Sneak Peek....

We took Christmas Pictures this past week with Carmen, Carmen Tedder Photography for those who may not know her. She does all of our pictures and is AWESOME!! She sent me this picture on my phone. It is the only one I've seen but I'm very excited to see the rest! We did things a little different this year which was a nice change from just the regular outdoor setting!

I love Halle's expression in this picture because that is what she normally does when Jeffrey and I barely touch.... LOL!

My sweet baby girls..... LOVE them to pieces!!!!

Sunday Morning

My cute girls this Sunday morning.... We had time for picture this morning because my baby girls were up at 5:30!! I just love the time change....UGH Hope they adjust soon!! FYI they don't always all match like this!! LOL

Random Halloween Pics

Picture of Syd with her prize for winning best costume..... Halle coming close to winning musical chairs..... The group at the church..... Carlee and Kalee enjoying the nice evening getting lots of candy..... Halle and Syd enjoying the fire and marshmallows! Great evening!! Love my girls!!!

Halloween 2009

We had a great evening trick or treating with the girls. Halle was a pirate, Sydney was a witch, and Carlee and Kalee were cats.

We started out at the church at a little party set up for the kids. They played games and ate lots of candy even though they had hot dogs too! :) Sydney won the best girls costume and Carlee won a game because she guessed closest to how much candy was in a bowl. I might have helped with that one. ;) The teenagers were dressed in costume as well to help with the party. Shrek, Kelly Brown, even made the event. Scared poor Carlee to death..... as did John Robert who was some scary something with his face all painted up. She would not let us put her down the entire time we were there. It did not bother Kalee at all. Halle got 2nd in the game of musical chairs which of course she was disappointed that she did not win but she was a good sport. It is always funny to see how strong some of those kids are fighting for a chair!! Too funny.... Thanks to all who helped with that. My kids really enjoyed it!

After we left the church we drove around to let the girls trick or treat family. We eventually parked and strolled the babies and let the big girls walk door to door for candy. Halle ended up ditching us for some of her friends we ran into that were moving a little faster than we were!! :) It is so fun in our little town! We ended up at a trunk or treat where the girls ate and visited with their friends. We headed home around 6:30 which ended up being perfect time before it got to cold on the babies. Everyone's bag was full and running over with candy!!!

Jerry had dinner cooked for us when we got home which was wonderful. The church teenagers came over on a scavenger hunt later in the evening and we built a fire and roasted marshmellows. Halle and Syd also attacked them with a few water balloons when they arrived!! FUN, FUN, FUN

It was the perfect evening to be out with the family! The girls were fast asleep around 9. LOL Halle was the first one. She fell asleep with her boots still on her feet! Thanks to everyone who gave the girls candy!

Syd Turns 4....WOW

The day of Syd's actual birthday we celebrated with a family dinner. Gran, Brandon, Pa, B, Stacey, Jordan, Lyndsey, Papa and Nana all came over for dinner. Syd picked grilled chicken , mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese for dinner. We called her birthday into the DeQueen radio station and some of her friends, Chandler and Kyndall, called it in to the Nashville radio station. She liked hearing her name on the radio. She was the big birthday winner for the day on Nashville's radio. She won 2 2liter drinks, a cake and ice cream from Charlies, and a balloon from Flowers by Johnny. Too bad the balloon popped before daddy got home with it... :(

We had a hard time convincing her that it was actually her birthday because she thought it was the day of her party! :) I guess most kids have a hard time with this. I saved a movie and a game for her Ninetendo DS for her to open and mom and Brandon brought her some smaller gifts too.

She did get to blow out the candles on this cake. The wind was blowing so much the day of her party, we just pretended she blew it out. ;)

Can't believe she is 4..... she is getting so big!

Syd's 4th Birthday Party

We had Syd's 4th birthday party at our house. Thankfully it didn't rain and the kids were able to play outside. Most of her friends were able to be at her party. A few were sick and we missed them being there!!

We rented a bounce house which they loved. I thought they would play on the trampoline and swing set too but they mostly played in the bounce house. Devin, my cousin, supervised and kept them from getting hurt.

Syd loved all her presents. After she opened each gift she stopped to thank the person that gave it to her. Halle read her birthday cards to her as she opened her gifts. She loves drawing on the artist eisle we gave her. Halle and Syd have both drawn me some pretty pictures. Even daddy likes it!! ;) She is also proud to have her very own Ninetendo DS thanks to her Gran and Papa Rick. She no longer has to share with Halle. Brandon searched high and low for the "Snow White thingy" she asked for. We finally asked her enough questions to figure out which one she was talking about. Debbie took her to Wal- Mart for her to pick out her present from them. She informed Debbie that Pa and B were getting her a Strawberry Short Cake doll. Good thing Debbie took her so we knew that... LOL She really did love all her gifts and has played with each and every one she received. I think my personal favorite was the Brite Lite from her friend, Mackay. I had one as a kid but this one is new and improved with a flat screen!!! :) Syd and I have made several pictures with it.

The kids also enjoyed hitting at the spider pinata. They each had a turn to hit at it before we finally pulled his legs to make all the candy come out. Kids are so funny grabbing all the candy they can like they have never seen candy before in their life.

Syd had a great day with her friends at her 4th birthday party. Thanks to everyone who came and helped and made it such an awesome day for her!!

Syd's Party-The Cake

Syd loved her haunted house cake. She looked over each and every detail of the cake several times. She kept talking about how wonderful the cake smelled. It was an awesome cake!! Thanks Brandon for ordering it for me and thanks mom for picking it up!!