Go Gamecocks!

We attended our first game of the Carolina baseball season last weekend. We had 3 extra tickets, so we invited our neighbors to join us. Coleman had a blast! He spend most of his time getting snacks, visiting the bounce house and following Cocky. I am sad to say that we lost this game to Clemson!

Coleman and Bradley cheering for the Gamecocks

Disney Live

We met the Lilly Margaret's, Bradley's and Eleanor's family at Disney Live on Friday night. Because David was still sick, Callahan also came with us. The boys had a blast. The light toys, which were overly expensive, were a hit! Coleman and Eleanor were caught holding hands during the show. We are not sure if Eleanor started it or Coleman! After the show Coleman, Callahan and I went to Chick-fil-A.

Lilly Margaret, Bradley, Eleanor, Coleman and Callahan

Coleman and Callahan are throughly entertained during the show by their light toys!

Let It Snow!

It was a miracle to come home from work and school because of a snowstorm. We played in the snow until about 9 p.m., and we woke up early the next morning to play some more. It is hard to believe that Columbia received almost a half a foot of snow!

Coleman and Bradley sledding

A family snapshot in the snow

Coleman had fun throwing snowballs!

Our house...weathering the snowstorm

Happy Birthday Bradley!

Bradley had his 6th birthday party at Monkey Joe's. We had never been there before, so it was something new and fun for us. Bradley's theme was Ben Ten. Everyone had a blast bouncing around with Bradley! Thanks for including us in this special day!

Bradley and his cake

Happy 3rd Birthday Maddox!

Maddox celebrated his 3rd birthday at the fire department on Devine Street. This was one of Coleman's favorite birthday parties because he absolutely loves fire trucks! The party started at the fire department, and it ended at Za's Pizza. Coleman loved the fruit that Miss Elizabeth served as well as the yummy Za's pizza. What a cute idea for a birthday! Thank you so much for including us for this special day!

Maddox adjusting his birthday hat

What a cute picture of the boys!

Happy 1st Birthday Guerry!

We celebrated Guerry's birthday at his house. The older children played in the bounce houses in the back yard while the younger children played in the play room. We also enjoyed a video about Guerry's first year of life. Thanks for allowing us to share this special day with you!

Guerry preparing to eat his cake

Coleman and Guerry playing

Welcome Baby Reese!

On the evening of February 3rd, our new little nephew arrived weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce, 20.5 inches long. We were so excited that little Reese Jackson was finally here. Temple is doing great after an induction, which turned into a c-section. On Friday (February 5), Coleman, GJ and I drove to Atlanta to visit the new addition in the hospital. Coleman especially enjoyed being around his new cousin. On Sunday, I drove to visit Reese at his new home. He is doing great!

Uncle Jonathan, Coleman and Baby Reese

Me, Baby Reese, Coleman and GJ

Happy 3rd Birthday Carleigh!

Carleigh celebrated her third birthday at the Funzone. We had a really good time celebrating with her and many of Coleman's classmates at McGregor. Coleman enjoyed pizza and cake. Thank you so much for including us in this special day!

Coleman and Carleigh getting ready to go down the slide

Carleigh, Skylar, Seabrook and Abbey

Happy 3rd Birthday Frank!

Frank celebrated his birthday at his house. This was a lot of fun because the children could play with all of Frank's cool toys! The children ate pizza and the cake was a giant chocolate chip cookie. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Frank and celebrating this special day with him!!!

Frank enjoying pizza with one of his friends

A Day at the Zoo

Over the Christmas break, we enjoyed a beautiful day at the zoo with Misty, Riley and Bradley. We were at each exhibit at the perfect time! We saw the gorilla show, which Coleman thought was so cool because he was basically sitting right next to a gorilla. We also were in time to feed the giraffes as well as several other animals. Coleman's favorite part was the pony ride. This was Coleman's first ever pony ride, and he rode on a pony named Spooky.

After the visit to the zoo, we went to Chick-fil-A and ate a yummy lunch!

Coleman riding Spooky

Bradley, Riley and Coleman...modeling his sippy!

Our Neighborhood Children's Christmas Party

On Sunday, our neighborhood had a Christmas party for the children at the clubhouse. Santa was the main attraction, but there was also a balloon artist, and the children were able to make gingerbread houses. It was a lot of fun for all of the children and the adults!

Charlie and Coleman sitting in Santa's chair together
Coleman and Mommy making a gingerbread house

McGregor Christmas Program

Coleman had the Christmas program for each of his preschool classes last week. We heard him sing, "Go Tell It On the Mountain" for weeks! I was quite surprised when he was busy looking around and waving to us instead of singing during the program. It was so cute! We had a great first part of the year at McGregor. What a blessing!

Coleman's class singing...

Coleman, Evan and Abbey are playing together after the program

Happy 4th Birthday Callahan!

Callahan celebrated his 4th birthday at Monkey Business in Lexington. It was a very cool place because there were live monkeys and rides inside the building. We had a great time hanging out with Callahan and a lot of Coleman's friends from preschool.

Laney (Abbey's older sister) and Coleman on the ferris wheel

Callahan blowing out his candles

Happy 2nd Birthday Coleman!!!

On Saturday, November 1, we celebrated Coleman's second birthday at EdVenture. The theme was firetrucks and dalmations. Coleman gave his friends a dalmation cookie and a fireman's hat as a party favor. He really had a great time playing with his friends, at one of his favorite places to visit!

Coleman in the grocery store sporting his fireman's hat

Coleman preparing th blow out the candles on his cake

Trunk or Treat

On Wednesday night, we had Trunk or Treat at church. We began the night with a dinner in the family hall. After dinner, Coleman went from car to car in search of candy. After collecting each piece, he attempted to eat each piece. His favorite part was the bouncy house.

Coleman, aka THE PUPPY

Coleman eats a sucker while posing with Eli

Coleman's Birthday at Preschool

The week before Coleman's birthday, I took cookies decorated as cakes, white cheese puffs and Capri Suns for the children to eat. Our plate and napkin theme was Elmo, Coleman's favorite character.

Miss Beth's and Miss Kay's class on Tuesday

Miss Susan's and Miss Lynne's class on Wednesday

An Afternoon at Harmon's Tree Farm

We met Conner at Harmon's tree farm on a beautiful afternoon. The boys enjoyed looking at the animals as well as playing with the pumpkins. Coleman thought that each of the small pumpkins was a ball. We actually had to buy two because he had thrown one around so much!

Conner and Coleman posing with their pumpkins

Happy 2nd Birthday Ava and Carter!

We drove to Easley to go to Par Tee time, which is a bounce place, to celebrate Ava's and Carter's second birthday. We hate that we do not get to see them more often! Thanks for inviting us to your monkey themed party!

Ava and Coleman

Carter and Ava with Mommy and Grandma opening gifts

Happy 2nd Birthday Emily!

We went to My Gym to celebrate Emily's second birthday! We had a great time, and thought it was one of the coolest 2 year old birthday parties we had been to. Thanks for inviting us to celebrate your special day! It is so hard to believe that our birthdays are only 1 day apart!!!

Coleman and Emily

Go Gamecocks!!!

We took Coleman to his first USC game a few weeks ago. USC was playing Florida Atlantic. Coleman's biggest challenge was keeping still. We got there an hour early, and were able to stay for a total of about 2 hours. We took Coleman all around the stadium, including behind the student section. He was excited to see Cocky, but he was not quite ready to sit through a football game. Maybe next year!

Coleman and Daddy

Coleman and Mommy