Kaelyn turns 4

I can't believe Kaelyn turned 4 this month.  We had the inlaws, Aunt Sue Sue and Uncle Eric over.  Pat made a really pretty doll cake.  Kaelyn loved it.  Kaelyn got Minnie Mouse ears from Mimmie and Pop Pop.










Kaelyn loves being a little mother to Hadley.  Potty training is going better.  She is learning bible verses at church and loves to practice saying them at home.  She knows John 3:16 and Deuteronomy 6:5.  Kaelyn said "daddy I want to marry you" but she also said she wants to marry her friend Ava.


Bundled up and roasting marshmellows


Jaxon is doing really well with his reading.  I love that he can read to his sisters.
One day Jaxon said he held Avery and Ivey's hand at church.  He said I just don't know who I'm going to marry.  Its hard.  Avery, Ivey, Maggie, Gabby, or Reagan. 

A police officer died while on the job.  He was the son of friends of Pat and Waynes.  Jaxon got to go to the funeral with Brian. Jaxon was so excited to get a police hat from a friend of Pat and Waynes and is looking forward to visiting the police station one day soon.

Hadley's first hair cut just in time for Family pictures the next day.

Our friends took some family pictures for us in Winston at a popular bridge.

Hadley loves riding the plasma car and is pretty fast on it.  She loves being independent and walking by herself.  She doesn't really like to be carried.  She loves wearing her little back pack.  She thinks shes one of the big kids.  She loves to sit at the little kids table with Jaxon and Kaelyn.  She will bring us books and will say "read"  She is a climber.  I turned my head for a second and she had climbed up in her seat.

Jaxon gets perfect attendance award for the first quarter.  Jaxon has gotten several things at school from the treasure box and brought them home for Kaelyn.


Hadley loves puzzles and making funny faces with me.  She also has learned the word "NO"

Jaxon and Kaelyn love telling knock knock jokes.

Thanksgiving with the inlaws







Kaelyn has been extra affectionate lately.  Lots of hugs and kisses.

The weekend of Thanksgiving Jaxon stayed with my inlaws for the weekend and we worked with Kaelyn on the potty.  It was a long weekend staying in the kitchen and setting the timer.  We painted, read books, Watched stories on the Ipad, made muffins. We had a few accidents but stayed home from church on Sunday and she went 8 times with no accidents.  The next step is going to the potty in a public place.  She takes forever to go sometimes and sometimes we have to rush to the potty.  We are so proud of her, but its been challenging.

After reading and talking about hiding God's word in our hearts- Jaxon said why does it say you should hide God's word in our hearts. Aren't you supposed to share it with other people.  I just don't get it.

Conversations in the car with Jaxon on the way home from Awana. Hey Jaxon- lets get home and get a quick shower since its late.  Jaxon said, I don't know if I can do that.  Well taking a quick shower is just not my thing.

We talked about giving Awana bucks to missionaries.  I asked him if he gave any after he had gone to the Awana store.  He said no he didn't want to.  He wanted to buy toys and stuff.  I said you know me an daddy give money to missionaries.  He said is that why your bank is so low.

Jaxon loves to play Mario Cart and sometimes I'll play with him.  He said one day, "its ok mommy if you aren't very good at Mario Cart. I still love you." or he'll say "mommy this level is too hard for you"

Brian has been getting left over food at school that they have to throw out, mostly milk. So whatever he brings home the kids love to unpack it from the cooler and stick it in the refrigerator. 

We went to chick fil a as a reward for Kaelyn doing so well on the potty.  We also got Duck Donuts one morning.


Family Night at church

September/October fun

The husbands let us have a Spa night as part of my birthday.  We went to Grandover and got massages and ate dinner out by the pool.  I'm so thankful to do life with these ladies.


Brian made me a delicious chocolate birthday cake all from scratch.

We got Jaxon a ziggle.  He rode it a few times and ended up with a busted lip.

We had been cooped up in the house while the kids were sick.  On my birthday we decided to drive on the parkway in the area where we usually get apples. The kids loved riding the little carousel and we had a picnic lunch.

the kids build a fort

the kids helped me make pizzas for dinner

He finally got to go fly his kite with daddy. He was so excited.

