It's Been A While

Yes, I know, I haven't blogged in forever it seems. We have been busy, busy, busy! Maybe I can start doing a little more now! So, a while back I started doing some "catching up", and I had hoped to get it finished and well...I didn't. So, I am doing it now. All of it is in crazy order, but just go with the flow people! LOL! I just really want to get some of this documented for the boys! Remember, I didn't have alot of the pictures from when Noah was little because I didn't have a digital camera, but I am gonna scan them and get them done!!! I promise!!!

So, this first picture is of me and my sister, Cassie. This was at my shower for Jonah!

This next picture is of me and Cassie and my best friend, Tanya. She was pregnant with Duke in this picture. He was born April, 19 2007 and Jonah was born December 8,2006. We were both pregnant with out first two, also. Noah was born on March 4 and Peyton was born on March 23 both in 2003. It was so neat to be pregnant with both of our children at the same time! We grew up doing EVERYTHING together...so, why not have children at the same time, too, right?? And, by the way, Cassie made the diaper cake. So cute!

Here starts crazy dating. LOL! This is Jonah on Christmas of 2007.

Jonah again at Christmas of 2007.

This is Noah aka Spiderman on Halloween of 2008!

And, Jonah was a dinosaur for halloween in 2008!

This is Noah on halloween 2006 before Jonah was born.

This was Jonah and Noah on Easter 2008.

Now, this is one of my favorite pictures EVER, because it is what Papa and these boys do EVERY TIME WE GO TO HIS HOUSE!!!! Legos!!!

This is Jonah and Noah sitting in mine and Cassie's old rocking chairs we had when we were little. This is 2008. Check out Jonah's scraped up knees!!

Noah on Christmas morning 2007. 

Noah Christmas 2007. 

Papa loving on Jonah 2007.

Noah's sweet face! 2006 before Jonah was born!

Jonah 2008

Probably my favorite picture of Noah EVER!!! This was the spring of 2006. He had just turned 3! Jonah wasn't born yet!

Another on of my favorites of Noah. Also, 2006 before Jonah was born.

Christmas of 2007, Aunt Dee spoiling the kids with gifts!

Mema loving on Jonah 2008.

Comparing K-4 Pictures

I wanted to post Pictures of Noah and Jonah on their first day of K-4 just for the sake of comparing. Awwww....look how little Noah was!!!!!! As you can see, I made Jonah wear the same thing Noah wore on his first day just so I could have this picture! The shirt is swallowing Jonah!!! Of course, it's tucked in on Noah, but he definitely was a little chubbier than Jonah.

First Day Of School

The first day of 3rd grade for Noah was Monday, August 15, 2011. This picture explains it all.....

He was excited! He came home telling all about it! He made new friends and saw a few that he already knew from baseball. He is loving it so far. Let's just hope it lasts!

Now, Jonah started K-4 on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. And this picture explains it all...... 

He was all about it over the weekend. He was ready to go, and excited. Well, when I woke him up Tuesday morning, I told him it was his first day of school, and what do you know? The first thing out of his mouth was, "I'm not going!" Oh, it was a long morning at my house!

He wanted nothing to do with taking a picture either! But, I took it anyway! It is the most pitiful face ever!!!! And, do you see those skinny legs???? Bless his heart. His legs are just like mine...were. Cause mine ain't skinny anymore, but they used to be! LOL! Of all thing he could get from me.....why the legs????

But, just so you know, when I picked him up, he was a happy camper! The teacher said he was awesome (her words exactly)! He was so excited. He said he loved it and was gonna go back every day! And....treasure box day is on Friday's. Thank the Lord for treasure box!!!

So, I hate to post more pictures of Jonah than of Noah in this post, but I had to do 2nd day pictures! I just couldn't stand for the pictures to be all sad. So, this is how he looked this morning... 

He was up and ready in a flash this morning! He had his backpack on his back at 6:50am! I told him it wasn't quite time to leave yet and he said, "I know. I'm just wearing it so I can get used to it!"

He did very good when I walked him in. He was a little shy, but  way better than yesterday! Thank goodness for answered prayers! 

He also wanted me to take a picture of his backpack with Turtle in it! Yes, he takes Turtle to school, but I bought him a new one. We leave old Turtle at home so he has him at bedtime, and he takes School Turtle (that's what he named him) with him for nap. That way, if he accidentally leaves him at school we have Turtle at home! All, is happy!

I Can See Your Ears!

Jonah got a haircut last week, and as Paw Paw says, "I can see your ears!" He has been wanting it cut so he can spike it up like Noah. Well, I can't cut that much off at one time! We are gonna have to do it gradually! He loves it, and I have already spiked it, but it's not spiked to me. It looks more like a mess because it is still pretty long. But, don't tell him. He doesn't know the difference!

He looks so different to me. And, I can see his ears. I just don't know if I like that or not! 

Tracy, the girl who cuts it, asked me if I was gonna cry. I said no! I really want to cry every morning when I am brushing the "rat nest" out of it! He had gotten horrible about me brushing it every morning. I even used detangler on it and he would still scream. So my mornings have gotten a little easier!

As I was taking pics of it outside the beauty shop, he said, "here take one of this side, too!" So here you go:

He is starting K-4 next month, and is not too excited about it. So, I used this haircut as blackmail! I told him if he got a "big boy haircut" he would have to go to school. So far, it's working, but we'll see when he has to actually go to school!
My baby isn't a baby anymore!

And, just so you can see what a mess it looks like when it's spiked...check this out:

Funny, huh?

Swimming, Sliding, and Turtle

We have been enjoying the pool!!! We usually swim every day! Since the slide got put up, that is all the boys want to do!!! We have even got Mema and Papa to slide!!! One day, swimming got the best of Jonah and he said, "Mama I want to lay down." So, he made a little tent, went in and got Turtle, and laid in the shade! Isn't this a sight???

After a little while he got up and got in the pool again, and look where he left Turtle:

I told him he might want to get Turtle up because he might get wet. So, he brought him to me and said, "here you hold him, he might be scared."

This was Jonah's first "slide". And by slide, I mean Papa sat him on it about head high and he slid down only part of the way!

Splash!

Getting a little braver!

Noah LOVES it!!!!

He's a sliding machine!!!!

He even does "stunts" while coming down!

They even love jumping in! Noah and one of his many "stunts".

CANNONBALL!!!!!!

Jonah is hilarious when he jumps in. He somehow manages to go head first!

Noah likes sliding the best!

One day Mema came and they got her to go down the slide!

And when Papa came, not only did they talk him into sliding, but they talked him into sliding in head first!!!! (sorry the blurry pic, but I was using my phone and I was trying to zoom)

Splash!

Mema and Noah

This is what Jonah usually looks like at the end of the day!