Way up high in the apple tree...

Two little apples smiled down at me!
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmm, they were good!

We said this little poem on the way to go apple picking in Greenbrier, AR this morning! It is a beautiful day here, and it was a super fun outing. Henry loves to eat apples...I think that he eats at least one a day. Anna loves saying the poem. We ended the outing with iced cookies from Ed's Bakery (our favorite)! What a fun morning!

Henry is ready for some apples!

Anna was ready too! Bitty Baby was there to help out :)


So I just get to pick an apple off of the tree and eat it? This is my kind of fun!


Hauling back our 20lbs of apples! Anna wants to make apple pie this afternoon. Yummy!

Ballet class

Today Anna started ballet, tap and gymnastics class! She was so excited to be in a class with a lot of friends! I don't think there is much cuter than all the little ones in their leotards and tutus! I know that they will have a fun year!

First Day of School

Today was Anna's first day of school! I can't believe that she is in the 4 year old class! Her last year at St. Marks! We just love her school. Anna really thinks about things...last night she was talking all about school. She was a bit nervous, because she isn't in the class with her best little friend, Lilly. This morning she was still nervous, but excited too. She was a little teary when I was leaving, but I knew she would be fine. Fast forward three hours to the carpool line, and she bounced in the seat thrilled that she had such a great day! She asked, "Is Daddy meeting us for a special lunch on my first day of school?" We went to one of our favorite little sandwich places, and she ended up seeing tons of friends! They sat at the kids table and had a ball! Their conversations were hilarious...they were talking all about school and who was in each class...girls are so funny!

Tailgating!

Woo Pig Sooie! We had so much fun at the tailgate for the AR game this weekend in Little Rock. Great friends, great food and a great game! I had never tailgated before, and it was quite an experience. Anna and Henry had a fun time too! They saw the band pass us, ate some food, and saw some of their friends! Chad worked so hard smoking pork and chicken for a few days this week. He has gotten it down to quite a science with a great secret rub recipe. It was quite a success. Anna was pumped about the red popcorn we made! The Hogs won the game! I wish that I would have taken more pictures of our set up, but we were too busy having fun!

We are about to leave...

Henry loved watching the band! It was loud :)

Lilly, Anna and Henry

What do you think the girls are talking about now?

The countdown until school begins...

I can't believe that we only have one more week of summer. Anna will begin 4 year old preschool EVERY morning after labor day! I think that she will enjoy it, but I can't believe that she is this big! Henry and I will be finding some new activities to do without "diddy", but I know that he will miss her! We had lots of fun this week at the zoo and playing outside. Anna and our neighbor even stayed up late and built a lincoln log house for her princesses! We ended the week at the jump zone for Silas' birthday. Anna had a ball! She loves playing there! Henry loved the car near the door...once he saw that, he wasn't very interested in the jumping things!

This weekend!

Is it really August in the south? We had our windows open this weekend with highs in the 70's. It is just gorgeous...hopefully, it continues for awhile. We had a busy Saturday with 2 birthday parties. Our sweet neighbor turned one, and they had a jumper that Anna adored. Henry loved playing with her new motorized car! Anna had another party in the afternoon at a little place here called pink bliss. The girls were all dressed up! This was the first time she allowed them to do her hair and makeup! She loved it!

Texas Trip

This past week we were in Texas! It was a great trip, but unfortunately we had a rocky start. Henry is fine now, but he hit his head and had a concussion while we were there...the first day, to be exact. One ride in an ambulance, ER visit, CT scan and a few days later and he was fine. We were able to visit the new twin cousins, and Uncle Mike and Michelle were able to check out Henry again...nice having DR's around after such a scary ordeal. We visited with Nana, swam and even went to Schlitterbahn! It was so much fun. Anna and Henry were VERY into the waterslides and rapids. No fear in our children. :) Chad and I went to Camp Longhorn for the weekend while Anna and Henry stayed at Nanny and Grandpa's house! Thank you! We had a great time "playing" at camp like kids!



Anna was THRILLED to be able to hold Ainsley


Chad on the ropes course at camp



Our sweet friends, Jeremy and Beth

The girls from my cabin growing up...we all decided to go via facebook!

Church Mountain...isn't the TX hill country just gorgeous?

The wrangler girls always sing at church mountain, and we were asked to do it. Wrangler girls circa 1992!

Chad was one of the speakers this year! He did a wonderful job. We can't wait for our children to go. The fun part is that we will be sending our children the same term as all of our friends kids.