This past weekend we were so excited to have our Pa come stay with us in Charlotte.....The weather sure was hot but we managed to make it out to movies in the park that evening....The kids had fun playing in the sand, bouncing in the inflatable slide, eating cotton candy and we almost made it to the movie: Back to the future!!!! We didn't mind leaving early as it was way hot and the movie may have been a little over their heads for that week!!!!
We are so proud of our little man to have completed 3 whole years at Forest Hill Preschool. He has had so much fun learning and making new friends. He has learned many bible verses, pre-kinder skills and lots of socializing for sure!!! We hope he is ready for a brand new year as a kindergartener next year at Smithfield Elementary School...we love you Bubba Doo!!!
We were so excited to have our friends Preston and Abby over for a playdate this morning. The weather is finally nice enough to be outside and start having our friends over to play and this also gave the Harbins a chance to get some unpacking done at their new house....we are so happy they were able to stay in cameron woods because Mason would definately be lost without Preston!!!! All the kids had so much fun splashing, eating popsicles and having a picnic out in the yard. Mason and Preston chased the girls around all morning trying to splash them and the girls loved swimming in the pools and going down the slides. So fun to see all these pictures of the fun times they have together and how much they have grown in the past few years!!! hard to believe the boys met at CW Playgroup at 10 months old and in a few short months will be going off to kindergarten together!!!!
Carissa had so much fun on this hot, hot day at her friend Gianna's 3rd Birthday Party. Chemeeka did a wonderful job celebrating Gianna with a Dora Party. The kids ate cupcakes, colored Dora Pictures, Played in the Dora Bounce House and even found lots of fun candy in the Pinata!!! It was a hot 93 degrees today in Charlotte but that never stops the kids from having fun with their friends...Cari and Gianna loved running around with their balloons in the backyard and even visiting with the chickens!!! Happy Birthday to our sweet friend Gianna!!!!
BOY!!!!! We are so excited to welcome a new baby Boy to Our Family Early this October 2011. Mason is thrilled to have a little brother and Carissa is so excited to be able to help feed and walk a real baby!!! We got rid of all Mason and Cari's baby stuff so it will be like starting all over again, but carefully as we do not have quite the space we did before 3 kids resided in our home:) When I told carissa we were going to need more girls in this family as we were now out numbered by Boys her response was "Yeah...Boys are loud and they make Traps":) Here are a few images of our baby bundle #3
Our local Nature Museum has some fun little exhibits for the kids to check out and it is also along side the very beautiful Freedom Park. The kids took a nice walk around the park's big pond and then we headed to the nature center to check out all the new butterflies that have emerged!!! There were so many butterflies as there usually is this time of year, the kids loved walking around as they fluttered by them. We also checked out the turtles, owls and skunks. Hoping to visit a few more times this summer!!!
This past weekend we took the kids to rides some rides at Carowinds Amusement Park. Carissa had so much fun riding the horses and Mason had a blast as he was chosen to participate in the Peanuts Live show in the Pavillion. He got to clank the frying pan with the drum stick...what little kid wouldn't love that:) The kids also loved riding the airplanes, swings and Boo Blaster Ride. Boo Blaster is formerly the Scooby Doo Ride and Mason still loves to ride it each trip we make there....its the 1st one he asks for.....this was an easy morning trip for us as Darren is still getting use to walking without crutches after his knee surgery...we just couldn't pass up the chance to enjoy one of the cooler days here before the summer weather sets in!!!
