Anna put on the star this year :)

helpers

ready to eat their decorated brownie trees

checking out the parade of boats

annual visit with Santa

the brunch bunch! for five kids under the age of 4 they all did really well!

He loves hats and sunglasses

first time using the fun stuff at Gym Bugs

sidewalk chalk in December!

gingerbread houses being kept safe by Sparkly (our Elf on a Shelf)

they've slowly been convincing Henry to do all the hard labor

Anna's "Happy Birthday Jesus Party"

Emma's "Happy Birthday Jesus" Party

Our "downstairs" tree

breakfast with horsey

henry's preschool project

dollywood tram ride :)

ready for some fun!

Nanna's little helper

I think she approves!

Christmas Eve-Cookies for Santa

Christmas Morning

checking out the loot

Taking some pointers from Grandad

Watch out!

It's all about the Barbies!

cheese!

Boot season!

relaxing with some tv time after a busy saturday

checking out the menu at Grandad's 60th birthday dinner

trying out the big table for breakfast

having fun at one of our favorite spots-Red Robin

Emma was chosen to bring home her frog backpack from school for the weekend (her class mascot is a frog). She took froggy to The Aquarium to buy fish food for her new clown fish.

Here we are on our way to see Puss in Boots (froggy got to come along too)!

HP checking out the Disney Store

We never rent these, but we test drive them all the time!

Three little Turkeys on Thanksgiving morning

preparing the fire for roasting!

Elmo shoes!

couch>table>window...He loves looking for cars!

Cake time with E at Morgan's Rock Star birthday party!

loving on his puppy (stolen from his older sisters, of course)

PreK Fall Party

soccer friends

The Dragons win!

chasing bubbles

playing with Uncle Mike's old matchbox cars

of course, anna had to play too.

sillies before soccer

fun in Vegas

riding through Cade's Cove

Anna's 3's Class Big Orange Party

being silly for the camera

ahhhhh! spooky eyeballs!

they always want the biggest pumpkins :)

doing the hard labor :)

mid "boos!"

Rapunzel, Monkey, and Belle all ready for Boo! at the Zoo!

Emma was armed with her frying pan, you know, just in case Flynn Rider decided to show up at the zoo ;-).

The little monkey was along for ride. He perked up after his hotdog and chips!

Having fun on the trick-or-treat trail!

backwards carousel!

making witch hats!

playtime!

dump truck/seat

last soccer game of the season!

soccer awards

checking out some halloween shows

black cat and her witch sidekick

I promise, I don't prompt Emma to do all these poses, haha!

take 1...

take 2...

take 3...over it!

chunkiest and happiest skeleton!

the kids loved this little light up Halloween tree

keeping a close watch on the jack 'o latern

ready to trick-or-treat

Halloween suckers and full buckets= another successful trick-or-treating run!

A super excited Emma, ready for her first soccer practice!

working hard

the practice "cheer" team :)

Her favorite part of practice, "scoring" :)

Team round-up, with the best coach ever--Emma's Daddy!

Having too much fun!

pretending to be an airplane :)

Carson, pretending to act right

Anna Grace has developed a slide-phobia, so Emma had to give her a little guidance.

what.a.mess.

Big PreK girl!

All ready for preschool and PreK! Notice they are in their "trendy" clothes ;-). The apple outfits Mommy picked out were not their first choice :(.

Henry Parker dressed and ready for his first day of Mother's Day Out (no tears at drop off!)

Emma checking out her PreK class (making a bee-line to books!)

The first day was a success!

First Soccer Game

First Goal!

What 5:00 pm looks like on given day :)

All decked out in red for Clifford Day at school!

love him when he's all fresh and clean :)

first juice box (clearly, he's very proud of himself!)

another soccer Saturday!

Go Vols!

What?! Hunter's out for the season?!

Trip to the zoo. The girls recently watched Rio, so the birds were a big hit this visit.

Emma wasn't satisfied with the giraffes, so she asked the zoo worker where the gazelles were hiding...

...we found them shortly after :)

part of our zoo!

