September 2018

Frank took Hannah out on a special Daddy/Daughter date to see Frozen on Ice

Benjamin gave her a little gift that evening to celebrate her night out

He has such a kind heart <3

They had a lot of fun and made sweet memories together

*Corrie Ann and Hannah practicing their ballet*

Since the show it has awakened her inner princess : )

All of her princess dresses have been used daily!

This little princess turned ONE this month

Bethany loved her birthday cookie cake

We had a family dinner at our house with Nana and Pops and enjoyed celebrating Bethany

Happy Birthday Bethany - you are such a JOY!

I took this cute picture with Judah at the party. 

He can really be a sweetheart

Judah loves being a big brother

He also loves building "farms" for his animals

and enjoys helping Frank in the workshop.

One evening Frank and the kids built a birdhouse out of scrap wood. 

Benjamin drilled about 30 of the screws in himself.

Benjamin built this man 100% on his own out of scraps - WOW

He turned him into a "lemonade man" to help sell cold drinks at Palladio's Side Walk Sale. Benjamin was quite the entrepreneur planning his lemonade stand and it was a big success!

Selling drinks was Frank's first "job" too when he was about Benjamin's age.

Benjamin also enjoys shooting Frank's childhood bow and arrow in our backyard

Benjamin and Reece with their frogs they caught on the playground

I took one look at that picture and had a flashback from almost 7 years ago when these boys were only 7 weeks old. Love a good side by side : )

Benjamin learned how to play Jenga this month and he's pretty good at it too - it must be the engineer in him.

This month we spent a lot of time in Overton Square playing and going to the Art Project

Judah and Hannah

This might be one of my favorite pictures of Hannah

*She was looking at herself on my phone after making a flower crown*

Painting a rainbow for her bedroom

Judah exploring mixing colors

Look who is standing up on her own - maybe next month she will start walking

My silly three

More silly faces

Ladies night out at Babalu's with girls from my life group

We had a wonderful time!

A few of my closest friends - spending time with them is so refreshing!

August Highlights

Our life group ended the summer with a party at Thorton's Pool which is more like a small manmade lake with waterfalls, rope swings, and a diving board!

We love doing life with these families : )

Benjamin's favorite part was swinging off the rope and swimming to the platform in the middle

where the guys got to show their strength and throw each other off - Ha!

Even after having 4 babies this Mama can still flip! 

Several families hit up McAlisters afterwards for lunch because KIDS EAT FREE on Saturdays. That's what I call WINNING!

It was fun to visit with the Finfrock's while they were in town from California

Aunt Michele and cousin Peter 

Nana and Pops with all their grandkids

Papaw turned 99 and Mamaw 95 this month!

They are truly amazing and we are blessed by their legacy

I'm so thankful that our kids are making such special memories by spending time with them

Benjamin has Papaw's heart <3

Got a quick pic of my kids on a random afternoon

I can't believe they are about to be 1, 3, 5, and 7!

Bethany is almost ONE and is pulling up and cruising the furniture

Judah had reached new heights this month and has been extra curious, getting into everything around the house! He keeps me on my toes.

Hannah is four our going on fourteen

Our firstborn is now in 1st grade

First day of school traditions include pancakes for breakfast (with sprinkles of course)

One last hug before going off to his first class day at his Veritas homeschool class

Benjamin loves math, science, and art

This is our favorite picture he drew this month from the ArtHub instructional videos

Judah and Hannah's first day at St. Johns PDO

Soaking up the last days of summer with snocones at the splash pad

Hannah and Annabelle at Botanic Gardens

My two silly boys

She seriously couldn't be any sweeter

"Look Mommy, a froggie!"

(Yes, it was a dried up dead frog - Yuck! Lol) 

Hanging out at Overton Park

Watching the baby Hippo at the Zoo

(Bethany loves pulling up and standing)

She also loves being thrown in the air by her Daddy

Frank took a quick pic of me and the kids during an after dinner walk

****All 12 date night kids at the pool****

The Hills and Gardners graciously watched our kids while Frank and I were at a Conference one weekend. After almost seven years of weekly date nights these kids are more like brothers and sisters than just friends. 

*********Kitchen Reno Continued**********

This chapter is called DEMO

We had a few surprises during the demo but Frank figured out a new plan to work around it

Benjamin wanted to keep the retro wallpaper

Bye-bye old kitchen! I won't miss you!