Spending time with friends

Also this weekend we also had the opportunity to enjoy some time with our friends the Jones' and the Carrs. The boys had so much fun playing and capped the evening off with a little "super hero" action. Thank you Jennifer and Walden for inviting us to come over, we really enjoyed it. We will have you guys over to Simpsonvegas next time! Here are some cute pictures from the night - Eliza and Colin going for a "drive"

The three amigos....Tripp as Batman, Carter as Spiderman and Alexander as the Ninja turtle.

Happy Birthday Baylee!

This weekend we celebrated our oldest niece's 10th Birthday! Happy Birthday Baylee!!! It seems like only yesterday she was a little baby, but she has really grown up and we are so proud of her! Here a photo of the birthday girl, and the party was so much fun! We went to Nanny and Poppie's for a cookie cake, ice cream, and a lot of outdoor fun. The kids enjoyed taking rides on the zip line and Tripp and Colin spent most of their time riding around on their new Hummer. (Thanks to our friends the Carrs for selling us Alexander's....they are LOVIN' It!)

Fall Ball

Yes, we can not get enough!!!! Tripp started Fall T-Ball this week at Heritage Park, and Stephen took on the role as the coach! I'll have to take a few pictures when he gets his uniform, but we will be playing in this league until early November. Tripp loves it when people come to his games, so if you are interested, give me a call and I'll give you the schedule!

Atlanta Braves Game

Last weekend we loaded up, dropped Colin off in Anderson for the weekend, and took Tripp to his first MLB game in Atlanta...Go Braves! What a great weekend we had. We drove down on Saturday afternoon and stopped right outside of Atlanta at the Mall of Georgia and then in Gwinnett at the Mill Outlet Center.



Tripp had his first experience at Jillian's (just like Dave & Buster's). He enjoyed playing all of the fun Arcade Games, riding the waverunner game was a HUGE hit, and the Martian Race was another biggie. We had a little dinner, shopped for a while, and then he was ready to go to the hotel. We stopped at Bruster's for an ice cream cone then headed back for a good night's sleep. He really took it all in! He kept saying how much he loved "vacation".



The next morning we got up and headed into the city for the Braves Game - Thank you Doug for the directions, we could not believe how close we got to park to Turner Field!!! We got there early, and stayed all day. I do mean all day! The game started at 1:30, but it went 14 innings! We really did just about everything there is to do at the stadium. We watched batting practice from the outfield, looked over into the Bullpen for warm-ups, went to the Cartoon network kids play area, stood on the fence hoping to get an autograph (no such luck), ate lunch at the "Chop House" - can you say 3 hotdog lunches, $40! It was "Bark at the Park" day so we went up to the top of the stadium and saw everyone with their dogs. and to top it all off, it was Family day, so kids could run the bases after the game (which we stayed until the bitter end to do.) And the grand finale......A player threw him a Game Ball that Francoeur had hit!!!! Couldn't ask for anything more!



It was a long, tiring day, but in the end, Tripp's enjoyment made it all worthwhile. He told me that he had "fun all the way up to his head." I enjoyed watching his face as we came into the stadium. He went crazy when he saw how big it was! He held my hand and said, "I don't want to get lost here, Renee is not here to find me!" (For those who don't know, Renee works for the Greenville Drive and found him when he got separated from us once - we love her!) Anyway, I've rambled on enough. Enjoy the slide show of photos from the weekend!

Happy Labor Day (a little late!)

It seems like it has been so long since I have updated this blog! We are all recovering from a little stomach bug, and it seems we are not alone. Almost everyone I know has had it in their family as well. Tripp and Colin have really settled into their new classrooms at school, and have been enjoying the last bit of summer. Yesterday we spent the day with the Jones' and I don't think Tripp has ever had so much fun! He and Carter swam in the pool, took wild rides on the slip and slide (covered in Dawn dishwashing detergent - I'm not sure I'll ever see a slip and slide again without imagining the boys on Walden's back zooming down the hill covered in bubbles from the dish soap!) and played Fireman late into the afternoon. Thanks Jennifer and Walden for a great day!