Happy Halloween

The boys have had a fun few days! On Wednesday night we went to Boo at the Zoo where they collected candy, saw a magic show, went through a maze and enjoyed the lights. Scott had a fall party at school where he picked a pumpkin from the "patch" and had a yummy snack. This morning Scott had his final soccer game of the season. He played hard and had a great time! It has been amazing to watch him this season as he went from timid and not so sure about this soccer stuff to getting out there, running hard and having a lot of fun. He got his very first trophy and he was so proud! :) The boys participated in the good ole fashion trick or treating tonight and collected lots of yummy candy. My cousin Amanda was here to join in the fun, too. They have loved having her here! Here are some pictures of my Clemson baseball player, Superman and the drooling Pumpkin. There will also be a couple pictures of Scott receiving his trophy.






Missing our little pumpkin...he was at home in bed!


Boo at the Zoo


Amanda and the boys




My little drooling pumpkin!! This is the 3rd go round on this costume...now it will be saved for the boy's little cousins....ok Tiffany and Katie?! :)

Fall and the fair

Wow, I can't believe how much I've been updating our blog lately!! I'm usually not this good with it but I guess we've just had a lot of fun things going on lately so it makes it fun to share pictures. I took some cute pics of the boys on the front porch and then yesterday we took a trip to the fair. It was very cold at first but we were bundled up. The boys only rode 2 rides and enjoyed a neat magic show. Of course we ate corn dogs, donuts and cotton candy!! Yummy! Here are a few pics:






Enjoying a corndog/hot dog


Greyson stayed snug up to me the whole time in the Baby Bjorn!



Our crew: Nanny, Tyler, Mimi, Greyson, Donna, Scott and me


Tyler and Mimi on the Caterpillar Roller Coaster


Scott and Donna on the Caterpillar Roller Coaster

Scott is 4 years old

Scott turned 4 years old on Saturday! Wow, it's hard to believe he is already 4. It seems like yesterday I was pregnant with him and that he was just born. As I think back to that pregnancy and the day he was born, it was all so up in the air. He tricked us several times into thinking he was coming and finally arrived at 36 weeks 5 days at a whopping 5lbs 15oz. He was a firecracker then with that little bit of red hair gleaming and he still is a ball of fun with some strong will thrown in there! His unpredictable personality keeps life interesting. We never really know what's going through that little head of his. He will impress us sometimes with some very smart insights and other times he will say something to make us roll with laughter. He loves super heroes, cars, trucks, balls, and well just about anything boy!! He can act shy or be the life of the party. Scott is sandwiched in between 2 brothers that he adores and he fits the role of a middle child quite well! We love our little red head and had a blast celebrating 4 years with him on Saturday. He had a pirate theme party at a local park. It was a lot of fun and the weather was perfect! The children went on a treasure hunt and went digging for "gold". Here are a few pictures to share.


Friends at the party


Silly brothers


Opening gifts


Opening one of his gifts: Marshmallow Bow and Arrow


Blowing out the candle on our traditional birthday pancake breakfast


Scott had Western Day at school last week! What a face! :)


Sporting his new Superman PJs...looking back to make sure we see the cool cape on his back

Greyson is 5 months old!

Greyson is 5 months old today! He is such a happy baby and is growing like a weed! Greyson loves playing on the floor and rolling around. He loves his big brothers and was so cute laughing at Tyler tonight. He was giggling at Tyler acting silly. He loves to laugh and smile at Scott, too. The boys get in his face quite often but do not like it when Greyson grabs at their hair or face! :) Greyson's most favorite thing in the world are his toes!! He loves to eat them and will even fall asleep with them in the air after eating them and then drifting off to sleep. It's so cute! Here are some recent pictures.


Snuggling in bed


Playing on the floor


Bath Time....gotta have my toes!

Life=Crazy Lately

Well, it's been several weeks since I've updated our blog and I guess that's because life has been a little crazy lately. Most of you know that Robbie had eye surgery over a week ago because he had a detached retina. He is doing well but still in recovery mode. The doc said he can't go back to work for 2 more weeks!! Last week was the most challenging because he had to remain face down at all times except when he was eating or putting drops in his eyes. He had a good visit this past Friday and now he just has to sleep on his right side. The boys did really well having Robbie at home but not able to do much with them. They loved his bed (aka the massage table we borrowed) and they watched movies or TV with him a couple of times. Here is a picture:


Scott has his head through the crescent shaped pillow that Robbie had to sleep on to remain face down

Tyler has had 2 baseball games and did well. Scott has had a couple of soccer games but has been a little hesitant about staying out on the field for too long. He promises us next week he will get out there and play. We'll see! Greyson is growing like a weed! He is eating rice cereal now and loves it. We have been working on his sleeping habits over the last week. For a baby that slept through the night pretty early, he has gotten off track lately. I think it has to do with our crazy schedules. We are getting there and I'm starting to feel a little more sane now! Here are just a few recent pictures of everyone:

Yummy cereal!


I love to eat my toes....I'll do anything to get to them!


Big baseball player


Scott giving Greyson some sort of silly instructions! Greyson thought he was pretty funny!


Greyson loves his new exersaucer....a big thanks to Mary Anne and Sarah Gray for passing it down to him to enjoy!


We went to visit Katie in Spartanburg on Friday since Tyler was out of school. They had a blast rolling down the huge hill next to her house!


Chilling with my one eyed Daddy watching football on a rainy Saturday! (My Family: recognize that chair?? :)

Greyson is 4 months old

Greyson is 4 months old today!! We went for his well visit this morning and he's up to 13lbs 3oz and 25 inches long. He's doing really well and has developed such a fun little personality. He smiles at anyone who looks his way and babbles and coos at them. He loves people! He's rolling over some and starting to teethe. He has found his thumb recently and it's cute to watch him suck on it. He loves his big brothers and is in tune to all that they are doing. He is such a joy and a blessing to our family! We couldn't imagine life without him! Here are some recent pictures:

Preschool, Soccer, Football, etc

Well, Scott's first soccer practice was Monday night and his 1st day of preschool was today. And let me just say that both were very tearful for him! He cried at the start of soccer practice and cried this morning at preschool, but he ended up being ok and having a blast!
He and I went on Monday morning for him to meet his new teachers and he loved his new room. He had me follow him everywhere around the room and stay close by his side so, I knew I was in for it this morning. Sure enough he started crying before we even left home saying "I don't want to go to school." After telling him a million times how much fun it was going to be, etc, he still wasn't convinced. But, right after his teacher took him in crying he calmed down and was fine. When I went to his classroom to pick him up, he grinned and waved. I was so happy to see his smile! I asked his teacher if he smiled and had fun and she said he did! Scott is just Scott and sometimes you get a smile out of him but other times he just isn't going to give you one because he just doesn't want to! Oh my little red head!

Soccer practice was so cute on Monday night. After he got past his hesitations, he went right out there and had fun. His team's name is the Pandas. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days:


Off to soccer practice


Playing in his new classroom on Monday morning


My attempt to take a picture of him before school this morning. He did not want it taken! I'll be showing this to him in years to come for sure...this may be a good one for his rehearsal dinner slide show one day!


Scott's fan club at soccer practice!


We went to Robbie's 1st football game a couple of weeks ago and the boys had a chance to go into the "box" with their daddy! They thought it was so cool!


Greyson's first football game!! It's only just begun!


Scott going after the ball! He actually scored a goal for his team when they played during practice!

Stay tuned for more posts next week as Greyson turns 4 months old on Monday and Tyler has his first baseball practice playing Coaches Pitch! Have a great rest of the week everyone!