Cousins' Visit & Soccer Season Finale

Cousins holding hands

Baby James, Weston, Andrew, Grace, & Connor

Grace

Connor being silly

Watching Weston play soccer

Part of Weston's Fan Club

Mimi & James

Daddy & Connor playing after Weston's game

Go "Green Lightning!"

Connor looking cute in the "uniform" Mommy got him

Connor posing for a pic

Andrew and Connor

Enjoying snacks after Weston's game

Weston heading toward the goal

Weston excited about a play

Andrew and Connor playing on another field

Connor talking to his sweet friend Alice

James & Daddy

Weston hanging from the goal

The prized trophy...his first one!

Some of Weston's teammates: Turner, Zac, Curtis, & Lewis

Sweet brothers celebrating after the game

Andrew and Grace came to visit for a week in April.  The kids had fun playing together.  They went to play in the Fairpark Fountain one day, where they also had a picnic before going to Rosie's for cupcakes and cookies.  Everyone came to watch Weston play his last soccer games.  At the end of the week, Will & I took Andrew, Weston, & Connor to the circus.  They ate popcorn and played with light up circus toys & swords during the show.  It was such a great way to end our time together with Andrew.

Weston's first soccer season was a lot of fun.  He quickly learned the rules of the game, and he scored a few goals, too!  He got his first ever trophy after the last game.  He was very, very excited to finally have his own trophy!!  He kept it in his top drawer for safe keeping.  Connor was too young to play this year, but I bought him his own mock uniform, complete with a jersey, cleats, bright green socks, and shin guards, so he could be included in the fun.  He looked adorable running around on the sidelines during Weston's games and kicking the ball into the goal after each game was over.  On the night Connor first wore his uniform, I told him he was "Green Lightning", because he was as fast as lightning.  When we arrived at the fields, he asked, "Hey Mommy, where is my team?"  It was so sad that he didn't understand, but we told him that his team was still practicing and that they would join him in the Fall.  Connor will get to play in the Fall, and Will is going to coach his team.  We will have two soccer players playing games next season!  And so it begins... 

Connor's First Choir Program

Walking in to the stage

Connor & Milly Addison

Sweet little angel bowing his head to pray

Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah...Praise ye the Lord!

Singing the benediction

Connor & Mommy

He was trying to read the hymnal

Connor & Weston being silly

We went to Connor's first choir program in March.  He did a great job singing on the stage.  Mommy, Daddy, Weston, James, Mimi, & Grandy were all so proud of him. 

Spring Break Road Trip

Family pic on the Carnathan's dock

Sweet little Connor-man, 3 1/2 years old

Good buddies, Weston and Noah

My Westie-boo, 5 1/2 years old

 

 

Will and me

Connor driving Atlin in the John Deere

Connor, so full of mischief!

Sweet Evie is too!

Precious pic of the kids

Posing with the fire hats and badges we made

At Sea World, with the penguin

Waiting on a show to start

James and Daddy waiting to see Shamu

Sweet Baby James, 6 months old

Waiting to see the killer whales

Evie gazing in awe

Weston playing at Ormond Beach

James relaxing at the beach

Weston happy as can be

Connor running on the sand

Brothers working together

Connor hitting and throwing a ball

View from the beach house

Only footsteps to the beach

Precious beach house Abby's parents let us borrow for a few days

Carnathan and Parrott kids running together on the beach

The exciting announcement photo

Hilarious pic of Brent

Me and Abs

My favorite pic of Evie and Connor

For Spring Break this year, we traveled to the Orlando area to visit our friends, the Carnathans.  We stayed a whole week, and had a lot of fun.  While we were there, we celebrated Noah's 5th birthday with a family cookout.  There was plenty of entertainment for the kids in the country.  The boys picked oranges from the trees in the backyard.  They climbed trees, ate picnic lunches and chocolate chip cookies, pretended to be firemen, went on trailer rides, and played wildly with big sticks like they were swords and guns.  James experienced a few firsts: we took a trip to Sea World, and then spent a few days in Ormond Beach.  Weston became hooked on DVD episodes of Flipper that the Blairs had in their beach house.  We all left there wanting to move to Florida, so we could enjoy warm weather and our sweet friends year round. 

Mardi Gras at the Beach

Weston and Connor playing in the sand together

Cookie time

So happy

Leaning together and making "Aaaaaah" noises

Connor on the putting green

Weston playing putt putt

Enjoying a ride on a dinosaur

Waiting on a parade

Separating beads into two piles

Napping after a fun week at the beach

During the first week of March, Mimi and Grandy took Weston and Connor to their first Mardi Gras at Orange Beach.  The boys had a blast!  Our house was eerily quiet for five whole days.  James got some good quality time with both parents.  Weston and Connor went to the zoo, played putt putt, rode rides, ate ice cream, and went to several parades.  Connor got a hole in one on the golf course.  The boys brought home a collection of beads, stuffed animals, and moon pies.  Now, Weston's new favorite food is "fried shrimp from the Doc's".  He is still talking about it.  The boys' favorite memory from the trip was when a goose from the Gulf Shores Zoo poked his head through his pen and bit Mimi on the knee!  They thought that was so funny.  Poor Mimi!