First Day of "School"

We have had a lot of Firsts around here lately. Tuesday we had our first day of "school". It is at least school to us right now! Mason & Kate LOVE to go to school. I hope they keep this attitude! Caroline is also crawling up the stairs now. She is STILL not ready to walk, but that does not stop her from going up!

Up Up Up! I think it is time to put gates back on the stairs. :) She thinks it is quite entertaining.

(Please excuse our clutter, this set of stairs is next to our Laundry Room.)

Ready for the Rain!

This past weekend I went to a HUGE consignment sale in Plano and found these raincoats. I decided that we MUST have them, since it is sure to rain at some point this "school" year right?? They love the coats so much we might use them for dress up too!

Happy Birthday Mason & Kate!

Mason & Kate had a Happy 3rd Birthday. We started off the morning with Monkey Bread. I thought we could go ahead and practice blowing out candles... Their party was a Princess and Thomas theme. Very interesting to plan when you have boy/girl twins. I can't believe they are 3 years old! Check out the pics below to see what the party was really like. Hope you enjoy!

Lollipop Party Favors

We made glasses for the boys and crowns for the girls.

MawMaw, Caroline, PawPaw and Kate

Daddy, Mason, Della, Caroline, Kate & Pappy

Food table. I forget how hard it is to keep little hands off the food/cake before the party starts.

Happy Birthday Mason & Kate!

Pinata Time!

Pinata Candy!

MORE Pinata Candy!

This was taken of Caroline a few days before, but I thought it was too cute not to post! She loves this car, even though she is not quite ready to really get going in it just yet.

Happy 1st Birthday Caroline!

Whew! We have had so much birthday cake this past week, and more to come this weekend for the twins! Caroline turned One on July 15th and we celebrated this past weekend with family and friends in Louisiana. I know there are lots of pictures on this post, but I couldn't let you miss out on the entire party!

Caroline at home with her 1st birthday cake!

Della and Caroline at the party.

Party decor.....

This ladybug cake was YUMMY! We had some red lips to prove it when we were finished eating.

My mom made ladybug, flower and butterfly cookies for favors. I have no idea how long it took her to make all of them, but they sure are good!

Birthday girl cruising in her walker.

You want me to eat this??

Yum, it is not so bad after all!

Ladybug pinata. This one had ribbons to pull instead of hitting it with a stick. We pulled at the ribbon, but it did not open, so we still had to beat it a little to get all the candy out!

Caroline with cousin Steve.

PawPaw, Sarah Margaret, Kate, Caroline, part of Reesie and Brent! Since Caroline is not quite ready to open her own presents we had a little help from all of the big kids!

Reesie and Emilea

Kate and Reesie

This is Caroline at the end of the party with DiBaby. She was completely worn out!

What do we do while visiting grandparents?

This is what we do while visiting grandparents! Since it was so hot we had to visit the pool! Mason & Kate loved it! Kate had a good time wearing the goggles, even though she would not go underwater. Then another fun treat for Mason is the 4-wheeler. He rode on it EVERY evening with PawPaw and he is STILL talking about it. He also got to check out the tractor, but the 4-wheeler is by far his favorite. We are going back to LA this weekend for Caroline's birthday and a family reunion. I am sure we will have to squeeze in some 4-wheeler time as well!


Kate & Mason at the pool.

Mason on the 4-wheeler!

Mason checking out the tractor.

PawPaw and Mason.

Monroe Children's Museum

While we were in LA we went to the Children's Museum in Monroe. Mason and Kate loved it! Kate is still talking about the "Fire Station". If you have toddlers I highly recommend going!

Kate practicing brushing teeth.

Making really LARGE bubbles with Della.

Kate "floating" down the river.

Caroline got to play too!

It is always good to wear a helmet while riding your trycicle. Ha, with your brother hanging on the back end!

My college roommate Erica met me at the Peach Festival to visit. It is always nice to get to see friends when we are in town!