Anna Kate's 1st Christmas Program

Anna Kate's preschool put on a Christmas concert last week. They combined the 3's and 4's for the show. It was great! Everyone sang all of the songs and nobody got too upset. We were very proud of our littler performer!!

Abby did a great job too!

I hate we didn't get a better picture of our family that came to see the girls.....we had Mrs. Betty, Aunt Carol, Mimi, Grandma, Nanny and Pa!

So thankful for the Christmas season!

Breakfast with Santa!

We went to Breakfast with Santa on Saturday morning. Both of my babies got in Santa's lap with no tears! In fact, we were talking with some other friends and AK took it upon to herself to climb up in Santa's lap on her own. She was on a mission! Last year she sat in his lap but would not look at him!

Jolly old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this way.......

Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say!!

Who is this guy??

I think I like him!

Corban 8 Months

Corban turned 8 months old on Dec. 10. He is just so sweet and so much fun! He is so laid back and usually just along for the ride :)

Corban can....

• clap his hands
• roll both ways
• scoot backwards and around in circles but not crawling yet
• wears 9 month pants and 12 month tops and pjs
• he thinks everything his sister does is hilarious!
• still not a great sleeper but is improving (fingers crossed!)
• so happy all the time!!! 
• we love you sweet brother bear!

Corban celebrated his 1st Thanksgiving (wearing AK's Indian headband she made at school)

helping us decorate the Christmas tree

Ballet

Anna Kate and Abby started ballet back in October and they love it! We had parent observation last Tuesday night. We really enjoyed getting to see all that Anna Kate has learned.

ready to show off their skills!

each girl got to do something around the circle while the teacher did attendance. Most of the girls tip-toed but AK decided to hop around the WHOLE circle. She was very tickled with herself!

practicing positions

plie

into the circle

so proud of our tiny dancer!

Corban is 7 months old!

• Oh what a blessing he is!
• weighing in at almost 20 lbs! (19.12 lbs last week)
• can wave bye-bye
• can almost clap hands (has done it a few times:))
• loves anything Anna Kate does!
• LOVES to be held (this does not give mommy much time to do anything!)
• very busy with toys!
• loves to be read to
• bath time is his favorite!!

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween 2013

We headed out to Briley's Pumpkin Patch last weekend to find a pumpkin and do some other fun things! The Rhodes family joined us and AK and Mason had a great time!

Ready to head out! Please excuse the purple pants......that was a battle I chose not to fight!

Our 2 little pumpkins!!

Happy mama!

Riding Tiny another year

finding a perfect pumpkin

Halloween night we had several friends come over and trick-or-treat. Anna Kate had everything figured out this year and had a blast! I think she ran most of the neighborhood and came back with a bucket FULL of candy!

Making pumpkin cookies for her friends who came to trick-or-treat (my girl loves to bake!!)

our oldest cow giving us her best "mooooo"

our youngest cow......not so sure about his outfit!

ready to go!

We found Tay Tay!!

Sleepy little cow 

Corban 6 months!

Our sweet Corban turned 6 months old yesterday. Happy 1/2 birthday sweet boy! What a blessing he is!

• You are a big boy! A good 3lbs heavier than sister was at your age :)
• We have just started cereal this week and he is doing great! 
• Fruits/veggies coming soon (hoping this will help you sleep a little longer!)
• You are such a happy and laid back baby
• You love your big sis!
• You can sit unassisted for a few seconds
• You can push your chest all the way up when laying on your tummy
• You love to people watch 
• You want to be held a lot (sister was the opposite)

Oh those chunky thighs!!

Practicing sitting up!

You love your sister so much and she is so good to you! She is reading the Bible nanny bought for you for your baptism. It's funny this Bible is all about the Great Wolf Lodge ;)

Sweet smile!!

This was after your first attempt at cereal......I think you liked it!!

Lots of Firsts for Anna Kate

Time is truly flying by now that I am back at work. I really didn't want to do go back at first but now I finally am beginning to feel like we are in a good routine. I've got great help with my babies while I'm away which makes it a lot easier! Anna Kate has done so many new things recently I decided to just put it all together into 1 post!

Anna Kate went to her first ECU home game! She had a ball! She made it through the tailgate and until halftime of the game. Grandma came to get her and take her home to Mimi who was keeping brother :)

This was her first day of 3 year old preschool. She is in Miss Kitty's class and loves it! She goes M-F 9-12.

This was the first day of her new gymnastics class. She moved up to the "little flippers" class. Mommy no longer goes on the floor with her :( but she loves it!!

Corban's Baptism

Our sweet Corban was baptized at my home church this past Sunday. We had so many family and friends join us for this special day! After the service we all went back to my parents house for lunch and visiting. What a great day!!