Happy Days Are Here Again

Yeah! It's hard to believe it, but Walker and Kathryn had their first day of Weekday Preschool yesterday. And guess what, that's not the best part! They go back again tomorrow!! I know, I still feel the need to pinch myself. Eleven total hours of freedom a week. It's almost to much to handle.

Oh, I kid! I love my babies, but there is nothing quite like running errands without having to bring along juice boxes, crackers, gummy snacks, duck blanket, Quack Quack, and two two-year olds:) It's pure heaven.

Here's some pictures of their big day (unfortunately, it was a rainy first day, so all of the pictures were taken in the car!).

And this is me back home:) Just kidding. This is one of the tigers at the zoo. Matt snapped a picture of him snoozing on our visit Labor Day.

Tour Schedule To Be Announced

Mimi, Walker and Kathryn may be hitting the road soon. With their unbelievable talents, this trio could have quite the future on stage. Here are some shots from last Saturday night's performance...

Here are a few additional pictures from our fun weekend in Birmingham...

Family Fun

We were so excited to travel to Birmingham this weekend for Devon Ann's FIRST birthday! Can you say, Aloha? We had so much fun at the Hawaiian-themed birthday party! (I hope to have pictures of the party to add later!)

We also had so much fun staying with Cori, Daniel, Little D and Cephus. Here's Daniel watching tv with Uncle Matt. So cute!

After much needed naps on a rainy Saturday afternoon, everyone gathered back at Cori's for a yummy pizza dinner. Here are freshly bathed cousins, Mimi and Daniel, reading bedtime stories with Nana and Papa.

Walker is never too far from a pack of crayons. Here the guys are coloring with Papa.

And Sissy's never far from Quack Quack!!


Sunday morning Nana and Papa joined us at Cori's before we headed to breakfast at the Original Pancake House. YUM! Here are Walker, Kathryn and Daniel playing with Papa. So cute!!

We are so blessed to have these wonderful memories. Thanks Aunt Coco for the pictures!

A New Do

Walker got a brand new (and much needed) do this afternoon. It's been almost two months, and he was beginning to look like the shaggy dog:) Here he is (for some reason he was associating "smiling" with opening his mouth??).


And his handy side kick was there to lend her support. She even scored a lollipop for all of her help!

Fancy Nancy, Butterflies and an Old Standby

We ventured to the zoo again this weekend. Thankfully, it was a very pleasant afternoon, high eighties but relatively low humidity. We saw the butterflies for the first time, and Dad was able to practice his photography skills.

We, of course, had to go past the giraffes so Kathryn could tell us they have a "yong, yong neck!" Unfortunately, our visit was cut a little short because a monkey got loose:)

Perhaps the best part of the visit was the carry out we picked up from Bhan Thai on our way home! We just don't have Thai that good out east!

This was Kathryn at breakfast Saturday morning! I think she could rival Fancy Nancy in her desire to be "oh so fancy." She doesn't speak French yet, but we may just need to start working on that. I need someway to put that French minor to use!!

And here's an old standby...English muffin pizza!

All you need is the following ingredients:

English muffins
Pizza sauce (or spaghetti sauce)
Pepperoni
Mozzerella cheese

Simple spoon the pizza sauce on the split muffins and top with the pepperoni and mozzerella (or your favorite topping of choice). Place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 425 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

Easy and equally delicious!!

So who's the cookie monster this week?

Well, we stepped it up from the break and bake cookies last Friday. This week, we actually had to add an egg and a stick of butter to our M&M cookies.

Everybody had their turn to stir...

But who do you think won the Cookie Monster Award???

You guessed it....Walker! The best spoon licker this side of the Mississippi!

Pictures...