Carousel rides are always the most fun!

This Mama's Boy was ready to go and trying to buy his way home with kisses!

Getting ready to bake some apples-yummy!

Always a good helper in the kitchen

AG loves to help the most

Fun with the sprinkler ball during Henry's naptime!

Such a poser!

The beginning of lots of fun at the Groovy Pad for a friend's birthday!

She sat suprising still while she got her nails painted.

pretty pink nails

AG getting her hair done (not her favorite part, if you can't tell!).

very glam!

Cupcakes + Anna Grace = Always one big mess :)

Enjoying the wind and 'waves'

new jams!

sporting their new jammies!

me and my chunky man

relaxing with dad :)

she found the chapstick and mommy was too late!

lunch with daddy at calhouns on the river

beyond her years!

Mom, enough already!

My other two hams!

Emma working hard at swim class

swimming at gran and grandad's

If a pool is nearby, the goggles do not come off :)

18 months old 8-24-11

After she met her Pre-K teachers. Her class mascot will be a frog and everything is frog themed!

Yes, those are Mommy's old Jem dolls...

Kicking off the 4th of July weekend...

She loves the lake!

playing ball with Dad

I think he is giving me "the look"

ALL day on the lake Saturday and up early for church on Sunday makes for a tired little girl.

Ready for the 4th of July parade!

Henry was ready too!

Still waiting for the roads to be closed....

Waving to all the floats! They waved almost the entire time.

Henry liked the Mustangs :)

They got sprayed with water guns. Anna Grace hid from the next float that had squirt guns :).

We love Chick-Fil-A!

Having a good time!

Pool Day!

She's all about swimming and using her goggles!

Look Mom-No floats! EEK!

He liked the water as usual, but preferred running around the pool instead :-).

Trying not to melt :-)

Taking a spin in Ms. Debbie's golf cart

Gigi's Cupcakes!

Anna chose the Cherry Limeade cupcake, complete with mini straw! Yum!

Scoping out some of the books at the library.

AG liked the very big board book of one of her favs, Goodnight Moon. Once the sugar from the cupcake kicked in, she quickly forgot about the books and took off the "explore" the library in her own way. Ay Yi Yi.

Henry, "There are books here? I'm bored." Lila, "Let's just beat on this table instead." :-) So cute at the little round table.

After Henry's bedtime it's usually a little easier for the girls to play without things getting knocked over.

rainy day tent time

princess dress up!

Belle and Aurora discuss the latest picture book.

On their way to see Pooh!

AG is serious about the "commercials" AKA previews.

Emma loved watching Winnie the Pooh. She liked Eeyore best.

Posing with Pooh and friends...kind of...:-)

Anna's first swim lesson

more fun on the farm!

Having fun at the splash pad!

Having fun with friends!

Caroline giving Henry some love :)

Lila giving Anna some love :)

resting under their tent

She may have watched too many episodes of Jem on Hub :-D

Pump It Up-Jumping in Jammies for a friend's birthday!

Henry and one of his favorite neighbor girls.

Emma's front and Anna's back :)

resting up after an afternoon at the pool

4 yr olds don't use sippies you know!

Which means 3 yr olds don't want sippies either!

Ready for a Sunday Funday

First Sonic Slush of the summer...YUM

We've been trying to only do one afternoon nap, but that means some days Henry is so tired at lunch he falls asleep!

Having some lunch at the pool

Clearly, she's having a good time!

Anna is one busy bee on our pool days, so it's bathtime and some relaxing...On this day she actually fell asleep!

Monster Baby-He really is turning into one big boy :).

Checking out the goods at the Farmers' Market.

All ready to kick-off our weekend on the lake!

lunch in the cabin

Lounging on Dave's swim platform

A full day on the lake makes for some tired kiddos!

Enjoying another day on the water!

A little lunch and then a few minutes of Dora, one of his favorite shows, and he was out for almost two hours :).

