Kindergarten Pow Wow...

This morning Anna Lauren had her kindergarten Pow Wow...and if I must say, their program was so cute...and...they were the most precious little Indians I've ever seen!

 

Not sure about this face, but she was in place on stage ready for her program to begin...

Mr. Boyd...I was so glad to finally meet him!  I've heard ALOT about Mr. Boyd.  Anna Lauren LOVES music with Mr. Boyd and after meeting him, I see why.

Daniel was the turkey...perfect fit for him...Anna Lauren makes me laugh almost everyday telling "Daniel" stories.

Anna Lauren's job was to set the table for the feast...

 
Setting the table...

Her little friend Luke enjoying the feast...

McKenzie, Claire, Anna Lauren, and McCarley...

??? (not in Anna Lauren's class), Isabella, Anna Lauren, and Morgan...

Ms. Wells, Anna Lauren, and Ms. Currie...

Matthew J. Calvert, MCSA

Matthew J. Calvert, MCSA...yep...he has earned some letters to go behind his name!  And let me just tell you, these letters didn't come easy...he went to a Microsoft SQL 2012 boot camp in Sarasota, Florida for 9 days.  He was either in class, studying, or sleeping for those 9 days.  It was challenging but on the flip side, in 9 days, he was able to take 3 classes and pass 3 tests to earn his certification.  If you are like me, you have no clue what this means, but from what I understand it is a BIG deal so we are super proud of him!

 

Nine days was a long time for him to be gone because we are not use to him being gone, but we all survived.  His classes/studying were so intense he really didn't have time to worry about us.  We had a few bumps in the road (washing machine broke, Cooper got sick), but thanks to Nanna we survived.  Nanna came to the rescue for the last 5 days...I'm sure we would have made it without her help, but she sure did help ALOT! 

 

Yes, Cooper was determined to take his "popper" into the airport to get Daddy.  Anna Lauren said he was going to embarrass her...I agreed with her, but I decided it was better than the melt down as we were just trying to get in the airport before Daddy landed.  And thankfully for some reason, it didn't make the popping sound on the airport floor.

Daddy sees us!

Not sure who is more excited...us or Daddy!  And as soon as Cooper sees Matt, he yells DADDY...so everyone kind of parts ways to let him get to Cooper.  So sweet!

Both kids fighting for Daddy's attention...Cooper wants to make sure he sees the "popper"...

Bently's 4th Birthday...

Saturday we celebrated Bently's 4th Birthday at Wiggles and Giggles in McComb.  I was surprised when I looked through my pictures because I really didn't have that many.  Then I realized Matt wasn't there so I spent my time playing with or chasing Cooper...therefore, I took very few pictures.

 

And even though there are not many pictures, we had a fun time celebrating with Bently!  You cannot go to an "inflatable" place and not have a fun time, right?

 

 

 

 

Little Cougarette...

Several weeks ago, Anna Lauren went to the Little Cougarette Dance Camp.  Part of that camp was that they would dance pre-game and during the 1st quarter at the NWR High School fottball game on November 2nd.  She was so excited the day came to dance at the "real" ballgame and had herself a big time.  So much fun to watch that "ear to ear" smile!

 

All smiles as she took her place on the football field...

She is in the middle of the big girls, but I love her smile peaking through...

Watching every move the big girls make...trying to be just like them...

Still trying to make every move the big girls were making...

Halloween...

Although I was not very successful taking pictures of the kids who were not the least bit interested in slowing down long enough to have their picture made, we did have a fun Halloween night.  Our friends, the Wright family, came over to trick or treat with us.  We walked around in the subdivision and then came back home and handed out candy until it was all gone.

 

Trick or Treaters had started coming down the street...Cooper, football player, was taking it all in and of course eating candy...I think he ate candy ALL night long.

Cheerleader Anna Lauren and Monkey Holt...Anne Hardie and Cooper wouldn't join them for a picture.

Trick or Treating!

Handing candy out at home...Anna Lauren LOVES this part of Halloween...

 

He did not want to wear his helmet or shoulder pads trick or treating...but...he put his helmet on when we got back home.