After While Crocodile

Our friends Nic, Kelli and Charlie left to move to Bahrain today. Hensley was excited and sad to get to see her buddy get on the plane to leave. She would not let us leave the airport until she saw Charlie get on and his plane in the air.

This sweet family will be stationed over in Bahrain for two years, Nic is a pilot in the Navy. We will miss them greatly but will enjoy their stories upon their return!



It was actually rather cool this morning but the sun broke through right as they were boarding.



Charlie, Nic and Kelli



Kelli's dad stood with us to watch the plane leave.






As Charlie's cute little shirt says "See you later"gator...we will say after while crocodile!

!!!WAR EAGLE!!!

Labor Day Weekend

I am still catching up on my weekend activities...
We spent Labor Day Weekend at the lake with my family at my brother's house. God has really blessed us with having all of our family so close so that our children can grow up together and grow up seeing their grandparents weekly instead of yearly. That is something I truly cherish for Hensley and Steven. We had a great weekend!

Chris has a great beach in front of his house for all the kids to play on ALL DAY...yay!

Uncle Chris, Aunt Melanie and Nathan cruising on the jet ski


Andrew and Steven hanging out with their animal paci's

Hensley, Will and Uncle Chris

Nathan is the dare devil behind the boat

They really are having fun...haha!



Sleepy boy


Nathan and RSH1

RSH1 doing a little fishing

The things you can get your cousins to do when you are the only girl...haha!
(out of 6 might I add)

Sweat'n it out with daddy

Oh my I am so far behind, we have been very busy since my last post. I sure wish I could figure out how to do this from my blackberry since that seems to be my main mode of communication these days...lol!

I came home one afternoon from picking up RSH2 and found my little princess sweating it out with her Daddy. Can't get much sweeter than that!





As soon as she had had her bath she went right back into princess mode...lol!


"Babyman, I know you are usually eye level with Georgia(our dog) but really, I will give you your OWN snacks".


Don't you wish you were this happy at 4:30 in the morning?! How can you not be when you are looking at that sweet smiling face.


Sad but true the pool is closed for winter...even though it continues to be close to 100 degrees outside. The last week it was open Hensley and I were the only ones there it seemed like. Hensley had a great time with the pool all to herself.



We have been frequenting the new playground at Westgate lately. The great thing about this is that it is not dirt so RSH2 can get down and crawl around. That seems to be the only thing he wants to do or hide out in the igloo looking thing bc he is not the normal child that loves swings. Needless to say from the picture below, RSH is not a happy camper in a swing. Hensley has also been getting lots of Charlie time in since his time for moving is drawing near. I don't know what she is going to do with herself when she doesn't have him to play with just about every day!






Tis a happy place indeed!!!

"Did You Really Just Tell Me NO?!"

Life has been very busy...sometimes I think I really don't like for life to be so busy but, I more or less make it that way, so that we are not just sitting at home watching the boob-tube.



A few nights ago Hensley walks into the kitchen with Steven's clothes on, yes, Baby Steven; her 9 month old brother's clothes. Aside from being a little too short they actually fit her rather well...maybe Steven is destine for pro football...lol!



Hensley decided that she needed a room change yet again. In her few years on this earth she has had already 3 different "rooms". It is starting to get a little bit of jumbled since a few things from the past rooms always stay in the new. Any way, she has decided that she needs and has to have an Ariel room. This room change is going to be on her this time. So, she and Daddy poured out the contents of her piggy bank to see how much damage she could do. After a lesson on the different coinage from daddy. All those, "diamonds, quotas and Uncle Chris or Robbie's" (dime, quarter, nickels)...that little turkey had $100.00 + bucks in that bank, heck that is more than I have in my checking account most of the time, ha! We are now on a search for the "PEERRRRFECT" Ariel/Little Mermaid decor for her room.



I have to add one of my all time favorite pictures of my sweet Hensley. She has always LOVED her piggy banks and counting the contents. This was her first bank that actually got broken and she was devastated so I am glad we have a picture of it...and her counting her pennies!




Since the Babyman goes to play-pals on Tuesday and Thursdays, he does not get picked up until 1. On those days Mommy and Daddy get to have some special Hensley time and take her to lunch.





Last Thursday after our lunch at McDonald's we took Hensley to get her library card since she is now old enough for her own. Daddy actually got one too and I just got mine renewed...lol. Hensley got to go pick out some books to take home, she was actually very excited even though the picture does not reflect that. I think she was less than thrilled at Mama documenting everything she does.




Saturday Hensley, Babyman and I got to have some fun at Pizza Kastle with Ms. Tracy, Mrs. Kelli and Charlie.







Charlie left with fangs...

...and Hensley left with an ice cream cone



Babyman got to ride the carousel for the first time Saturday. He was not at thrilled about it as Hensley and Daddy were...lol.



Sunday, Babyman chilled out in his Sunday school class in a big boy chair.



Monday's are gymnastics days, Hensley loves her gymnastics and would do it everyday if we would let her. The Babyman is normally chilled out in his stroller munching on his cookies taking it all in.




Last but not least, Babyman has learned the meaning of "NO" and HE DOES NOT LIKE IT! He will give you these huge alligator tears for the next 10 minutes every time you look at him, giving you this look that rips your heart out that says "did you really just tell MEEEE NO?!". Poor thing, there might be some hard times in his future, lol!