Bennett turns 7!!!!!!!

On November 1st, Bennett turned 7 years old. How is it, that 7 years have passed since our first born son was born? Bennett was thrilled to be turning 7, and always assures me, "mom I have to grow up, and get older!" Trust me, I'm happy that he is healthy, smart, talented, compassionate, loving, generous, caring, gifted, and much more. I just can't believe that he is 7 already, it just seems crazy. What you are up to at 7: In first grade and a reading whiz in our parental opinion. Still love karate, boys scouts, video games, computers, family game night, pizza, sprite, Cardinals football, all things football in general, swinging on the new swing set,Lego's, and much much more. You are also 50 inches tall and 50 pounds. We got this Cardinals jersey for Bennett for his Birthday and had it made with his name in it! He thought is was fabulous!!!

He already had this little Build-a-Bear bear dressed in Cardinals outfit, and we found a cute football pinata.

Cardinal cupcakes... This stand was worthless let me tell you. We put it together for the picture, and then they started falling off. We ended up using a different two tiered stand by good old faithful Tupperware..

Close up!

Mason, Bennett, and Koltan with their game face on.

Dog pile!!! From bottom to top: Quinn, Mason, Koltan, Bennett, Gunnar, and Brayden

The huddle...

Baylor running hard, looks like he is saying, "hey I'm open, throw me the ball!"

The kids from L-R: Alison, Sarah, Colin, Emma, Brayden, Baylor, Koltan, Bennett, Mason and Quinn laying down, Gunnar, and Andrew

Making a wish...

Brayden proudly wearing his Panthers gear that day. The Cardinals were playing the Panthers at Univ. of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. Needless to say the Cardinals stunk it up that day. We were honestly happy either way with who won, seeing as how I spent my whole life in Charlotte, it just would have been nice for the Cardinals to have pulled off a win on Bennett's Birthday! I guess they must have switched Kurt's breakfast that day with Jake's. Ha!

Mommy and her Birthday boy. He wanted his face painted, so Ali our teen helper that day painted flames and smoke on it with the letters Birthday boy on his forehead. :o)

Daddy in his Panthers gear, and mommy supporting the Cardinals. Just call us house divide :o)

Daddy by the balloon bouquet

Halloween 2009

Well I finally decided to blog again. I must confess I find Face book way to convenient and Blogger takes way to much time to upload pictures to. Anyways here are Halloween pictures of the trio. Better late than never..... Sweet Baylor in his adorable Halloween costume find from T.J Maxx! It was only $12.99 and came with the striped top and bottom, pumpkin top and hat!

Sweet boy, he was very cooperative for me. He did not give huge smiles, but not is just not Baylor. I was just happy that he sat there and let me take a ton of pictures. Ha!

Showing mommy his pumpkin that the nice man gave to him!

He had just this plan $ .99 bucket, so I added the cute Halloween ribbons to the handle to make it look a little fancier :o)!

The boys pumpkins all carved up. Bennett's was the mummy, Baylor's was Elmo, and Brayden's was a Vampire

All dressed up and ready to Trick-or-Treat. Brayden was Storm Shadow from G.I Joe, Baylor a pumpkin, and Bennett was Kurt Warner from the Arizona Cardinals.

I'm open!!!

Not sure about Brayden's pose, but it was working for him, so we went with it!

So happy! I tell you I did not think he would wear a costume this year, but he really loved his little outfit and even kept the hat on almost the entire night!

The back side!

We went to our church for Trunk-or-Treating, and Baylor saw his best friend Samantha, aka Dumbo! He was thrilled when he saw her and she was dressed up!

The trio in front of the inflatable pumpkin at church after their buckets were full.

The big boys after baths and in their Halloween PJ's. I thought this picture was classic! Brotherly love.