First Grade!


My first grader! I can't believe summer is over and Ava is off to the first grade- I will miss my helper so much- but I know she is one happy girl! She has a wonderful teacher and she gets to see all her friends.......

first, second and third

first...




my Ava sweet Ava is 6.5 going on 13, shopping, singing, dancing, putting on concerts, playing school, tomatoes, Taylor Swift, Purple, Littlest Pet shops, and drawing are just a few of her favorite things...... her personality and imagination are over the top- She will have a debate with you one second and pray for you the next...she is a deep thinker and dreams to be a Cook, Singer, and a Mommy! What more could I ask for in a little girl.....



the middle.....
my love, my heart, my Ethan Wallace- is finally 5, he has waited so long to be 5-


he loves Star Wars and the Wii- castles, baseball, knights, pirates, tractors, his nite-nite, his friends, fuzzy pants and going fast on four wheelers, jet ski's, boats.. well just about anything.. He is quiet and tenderhearted- it breaks his heart when things die and he says extra prayers for whatever it is big or small. He is silly, smart and a "old soul". Peanuts, Pepsi and his Papa are highlights of his week, his best friend is his dad- He is a man of few words and when he is tired there is no talking, he is out. He is slow so, so slow but I think to myself one day this may be a good thing. I could not have asked for a better little boy-


last but not least... Trouble




my mischievous, loud, messy, stinky, trouble maker that I just could not live without..... he is cute but so much trouble- he has everyone wrapped around his little finger and he knows it!

First thing in the morning I hear that sweet voice say "Mama", "Mama", "Mama" and I know my day will be nothing less than interesting... He keeps me on my toes and my medicine cabinet stocked with Advil - He is all boy and he loves his brother and sister- he loves to brush his teeth, being naked, chasing any animal no matter how big or small and steps on any bug that he can- He loves CATS- he sleeps with 2 stuffed animals that are cats and has a dozen cat books, he meows like a cat - and would just go nuts if one would let him touch them- he also loves BASEBALL- if we ride by a baseball field he will say "baseball" without us saying one thing about it. If it is on tv he will sit and watch it for as long as it is on and he claps when they hit the ball- he loves to hold the bat and someone pitch the ball to him, he will swing and 1 time out of the 10 you do it he will hit the ball and he drops the bat and runs like he is going to base- hide and seek is another thing he loves to do- although he will hide in the same spot every time! He always surprises me-and his sweet kisses I could not live without-

good time with good friends.......

2010 beach trip to Topsail
our 2nd annual beach trip to Topsail with the Lee's, Oliver's, Hardee's and this year the Wood's! Lots of kids and lots of fun.... between the beach, playground, arcade, movies, hide and go seek and swimming in the canal we managed to sleep some! It was a wonderful 3 days - Cullen was in heaven for 2 reasons... 1 he was with the big boys and he thought he was special and #2 there were 2 pretty little girls named Ella and Lily that caught his eye! Even though Ella and Cullen had a moment where they were going to see who was going to be the boss- neither one would back down! So Cullen gave Ella (a.k.a. pickles) a run for her money! Thanks to Allyson for giving my family a place to stay and to Lisa for letting us come to her house to eat and play! I enjoyed all the mommy talk with some wonderful mommies! Can't wait until next year!






















garden time.....



it is that time of the year again, were we put on our old shoes, grab a bucket and head out to granny and papa's garden.... Cullen loved it! He picked whatever he saw (ready or not)- the first trip to the garden was corn day! 400 ears of corn- Cullen loves corn- he loves it, so he could not understand why he could not eat the corn right then- well after a few min. of him screaming I let him have one and you would think after one bite of raw corn on the cob he would be done- NOPE not Cullen he ate the whole thing and wanted another one- oh me, oh my!