I've lost ALL control

Luke and Carter started crawling out of their cribs last Saturday. We went 4 days straight with no nap and they finally napped yesterday and today on the floor ... after 1.5+ hours of playing. They have DESTROYED their room ... diapers, wipes, clothes strewn everywhere, taken off their pants AND diapers, only broken one thing (thankfully), and after Luke fell asleep on the floor I moved him to his bed and 10 min. later I checked on them and Carter crawled out of his own crib and climbed in Luke's crib to wake him up. I'm telling you, I've seriously lost all control!!!!! We're traveling to Birmingham tomorrow and I have no idea what our sleeping future holds ... we'll see if pack-n-plays are any better ... sorry, Robin!!

They pushed all of their socks under the door :)

Pumpkin Patch

We had a really fun Sat. morning at the pumpkin patch. The weather was perfect and all 3 boys had a blast!! We played with some friends, took a hay ride, said cock-a-doodle-doo with the rooster, played in the corn, ate some snacks and a picnic lunch, and truly enjoyed the sunshine!!

Carter enjoying the tire swing

Luke wanted to drive the tractor

Playing in the corn

Graham and Mac

Chicago

Kevin and I got to go to Chicago this past weekend with our dear friends Kyle and Courtney ... Kyle ran the marathon yesterday and did awesome!! Kevin's parents came to town on Friday afternoon and we got to celebrate Kevin's birthday before we headed out Sat. a.m. Our weather could not have been more perfect and our trip went off without a hitch. We did a lot of eating, shopping, and just hanging out. It was a really low-key trip with great friends!! Thanks to Pops and Gigi and also Shannon and Margie for helping out with our boys ... we feel blessed to have family that is willing and - even better happy - to keep our boys ... they all had a blast with everyone :)

Jumpy Fun

Kevin's parents gave all the boys a jumpy for their birthdays, and I can't even begin to tell you how much use we've gotten out of it already. I even overheard Jake say, "Graham's house is the best now!" And our next door neighbors are over on it pretty much every time it's out. It has provided loads of entertainment, and it was the perfect time to get it because our weather has been insane lately. It does fit in our den when we push back the furniture, so just know we'll definitely be setting it up some with the long winter days ahead!!

Coleman reading to Graham ... I love their hair :)

Sweet Luke

Crazy Carter

Mudroom Makeover

We just finished a little makeover of our mudroom/bathroom off of our den. The only before pics I have of the space are pics I took before we bought the house. Anyway, I'm excited to have cubbies and hope this will help keep all of the boys' stuff organized. And I LOVE our new brick floors!!

Before

After

Before

After

Happy 4th Birthday Graham!!

My little boy turned 4 today!!!! He had a birthday party at Monkey Joe's yesterday, a birthday breakfast at Pancake Pantry with Bet Bet, cupcakes at school, a trip to Sweet CeCe's with Daddy, and then even more cake tonight at home ... can we say sugar-overload. As I'm typing this, he just came out of his room to tell me that his belly hurts :) I think he may go into depression tomorrow when he finds out that it's 364 (no 365 ... it's leap year) days until his next birthday. I do believe that he felt VERY special today ... and that's exactly what he is. Graham, I love your energy and zest for life. Your endurance and the way you face challenges inspires me ... I feel like I can learn a lot from you in this area. I love your excitement and your pure joy!! I love how much fun you and your brothers have together ... oh, how I pray that y'all will continue to stay close. I love that you still hold my hand and let me hold, hug, and kiss you on a multi-daily basis. Thank you for being my initial partner in this journey of motherhood that I'm trying so desperately to do well and love you with Jesus's love. Thank you for your grace and forgiveness as I know I fail daily. I love you, my precious Graham, with all that is within me and am so excited to continue to watch you grow and know that I feel forever blessed to be your mommy.

With Monkey Joe (aka Tom)

Counting tickets with Jake and Evie

My boys with Bet Bet and Snacks

Graham had a special sleepover with Jake and Evie and Margie took them to Toys R Us to pick out his b'day present :)

Our present to him was a new Buzz bike!!

Hallelujah!!!!

School is back!!!!!!!!!!! All 3 boys had their first day of school yesterday and everyone had a great day :) We had a whole lot of togetherness during the month of August, so I think everyone (including me ... ok let's get serious, especially me) enjoyed some time away. I am very thankful for Woodmont Baptist and the incredible staff that love my boys and teach them about Jesus.

Heading out for PreK-1

Luke was excited for the Young 2s class

Not sure what Carter's face is all about

Ready for school

Luke and Carter in their new class

Graham is so big ... I can't believe he's almost 4