Leah's First Day of School

Leah started preschool this week.  She will be attending the same school she went to last year, but she has moved into an older class.  We are looking forward to a fun year!

Fun With Stickers....Round 2

Many of you may remember the prior sticker incident involving my two little ones....seen here.  Well, it's happened again. 

Papa's Little Helper

Papa came over this morning to hang our walk-in and driveway gates.  Leah was determined to help.

Our Fence!

Since having the girls, we've dreamed of a fenced-in back yard where they can run and play without fear of getting near the road.  We live in the country, but the road our house is on is a 45 mph speed limit with a fair amount of traffic.  We have been blessed beyond measure with help from family and friends getting this fence done.  Papa (Tim) has been the main engineer and worker on this project and it could not have been done without him!  Here are some photos showing the progress.

Setting the posts

 Nailing up the boards

Spreading the dirt to fill in the ditches

Our new driveway gate

Happy 4th of July!!

Sorry its been so long since I've posted....our internet was being weird.  Anyway, here are some photos from our Independence Day festivities.

Leah's first sparkler.  She called it a "sprinkle."

We had a few (NC-legal) fireworks we lit in the driveway for the girls. 

Father's Day Photo

Redneck Water Slide

New Fun Sprinkler

Craig made the girls a new sprinkler to play in.  A couple PVC pipes, some glue, drill some holes and viola!  A sprinkler.  Leah loves it, Anna doesn't. 

Dirt Can't Hurt!

Since we've fenced in our backyard, there are some ditches that need to be leveled up.  Papa brought us several loads of dirt to fill in these places.  The ladies have been playing on these dirt piles.  There is also a video below of Anna sitting on the dirt pile, throwing dirt.  It takes an interesting turn....make sure your sound is turned up so you can hear what's going on in it.  It's pretty funny.

Feeling Blue?

Fun with sidewalk chalk.

Happy Birthday Minnie!

Wednesday, May 30th was my Mom's birthday.  We celebrated with the family that evening with cake and gifts.  We pray Minnie has many, many more happy birthdays!

P.S.....This is the cake I made. It's called Mandarin Orange cake and it is DELICIOUS! Super easy and really yummy!

Our New Addition!

....calm down everyone, it's just a fish. Craig and I allowed Leah to pick a pet fish for her birthday. She picked this red Betta and named him "Airplane."   Welcome to the family, Airplane!

Leah's Candy Necklace

Leah received a candy necklace as a gift.  She's been working on it a little each day...we are currently on day 4.

Memorial Day Festivities

Sunday afternoon, Mom's family came up to my parents' house for a pig pickin'. Dad cooked three pork shoulders and we had all the normal barbeque fixins. Since we still had the water slide, Leah and her cousin got to play on it some more...and so did Craig. 

My girls have such a good Daddy. 

The fishing was not great that day, but it didn't stop anyone from trying!

Happy 3rd Birthday Leah & Happy 24th Birthday Aunt Meredith!

Saturday, we celebrated Leah's 3rd birthday with a Splash Bash party.  Several of her preschool friends came to play on the huge inflatable water slide we rented for the weekend.  We are so thankful for the 3 healthy years Leah's had on this Earth and we pray she has many many more!  My sister, Meredith, and Leah share the same birthday, May 28th! 

Enjoy these photos from the event...

 Yep, that's Leah and Papa going down the slide together.

How many kids can fit into this little baby pool?

We decided to put out another pool so the kids could spread out a little.  They are patiently waiting for it to fill up.