PARTY, PARTY,PARTY!

We've been doing lots of partying the last couple of weeks for Kaden and my birthdays. This was my labor of love for Kaden. He had to have a Buzz Lightyear cake.

He was a happy boy getting ready to leave for his friend party.

We had his party at Jump 2 It and we had 17 kids there. It was crazy but we had a good time!

This is Keaton's bestfriend Aidan. He moved down the street from us a couple of weeks after school started and they are in the same class. They love playing video games and trading their pokemon cards.

A group shot of the kids we could talk into sitting still long enough!!

This is Kaden's crown that Jenny made for him and he has loved it and worn it at all of his parties!

I can't believe he is four.

This is a family party we had at partners for Kaden and I. We get to celebrate together since our birthdays are so close!

Kaden opening a present from Grandpa Curtis and Kristi

This is hie school party and that is his teacher, Ms. Tammy. She is always telling me how smart Kaden is and how well behaved he is. She thinks he is a good example to the other kids in his class. Mommy's get to brag a little bit right? He got a little embarrassed when everyone sang to him

What a pose! His fourth party was at Jenny and Ben's house when we went for Thanksgiving. She made us a cookie cake to celebrate with. I didn't have any pics of that but it still counts too! She was sweet to do that! I think we are finally done celebrating now.

Christmas Parade

On our way to what has become a Christmas tradition with our family. Watching the Christmas parade in downtown Atlanta.

We're riding Marta cause you know its smarta!! Sorry I couldn't help myself. Anyway the boys love riding the train and its something we don't get to do too often.

Apparently only 2 of us knew that Jason was taking a picture!!

Most years we freeze our booties off but this year the weather wasn't too bad! Last week anyway now it is freezing.

Keaton kept wondering when they were going to throw out candy after I said something about it. Oops I must have been thinking of the PTC fourth of July parade.

Could this be me in another 10 or fifteen years? If I ever attempt to do this in my old age someone please whack me over the head with my baton. They call themselves the twilight twirlers... Jason and I had a good laugh about it.

Waiting for Santa!!

So funny story about Santa Claus. After the parade we were on our way home and I look over at this sports car driving beside us and there is Santa in his full gear driving and talking on his cell phone. He had a coweta county license plate as well. Well, I said Keaton look there is Santa driving that car. He wanted to know why he wasn't riding his sleigh and you could just see the thoughts spinning through his little head. I think we said something like oh Santa is just trying out the car before he give it to someone for Christmas but I'm not sure if he bought it or not. This is usually the year kids start saying stuff at school so we'll see.

Halloween Fun

We had a bonfire for halloween before we went trick or treating.

It was a little wild because my parents had to get Patrick's kids ready in their costumes beacuse Patrick and Karen were both working. Thay made it in time for trick or treating luckily.

Kaden's picture he just had to take.

Keaton was a storm trooper

Kaden was Buzz Lightyear. He was too cute and his wings really made the costume!

We're almost ready. You try getting 5 boys seven and younger to be STILL and Look at the camera! Not an easy task I assure you!!

Kayla was draculara! Dracula's daughter off some TV show.

Some of her friends that went trick or treating with her.

Our family's masterpieces...

Kaden wanted a mickey pumpkin.

Keaton had the owl/bat. You be the judge and solve a controversy in our family!!

I tried to take Kayla's pic with her pumpkin but she was embarrassed by hers. She did her soccer team name on her pumpkin. We thought she did a good job but she wasn't happy with it. She is an artsit and had just gotten her cast off so her wrist was bothering her quite a bit. We'll settle for a funny face.

Aunt Jenny did you teach her this?

This is a cookie cake I made for Tifny this year. I call her the crazy cat lady so I thought she needed a crazy cat cake too!

Happy Birthday Tifny!

Rocking out!

Jason and the boys cooking out while mommy had a girls night out with friends! This is about the extent of Jason's cooking.

My little Indian!

Isn't he cute?

County Fair

We gave the kids a choice this year of going to Six Flags or going to the fair. The crazy kids chose to go to the fair much to Jason's disappointment. Even Kayla wanted to go to the fair. Anyway so that is what we did and I managed to get one pic of Kayla before she ran into some friends and took off with them for the rest of the night. We didn't hear from her until she needed money!! She did get on this ride willingly I might add and I might black mail her with this one day!

Kaden had a blast and was very adventerous.

Keaton had a great time too. We even managed to get him on a couple of the bigger rides this year. Some of them he liked and some he did not!!

This was a huge pirate ship that they climbed and then slide down. This one was a hit with the two of them.

This had to be the most boring ride at the fair. They were begging to get off by the end. It went so slow and they gave them a really long ride. I was afraid it was going to put them to sleep. we had a great time but next summer we are getting season passes to Six Flags!

Animal Safari

The kids had a couple days off of school in October so we decided to take them to the Pine Mountain Animal Safari. Jason took the day off work so he could join us. Don't you like our new ride?!

You rent these lovely vans and drive through the park and they have all sorts of animals that can and do come up to your car for food. They will take the food right out of your hand.

Keaton and Kaden loved to feed the deer. Those were their favorites and they were the calmest!

We saw cool zebras, giraffes, bulls, oxen, elk, buffalo, hogs, camels.

This guys tongue grossed me out. It reminded me of Jaba the hut's tongue off of star wars. I threw him his food!!

We all had a lot of fun and we liked it better than going to the zoo.

This is the ostrich that almost took some of Kayla's fingers off. We stayed away from them after that.

They also had a walk thru area where there were bears, monkeys, lions, tigers, and of course my favorite snakes to look at in their cages.

Aww! Isn't he cute?

Chomp!

Air Show

We took the boys to an air show up at Dobbins AirForce Base in October. It was free and very popular. Tons of people were there. In fact we were supposed to go on Saturday with Jenny and Ben and Greg and Lara but we had to turn around and go back home because it would have taken us too long to get in and we had to get back for the kids soccer games that afternoon. We came back on Sunday when we could enjoy ourselves and not have to worry about the time so much.

We had a blast touring some of the jets and watching the jets!

They got to sith in this jet and try on the helmets. We were lucky because we got in lint right before they were shutting it down so Keaton and Kaden were the last ones to get to do it.

Kaden's helmet is a little big!