First Day of School!

Yesterday was the first day of Pre-K for Mr. Carter!  And little E is in the Toddler B classroom now.  SO cute! 

The rest of summer...where did it go?!

The post title says it all...Summer has come to a close VERY quickly!  We had a really fabulous rest of our summer - lots of fun stuff captured in the pics below!

Got to build a bug house at Home Depot one Saturday morning.  Carter LOVES going to these...we've been taking him since he was 2!

Lots of backyard pool fun!  Love these little pigtails :)

So much good ol' hanging out time with me and the kids.  Especially in the mornings! 

Play time and story time at the library!  (Side note:  1 year olds CANNOT really handle the library.  We had to make some mad dashes out when she would take pure JOY in ripping all the books off shelves!  Ha!)

Such a sweet pic Allison took of C at the zoo...

Another great shot that Allison got!

Wouldn't be summer without trips to the zoo!

This never gets old...

Such a little beauty...

Mommy and Carter had a movie date to see Rio 2.  And Daddy and Carter had a movie date to see Planes: Fire and Rescue!

We've realized this poor little girl has NO girl toys...

Loving Starbucks just like Mommy :)

Sweet, sweet time with great friends!  LOVE these kiddos and their families! 

First family vacay....to beautiful Galveston!  The seaweed was...well...there.  And in abundance.  But it didn't stop anyone from having some fabulous fun!

This little one LOVED the beach.  For hours upon hours a day. 

Daddy and C made some super cool guns out of these awesome blocks one morning.  So cute!

Loving time out on the porch every morning and evening!

#didnteventurnonthetv

Scotty, Alex and Gigi came down the last day and night we were there to have some family fun! 

Couldn't pay Emm to look at the camera...she just wasn't feeling it!

Sweet cousins!

Did you know that seagulls love goldfish?  As in goldfish crackers?  Everytime Emm dropped her snacks in the sand or water, we gave them to the birds!  We were their best friends :)

Daddy, Emm and C...and our best friend for the week, seaweed!  Seriously though, it was SO fabulous.  So relaxing.  Such a wonderful family bonding time.  And the kids were SO good, shockingly good in fact.  We literally spent 4 to 5 hours a day at the edge of the water.  Just.Playing.  SO nice to take the time out to spend this time together and make unforgettable memories!  #iwantabeachhouse

The last few months...

I can't believe I am about to update the blog for the first time in 2+ months!  I will try and keep it relatively short...and update everyone as we go!

To sum up quickly, our doll Carter is almost 4 1/2 years old and just finished playing in the PBA 5-Tball league on the Blue Jays!  And our sweet Emmerson is now 15 months old!  (And weighs 27 pounds and is 32.25 inches - both in the 95th percentile!  What a big girl!!)  We have had SUCH a good summer so far...can't wait for the rest!  :)

At t-ball practice one Thursday evening.  Go Blue Jays!

LOVE these looks she gives...

# 22 just like Daddy...

Baby girl had to get tubes in May...but since then, no more sickness!  Sleeping all night!  And TONS of talking...some of the words she knows and uses on a consistent basis:  mama, dada, carter, dog, ball, baby, book, mickey mouse (my favorite word she has!), bowl, more, choo choo, shoes, and of course no! 

Love some sidewalk chalk!

Of course she tried to eat the sidewalk chalk!

We took a trip to Houston in May to celebrate Mother's Day, Tim's birthday and my Dad's birthday.  Had to get some quality time in with sweet Alex!

The 3 amigos at Bouncin' Bears!

We went to the park to play a little baseball and the boys got to sit in the back of a REAL police car!  SO cool!!

Had to take a trip to the Houston Zoo :)

Emmerson and her buddies Henry and Emily at t-ball :)

LOVE this sweet face...

Who knows what is going through her mind!

Backyard pool fun!

I had a great night out with the girls at Mi Cocina!  It had been WAY too long...

Hubby and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary with a yummy dinner at Houston's and a night at the Improv to see Charlie Murphy (Eddie's brother).  HILARIOUS!  We had SUCH a fun night...I love this man SO much!

