Molly's 4th Birthday Party...

We had this sweet girls 4th birthday party a month or so ago.  And of course she wanted a frozen party for the BIG event.  It was SO much fun, and I am so glad that we got to celebrate and bounce around with some of our friends...

 

Look at that sweet face...

 The kids loved it when the BIG adults bounced them all over the place...

 The foam pit was one of the BIG highlights...

 Trying to get them all around for a picture is NOT possible...I also like the fact that Bailey wouldn't look at the trampoline...

 Getting serious faces from these kids is NOT possible...but sure do love these sweet girls..

 This is Chandler, our friend and babysitter for Molly's oldest son!  Molly loves these boys (Chandler, Camden and Colt) like their were her brothers...and I am almost positive she has them ALL wrapped around her little finger...

 Can't believe our sweet girl turned 4...I remember feeling bored in the hospital room with her...Well since that day we have been no where near BORED!!!

Happy 4th Birthday Molly!

Molly's Twin...

Paisley (aka Molly's Twin) turned 4 three days after Molly.  And these 2 girls are going to give us and Amber and Dane a run for our money.  They are definitely the independent ones, and by far some of the funniest kids that we have.  :)

 

I love listening to little Paisley talk, she just says the funniest things...ALL THE TIME!!!

 

We are so excited that we got to celebrate this sweet girl, and get to jump on some inflatables at the same time...

 

 Paisley I think was sad because her party was almost over...actually I am not sure, just gonna go with that..it's her party and she can cry if she wants to...

What a fun party!  Thanks for the invite Paisley!

The People We Know...

Going all the way back to Freshman year at the UofA, I remember attending my first 3 classes and the same guy was in all 3.  Then come to find out he was also a cheerleader there...we were meant to be friends...Brad Johnson

 

Brad owns a cheer gym in Springdale (Arkansas Cheer Dynamix), and he has worked with my cheerleaders over the years, and when I just had one kid I worked for him and my other friend John (also owner of gym).  Well, I was desperate for a place to have Molly's birthday party, so I called up my good friend Brad.  He said why don't you come down and bring your kids and some of their friends and "test" it out to see if she would like it.  First of all, what kid wouldn't like in ground trampolines, bounce houses, a spring floor, and a giant foam pit...I mean heck I like that stuff...

 

None the less, I loaded up the kids and some of their friends one Saturday morning and off we went to play for an hour...love these kids and their sweet friends.  By the way, Brad had NO idea what he has suggested...ha...

 Molly and her sweet friend Macie...I mean who else would we ask :)...

 Brynlee Kate is a sweet friend that we don't see as often as we would like, but always have the best time when she is around...

 And of course then we have Jaxon...these boys are fun together...

 They all thought it would be hilarious to dog pile on Mr. Brad...and I of course thought it was a great idea!!!

 So fun with these kids...some people called me crazy, I just say fun!!!

 I love that I have these friends that decided several years back to open this gym, and that they are willing to still hang out with me after all these years and my crazy kids!!!

 

By the way, if you are looking for a great birthday party place for your kids...Arkansas Cheer Dynamix is great!!!

Barefoot Blue Jean Night...

Back in September, Chris and I went to see Jake Owen, Eli Young Band, and someone else (can't remember who) on Jake's Days of Gold Tour.  We had a great time, and enjoyed the new Walmart AMP.  How lucky are we that we have this new concert venue in NWA?  Never did I think we would have all of this...

 

There were several of our friends that went to the concert as well and sat in the lawn.  We however, got actual seats (less waiting, dryer-it rained most of that day, etc).  But it was nice to get to see our friends and hang out a little bit before the concert...

 Emily and me...

 Look who also came out with some of her friends...and seriously Chris doesn't have a serious face...

 Except here when we made him...the funny thing was Amber and her friends were like 10 rows behind us...small world...

 Danielle and Daniel were there too, and sat in the grass...Daniel had a hard time letting us live down that we were in seats...

 I posted this as well, bc it never fails when Daniel is taking a picture of Danielle and I, Chris almost ALWAYS photo bombs...those boys!

 

 Here is Jake, we had a great time and he did a good job!  And if you haven't been to one of his concerts or don't know anything about him, he goes barefoot during his concerts...can we say splitters? :)

Chuck E Cheese & Ninja Turtles...

Once again my dad was SO brave and took Carter to play at Chuck E Cheese, to lunch and then to see Ninja Turtles for his birthday outing.  My kids LOVE this and look forward to it every year.  I love that he started doing this, and that they love spending this one on one time out with him!  Molly still hasn't gotten hers, but she was VERY upset that she didn't get to go on this date with them.  Her time will be coming!

 

#lovethistradition...

Southern Charm...Another Year...

Here we are, another year of Southern Charm...I think these have been my favorite dresses and shirts.  I just love the colors and how cute all the girls looks.  I may be a little bias, but we definitely have the best looking group...

 

 Look at that determination on Carter's face...

One day I am sure Brady, Kennedy, Bailey, Paisley and Molly are all going to want to take part as well.  I guess we need to find 3 more boys and then we have a team...

 

#maybenextyear

Labor Day & The Clothesline Fair...

What better way to spend our Labor Day Weekend, than to watch kickoff of Razorback football, The Clothesline Fair, and lots of sleepovers at Nana's.

 

Started our weekend off with Nana picking all the kids up from school, and boy did they LOVE that.  She really is the best!  Then came Saturday morning, PARADE TIME...

Here the girls are off decked out in the Razorback tanks that Aunt Ashley made...the best!!!

 Our sweet kids getting ready to get on trailer for the parade...this is their 3rd year, and they love it more and more each year...

 All the little spectators waiting for the parade to begin...

 Oh man, its getting SO close...love how they are lined up so nicely...

 Sweet boy...he didn't even throw me that candy :(

 We had a little break, and then it was first performance time...they did SO good.  They learned a new routine this year, and had a new caller, so it was good to see it all come together...

 It was so fun to have Candy, Kohen and Wyatt come to watch...love these boys so much!

 This little boy has Aunt Candy wrapped around his finger...he ended somehow getting her to agree to let him stay the night...seriously...wrapped!

 They have competitive square dancing groups as well (the older kids), and we stayed and watched most of them after Paige and Carter were done.  The kids loved it and had the best time just hanging out.

 Of course had to get one of us...so glad that she got to experience her first Clothesline Fair...

 The sleepover...



Cake and Carl Edwards...

Carter's big asks for this birthday this year:  POOL PARTY at Nana's (Carl Edwards Themed-gets that from me..ha), and a SLEEPOVER with some of his friends at our NEW house.  Considering we moved into the NEW house literally 1 week before his party, this was a little crazy.  But let's be honest 5 little boys wouldn't care if there were boxes everywhere or not.  Heck, that just gives them more things to hide behind while they are having their nerf gun wars...

 

Carter has literally asked for a pool party 7 of his 8 years, and the one year he didn't ask he was 2 and well that just doesn't count.  He LOVES having pool parties, and for the 2nd year in a row he doesn't want any girls there.  Sad but TRUE, he likes those boy parties.

 

My friend Jackie made the cake...you should have seen the first option he sent her.  Just picture Carl Edwards doing a backflip off his car (he does that after every win), I don't think Jackie wanted to tackle that one yet.

Look at that sweet guys face...stop getting older...

 Me and my sweet boy...

 Here is the crew....sure do like having these sweet boys at my house and hanging out with Carter..they are all very sweet!

 It was A LOT of NERF GUNS at this party, which is right up his alley...he really likes them, and being able to have nerf wars with his friends...best gifts...