Sweet Boys

I walked into the den and found Matthew and Ethan watching a video together on Matthew's phone. It's so sweet that Matthew let Ethan lay on him like this. My kids are a lot sweeter to each other than I was with my siblings.

Corley Family Reunion

Today we went to Jeremy's Uncle Marks house for a family reunion. Their house backs up to a lake and the kids (and Nana) enjoyed paddle boating and fishing.

Sleeping Buddy

Olivia has started wanting to hold a stuffed animal as she falls asleep rocking, today she picked Raggedy Andy. I don't leave one in bed with her yet, but had to snap a picture of her holding him tight before I took him away.

Dresses, Ruffles, Bows, and Curls

I still have to pinch myself because I really have a little girl!!! I love dresses, ruffles, bows, and curls! Olivia is everything I imagined life with a girl would be like and I look forward to more girly things as she gets older.

Go Ethan!!

Ethan finally figured out he could swim without his floaties while we were at the waterpark in Louisville. Today he took the next step and jumped off the diving board!! Go Ethan!

Matthew got Gas!

Matthew had to get a couple of fillings today (his first) and he was a nervous wreck!! You should have seen him shaking in the waiting room. They decided to give him laughing gas and he did great!!

Caleb in Florida

Perk of having a best friend that is an only child??? You get to go on vacation with them!! Caleb went with Logan and his extended family to Panama City Beach this week.

Solis House

We are building this house for an amazing couple, Lee and Suzanne Solis. The floor plan is great and I'm really excited about the finishings we are going to be doing, but check out the pond!!

First Horse Ride... kinda

I let Olivia ride the horse in Walmart tonight.. she loved it even though I didn't put a quarter in, haha!!

Mega Caverns

Today we went to the "Mega Caverns." It's a activity place inside of a cave!!! They have dirt bike tracks, zip line tours, and a ropes course. We did the ropes course and LOVED it!!! We were there for 3 hours and I still wasn't ready to leave!! It was fun to watch the boys challenge themselves, especially Ethan. He was pretty scared at first, but was a rockstar once he got the hang of it. We went with Jeremy's 3rd cousin, Kindra, and her son, Ashton.

Carousel Goobers

The twins decided to ride an animal together on the carousel. They crack me up!

Flipped!!

Today we did the waterpark section of Kentucky Kingdom. Jeremy and Fred rode a raft down a slide together and flipped as soon as they hit the pool, it was hilarious!

Louisville Trip

We came up to Louisville tonight to spend a few days. These 3 watching a movie in their hotel bed together and I had to snap a picture. :)

Precious Baby Bubble

I love Bubbles!! They are so sweet on babies!! I had to take Olivia outside to get a picture and I think it is so precious... look at those curls!!!

Selfie with Dad

Jeremy sent me this picture of him and Olivia. I love that she is smiling at the camera... that never happens!! I guess she's working on her selfie since they seem so important to teenage girls. LOL

Sliding with Cubbie

Caleb decided to take Olivia down the slide with him and she couldn't get enough! He had to do it over and over! He's such a good biggest brother. :)

Caleb Nilsson

Caleb Nilsson lived next door to us when Caleb was 2-4 years old. . They were inseparable! We haven't seen them in years and they came by to visit today on their way to Washington DC from their home in San Antonio, TX. It was great to catch up with them and it was neat to see how much the Caleb's still have in common. They picked up right where they left off all those years ago.

Tricking Andrew

Andrew went with Janet to to Cookeville to take Jillian home while Fred kept the other 2. They decided to trick Andrew into thinking they were doing all kinds of fun stuff, so they went a few places to take pictures just to tease him. They didn't play putt putt (it was raining), but they sure had Andrew fooled! lol

Crazy Hair Day

Check out the hair on Ethan!! LOL

Swimming with Daddy

Tonight we went over to our friends, Matt & Heather Drew, for dinner and swimming. Olivia was obsessed with being in the water. :)

Bunch of Cows

Andrew, Matthew, Jillian, and Ethan are all staying the week so they can go to VBS with Nana. Today they dressed up as cows so they could get free Chick-fil-A.

Matching Cousins

We came to Mt. Juliet to celebrate Fred and Jillian's birthdays. I got Jillian a Matilda Jane dress like Olivia's so they could match. Aren't they cute?!?!

Huge Slip & Slide

Today we went to Kenzey Sutton's birthday party where they always do the giant slip and slide. Ethan has always been too scared to go down... until this year. :)

Where's Yoshi?!?!

Yoshi's favorite place to be is under my bed. Olivia always knows where to find him and will lay there yelling his name until he comes out to play. It's so cute.

1st Grade Andrew

Andrew's first grade teacher, Melissa Johnson, posted this on my facebook page today. I appreciate her sharing it with me.

Bubbles!!

I'm a lazy mom when it comes to blowing bubbles, so I got Ethan and Olivia this bubble maker... it's so much better than blowing them yourself! lol

Poor Baby!!

Olivia picked up Jeremy's cup of coffee when he left the room tonight and scalded her torso, he felt awful for leaving it unattended. Thankfully, she recovered pretty quick.

Pontoon Boat

Today we got out the old Pontoon Boat and when I say old, I mean OLD!! It was bought in the 60s!! It did it's job and put Olivia right to sleep just like all the babies who have rode it before her, including me. :)

Kayaking with Punk

My dad and Tamara came down for the day to see us and he jumped right into doing stuff with the boys.

Matthew Making Waves

Matthew was first to try out the knee board and he got right up and did great!! I'm trying to talk the boys into trying skis, but don't have one willing to go for it yet!

Cookie Jar

My Aunt Pat invited us to the "Cookie Jar" for the weekend! The Cookie Jar is what our family calls the lake house. I grew up coming here and we haven't been since my grandmother was alive and the twins were babies. I'm looking forward to the kids doing things I did when I was a kid. :)