Oh her looks...

Sweet brother and sister after an afternoon of swimming :)

Hitting up the splash park!

:)

Of course we have been to the zoo several times already this summer.  Juba has been RIGHT by the glass each time...so cool...

Look at this chunk!  She was yelling "mickey mouse" in this pic!

Out for a drive at the mall :)

Carter is SERIOUSLY the sweetest brother in the world...

Fun videos!

A couple of videos I took last night...The first one shows exactly how Emmerson is CRAZY about Carter!  He makes her laugh like no one else...and I LOVE how she is kind of trying to imitate what he is doing to the sand box  / yelling.  Melts.My.Heart.  The second one is our big girl taking some steps!  So super cute...

Emmerson is 13 months old...and Easter fun!

Sweet little E is 13 months old!  This last month has seemed quite long...she has been fighting strep and an ear infection (currently on her second round of antibiotics).  So she has not been a very happy camper!  Poor girl.  We have been at the doctor's office about 4,327 times...and have another appointment next week.  If her ears aren't clear, we're headed to see an ENT (sigh).  Prayers for her health would be much appreciated!  Other than the ear issues / strep, she is great.  She is starting to enjoy more big girl food - especially macaroni & cheese (go figure!).  She also likes grilled cheese, oranges, mashed potatoes, strawberries and Chick-Fil-A nuggets & waffle fries (that's my girl!)  She is definitely becoming more brave in trying new things.  It's just taking a lot longer than it did for Carter!  She loves standing and climbing.  She loves playing in Carter's sand table, swinging and doing ANYTHING outside.  Literally we have moved her high chair outside - and this is where we eat EVERY meal.  Ok by me - b/c I love being outside too!  Until the temp gets to be 100 degrees this summer...don't know what we'll do then! She is also starting to say more...ball is her favorite word!  She says Dada, Mama, Da (for dog - anytime she sees Jake, Tyson or Grace) and I SWEAR she tries to say Carter ALL...THE...TIME.  Because of course he is still her favorite person in the world!  And the biggest news is she has taken her first steps!  But she is SO cautious...she just stands there, reaching out for me like "help me Mommy!" Then she usually just sits back down and crawls.  But she's done it!  So I know she'll get more confident in the days / weeks to come.  Then there will be no stopping her!

In spite of her not feeling well, we were able to go to church for Easter - AMAZING!  We even made it through the whole service without being called out for her - woo hoo!  (The weekend before, we got called out because she started crying, got so worked up that she vomited - awesome).  Carter had his last soccer game that weekend too - and scored 2 goals!  (We won't mention how at least one was in the other team's goal - ha!)  We also got to spend some quality time at Tim's parents house with the Williams side of the family.  All in all, a nice weekend spent together in awe of and focused on Christ's resurrection...thank you Lord for all you have done!

So tired at dinner...

Silly faces!

Easter Egg Hunt at Willow Bend Learning Center with Carter's best bud!

Just say 'no' to the Easter Bunny!  Ha!

Poor thing...

They had a petting zoo as well...

About as excited with the real bunnies as she was with the Easter Bunny!



Easter goodies for C!

More goodies for our little lady :)

She LOVED sitting in this chair.

Happy girl!



Trying to get a cute pic...love how Carter is posing...

And now crossing his feet...probably thinking "Come on lady, I have better things to do than pose for pictures!"

Such a big girl!

E being silly with Colson.

E and Nolan.

Cutie pie!

Emmerson's first Easter Egg Hunt!  She found one egg...then sat down and practiced picking it up, putting it in her basket, taking it out and repeating...and repeating...and repeating...

E and DD :)

All the boys...big and small...playing Frisbee in the backyard.

This little girl loves playing ball! 

The whole Williams gang.  Can't believe we got all the kiddos looking - it's an Easter miracle!  ;)

Pops being silly taking the boys for a ride in the wheel barrow.

This is what I mentioned above...she found her one egg.  And here she sat.  Putting it in and out of her basket - too cute!

Pops really wanted a pic of everyone in front of his pecan tree :)