Russell's Birthday Party

I can't believe my little baby turned 6 today....wow time really does fly. We celebrated his birthday at Chuck E Cheese and he had a blast!

Russell standing in his chair waiting to be crowned Birthday boy by Chuck E Cheese.

Russell right before he attempted to punch Chuck E Cheese in the belly for smashing down his crown on his head. ha!

Russell and his buddies

Russell and his cousin, Brady, in the Ticket Blaster. They got to keep however many tickets they could grab in 30 seconds while they blew everywhere. They got around 1800 I think.

Russell's new birthday toys

Russell got a 22 for his birthday. Oh boy! He's ready to shoot some skunks he says.

He also got a toy crossbow which he loves and Sydney got him an inflatable deer decoy to shoot.

Reindeer cupcakes

Russell made his friends in his class reindeer cupcakes for his birthday. I got the idea out of my Family Fun magazine. They look hard, but were really easy to assemble.

It was "pajama day" on his birthday. His class was singing him Happy Birthday but using a "R" in place of the "H" on the song....it was quite comical. He loved it!

Sydney's preschool Christmas show

Sydney's preschool class performed a "Living Nativity" show this year. Sydney was the cutest sheep I've ever seen. :)

Fall Festival

Russell and Brett on the hayride at our church's Fall Festival

Brett and Sydney doing the cupcake walk. Brett was quite funny with the cupcake walk....he wanted his same chair everytime and even after he won, he just walked around the chairs eating his cupcake.

Russell and Sydney

Football player and Cheerleader

Their decorated pumpkins, one an indian and one a cat?? lol

Random Russell pics

Russell in a Ghillie suit at school with one of Blake's friends.

Russell had to bring home this skunk home from school for the weekend and then write what they did together, thus the picture at the pumpkin patch. :) Thanks to Blake for taking the kids to the pumpkin patch while I took a nap.
This is the pumpkin he decorated for his school's library.

Field trip to the Dairy Farm

Sydney's preschool class went to the Dairy Farm

Sydney and her friend, ConnerShe was sticking her finger in the sucking device that they use to milk the cows.

Lovely view, this was the stinky part.

Her favorite part was feeding the baby cows with bottles.

Sydney's Fall Luau at School

Sydney's fall party at preschool was a Luau theme.

Dove Fest

We went to Papaw and Dooda's (George and Donna, grandparents) ranch this weekend in Jonesboro so we went to Hamilton for the carnival at Dove Fest. The kids had a blast.

Russell on the ferris wheel, Sydney didn't want to ride it cause she thought it went too high.

Sydney on the swings, they LOVED these swings.

Had to wear her pink cowgirl boots!

On the way home, they were tired!

Kindergarten

Russell on his first day of Kindergarten. He was so excited and did great! He said last night while in the bath "Mom, I've got to look good for the ladies tomorrow at school." Really, and you're only 5? ha! Today was the only day I get to walk him into his classroom and he wanted to walk in front of me...thankfully I asked him to hold my hand and so he did happily....sniff sniff...he didn't realize mommy needed him to help me stay strong and not cry. I held it together till I got to my car.

A Day of Swimming at Gram & Gramps' house

I love this picture of Gramps and his biggest fan! :)

Kiddieland

We took the kids to Kiddieland with my parents and sister, my nephew, Brett and our friend Kyle. They had a blast!