Tuesday, January 31, 2012

My little dribbler!

Carter loves to practice his basketball skills. He is really good at dribbling. The other day he did it 75 times withou stopping! Heres a little video from the other day!

Friday, January 27, 2012

King's feast

Carter's pre-k class has been studying about kings and queens. To end the unit they had a king's feast and games. They dressed up and had such a fun time! Have I mentioned how grateful I am to be home and be able to go to these things?!?
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King Carter ready to walk in!
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Pulling out the chair for his queen Maia.
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Pushing her in.
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Ready to eat!
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Cade saying his prayer, I thought he looked so sweet!
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Yummy blueberry muffins.
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Carter's best friend at school, Cade. They have been joined at the hip at school since they were 2.
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Carter drank at least 5 glasses of this Sprite!
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Friends again!
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Carter and his awesome teacher Mrs. Belletiere
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Lets the games begin! Rescuing the princess game!
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The catapult.
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Whoops, he broke it on his first try...can you see the part flying in the air?
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Horseshoes
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Ring toss, he did so good on this!
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He got almost all of them! Everyone was so impressed!
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Abby loved all the attention she got from the princesses!
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What a fun day!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Another beautiful day at Arbor Hills...again!

I feel like I keep posting about our beautiful days at the nature preserve, but I just can't help it! The weather has been awesome and we are really enjoying it! Today we met Missy and her boys and had a great time!
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Carter and Colin
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Sweet girl!
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Running down the hill!
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Colton tried to keep up with the big boys!
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So fun!
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Colin found some mud!
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Judging from the dirt and mud....and fun time was had by all!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

one mile!

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Today we went with Ma and Colt to the track. Colt needed a little work out so we brought Carter's bike and he rode while Colt ran! I couldn't believe Carter rode a whole mile on his bike!
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Abby watched!
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Carter balancing....he loves to balance on things and is pretty good at it!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

BYOB

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I had to share this picture of Carter with Spiderman Bear at storytime at the library. He insisted on bringing him in with us...guess today was bring your own bear, ha!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Super friends!

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We had Brady and Grace over for a few hours today while their mommy ran an errand. I thought Carter and Brady looked so cute all dressed up!
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I walked down to the park with the kids....didn't get any pictures of them playing, but did snap this picture of Carter running over and being sweet to Abby in the stroller....he does this unprompted and often and it is so sweet. :)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Rosey Cheeks!

We went to the park today even though it was a bit chilly. I love the kids' rosey cheeks in the pictures towards the end!
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Abby LOVES to swing!
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Carter likes to climb like Spiderman!
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Going down the slide with brother!
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Red cheeks.....and no jacket...he HATES wearing a jacket!
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Big girl!

Finally!

pulling up

We went to the zoo!

Since Erica and her girls had the day off for MLK, we decided to go to the Dallas Zoo. We got there right when it opened and I am so glad we did! We beat the crowds and had a great time. I love the zoo!
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We headed to the African area first! The kids were so excited!
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These penguins were so fun!
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Taking the girls on a ride!
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Feeding the giraffes never gets old!
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Abby got up close and personal!
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Love this!
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Taking a ride on an elephant!
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Friends forever!
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Hanging around, ha!
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We LOVED watching the baby chimp, it was SO cute!
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Monorail fun!
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These animals were having a showdown!
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Standing like a flamingo in front of the flamingos
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Pretending they were on a train!
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I love how Abby always sits with her legs crossed, such a lady!
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On top of the world!
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Leaping on the rocks....Carter is the only one who didn't get their feet wet!
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Hello there!
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Contemplating wether or not they can make the jump....only one attempted it and it wasn't Carter!
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Watching the big fish! What a fun day, can't wait to do it again soon!