Henry practicing his "lake coma" :)

Patiently waiting at the Dr.'s office for his 15 month well-check...Our big boy is currently 29 lbs. 9 oz

Checking out a late afternoon thunderstorm!

rainy days make for great dress up times!

early morning playtime

Bubble Guppies dance party!

another lazy day at the pool

The girls swimming with our pool pal, Morgan.

quick Father's Day photo opp (don't mind the vaccum in the background :))

ice cream!

playdate with Maddie and Lila

scoping our daddy's new office

touching, touching everything

all ready for one of her favorite movies, Toy Story!

Sonic Drinks = Summer Happiness!

She's really anything but a Grouch ;-)

Being very careful with her Oscar

Loves dinosaurs...He says "roar" so softly :-)

Fun at Aunt Francis' Farm

More fun at the splash park

staying cool

setting up tea with her friend C

having fun at Pump it Up

trying her hand at air hockey :)

emma and some of her classmates at a friend's birthday party

the best friend's wedding :)

sealed with a kiss

Almost to the beach...Emma was passed out...

...Henry was giddy...

...and Anna was on the verge of passing out (glued to a movie)...

Once we were settled, the girls rallied and headed to the pool for a night swim!

Mermaid tails (again)!

Emma said she wanted to "relax like a mommy" :)

Henry LOVED the pool!

our awesome beach house

love these silly kids!

after a full day of swimming...everyone was tired...and hungry :)

nature walk on the beach

poor, hurt sea star

So proud fo all the treasures they found!

checking out the sand from his towel :)

more treasures...emma found lots of sea pen shells at the beach!

sea pen shell sculpture

more magnets for their growing collection!

Anna was in full Ariel mode :)

we squeezed in one last night swim before we left for home

Mother's Day gift from school :)

Saturday Night Movie and Pizza Party!

Emma made some pictures for her teachers to go along with their end of the year gifts-we never get pictures this nice ;-)!

Emma and friends at school program

She was very serious throughout the entire program!

Fun at Cracker Barrel (yes that is a sweater you see in Mid-May!)

Henry was ready to chow down on some biscuits!

Saturday morning cartoons :)

First lake day! Henry love it!

Trying to convince HP to come back in :)

fun times in the cabin---Anna was there 99% of the time :)

cooling off

looking for daddy and emma

so proud she got the stool and found the candy bag on her own---TROUBLE!

15 months old!

Wus Up?!

lunch date :)

feeding the ducks

Busted!

HP and Lila G.

Lake day with our friend E-- closest Anna or E got to the water all day!

Henry pre-swim. He does not mind his life jacket at all!

...and post-swim!

Ready to swim on Memorial Day!

Thinking really hard about getting in the water

Henry loves to float!

Emma might have a noodle problem ;-).

Anna made it in and had LOTS of fun!

He sat himself down :)

He is in motion!

He thinks he is BIG stuff now!

In Littlest Pet Shop heaven

Telling stories before bedtime

Playing, Pjs, and Pizza with Maddie!

Being silly girls

Our crew ready for the zoo!

anna :)

emma :)

hanging with the rhinos

Buttercup the HUGE snake...shooooo

I think they had to sit on everything they could, ha.

checking out the elephants

snack break :)

This seems to be a favorite thing to do everytime we go to the zoo-feed the lion statue wood chips :).

I think some AC was needed at this point.

Having fun in the indoor play area.

enjoying some AC

Busted!

Emma after her school Easter Egg Hunt

Visit to Nanna and Grandpa's Easter Weekend

yummy cupcakes

Hunting eggs

E and A with one of their neighborhood friends

Easter Party @ a neighbor's house

baby chicks!

Egg Hunt #2

Treats from Peter Cottontail! We, I mean Peter, must have the beach on the brain. He brought the kids flip flops along with all of their other things...play-doh, paints, bubbles, chalk, candy, stickers, Bambi animals...

Anna G was very proud of the cross she painted at school!

Hanging out before church

Visiting Gran and Grandad's

take 1...

take 2...

take 3...

take 4...Not the best, but two out of the three are at least looking at the camera :)

Egg hunting round 3

Henry got in on the last egg hunt too.

He found one!

