Charley - 5 Years Old

Favorite color: Pink...oh, and my other favorite colors are purple and silver and gold!

Favorite food: Chicken nuggets and quesadillas...well, I know I have more favorite foods, I just can't think of them all right now.

Favorite place to go eat: Ravioli (Olive Garden), Chicken-the-fla, and Chuy’s...I like to go out to eat.  I like fun places where I can play and have fun...those are the best dates ever!

Special treat: Dairy Queen mini Oreo blizzards and cookies and cupcakes and cake and cookies...did I already say that?  I like lots of candy, too...especially sour!

Favorite drink: lemondade, Diet Coke, Coke, Sprite, juice, Capri Sun and apple juice

Favorite show to watch: Sofia, Goldie and Bear, and Full House

Favorite movies: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Descendants, Tangled, Brave, Richy Rich, that Ghost movie (Casper) and Frozen

Favorite church song: "Artillery," "Jesus Loves Me," "Jesus Loves the Little Children" and "Blue Skies"

Favorite song: "Callin' Dibs," "Sleep Walking" ("Burning House"), "My Kinda Night," and "Small Boat" ("Fight Song")

Friends: Sawyer, Olivia, Sam, Candice, Keyton, Harper, Finley, Dathan, Kobey, Laney, Parker, Lily, Emmy, Logan, Madelyn, Layla, Audrey...all my dance class friends...and my school friends...and my church friends...Josie, Blake, and Sophie.

Favorite things to do: Spend time with my family.  Play with my friends and family.  I like to get exercise by riding bikes and swimming.  I love sleep overs with Granny Martha and Granddad Charlie, my friends and my cousins.  I like to sleep in Daddy's bed when Mommy is gone.  I love doing puzzles with lots of pieces and making crafts.  I love to go places...dance class, gymnastics (except the day after because I am so sore), t-ball, Chuck E Cheese, Pump It Up, New York City, the beach, the trampoline place with Amma and doing everything in Kentucky with my Granddad.

iPhone pics from the last three months

Charley's Birthday Celebrations

Charley had so many fun birthday celebrations with different friends and family leading up to her actual birthday, which was spent in New York City with Momma and Daddy.  I love how she was able to get extra special time with these sweet people before we left for our trip!

Laney turned 6 and Charley turned 5...they loved having their own special celebration, including a DQ ice cream cake and slumber party!!!

Keyton came over for a play-date and brought birthday cupcakes!!!

Charley loved her present from Aunt Kari and Diana...I would have loved it better had they been here to actually help with the assembly of the large craft in that box!

We went to Chuy's with Sam, Josh, Rachel, Amma and Granddad after church.  She got a new Barbie and outfits and a fun book for the plane from Sam.  Amma and Granddad gave her money for her trip to NYC...money well spent!

Marilyn came over the day before we left...five $5 for the big girl turning 5!!!  

Valentines Weekend

Daddy was gone on the Men's Retreat for church during part of Valentines weekend, so the girls and I went to Kentucky.  Of course Daddy came up as soon as he was finished.  We had such a great weekend!  From the minute we got to Kentucky, Charley was telling Granddad she had a surprise for him and that it was hidden somewhere in the house.  We went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner on Saturday night, and Charley told him she couldn't wait any longer and wanted to give him his present as soon as we got home.  She said, "Granddad, did you get me anything?"  He said, "Ok, I'll be right back."  I just about fell over when he walked out to his 4-Runner and came back with Valentines for the girls...that he purchased all by himself!!!  Sweetest. Thing. Ever.

Granny Martha gave us all the best Valentines gift...she COOKED!  And it was wonderful...better than wonderful...my mouth is watering at this very minute just thinking about it!  And Aunt Katie watched the girls for a few hours so Momma, Daddy, Amma and Granddad could go see a movie!  I love how we spent our Valentines weekend!

Carter 1 Year 3 Months

Hi...My name is Carter and all of my quarterly iPhone pictures show me getting into something or wearing jammies!  My Mommy and Daddy say I am a hand full!  I don't believe it!