CJ is 15 Month's Old!

CJ turned 15 month's old today.  He is so much fun to be around and has so much personality.  We love him so much!  Here are some pictures of our little man!

Our First Camping Trip

We got to go on our first camping trip this weekend.  It was quite the adventure.  Charlie had been camping before but it had been a long time.  The kids and I had never been camping before so it was the first time for us.  We were able to go with Matt, Holly, Wil, Bonnie, Kali, and Liam.  We went to Grayson Highland State Park in Virginia.  The plan was for us to tent camp until we looked at the weather forecast.  They were calling for snow on Thursday night the first night we were suppose to be up there.  The lows were going to be in the 20's and highs in the upper 30's and low 40's.  Since that was the weather forecast Matt's brother Jason graciously let us use their pop up camper.  We were not able to get the heat to work the first night so all four of us slept in the same bed in order to stay warm.  Holly and Matt were on the other end of the camper and they froze that night.  When we woke up the next morning there were 3-4 inches of snow on the ground.  It was wild!  We quickly found out that CJ did not like to be cold and that he was not the greatest at walking in several layers of clothes.  On Friday it warmed up a little bit and we were able to go play on the swing set.  The kids really liked that.  Charlie and Matt with the help of some others figured out how to get our heat to work so Friday night was a much better night for us.  On Saturday morning we got up and took a hike to see the wild ponies.  CJ slept most of the walk up but both kids really seemed to enjoy the hike.  That afternoon we were able to go and do the Virginia Creeper bike trail.  We had a blast and so did the kids.  We loved just looking around.  The kids also carved some pumpkins and we put those out at our camp site.  They enjoyed that.  We drank lots of hot chocolate and apple cider and ate lots of smores and roasted marshmallows.  Wil, Matt, and Charlie were our cooks for the weekend and they did a fabulous job!  Over all it was a great weekend!  

 Savannah and Kali about to go on our hike. 

 The Wild Ponies

 The kids helping with supper. 

Charlie was very tired!

Pumpkin Patch 2013

Today we were able to go and have the kids picture taken at the pumpkin patch.  It went really well.  I think it helped that CJ had just woken up from a nap.

Charlie and Savannah's conversation

Tonight when Charlie was putting Savannah to bed this is what she had to say...

Savannah:  Daddy when are you and Mommy going to get married again?
Charlie: What do you mean?
Savannah: When are you going to get married so Mommy can have my baby sister?
Charlie: Well Savannah all you can do about a baby sister is pray.
Savannah: But I have been praying for a long time.
Charlie: Well honey you just have to be patient with Jesus.
Savannah:  When Mommy has by baby sister we are going to name her Savannah so I will know who she is talking to.
Charlie:  We can't name her Savannah because Mommy and Daddy will get confused.
Savannah:  I won't get confused.

We love this girl!

Savannah is 4!

Today our little girl turned 4 years old.  I can't believe where the time has gone.  Charlie and I were talking today that it feels like she was just born and we were crazy new parents not sure what to do with her.  Savannah is such a blessing and we love her so much.  She is the sweetest, funniest little girl we know.  We love how her mind works and the things she tells us.  With Savannah it is a new adventure everyday.  We can't wait to see what the next year holds for her!
We were able to have her party on her actual birthday because it fell on a Saturday.  Savannah wanted to have a party at the YMCA with the bounce house.  She also wanted a princess party.  So, that is exactly what we did.  Pa-paw graciously made her a beautiful Ariel cake and we decorated in princesses.  All the kids had a blast jumping in the bounce house and playing in the gym.  Savannah was blessed to celebrate with all her family and friends.  Savannah had a great birthday!  Here are some pictures of our beautiful 4 year old.

 Savannah is so excited about her doughnut for breakfast!

CJ is 14 Month's Old!

Today CJ turned 14 month's old.  He is just growing and growing!  This month he learned to walk and he is everywhere and into everything.  Here are some pictures of our sweet boy!

Savannah says....

Savannah never ceases to amaze Charlie and I with the things she comes up with and the things she tells us.  Today I picked her up from school and this is how our conversation went:

Me: What did you learn about at school today?
Savannah: Jasmine
Me:  What about Jasmine?
Savannah:  There was this tree that had some bad apples on it and God said not to eat those apples but Jasmine did anyway.  She disobeyed God.
Me:  Do you mean Adam and Eve?
Savannah:  That might have been it Mom. They should have listened to God and got some good apples at the grocery store.  

Savannah had me laughing like crazy.  At least if she didn't remember who it was about she got the idea of the story.  We love the mind of a 3 year old!