Fall 2011

We have had such a fun start to our Fall! Claire has started noticing the change of the trees and asks lots of questions! She had to collect leaves for her class and we went for a walk to collect as many different leaves as we could. The girls loved it! Ali had her own collection, too! We went to corn maze and rode a horse, picked pumpkins, looked at the animals, and rode the cow train. The girls had so much fun! Claire decided that she wanted to make the pumpkin that she picked sparkly. So, we bought some glitter and she poured the glitter to her pumpkin. Ali thought that was pretty cool, so she sparkled her pumpkin up, too. :)

Summer 2011

Here are the highlights of our busy summer! We had so much fun, but we were ready for the cooler weather.
Fourth of July


We had such fun with our friends the Noble's and our new friends the Trantham's! We met them for the parade and had lots of fun! There was a burn ban, so fireworks were not allowed. So, we watched them on T.V. from home.

School

The girls started Calvary Baptist this year. Claire was so excited she couldn't stand it!! The girls are loving their classes and their teachers. :)

Labor Day

Our family was able to sneak away for a little trip to Albuquerque, NM. The girls LOVED staying in a hotel, LOVED going to the zoo and LOVED all the swimming we did. I love making such fun memories. :) We went to the top of the mountain on our last day, and a front blew in and Mommy did not pack warm enough. It was in the 40's at the top of the mountain and the girls were in shorts! The girls didn't seem to mind too much, though. :)

3 year old!

I am going to try to do better at keeping up to date on my posts. That has become quite a challenge!!

My sweet Claire is growing SO fast!

Claire, you are so sweet. You are one of the most loving little girls I know! You frequently will come into the room that I am in and tell me, "Mom, I love you." You are so often concerned about doing what is nice and are usually such a little rule follower. You have such a tender heart and are so caring. You LOVE to read, LOVE to dress up, love to play with friends, love to wear Mommy's shoes, love to go into the office with Daddy while he is working, love to help Mommy cook (especially bake), and your favorite colors are pink and purple. We love you and look forward to what God has planned for you.

Summer 2011...

We have had a fun and busy summer! We have celebrated Claire's 3rd birthday (pics to come soon), gone to VBS (pics to come soon), celebrated the 4th of July (pics to come soon), swam and played with friends. Mommy and Daddy went to Chicago for a week and the girls got to stay with Cookie, Papa and Jake. I think they had so much fun that they didn't know we were gone!
Our girls are growing up so fast!! They are so much fun and are best friends!
More pics to come soon....

Time flies when you're having fun.....

Wow, I have gotten way behind on my posting!! We have been super busy since Ali's birthday! We have been sick quite a bit this winter and between that and all of the normal things, there has been little time to catch up. So, just a few pics to bring you up to speed.

Christmas 2010

Ali's first day of Mother's Day Out at Melonie Park (January 2011)

SNOW!!!!

Valentine's Day 2011

Pinewood Derby at MBC (Our first entry)

New cousin ~ Sweet Julia!! (Born February 2, 2011)
Grandma Wilkerson's 90th birthday (March 2011)

Whew, I think that is it for now. :) Hopefully I will be better at staying caught up. We are sooooo glad that Spring is here!!! So many fun things to do!

One Year Old......

How does time go by so fast?? It is so hard to believe that my little Ali Bug is one already. Ali has developed quite a personality over the last year. She is so easy going and laid back, but can also have quite a temper when she is upset. Ali loves to cuddle, LOVES to play with her sister, loves to be on the go, and loves sweets! Ali is so much fun and is such a blessing to our lives. It seems just like yesterday we went into the hospital to meet our sweet girl. We love you, Ali!!

Halloween 2010

I had two little cowgirls for Halloween. :) Their little skirts, boots and hats were too cute. We went to our church's fall festival and played games, jumped on the bouncer, rode a train, got our face painted and got CANDY! Claire took a little while to warm up, but after she did, she had lots of fun! Ali wanted to crawl around and get into everything. After the festival, we went home for dinner and turned the light on for trick-or-treaters. Claire thought this was sooo cool! She thought there were trick-or-treaters at the door every two minutes! How fun!!

Claire's favorite part, the CANDY!

Ali loved the balls!

Not so sure about this....

11 months old

The past 11 months have flown by! I can't believe how big my sweet Ali is getting. She continues to have such a fun little personality. She loves to scrunch her nose and breathe fast, chase Claire and climb on things. She is getting so big! We love you sweet Ali bug. :)

Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

We went out to the pumpkin patch with our friends, the Nobles. Claire and Eli had so much fun running around seeing the animals, jumping on hay bales, picking pumpkins and riding the little train. All of the kiddos were troopers, despite the fact that Ali's allergies were bothering her. Baby Zay did great, too! I love this time of year!!

South Plains Fair

We ventured out to the Fair while it was in town. Claire was quite a fan of the animals and the carousel. Ali wasn't sure what to think of it all. We had fun, though!

10 months old

My Ali bug is 10 months old!! Ali continues to be such a good baby. She has developed quite a curious little nature. She is constantly on the go and LOVES to explore! She is cruising around furniture and has stood by herself a few times. She will be walking in no time! She loves to clap and wave bye-bye. Ali loves to play with the ball and in the girls kitchen. Her favorite is pulling all of the food and bowls out! She is such a joy and it is amazing to watch Claire and her interact. God is so good!!

My Girls...

My girls are soooo much fun! They LOVE bath time and Claire has recently developed a love for bubbles! It is so much fun to watch them play together, hear them laugh together and smile at each other. I am so thankful that God has given me the opportunity to be a part of their lives!

Claire's First Day of MDO

Claire started her second year of Mothers Day Out today. She was so excited to go to "school" and play with her new friends and teachers! She walked around all morning with her bags! Claire had a good first day asked if she could go back to school tomorrow. You are getting so big, my Claire. :)Claire was ready to go!!!! I love this picture! I had to put it in!

The Zoo!

Last weekend we headed to Amarillo to see Grandmother, Grammy and visit the zoo. Claire was so excited about going to the zoo! Beau and I didn't know that going to see the animals would get Claire so excited. :) Claire loved watching all of the animals, but especially loved the monkeys and the horses! When we would get to each animal, Claire would say, "Daddy, more animals!". It is so fun watching her get so excited. Ali was pretty relaxed during our little excursion, but watched all of the animals. Our girls are so much fun!!
Claire checking out the animals :)
Ali was not sure what to think.
Claire LOVED the monkeys!
Daddy and his girls walking to see more animals.
The monkeys that Claire loved!
Grammy was able to join us at the zoo! The girls at Grandmother's. Ali loved sitting with Grandmother!