Take me out to the Ballgame!

This afternoon we went to the Greenville Drive baseball game with our friends the Carrs and Jones'. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did! We also saw Connor, so there were a lot of friends for Tripp to enjoy. Here is a cute picture of the Three Amigos: Carter, Tripp and Alexander. Tripp was really trying to be a good big brother and help Colin on the slide. Poor Colin looks like Tripp is choking him....but they laughed at the bottom, so I guess all was not a loss. We also have met Jered Stanley's parents, they are so very nice and we told them how thankful we are to Jered for being so kind to Tripp. Tripp really looks up to him, and he has been an outstanding role model for him. I'm sad that the season is ending and Tripp will not be able to see him again. I hope he does well and gets to go up, but we are really going to miss him!

School Days, School Days

We have been entirely too busy lately! I've had no time to sit down and actually post something new. Tripp and Colin moved up into their new classes at school this week. (Hence these cute pictures of the first day of "school" for them, I think Colin would have rather gone swimming with that snorkel!) Tripp is now in 4K and I can hardly believe how much he has grown over the summer. I'm sure when the weather turns cooler, the child will have nothing to wear! He ended up getting Mrs. G-na again this year... YEAH!!!! (Those of you who don't know Mrs. G-na, she is a Goddess of Pre-K!!! She is fun, creative, loving and I could go on and on... She moved from 3K to 4K and we really wanted Tripp to stay in her class.) She has been such a blessing to him (and us) that I couldn't even imagine what it would have been like if he didn't get her. He would have been devastated, he loves her, big time!

Colin moved up to the toddler room and has the nicest teachers, I look forward to getting to know them just as well as Mrs. G-na, but he seems to really like going in the morning, he always wants to get down to play as soon as we arrive.

Well, I'll go for now, but check back next week for more interesting news from the Smiths, we are going to Camden this weekend for Elizabeth Pruett's 1st Birthday Party - See you soon, Christen!

Panthers Training Camp

Today is the day Stephen and Tripp have been waiting for - their annual trip to the Carolina Panthers Training Camp! They had the best time, Tripp got to see his "buddy" Jake Delhomme, he played a little football at the "Panthers Experience" for kids, and drank sweet tea from the Beacon (which apparently was a big deal to him, and I don't blame him, I love Beacon tea too!)

John Fox

Brad Hoover

Jake Delhomme

Carleigh

Saturday our neice Carleigh came to visit for a few hours. Tripp and Colin really enjoyed having her around. She is so much fun! She treats Colin like he is a doll and tries so hard to "help" and She really looks up to Tripp. They played with Moon Sand, wrote all over the driveway with sidewalk chalk, ate McDonald's Happy Meals and then played trains all afternoon.