Swimming Lessons

It feels weird to blog about this stuff 2 months later, but this summer we did a lot, and I've been lazy in not keeping up with the blog...The boys took two weeks of swimming lessons and it paid off when we went to the beach with my parents a few weeks later.

These are a variety pack of photographs. I have been spending more time updating/catching up with the blog. I have found a few sites to print it off and cannot believe it's been 4 years since I've been blogging! I wish I would've started when Caleb was born...but it wasn't a big thing at the time. At least I've done some scrapbooking for him.

Toby is 4!!!! Toy Story Style!

Toby requested Corn chowder for his birthday dinner...

I can't believe he is 4! It seems like yesterday when he was born. He is such a cuddler-still sucks his thumb(the dentist doesn't approve) he still twirls my hair...he and Caleb are the best of friends or the worst of friends. I love these days where they fight for my attention. One day I will be fighting for theirs. Toby is a very good student. He can be a little onery, but mostly good in school. He always answers,"what'd you say?" ( we wonder about his hearing). He loves playing with his legos and has become quite the helper. We love you Toby! Someday you might be upset that I only have 6 months of your scrapbook done, but at least I have the blog! Please forgive me...I'm busy unloading the diswasher, washing and folding laundry, picking up the house, cooking, doing dishes, etc...not to make excuses:) You are worth it!

I made the bed out of fruit rollups! (Tie dye ones). The Pillows are 100% fruit rollup.

This is the beginning of the cake. A wooden floor where the toys all live.

Opening presents Memaw & E-pa sent.

Toby and Toy Story were at the same time this year, so we decided to do a Toy Story theme. We went to see the movie in 3D--which was really cool. We had a Toy Story cake and and I think everything he got as gifts was from Toy Story. When Caleb was about that age he LOVED Toy Story. I hope Toby is into it like Caleb was. Those were Caleb's favorite toys.

Our Harvest

Ken is quite the canner these days!!! He has never done it before!

Our Green/purple beans. They turn green when you cook them.

We are very happy with our garden this year. We finally bought a book to learn how to Garden and have been very successful this year! Our kids are trying veggies--especially when they learn it came from our garden. We are getting TONS of cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, green/purple beans, zuchini, squash, some varieties of peppers and a few other oddities. There is one cucumber that is very small like the size of a vitamin. It tastes like a tomato, pickle, and cucumber all in one. I'd like to think it's a vitamin because it is a unique taste and hopefully it is jampacked with nutrients. I should have taken pictures...maybe I will and put them on a later post.

Hickory Crawdads Minor BB Game

Our church Pastor looks a little too excited about giving Leisel a fry!

We went to a Baseball game with our church one night. We had a great time...lots of things to do to keep us entertained in addition to the game. Lots of fun competitions (Ken was in one), fireworks, kids get to run the bases, food, & friends.

Stone Mountain

A butterfly funeral.

We went to Stone Mountain with my parents and what a lot of stairs!!!!

Leisel loves riding in the backpack! Toby hated it!

My parents with the boys....I guess Leisel forgot to get in there.

Caleb's Kindergarten Graduation

Ms. Cronce, Caleb, and Ms. Sylvia

What a goofball.

Doesn't he look so big!

My parents came out for a visit and it happened to fall on the last day of school for Caleb...so they got to see Caleb's Graduation from Kindergarten. Caleb did well, but at the end it hit him like a ton of bricks that he wasn't going to have the same teachers next year....He cried and cried and cried. The teachers weren't really sure what to do. It almost made us all cry.