Happy Birthday Mom and Robin

Today is Robin's birthday and tomorrow is my mom's.  We celebrated both of their birthday's last night.  We went to dinner at Outback, one of our favorites.  We had the best service we have had in a long time and enjoyed our dinner together....it was so good.  We came back for cake, cookie cake and ice cream. Chance of course cant have a party without candles and PARTY HATS.  He had been practicing singing happy birthday to Nana and Bobbin all week.  He was so excited to sing and blow out the candles.  After dessert and presents we watched football and played bowling on Wii.  Sorry Robin and Mom, he loves this so much and I think he secretly thinks that when its someone elses birthday he thinks it is his too.  :)  We bougth balloons and he got a new toy too.  Why not, right?
We had a mini photo shoot after dinner outside the restaurant.  Here are the photos from last night....

 This is the story of our lives right now...Chance does not cooperate when taking pictures! :)

 This was Chance as we took pictures...

 Chance had their gifts open before they could sit down... :( Good thing mom and Robin are good sports! 

Happy Birthday!  I love you both so much and hope yall had a great birthday!

Happy Birthday Granny

Today we celebrated Chance's Granny (Doug's mom) 65th birthday.  We went to Red Lobster, wore party hats and had cake and ice cream. 

The "Boys"

I found these photos from football games and one was at the huge homecoming pep rally we had and Chance was on the field with Doug, my dad and my brother.  Yes...they all coach together.  God is so good. 

 They were having a good time...

 Love these pictures of all 4 of them. 

 There are many conversations with the ref's. 

 

This picture of my brother is sweet if he is praying but if this is the way he stands this cracks me up!

 Intense. 

Under Armour Boy

I think Chance looks so cute in his Under Armour shirts his Nana bought him.  I think he looks cute in anything he wears but today I grabbed my camera as he was outside playing. 

 By the time I snapped 5 pictures he was telling me "Enough, Enough Mommy...more later, later"  He says "later" to almost everything he doesnt want to do something.  Tonight he kept telling me "later" when it was time for bath.  He pointed to his feet and said "look my feet are clean, no bath"  I laughed so hard it was so cute!

 This morning he and I went for a run (it took us 30 min to go around the block)...he ran the whole time but we had to stop for cars and eveything he would see along that way that was a distraction.  Then we went to the jumpy place and took good Saturday naps, I went on a run later in the evening while the boys mowed and rode on his tractor.  Tonight we grilled out and now are relaxing watching some Diego. :)  My favorite kind of Saturday. 

 Here he is upset that his Daddy go the wrong golf club. 

 I have to write about this because it was so sweet and sincere.  He has been talking a lot about my grandpa who passed away a few months ago.  When he hears a train he says "train like at Papa's house"  He asks a lot where PaPa is and it is so hard to explain to a 2 year old that someone has gone to heaven to be with Jesus.  Today we heard a train and he said "go to Papa's house" and I said where is Papa, Chance? and he said "Papa is at CiCi's"  I couldnt help but chuckle!  He was so serious.  I wonder if there is a CiCi's pizza in heaven?  :)  We truly miss talking to my grandpa.  There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about him.  He is so missed.

 Hope everyone had a happy happy Saturday.

I also want to share this link to my best friend's mom's blog.  Ashley's mom linked up with "Show us your singles" from Kelly's Korner blog.  Ashley is one of the most amazing women I know and glad to call her my bestie!!  Her mom couldnt have wrote anything more perfect about Ashley and the woman that she is.  She would truly make an amazing mom and wife one day!!  GO check out her story....
http://jbkoble.blogspot.com/2012/09/ashley-28-from-austin-texas.html

Football Games

*Today was the first day of Chance's school that he did not cry walking in and didnt cry when my mom dropped him off, PRAISE THE GOOD LORD ABOVE! :)*

Around our house we live for Friday's because we have a football game to go too.  This Friday however is our off week and there will not be a game. :( There are 3 little boys, including Chance, that are caoches kids.  They are all 3 and under, Chance is the youngest of the three.  They were messes at the game Friday.  Here are their sweet faces...

 

 Mason, Chance and Brae - all being silly.  Well my son was for sure!

 

This past weekend - My husband had this bright idea to wrap Chance like a mummy.  Chance had so much fun with it!

 

 and played with legos...

 This sign is perfect for the season of our lives.  I need one for baseball season too. ha!

Happy Tuesday!

1st day of Mother's Morning Out

Chance started going to a Mother's Morning Out program, we call it school, two weeks ago.  His first day was 9-4-12.  He only goes in the mornings on Tuesday and Thursday's.  Here are a few pictures of his first day.

 He was sooo excited his first day...key word, first day. 

 My mom, his amazing Nana, bought him this cute backpack.  He is so proud of it.  :)

 These are pictures on the way to Nana's.  My mom takes him and picks him up.  I went the first day with him and he did pretty good.  I was so nervous.  I honestly have been very worried about this new process of going and staying with someone else besides his family.  His teacher is amazing!  The amazing Ms. Candi.  She is so sweet and has done so well with Chance. 

 

 Here he is the first day waiting patiently outside the church.

 

He has so much fun when he is there.  Ms. Candi said that he tells her "I so excited" all the time.  Here is a picture of him and anothr little girl in the class painting their Owls.  The theme for the year is Owls.  They are the little "hoots". 

They have this rope that each kid gets a ring to hold on to as they go place to place.  Chance is the 4th kiddo and I was shocked he wasnt still on the playground and they would be dragging him in.  He has been so excited about going and playing in the sandbox to build his dinosaur.  Unfortunately they havent let the kids play in the sand.  I dont blame the teachers but this poor little boy was so ready to do that.  :( 

Now, onto the bad part...Chance wakes up every morning, EVERY.MORNING. saying "no school momma, no school, go later"  Well when it comes time for later he is kicking and screaming, not wanting to go.  My poor mom has had to drag him in the door, and Ms. Candi has to pull Chance away from my mom.  Then Nana leaves crying, Chance is crying, I am crying at school with my sweet 8th graders - worried about him.  But every time my mom goes back to get him he has had the best day!!  :)  Ms. Candi has told us he cries for maybe 1-5 min. after Nana leaves but then is so happy the rest of the time.  We are praying for smoothier mornings in the weeks to come.