Sophie’s 5th Birthday!

Sophie turned 5 on October 9th!  Where does the time go?? It seems like it was just yesterday that our sweet bundle of joy made her appearance 4 weeks early.  Sophie is the sweetest little girl.  She is a good friend and loves her big sister and little brother.  She is in Pre-K at St. Francis this year and has adjusted really well.  I just can’t believe she is growing up so fast but she will always be “Mama’s little girl”.  Her actual birthday was on a Wednesday.  Syd and I had the opportunity to eat lunch with her at school.  That was a special treat!

That night we grilled burgers at Nana and Papaw’s house.  All of the family came and we enjoyed some Pie from Bops!

On the following Saturday we had her birthday party at GymSouth which is where she takes gymnastics.  It was a total blast and many of her school friends and cousins came to join the fun!

We hope you had a special 5th birthday Sophie!  We love you!

New Orleans

We made a quick trip to New Orleans this weekend.  SB is a Homecoming Attendant in the St. Al homecoming so we had to go look for a beautiful gown!  We found the perfect one in Metarie.  While we were there we had a great visit with Uncle Jason too!

On the way down we stopped at Middendorf’s for some yummy catfish!  They had these cute scarecrow hay people….the kids loved them.  They also had some ducks and chickens too!

After lunch we went to Metarie to shop for the “dress”.  They had hundreds to choose from but SB finally decided on one.  I will save those pictures for homecoming!  We then drove on into New Orleans and went to Notre Dame Seminary where Jason is studying to become a priest.  He took us on a little tour of the school.

Andrew thought it was funny to sprinkle water in Sophie’s hair!

We left the Seminary and checked into our hotel and changed clothes.  We went to eat dinner at another favorite in NOLA….Mulate’s.

We didn’t stay for the fun cajun  music this time b/c little man did not have a nap!

Here is a picture of the girls at the hotel as we were checking out this morning.  We had a quick but fun trip….except for the part that Andrew does not like to take naps in the car!

An afternoon in the country

Yesterday afternoon Syd drove Andrew and I into the country on the Johnston family land.  Andrew had a blast and loved being in the woods and riding on the dirt roads!  I got a few good shots of him having fun!

He had a blast using his binoculars looking for ducks and alligators!  Thank goodness we didn’t see any alligators!  What a fun afternoon I had with my boys!  The girls have been hanging with Nana this weekend having “girl time”!

Jase’s Baby Dedication

A few Sunday’s ago Kori and Brad dedicated baby Jase to their church.  All of the family attended and it was a wonderful event!

1st Day of School

On Wednesday the girls had their first day of school!  SB started 2nd grade and Sophie started Pre-K.  I can’t believe my little Sophie is now at St. Francis!  It was a fun morning dropping the girls off!

SB with her teacher Mrs. Campbell

MeMe is super excited to have Sophie with her this year!

Sophie with Mrs. Jan (teacher asst.)

Sophie with her teacher Mrs. Melissa

Sophie and her sweet friend Meredith

SB is such a big girl…can’t believe she is a 2nd grader!

Both girls had a great first few days of school!  They have wonderful teachers and I know this will be a fantastic year!