Puzzle Time

Tea Party with their favorite friends-Elmo, Squirt, Curious George, and Polly the Parrot. And of course Anna Grace brought some rockin' Yo Gabba Gabba tunes-Just what every elegant tea party needs, right?

Belle "helping" the prince with the sippy. I believe her words were "open wide". I think she is dying to be a mommy.

Henry getting some Greiner love from Miss Lila. :-)

At the Boat Show...Bob had them convinced we needed a Jet Ski. Can you say we're in trouble in about 10 more years?

Last can of formula-FOREVER!

Daddy is just a big play structure!

Girls Night Out

Anna playing restaurant at the park.

Anna G and One of her Besties

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Anna!

Our Three Good Luck Charms!

Having fun at the Children's Museum (a pretend garden was right up her alley-and Anna's-because they love the little musical cartoon of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit)

They all have a love for sea life...They are their father's children after all!

Hanging out in the big dollhouse!

Henry being super good :-)

Handsome Boy!

Pillow Pets!

Neighborhood Girls!

Ready for some Build A Bear Fun!

Maddie is a very good listener :-)!

Making their bear's heart smart ;-)!

Anna Grace was very afraid of the noisy stuffing machine.

Emma on the other hand, was not!

Fluffing the new bears!

More friends fluffing!

Anna and Kiki :-)

Some of the party crew

birthday girls!

three for anna!

just a glimpse of presents!

silly mason

henry just hanging out!

eleanor enjoying her cupcake :-)

Home after the party-whew! They had a great time. Thanks everybody!

3-27-11 Birthday Morning Dress Up!

This year's birthday dinner request: Sloppy Joe's

Officially three and four!

Bob 1 and Bob 2 cracking each other up, while Little Melissa devours her cupcake :-)

She just can't help herself :-)

loves standing these days!

finally-he will hold his bottle IF he is laying down

full run of the playroom while in quarantine during emma's sick day

post sick day snuggling

more standing-creating trouble in the toy bins

fresh from the bath :)

potato head creation!

she's going to be his best friend whether he likes it or not :)

ready to head out into the cold!

snuggled up with olivia

taking a whirl on the lion

he LOVES wheels! he could spin them for hours...

lunch date with E

girls' room is finally done! bow holders and book rack

side table

dresser

pj holder...from my own childhood bedroom (her belly holds the pjs)

Alligator Lips!

Early birthday present!

Valentine Party

Checking out her Valentine's

Stud Muffin

Happy Valentine's Day!

Getting excited about some Papa Murphy's heart shaped pizza-ha!

Dessert Pizza-Yum!

lunch at daddy's office

having fun at home depot :)

pirates and their "gold"

Wheels and Elmo-Two Favorite Things Right Now

Henry is One! 2-24-11

Getting ready to sing to the birthday boy!

Hey, I don't feed myself, but this is goooooood!

My birthday boy!

We went to the circus and had great, front row seats, but Mommy didn't do so well with the camera...I was crushed when we got home! I got a few pictures of the kids. None of my sweet boy turned out! Oh well, we have the memory :(. The girls had a wonderful time and that is what counts!

Henry's Big Top First Birthday Party!

ready for cake smashing and smushing!

Yummy!

Helping in the kitchen is a new favorite!

Snowy Afternoon January 5, 2010

Checking out the huge flakes!

Silly!

Cold Days = Afternoon Movie and Popcorn

Morning Snuggles

Daddy's Mini-Me

Lunch Date with Daddy

Anna was excited about lunch too!

Hiding in Henry's Toybox

Having fun in the tub!

More Snow! January 10, 2011

Emma's Snow Angel

Beginning of a snowman (we didn't finish and I really need to work on my snowman making skills-it has been years!)

Thinking about Sring!

McDonald's Lunch Treat!

So excited to have the tub to herself (probably has only happened one other time since she was 18 months old!).

I can stand up! (This has become a HUGE problem at night)

Rooftop view of downtown Key West from our hotel

Small Entryway Fountain at  the Heminway House

birthday dinner

eel---creepy!

Key West Toy Store

We got new tee's!