More turkey day pics

Blake and Taylor ready to watch Wall-E

Cody and his favorite cousin Collin watching Wall-E



Pictures of them walking will always be my favorites. I just love them!!


Chasing chickens at the house behind us with Kylee.

Kylee and Cody

Turkey Day '08

We headed to Waco this year for our first Thanksgiving with the Crosslins in about 3 years. The boys, as usual, were thrilled to spend time with their favorite cousin Collin, and all the girls. They played so hard and crashed last night when we got home. It was a fantastic football weekend too, and we had a great time cheering for all our teams. The Bears almost did it...they've come a long way!!

Mom, Taylor, and Blake post Thanksgiving dinner.

Me and Mom!

Tadd & Taylor

The boys playing Mario Kart...again. I think they spent 90% of our time there doing that.

Cody being silly with his Papaw.

Soccer Party

Soccer is officially over for the fall season. We had our last game this past Saturday, followed by our team party. The boys all got trophies, which they were very proud of!! Coach also gave them nicknames based on their personalities. Cody was "muscle man" and Blake was "speed racer". We had lots of fun playing soccer and look forward to playing again in the spring!

In memory of Cameron Brown

This is a sad post, but I wanted to mention Cameron as a reminder for all of us mommies and daddies to hug our precious angels and be grateful for their health and happiness.
Cameron is the son of a girl I met on a mommy forum before the boys were born. He has a sister who is the boys' age. Cameron has been fighting childhood leukemia for 5 years, and sadly, lost his battle on Thursday night. He was 9 years old.
I can't even begin to imagine what Lori and her family are experiencing right now. How confusing it must be for 5 year old Samantha. Thinking of him makes it a little easier to listen to the whining and fighting. My boys are healthy and they are here with me.
Cherish every moment. Please pray for the Brown family.

Courtney

www.caringbridge.org/visit/cameronbrown

Happy 5th birthday!!

How is it possible that my tiny little babies are 5 years old today? This birthday has been strangely emotional for me. I guess because I know they will be starting school soon, and five is the first "big kid" age.



On another note, I think they had a fantastic birthday. They had three parties all together, and made out like bandits as usual!! Here are a few pics from their school party today, and then our "family" party with our good friends the Regans from down the street!!
Have a wonderful 6th year my angels...I love you!!!






Our biggest hit. The geo trax airport.

Birthday party!!

The whole birthday party crew!! Thanks everyone for a great time!!!


Cheesing with our buddy and favorite cousin, Collin!

We had our fifth birthday party at a bowling alley called Alley Cats. We had all our Texas cousins there and a few friends from school and the neighborhood. We got to bowl and play video games, and we had lots of fun!!




Cody practicing his skee-ball skills.

Blake and Daddy racing.


That ramp helped the ball go lots faster! Thank goodness!!!

Trip to Alabama

We took a family trip to Alabama last week to visit my brother Ryan, his wife Brandie, their daughter Cecelia and new baby Wallace! The boys did very well on the 10 hour car drive and we had a great time while we were there. We went down to Tuscaloosa one day to see Ryan and Bran's old stomping grounds (University of Alabama). It's a beautiful campus. I had never been there before so it was nice to go. The boys even got to run on the same track Uncle Ryan used to run on.






And of course I spent lots of time cuddling my precious new nephew.

Mommy's birthday party

We were out of town for my actual birthday so the Saturday before Mom came over and we cooked out and had cake and ice cream with some neighbors and their kids. It was lots of fun for everyone!!

Summer days

Another trip to the park...I'll take advantage of this nice weather as much as possible!!

Day at the park

We headed to the park the other day to enjoy some of the nice weather we've been having! We went with our best buddy Drew and his mom Shannon. These guys have the most fun together. I was so pumped when I saw this picture of the boys together...how often do I get 2 smiles AND 2 sets of eyes looking at the camera! Of course, boys will be boys, and I have several "bootie" shots to prove it. (The bootie shot was taken by Blake...shocker right?)

First soccer game!

The boys had their very first soccer game on Saturday! Their team is the Coyotes and there
are 6 little guys on the team. They play 3 at a time. We think they did great for their first game! Cody scored 3 goals and Blake scored one. We think the final score was 6-5 (we lost). Blake needs to focus on actually kicking the ball and not just running by it, but overall they did fantastic!!

Lake fun!

We went out to Joe Pool Lake last weekend to hang out and enjoy the nice weather. The boys have really gotten to be little water babies! They love jumping in the water and swimming. Maybe next year we can get them on the tube!

Soccer!!

We started playing soccer this year! The boys have practice twice a week and their first game is Sept 6. They love it so far. They want to practice at home all the time. There are six kids on their team, and their coach is great. God bless him for the patience he requires to teach 6 little boys to play soccer!