I'm still here

I haven't been on here in forever, but I have had less and less time to document my kiddos so I feel like I need to do something to start with this process so that I can look back and remember it one day when the kiddos are all grown up! We are enjoying the summer so much, but it is just flying by so fast! We have been to Disney World, the pool, movies, day trip to the beach, Frankies fun park, and we are getting ready for two more beach trips to cram in before summer is over!! We found out in May that we are expecting our third child! We are excited and nervous for this new adventure in our family! Madison is over the moon excited about becomming a sister again! She is such a little mommy! Blake really doesn't know what to expect yet, but I am sure he will be great too... I wanted to write down some of the mile stones that the kiddos are hitting so I can look back and remember all of the precious things!

Madison- Turned six in June, she has lost two teeth, is reading, and riding her bike without training wheels... She is swimming like a fish. She did a cheerleading camp this summer and got picked to be one of the Lil girls DF cheerleaders which means she will be cheering this fall with all of the other cheerleaders at the football games!

Blake- Turned three in May, he got tubes in January and since then his speaking has rocketed, he is in a big boy bed, and is doing great potty training! He knows all of his colors, can count from one to ten, and is getting ready to start three year old pree school this fall at Gateway Baptist....

I love my babies so much, and cannot wait to see what this new precious baby will be! We go tomorrow for our 12 week visit even though I will already be 13 1/2 weeks along... Please pray that everything goes smooth on the ultra sound and that this little peanut is healthy!!!

Blake

Christmas letters from Santa

The kids got their Christmas letters in the mail today from Santa, and boy oh boy were they excited (well Madison was excited enough for both of them) Blake just tried to eat his :) The letters were personalized from Santa and told Madison how good in school she was doing, and how great a big sister she has been this year. Blake's letter told him that he was such a good sleeper, and eater. Santa told the kids that he would try his best to get them the toys they were asking for, and requested that they please leave out some reindeer food for the reindeers because they got very hungry delivering toys! Madison was very excited and told us that she would make sure to put some carrots with Santa's cookies and milk! I love this time of year and seeing the excitement in my babies eyes!!! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Program!

Madison had her first school program on Friday, and she did GREAT!!! I am such a proud Mommy!!!! They had their Christmas program at the preschool on Friday and both Bryan and I got to attend as well as Grandparents. Madison was really excited to go up on stage and sing all of the songs that she has been learning at school!! She has a cold so the congestion was getting to her half way through the program but she tried her best to stick it out. I am so excited that she is getting to experience all of these new great things that the preschool is teaching her! She is so excited about Christmas, and it being Jesus' birthday!!! We took the kids to go look at lights at Saluda Shoals one night last week and the whole time all she kept asking for was to see "baby Jesus". She is just too sweet!!! Well Madison mommy and daddy are so proud of you for doing so well in your program, and we look forward to many more things that you and your brother will get to do. As a special treat my mom "madison's mimi" gave her Horton hears a who for doing so well singing so we are all planning on watching it this weekend!

Boo at the zoo!!

Madison and Hannah Dancing the night away!!

Go Girls!!

Madison and Bryan running through the "snow" (foam)

Getting candy "Trick or Treat"

Look at my beautiful Ariel

Boo

Daddy and his Princess

Mommy's Girl

Bryan and I took Madison to Boo at the Zoo last night and boy did she have a BLAST!!! We left Blake at home with my mom because I was afraid it would be to cold for him, and because we wanted to do something with just Madison. She had so much fun, and so did we. Her favorite parts were running through the "snow" as she called it with her daddy, which was this huge foam making machine they had set up that produced mountains of foam for the kids to run through, and dancing. They had a D.J. set up with lights playing all kinds of great music for the kids, Madison and our neighbor Hannah had a blast dancing to all of the music. My favorite part was dancing with Madison and roasting Marshmellows!!! They were YUMMY!! All in all we had a great time and it is definitely a family tradition that we will do next year with Madison and Blake!!!

Crazy Weather!!!

Pine Tree in mom and dads gameroom

This is where the top of the tree broke off and fell

Look at those roots

As many of you know on Friday we had some pretty crazy weather out in the Chapin Ballentine area. Bryan had just arrived back from Georgia, and my mom was coming over to get Madison. She was going to take Madison back to her house to spend the night, but instead I asked if she would just watch both of the kids here so that Bryan and I could go out to eat. We were leaving for the restaurant when the wind started to pick up. We did not think much about it at the time and we headed out. We had just put in our order when my mom called and said that the neighbor had just called her and a pine tree had just fallen into their house!!! I was freaking out! By the time we got back home our patio furniture had made its way over our fence and into the neighbors yard. Thanks Josh for rescuing it for us!!!! And poor Maidsons trampoline was no longer round, but instead oval!!! The streets getting to our house and my mom's house were closed due to trees and power lines that were down. I am so thankful that everyone was okay, because all of the stuff that was messed up can be replaced, but it was still a BIG MESS!!!!! Just please continue to pray for my parents as they try to get their home fixed!!!

Making Halloween treats for daddy!!

The Batter is the best part!!!

My little chef!

Say pumpkin :)

How cute is this!!!

Bryan is finally done with his training in Georgia which had him out of town for a month. Last weekend when he was coming home for the weekend Madison and I decided to make him a yummy meal with halloween brownies for dessert. The meal was okay, and the brownies turned out so so, but boy did we have fun making them!!!! I am so glad that Bryan is home and we can get back into our little routine!!!