october saturdays

early saturday mornings in october have been filled with walking to support a few causes for our dear friends. henry was a trooper on both mornings getting up bright & early & enjoying the long stroller rides. each event filled me with lots of emotions tugging at my heart and tears rolling from my eyes! it makes me so proud to know these two very special people! GO AMY & GO FORD!!!!

amy decked herself out in pink!! this big smile is the perfect display for her awesome attitude these past months while battling her breast cancer. she has just recently finished her last chemo treatment & is more beautiful than ever! i'm so thankful to have her as my close girlfriend over the past 17 years. the memories have been endless & i can't wait to create even more with her down the road. i LOVE you Ames!!!!

this is ford.....is he not the cutest!!! we all decided that we would be "built ford tough" for the day!

henry, caroline & mac think doughnuts are the best way to start a 5k

charlie & henry racing to the finish line

the cannady fam

the mackey family- too hilarious!!!

and the winner of the day! ford getting close to the finish with his daddy! go team tough!!

linville 2010

how late can i be to update the blog?? sorry!! playing catch up so i'm about to do lots of posts! here are some favorite shots from our long weekend in linville with the whole family- the two kiddos, all the big kids and all the grandparents. this year was just as perfect as last but ended much better- no one left with the stomach bug!!!

this is where you would always find this girl

and this is where you would find wild man.......running.....surprised??? probably not

doing a little modeling of pants from back in the day when uncle wood was his age! too cute! i think he would fit right in on a brady bunch episode.

the favorite activity of the long weekend- golf cart rides with uncle J!

i just had to throw this one in here of my buddy. the tongue is always hanging out when in motion!

lucy being the smart one and enjoying the good ole' smores. of course henry wouldn't even touch it. it's like he isn't even mine!!

i finally got a photo with my main squeeze

searching for some free golf balls with daddy

and i will leave you with a sequence of photos: this is what it looks like when you tell little man that it is time to go home from the golf course. i'm so glad i had the camera clicking away!!! can't you just hear the whining??

settlin' back in

as you can see in these two photos we are just settling back in to our routine! the past month sure has been busy- moving back into the house (yay!), BIG family vacation in the mountains with all the grandparents and kiddos, daddies out of town for an Auburn weekend of fun, and having big installations at work. starting next week i think we will finally be back into our normal old swing of things but i just wanted to post two of my new favorite pics. the first one is from our Linville trip where these two kiddos had an absolute blast. the second one shows you just how much Hen is loving his big boy bed! LOTS more photos to come of the move, the mountains, and my two favorite little beans!!!

diving board!!!

we have discovered the diving board at the pool....thank goodness it is the end of the summer! lucy has been jumping for awhile but henry just heard about it so of course he wants to do whatever lucy does! it took about 3 tries but then he did it! i was really surprised- i honestly didn't think he would go through with it but i think the pressure of having lucy & uncle wood watching made him go for it! so for the rest of that afternoon we did a lot of treading water to catch him (great work out) & he had a blast. lucy is a total pro- she can jump in (with several styles) and swim all the way to the edge, swimmy free. watching her do this makes me realize just how much she has grown up over the summer. the time is just going way to fast!!!

pretty good two weeks

we made it to the end of the second week of potty training!! it wasn't a perfect 10 but i will say that henry did much better than i thought he was going to do the past two weeks. first week was filled with lots of accidents but this week had much more improvement.

here he is from saturday morning with a breakfast of champions celebration. he got his doughnut (his new favorite weekend treat...we walk up to cotswold & hen gets a doughnut & mom gets starbucks......yummy for both). He also wanted to proudly display his three new cars that he got each time he pooped in the potty! mcqueen (red car) has been around since we discovered CARS, so for this weeks treats he decided he wanted sheriff, mater, and doc. they go everywhere we go & he doesn't let them out of his site!

lots of funny stories the past two weeks from potty training so i won't bore you with too many but i had to write a few down so i don't forget. last tuesday he finally went #2 on the potty & it was at school (he had the whole fear thing going on & wouldn't even try it). brett & i met at church to pick him up so brett went inside to get him. i was still outside on the phone & here he comes out of the church with the BIGGEST grin i have ever seen screaming "mommy....i poo peed on the potty! i get Doc (the car)!!!". it was honestly one of those moments when i really wish i had the video camera rolling. the next occasion, yes again going #2, was this past monday. again he had not gone in over a day so we knew he was totally stopped up. he comes running into the bathroom & says he needs to potty. sits down & i walk out for a second then come back in & with the reddest face i can tell what he is doing & before it is fully out he says "i get sheriff!!" in the funniest voice. again- i wish i had the video camera!! then, the last cute story, was yesterday. he had two big accidents in his underwear with the second one being over at lucy's house. he gets so upset when this happens. i was helping him change & trying to clean things out & he looks at me and says "mommy, please don't take my cars away". how could i ever do that with that precious face & sweet little voice??? he totally has me wrapped around his finger!!!

sorry for all the bathroom talk but that is what our days are consumed of lately! let's just hope we are on the road to even more improvement!

big boy day

today was the first big boy day! henry's teachers thought we would test this week out to see how the potty training goes. if the start of the morning says anything then we need the diapers back on! he got up (had to have a bath for other reasons), got his big boy lighting mcqueen underwear on, posed for the picture, got his clothes on, ate breakfast, and then gave mommy and nice double treat in the new undies before heading out the door!!! i guess it will just be the first one of many! oh well!! we are in no rush but of course would love for one of these milestones to be checked off the list before number 2 arrives in january. enjoy the photos below- nice side view & then finally a smile to show his excitement! he is growing up way too fast for us!!!!

he insisted on having his baby in the picture....and don't you want to know what he has named his baby? here it goes: "ashley monica sara's jeep"....yes- totally weird. the first three are names of his teachers; the jeep is because sara has a green jeep & he is totally obsessed with it. i don't get it but he loves the full name. i think we can just roll with it :)

sea island days

our sea island summer days- always so much fun! we look forward to this summer trip every year to be with the california cousins. it is always filled with days at the pool & lots of yummy meals. this year was especially fun since Henry is at an "easier" age & talking up a storm, saying silly things. the one thing that did occur over the trip- on saturday morning exactly- henry started the "WHY?" phase!!! we thought we had skipped this point in the 2 yr old stage!! we started the morning out with breakfast & then did our usual routine of heading to the beach club in the car. on the way to the pool it seemed that every sentence brett or i said was followed from henry with a "why?"!!! and it hasn't stopped in the last 3 weeks!!!

enjoy the photos below from our fun summer!!

lilly & hen....hello crewcuts!! need any new models??

is this a grandparent christmas card or what???

my little bean is getting to be such a big boy. i don't know if i can handle it.

san francisco charm

on the run....of course

finally: a much needed family photo

who could resist???

we picked up a new sport while at the beach! i really couldn't get over how easy it was for him. summer sports camps here we come in the future years!