Wheels on the Bus (and Truck and Bike)...

Cooper's class went to the Apple Orchard today.  It was his first field trip where he got to ride on a bus.  We had to place the car seat in the bus this morning ~ and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to take a picture!  Ms D said the class was absolutely perfect and well-behaved for the entire trip!

Cooper picked out the seat where he wanted his car seat to go

 another mom offered to take a picture of the 3 of us

 Cooper brought home a bag of apples

 He was so proud of the apples he picked

 After school we played outside again today

Cooper found a beetle

 Reagan just wanted to ride her bike

 look at that sweet face

 for some reason, the love to yell while playing ~ look at her mouth...

 ...and his too

 Discussing something very important, I'm sure!

 What's up?

 Cooper wanted me to take a picture of the leaf he found

Our Day is Full

Our day was full ~ we started the morning with a family date at IHOP and then ran errands until we could go no more.  After lunch, it was a nap for Cooper, playing for Reagan, grocery shopping for me and mowing for Greg.  More playing and riding bikes for Reagan and Cooper, then haircuts for the boys.  And finally, we went to the Big BAM Birthday Bash for September and October birthdays (and, it didn't hurt that the TN football game was on too!).  

they kids got in a little exercise while we shopped

 The party has begun

 the birthday cake

 Cooper playing dress up

 blowing out the candles

 Happy Birthday to Us ~ Anna, Jennifer, Tara, Kara, Jill, Duane & Greg

 the kids ~ Kara, Eden, Cooper Braden, Jacob, Brandon, Erin, Reagan, Lexi, & Taylor (Anna ran out of the picture)

 (most of) the guys ~ Brian, Matt, Joel, Greg, Neal

 The gang's all here!

 Reagan and Erin playing the drums

 watching the ball game

 today was Kara's 2nd birthday

 Cooper rocked out on the guitar

 having a great time with friends

 Eden

 Getting to be thick as thieves!

Celebrate Good Times

We're still taking advantage of this wonderful fall weather by playing outside as long as we can after school every day.



it was another beautiful day for a bike ride

 Cool Rider

 So proud of her for riding her bike

 love his grin

 Reagan completed her final Dolche word list at school yesterday, so we went to Rita's to celebrate!!

she's the smartest girl ever

 Cooper was proud of Reagan too (he loves Rita's)

We "Heart" Fall

We love this time of year ~ perfect weather for playing outside.

riding scooters

 racing trucks

 we spent some time drawing with chalk too

 they were drawing a nest and blue jays

 he was pretending to be sleeping in his bed