Hadley loves to feed her babies and she also loves to read.  She can entertain herself pretty well.

Ava's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese

Jaxon dressed himself.  He's very creative but doesn't do the greatest at matching.

Lots of rain

Finally nice outside for us to have a picnic

I love working out with friends

a new do for Haldey  I had to get her hair out of her eyes but wasn't ready to cut it yet

a walk at the park after school

Getting apples with friends

Fun pictures

More random pictures

Jaxon got to hold the flag during Awana

My friend Jessica and I out shopping

October- the girls come with me to my eye dr appointment

parent/teacher conference- Jaxon has been doing really well in school.  He has stayed on green for the whole month of September.  He seems to be making good choices in school.  He loves to read and I love to watch him read to his sisters.

Backwards day in Awana

Take your bible to school day

Jaxon is off from school so we head to the library and the pool and picnic at the park

Our fun tradition of making lots of applesauce

Hadley finally starts to talk

dropped the kids off at my inlaws overnight.  Brian and I enjoyed a kid free night.  They dropped off the kids sunday and then the girls ended up going back to their house for about a week.
We enjoyed spending time with Jaxon.  We enjoyed ice cream at Chick Fil A and went on our last run on the jet ski.  We also introduced Jaxon to Monopoly.

hurricane michael came through and flooded our backyard.  Thankfully we didn't loose power and we were able to see our grass again. Poor Kaelyn has been homesick and wants to come home.  My inlaws lost power and there are trees down on either side of their road.

Brian, Jaxon, and Paw Paw go backpacking and the girls stay home.  They slept in a barn along their hike. It was pretty cold and it was a tiring weekend backpacking they ended up coming home early.
Jaxon had a good time but Saturday morning it was really cold and all he told Brian was that he wanted to go home and He had a little meltdown. Well the night they got back it didn't take him long to go to sleep and all of a sudden we hear him crying and he's at the bottom of the stairs we couldn't get him to say anything all he was doing was crying. We think he was sleepwalking because then he finally said he wants to go home.  The next morning he didn't remember that he had gotten up and was crying about coming home.

We went to a local farm to get a pumpkin and see the animals while the boys were gone.  We also went to the local farms market for a photo op.  Kaelyn was so excited to paint her pumpkin.  She loves to paint.

Chaperoning Jaxon's field trip to Kersey Valley.  I drove Jaxon and his friend Maggie.  They were so cute in the back seat.  Then she came home with us for play date.  She said her favorite part of the field trip was hanging out with Jaxon.

Kaelyn and I had a special date to Chick Fil A.

We went camping with our small group.  We left Hadley with my inlaws.  We had a great time in Pilot Mountain.  5 families total with 11 kids. Lots of yummy food and cooking over the fire

We got home and that week we were stuck at home with the girls sick

The kids all dressed up for Halloween.  We let the kids go to a few houses and we went to the big house on the hill up the long driveway.  They gave out king size candy bars.  We enjoy giving out gospel tracks and candy.

New words
Ma Ma, Da Da, Mommy, Daddy, Sissy, Bubbie, Baby, Cracker, Paw Paw, Maw Maw, Mimmie, Pop Pop, Read, Diaper, Pee Pee, more
She loves to tell us more when she wants more food
She likes for us to read to her.  She thinks she is one of the big kids, she likes to help dress herself by pulling up her pants
she loves to clean up after a meal and bring us her plate and even her sister and brothers plate

We are still struggling with potty training with Kaelyn.

We got flu shots.  I took all 3 kids and myself to the high school nearby.  Brian was supposed to meet us there. I didn't prepare Jaxon but I decided once we got there he was going to get his shot too.  He melted down and did not want to get it.  It was embarrassing. There were people waiting in line.  The one lady giving shots was taking forever.  Brian wasn't there yet.  I had Hadley on my back and Kaelyn in the stroller (because she forgot her shoes at home)  I was overwhelmed and wanted to cry.  I told Jaxon I wasn't going to get him out of school for this when the girls get there shots.  He tried 2x for the lady to give him the shot but he kept moving around.  Finally Brian got there and I left with the girls.  He bribed him with a frosty and he got his shot.