The Race is On!

Tonight we went to the race track with some of our friends.  We had taken Reagan and Cooper to a race shop a few months ago and wanted to see how well they would do at an actual race (Greg wanted to expose them to racing at the local level before spending the money on the big ticket races!)



Hickory Motor Speedway

 the cars lined up for qualifying

 it was a little loud

 much better with ear plugs!

 Cooper waving the checkered flag

 before the races began, we were able to go down on the track and meet some of the drivers

 they were even allowed to autograph one of the cars

 Cooper signed his name too

 Coo

per!

 getting a few autographs

 Cooper loved this car!

 Let's go racing!

he waved this flag for almost 2 hours

 Reagan wanted in on the flag-waving action!

Just Because...

...they're so cute!

Bed Buddies

Early this morning, around 5am, Greg and I were awakened by laughter coming from upstairs. Reagan and Cooper were playing and having a great time. However, when it was time to get up for the day, they were O.U.T!

Slumber Party

Last night, for the first time ever, Reagan & Cooper slept in the same bed. Gigi & Bubba came for a visit this weekend ~ so we decided to prepare for our upcoming vacation and let them sleep in the same room...and let Gigi & Bubba sleep in Cooper's bed rather than the air mattress!

Looks like they got right to sleep

Brother & Sister

We spent a little time outside this evening before the kids decided it was just "too hot" and they were just "too tired" to be out any longer.

Reagan has become a scooter riding expert

Cooper has been a lawn (sidewalk) mowing expert for a while now!

when we came back inside, Reagan wanted to read to Cooper, she chose her dinosaur book

The girl knows her dinosaurs

Friday Fotos

We began celebrating the 4th of July around here today. The kids wore their red/white/blue outfits to school/camp.

His smile lights up his entire face

Her smile will light up her entire face too ~ even if she's going through a silly smile phase now!
I tried and tried and tried to get a picture of the two of them together, but it wasn't happening. So, Reagan agreed to pose for "just 1 more" picture...

Bubba Comes to Town

Bubba came for a quick visit tonight before heading out tomorrow. But as Reagan so aptly put it, "He forgot Gigi at home. Why did he do that?" Maybe next time she'll get to come too!

as soon as he got here, Cooper put on his shoes and was ready to go outside, but since they had already had their baths, play was limited to indoors

Rainy Days

It was a rainy day today ~ just another reason to show cute pictures of the kids!!

He loves to look at himself in the camera preview

Not sure where the goofy grin is coming from these days

Art Shop

After school Wednesday, I took Reagan and Cooper to a craft shop downtown where they were able to create and paint their own masterpieces. Reagan had a lot of fun. Cooper...he would have had more fun if he could have run around the store freely.

Picking out her paints

Helping Cooper with his artwork Showing Cooper where to paint

Washing the paintbrushes

We can pick up the finished pieces in about a week after they've been fired in the kiln.

Fall Fun

With such wonderful weather today, we couldn't help but play outside!

a boy and his truck!

Asking what she can do to help

Didn't want to get dirty cleaning up the yard

Putting the brush in Cooper's truck

Helping rake leaves

Cooper helped too

Making a big pile

How many Sandidges does it take to rake a pile of leaves?

Jump!

Jump!

Getting dirty

Throwing leaves

Whee!

Big jump

So much fun

Can't you just hear her squeal?

I wish I had the video camera to record their giggles

Daddy found Reagan playing hide and seek

Love his smile

Love her smile too!