It's Been A While

But we're back. The camera is back from the shop and I'm back to my picture taking ways - much to the chagrin of Greg, Reagan and Cooper. I think they've enjoyed the last 2 weeks without a single photo being taken!

Here are a few photos from the weekend when Ms Deb and her grandson, Seth, came over to play with Reagan and Cooper while Greg and I went out.

Reagan loves to paint with Ms. Deb

Seth and Reagan painting trinket boxes Cooper thought he'd try his hand (or mouth) at painting too!

Having so much fun

She may have a future as an artist

Is this what big kids get to do?
Reagan's finished masterpiece

Takin' It To The Streets

This year instead of having a Fall Festival, our church decided to "Take it to the Streets" and give away hot dogs in neighborhoods. Greg and I signed up to be a host home (we were one of 90 homes to sign up through the church) and we had lots of help from Ronnie, Shawn, Jennifer, Lewis and Carly. Special thanks to Gigi and Papaw for coming to watch Reagan and Cooper so we could spend our time outside giving away hot dogs, apples and of course candy.

We gave away around 200 hot dogs and had to go get more. In total we gave out around 250 hot dogs in about 2 hours. Truth be told, we could have given away 100 or so more. We had a great time showing God's love in a practical way. Who knows what will come of the hot dog give away!

Ms Shawn in her witch's hat

Mr. Ronnie aka Fabio
Isabella, Carly, Jennifer and me (sorry about the hair in the face Jennifer)

How's that for service ~ didn't even have to get out of his car!

Grilling, grilling and more grilling

Carly handing out hot dogs

We had a steady crowd all night

Everyone seemed to enjoy something other than candy

Reagan designated herself as the one to hand out the candy ~ she did an excellent job

Reagan and Isabella ate a hot dog too

On a side note, this may be my last post with pictures for a couple of weeks ~ my camera had to go see the doctor. It took a tumble on Friday night, that's why the pictures are a little blurry. I hope to have my camera back by November 15th

Happy Halloween

We had a great time on Halloween. This was the 1st year that Reagan really understood what was going on. She walked, um ran, around the entire neighborhood trick or treating. She was very polite and said please, trick-or-treat and thank you. Cooper on the other hand could have cared less about trick or treating. He was enamored with all the people and the lights.

Mommy and her little ninja

The back of his costume was just as cute!
Trick or treating with Isabella

They had a great time together

Patiently waiting

Greg & I had a great time too!

Isn't she just adorable?

Halloween at School

Reagan was so excited for Halloween this morning ~ She kept saying, "Trick or treat, here I come!" The 2, 3 & 4 year old kids were going to trick or treat in the offices and classrooms of the college. A treat for both the kids and the adults!

Ready to go!

Reagan and Meliah
Reagan, Ella, & Meliah

Reagan, Ella, Meliah, & Ayden

Sweet Purple Princess

A couple of the boys were dressed as Batman, but Reagan wouldn't let them in the picture ~ she said they were too "spooky"

Eleven Months

Hard to believe Cooper is already 11 months old! He is so much fun and his personality is so big! Here are a few pictures and videos from today!

Playing Reagan's harmonica He's getting better and better at this walking stuff!

Bath time

The Tooth Doctor

Today was Reagan's 1st visit to the "Tooth Doctor". She had a very good check up and the doctor told us to keep doing what we're doing! Reagan was a perfect patient ~ I was so proud!

Ready to go in the office

Playing before her name is called

Is she going to do that to me?

Open wide All done
Reagan got "2 thumbs up" from the tooth doctor One of her prizes was an eye patch ~ Reagan said she looked just like Captain Feathersword from the Wiggles! The dental hygienist helping pick out another prize
After her visit to the tooth doctor, we drove to Asheville to have lunch with daddy. Yes, it was a long drive there and a long drive back, but Reagan enjoyed seeing where daddy works and had a great lunch with him. Cute Reagan story: as we were eating lunch Reagan started counting, "1, 2, 3...hey where's my other family? We have 4 ~ Cooper's at school, he's my family too!"

Standing next to daddy's tractor
Look how big this tractor is!

She wanted to stand on the tractor, but didn't want to ride it ~ it's too loud!

The trees are beautiful this time of year. This picture was taken while I was driving and through the windshield (maybe I shouldn't have written that part!)

Dancing with the Sandidges

Just a little glimpse into our morning!

Not the best picture, but at least they're sitting beside each other nicely!

Reagan loves to dance ~ now she has a partner!

The Trouble with Boys Is...

...they are ALWAYS into something. You can't turn your back for a minute because you never know what might happen.

First, he broke one of the slats in the blinds

Then he knocked over a floor lamp, smashing it to pieces and scratching the floor
What a mess to clean up!

But seriously, could you get mad at this face? After a brief time out (for safety purposes only while I cleaned up) Cooper was back to his fun-bull dozing ways in no time!

Step By Step

Cooper's been taking a few steps for a couple of weeks now, but every time I would get the camera he would remember that he could crawl faster than he could walk. But today, I was quick with the camera and caught him. It won't be long before he's off and running ~ and then who only knows the trouble he'll get into!

How Blessed Am I?

Greg is out of town this weekend for his Emmaus Walk, but Reagan, Cooper and I haven been very well taken care of by all of our friends from church. Thursday, Ms Kim came over with dinner and played with Reagan and Cooper so I could be on a teleconference for work and give the kids a bath. She even stayed and kept me company after they had gone to bed!

Friday, Ms Shawn helped me take both of them to the Fall Festival at their school. I couldn't have done it without her! She helped play games, eat dinner and mostly kept Cooper occupied while I was the photographer for Reagan.

Then on Saturday, Ms Deb came over to play with Reagan and Cooper so I could take a shower, run errands and just get some things done around the house. Reagan enjoyed her time with Ms Deb very, very much!

Ms Deb brought paints, paintbrushes, and paper for the budding artist

Painting a masterpiece

Ms Deb drew pictures and Reagan painted them
Cooper got his playtime in too!

Using stamps and ink pads

Reagan really enjoyed using the stamps

They also went on a stroller walk

Cute Reagan stories: When Ms Kim was getting ready to leave, Reagan told her, "you can go now, but don't take the pizza"
When I told Reagan Ms Deb was coming over to play, she said, "Ms Deb, Ms Deb ~ I really like her"