Thanksgiving

I was so excited about Ethan's new accomplishment (riding his bike without training wheels) that I neglected to blog about Thanksgiving. We had such a nice relaxing time at home, just the four of us. I had every intention of cooking, but Chris encouraged me not to. Now, that could be taken two ways, BUT I am certain he was referring to the fact that it was just us. No reason to spend the extra money when the kids wouldn't have eaten half of what I would have cooked. I did keep with my family's tradition of having heavy hors d'oeuvres though and then we went out to dinner. I did not take any pictures other than the videos, but I do have pictures in the album of Ethan's Thanksgiving Day Feast at his school.

Proud

Five

Five years old. My little boy is growing up so incredibly quick. Too quick. It was a bittersweet day for me on Thursday. I don't think that Ethan thought he actually turned five until Saturday, when he had his cake. The cupcake cake that we brought to his school on Friday didn't even count as his birthday to him! We celebrated from Thursday to Saturday! On Thursday, we went with some friends to the North Carolina Symphony. That evening we let him pick where he wanted to eat and he chose Outback. He loves the "long" macaroni and cheese. On Friday, as I mentioned, Chris and I brought a cupcake cake to his school and had a little party for him. Saturday was the big bowling party! With over 20 kids, it was a success to say the least! That was the first time that I have ever been to a bowling party and it was very easy. Ethan was very grateful for everything that he received. I am so glad that we are blessed with so many great friends and family. I have not looked through the photos very well, but went ahead and posted them anyway. There are tons of them!

Ethan Christopher - born at 4:44 pm!

The Symphony Crew - Ms. Gladys, Amanda, Isaiah, Maggie, Caleb & Ethan (Grandma had her very first symphony experience as well!).

Ethan's fancy footwork!

Emerson's first bowling experience.

My superhero!

Daddy, There's A Monster In The Garage!

Happy Fall Y'all!

The Lord's Army

Emerson's version:

Halloween

What a beautiful Halloween we had this year! It was so warm! We have celebrated every Halloween since Ethan's birth with The Turner's, so this year was no exception! Mandy and I prepared some finger foods for everyone. While Ella and Kami handed out candy, we all hopped on the golf cart and went trick or treating. The kids all got a ton of candy that Chris is very thankful for. They have only had a piece or two since Halloween and Chris has eaten about a handful a day! We thought for sure that we would not run out of candy this year since we had about 20 pounds, but we did! I think our neighborhood is "the" place to go for candy in this county! Luckily it was at the end anyway. I didn't take many pictures, but the ones I did take are in the album.