Halloween

I have to admit Matt and I failed a bit this year with pictures. These two kids were going in opposite directions most of the time and we didn't get a great picture of them together or really a good one of Mackenzie at all without a coat on! Mackenzie carved a pumpkin, yes, ALL by herself. Although I didn't get a final picture...FAIL! Our neighborhood was great to trick or treat in and Mackenzie literally ran all the way around the neighborhood from house to house.
As you all know I am not great at updating my blog, it is so time consuming! But, Matt and I are constantly texting pics of the kids around to family and friends. If you'd like for us to add you on to that list of people to send pics to please let me know. I never know who has a text plan on their phones. Thanks!

And a few more...

Thanks to everyone who sent our little guy gifts. He has been busy with cars, new power tools, basketball, fire trucks and this new HUGE bear!

He had to eat every bite of his cake with a fork. Such a big boy!


Our Birthday gathering was very casual when we got back from a long day in the mountains. So casual we forgot he had on his sister's ballerina bib! Oops!!

Birthday Pics Cont.

Ethan's Birthday Pics

We headed to the mountains Saturday for my sweet boy's Birthday. His Nana and Grandad joined us on our Great Smoky Mountain Railway adventure. It was COLD in the morning when we got up that way, even hitting a little bit of snow fall on the drive there. It made wearing Halloween costumes a little tricky. I think the kids had a blast and by the end of the day Matt and I were asleep before our heads hit the pillow!!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Mackenzie and I went to her yearly pumpkin patch field trip last week. I drove her there, the kids whose parents couldn't go got to ride the bus. Needless to say she would have prefered I stay home so she could be on the bus. She also didn't want to sit with me on the wagon ride, instead wanting to sit with her girl friends. Oh my...times they are a changin! (boo hoo sob)

Good Morning Tuesday!

Tools are by far the favorite toys around our house these days

Enjoying the lazy morning

Enjoying the burger he just "grilled"

Grilling just like Daddy

Having our morning song performance

This boy is on my computer any chance he gets!!

Only 3 weeks left until school is out!! I'm looking forward to summer camps, vacation bible school, time at the pool and sunny days! Everyone have a great day!

Fight Like a Girl

For those of you who don't know, my sister in law Vicky has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Her community in Minnesota is rallying around her, my brother in law Rick and my 2 nephews Nolan and Colton. Tomorrow is a benefit in her honor to help raise money for their family and her medical expenses. You can visit her blog to see more of her story, she is an amazingly strong woman and an amazing writer. Her blog is thewestraworld.blogspot.com. Below is a poster for the event, they are also raising money for her by selling "fight like a girl" hockey lace bracelets. If you would like to order one, you can click on a link from her blog. Here are our "fight like a girl" bracelet photos. We love you Vicky and are praying for you!!

The girls are striking their best "fight like a girl" poses

Real men wear pink, or eat pink so to speak :)

Trying hard for a family bracelet shot...tough!

We are wearing them every day!!!

I mean really...can she be any cuter??...and Happy 1st Bday!

Happy 1st Birthday sweet Addison Lee!! This little girl has stolen our hearts and she in NO way seems to me to be a toddler!! I want to keep her little as long as I can since she's the last "Purdy" baby on this side of the fam :) Here are some bday pics, her party is next weekend when Nana and Grandad are home so I'll have more celebration pics coming soon!

A Happy, Happy Easter

We hope that everyone had as happy an Easter as we did! We had lots of egg hunts! Mackenzie had her class party, which I forgot to bring my camera to. We had a really fun Easter celebration at church (pics below) and a wonderful dinner and Egg Hunt at Nana's house. I was hoping for some great shots of the kids together but Ethan just won't go for it. I can't get him to sit still long enough to take many pictures of him. You'll notice all of his pictures are action shots! Here are some of the highlights of our weekend...

Spring Break

Spring break snuck up on me this year. I didn't have any major activites planned to keep Mackenzie busy. Although, she is so great at playing around the house that sometimes I forget that we need to do some more special activities. So when my Sister suggested we go to the zoo it was a great idea. The weather was perfect! We had a great time at the zoo, a nice picnic lunch and then the kids hit the playground. I'm finding that keeping up with two kids at once on a playground is a bit of a challenge so when things starting getting busy it was time to go home!

Ethan was really amazed with the howler monkeys!

These cats were new to the zoo and had not adjusted yet to zoo life. They were not happy and I'm pretty sure they wanted to eat every baby they saw!

This guy was hilarious. He smooshed himself up against the glass and had a snack while he watched the crowds. We must have been good entertainment for him.

My sweet girl, I just love that smile :)