snapshots from september...

A little bit of this and a little bit of that...September was full of fun memories!

We no longer keep the hand soap on the sink in the kid's bathroom.
Theo decided to wash his hair with it! 

Theo's first trip to the dentist!  He did awesome :)

A soccer playing cowboy in his pajamas!
Oh and don't forget the ketchup!!

Ready for fall in his new jacket :)

Getting ready for some freezer meals!
My friend Mia and I decided to do some freezer meals together.  Cooking is always more fun with a friend and we'll do anything to keep dinner time easy!
We found recipes for 4 meals and doubled the ingredients to share.
The before...

...and after!
Four different recipes split to make eight crock pot meals. So excited to have this in my freezer!

My kitchen help...Maryn cuts and Theo eats :)

Outside fun on a warm fall day!
Cormac loves the swing!

Theo the climber! 

Maryn was full of smiles!

Look what I can do now Mom!!

Theo's first time to go with Maryn to school!
One of the teachers does a Thursday Fun Day for students.  If  you are an incoming student for the upcoming school year you can also participate.  Maryn was super excited to have Theo come and he was excited to pack his lunch and wear a backpack :)

What a great big sister!

Guess who has a loose tooth?!?
At the dentist she actually found out that she has 7 teeth that are loose...wow!  There is one in the front that is pretty loose.

girlie afternoon!

One of my Christmas presents from Maryn was a trip to Ceramic Dreams, a pottery painting store. So one Saturday afternoon while the boys were napping we went to paint pottery.  I loved being able to spend time with just her and do just what she wanted to do.  After painting we made a trip over to the Flying Cupcake to get some sweet treats!  I loved my girlie afternoon!!

Ready for our date!

Painting a hot cocoa mug :)

And a fun plate for cookies!

She can't wait to get into the pink box of cupcakes!

back to my old stompin' grounds :)

After Maryn's soccer game, the kids and I headed north to visit Grandma Spaulding.  Uncle Brad was staying with her and we were going to the Tipton County Pork Festival Parade!  I grew up going to the Pork Festival.  I can remember many years of spending the night with Grandpa and Grandma Spaulding, watching the square dancers in the Jim Dandy parking lot, eating elephant ears, and watching the parade on their front lawn.  I haven't been to the festival in years and knew Grandma would really enjoy having the kids come up for the parade.  We had perfect seats reserved for us at Horton's Hardware and the kids loved it!  

Waiting for the parade to start! 

Great Grandma Spaulding and Maryn

Theo loved the fire trucks...

tractors, and of course his sucker!

Maryn didn't appreciate the sirens so much :)

And poor Cormac just wanted to take a nap...he was a trooper!

Fun glasses they passed out at the parade!

Had to take a picture of my high school band :)

The crew!!

and we have a soccer girl!!

 We have entered the world of sports!  This past Saturday, Maryn had her first soccer game!  The Charging Cherries were ready to take the field on a cool fall morning and take on the Blazing Blueberries.  It was a great first game and she had tons of fun.  Can you tell she was excited?! 

 Let's go Cherries!!!!

Super excited for her first game!

Go Charging Cherries!

Throwing in the ball

Nice kick! 

Maryn's turn at goalie...this series of pics cracks me up!

Yay!!

Catching a break...

Whoa...this is hard work!

#11...Go Maryn!!

The Cherries and Blueberries...good game!

Cormac...7 months old!

A little 7 month recap of Cormac...he is a busy boy!!  Cormac has started crawling and he is everywhere!  He loves to be wherever the action is and quickly finds his way there.  He has decided that baby food is really not his thing and so we have moved on to trying puffs, cheerios and the sippy cup.  He still is very attached to Mommy :) He now has 6 teeth and will bite your shoulder then laugh...no so funny for the recipient of the bite.  Cormac loves being with Maryn and Theo and they can always bring a huge smile to his face.  I cannot believe how quickly he is growing!

Maryn trying to carry Cormac..."he sure is getting heavy mom!"

silly faces and smiles :)

all dressed up for a wedding!

mmm...this sippy cup thing is ok :)

what a cutie!

Maryn's first day of her last year of preschool!

It's hard to believe that this will be Maryn's last year of preschool! Where has the time gone??  She was super excited to head back to school and see her friends.  She is a Caterpillar this year and talks about turning into a butterfly at the end of the year :)  A couple of days before school started her teacher, Ms. Virginia, came over for a visit.  Maryn had cleaned her room and made her bed so she could show off her room...so cute! Looking forward to a great year, but wishing it to go slowly!

Yay for school!!!!

Her shy face... 

excited face...

my little sweetie :)

We got to school just as her little bestie, Adriana, was arriving!

a little of this and a little of that...

Maryn and her buddy, Caleb.
They are a year apart in age and for part of the year miles apart, but boy do they love each other! They love to play, chase, can each hold their own, and laugh a ton.  So very thankful for our friendship with the Gandy's and that our kiddos get along so well.  Theo and Abigail are about 6 months apart and are fairly smitten with one another :)

Swimming at Mimi and Ceta's pool!
This was the scene of the crime for below pictures...

Cormac likes the pool :) 

Maryn and Mimi
We were celebrating Mimi and Aunt Lindsey's birthdays.

Showing off :)

Doing twirls!

Theo and his first black eye :(
He was swinging on the bar at the pool, slipped and hit his check right by his eye.

I have a feeling this could be the first of many :)

Just too stinkin' cute!!!!

Cormac loves to roll, but stayed looking at himself for the longest time...so sweet!