for a 5K walk. It was so much fun and inspiring to watch all of the people walk. There were teams for individual children with the disease with matching shirts (one of our favorite was "Anna Grace's Army" and "Chloe's Cause") and teams from local banks and businesses. We sported some FANCY tie-dyed shirts for Chad's office team. How cool do we look?? Afterwards, there was face painting and refreshments, but all Anna wanted to do was dance and listen to the live band playing classic rock music, even Henry got into the dancing. Anna did NOT want to leave the band and stop dancing! They are totally our children! Chad kept saying, just wait until the next wedding, Anna will go crazy! So true...



Anna walked almost the entire 5K...she was pretty tired out! Henry was DONE with the stroller!

Afternoon at the Peabody Park

We all went to a new park by the river on Sunday and met Anna's friend Jett and her mom there. Anna had so much fun running around with Jett, climbing the rock wall and running through tunnels. (Poor Chad had to crawl through them.) After all of the running around, Anna and Jett were hot and decided to go in the water part...

Henry decided to go in as well. That boy loves the water!

Anna and Henry's new classes

Anna started ballet, and I just had to post her in her leotard and tights. It is just the cutest thing ever. After months of watching Anna in her tumble and play class, Henry has started his diaper fun class. He was so excited and quite social with all of the other babies. It was fun to watch them interact!

Back to School

So Anna started a new school on Tuesday. I think that she was probably quite a bit unsure of the situation since she didn't sleep at all the night before. The first thing she said to Chad as he got her out of bed was, "I don't want to go to school." The morning was dramatic, but not quite as bad as I had feared. We made pancake faces for breakfast, complete with a hairbow and bacon hair that was supposed to look like Anna, in the hopes of making her more excited about the day. It worked and she was getting excited about going to school. She was a bit nervous when we first arrived, but excited to see other children she knew. Check out her facial expressions with Ms. Dona...you can see her nervousness. Anyways, I picked her up and she told me she had the funnest day ever. She loved school!!! What a relief! Wednesday she was asking to go to school and she was sad when I said no...this has NEVER happened. Today I thought I would get started dropping her off in the carpool line instead of walking her in, and she didn't even look back at me! All I could see was her big backpack (that she picked out herself and is extremely excited about) walking away. I think I was a little sad, but so proud of her at the same time. What a big girl...

Favorite activities

Our summer is almost over! I can't believe that school (or shall I say 3 year old "big girl" preschool) starts next week plus Henry's first mom and me gym class and Anna's first ballet/tap class. We will start our busy fall schedule.

We have really enjoyed our summer. Anna and Henry really play well together now, and I think that Henry will miss Anna when she is at school. Some of their favorite activities are reading books, "cooking" in the kitchen, playing cars, and fighting over toys...yes, it has already started. Henry definitely lets his feelings be known if Anna takes something he has, and he is quite LOUD about it. Here is a video of their very favorite activity: Henry pushing Anna in the big red car



We also enjoyed a visit from Aunt Tina and Uncle David the other day since they are visiting from Vancouver to adopt beautiful baby Faye. Here are some of our recent pics from the last few weeks.




Toot, toot, chugga, chugga, big red car....

Birthday, visitors and weekend in Dallas

I had a wonderful birthday with the family! We had a lot of fun celebrating this year...Anna is so into birthdays! Chad and I were able to have a nice dinner out as well. On Thursday, my sister Laura and her friend, Jackie, came in town to visit on their way to a wedding in Memphis. It was so much fun visiting with the two of them. Anna especially loved all of the attention from crazy Aunt Laura. Saturday morning we went to Dallas for a wonderful overnight getaway. It was for our friend's surprise birthday dinner that was so much fun. We had fabulous food, wine and conversation. We also did a little shopping. All in all, it was so much fun to get away and have a little adult time! What a fun birthday week!

Henry's 9 month checkup

Henry had his 9 month checkup on Friday, August 1. He weighed 22 lbs 6 ounces. No wonder he feels so heavy! He is also 29 and 3/4 inches tall which is the 90th percentile. He is so much fun! He has started saying ma ma ma and da da da...we think he is so smart! Anna and Henry love playing together. They read books, dance and play the maracas! Henry also had a haircut at the salon last week. His bangs were in need of a trim, and we had taken Anna for her haircut. They both looked so cute. Picture before the haircut! After the haircuts! Anna had quite a bit cut off!