We’ve had a nice quiet weekend around the house this week…so we decided to make some pumpkin squares together! Cody helped with gathering ingredients and measuring…Avett, you were quality control on the ingredients. I forgot how much you two liked pumpkin straight from the can!
Then, Avett found his glasses again while playing with the play dough. I love these glasses.
Love you guys-
So, mommy has had a really packed schedule and dropped off on her weekly photo shoot. However, I recently cleaned off all of the pictures from my cell phone and had so much fun seeing all of the cute pictures that I had forgotten about on there! This post has a few of my oldie but goodie favorites from the cell phone!
Loving on Avett in the hospital.
Mama loving on her two sweet babies!
Holding hands while strolling through Ace Hardware.
Sous chefs in training!
Snuggles with Cody during feeding time.
Hanging out in mama’s chair at bedtime.
Tummy time!
On the sofa at Oak Grove Market!
Cody snuggles with monkey.
Avett’s new hair do!
Sweet little Avett in his green jean overalls!
First snowfall in Cashiers, NC!
Avett in the Tyre’s wagon during a Groovin’ On The Green in Cashiers, NC. It’s exhausting being this cute…
Cody painting at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
Dinnertime!
Cody’s hairdo!
Cody putting her pants on!
Laundry helpers!
Cody decorating her tree!
Merry Christmas! 2013
Avett taking a spin in the Radio Flyer…
Avett tickling the ivorys…
Snowstorm of 2013 in Cashiers, NC.
Morning singing with Rob Lawhon and Levi in Cashiers, NC.
Hop on Pop!
Avett making us bacon and eggs for breakfast…
Sorting beans!
Taking a growler of beer to Dada…
Cody had Gma giggling at dinner at 57th Fighter Group.
Running dinner off after 57th Fighter Group meal!
Painting coffee filters to make flowers!
Giggles on the dock at the Stratton’s lake house over Labor Day weekend 2013.
Checking out the slide our first time at Twin Lakes!
Enjoying chocolate avocado mousse!
Sending a “happy day” message to Papa on his birthday 2014.
Three generations of awesome.
Cody’s working!
Finn in the Barbie house!
Avett working on his Elton John “Happy John” look!
Cody out for a morning stroll with her doll, purse, and pumpkins!
Avett worn out after a boat ride in Cashiers, NC.
Cody swinging for the first time at Twin Lakes.
Cody cuddles in the quilt.
Captain of the ship…
Selfie with mom!
Snowstorm 2013 in Cashiers.
Snowstorm 2013 in Cashiers.
Going for a drive!
These boots were made for walking’…
Avett taking pictures with the toy camera.
This week Dada had Fall Break, so we took a few days to go up to Cashiers together. It was wonderful! We did some hiking, some crafting, some playing in waterfalls, etc. Here we are at Cliffside Recreation Area just outside of Highlands, NC. It was a great little trail that took us through rhododendron tunnels, over several bridges, with a picnic area for a snack, and even a waterfall!
Cheddar Bunnies and time to look out over the lake…
A little extra love from sissy…
Avett led the way through the trails…
Dada and his little hikers!
Our next stop was Sliding Rock, just outside of Highlands, NC. We had a great time playing in the water and building sand castles. This was a beautiful spot and super easy to get to!
Later that night we decided to have craft time with you guys out at the Chimney Garden, where mama and dada got married over 6 years ago! We love this place and thought it would be a great place to spend some time outside doing a fall craft! Mama made trees out of brown construction paper and you guys made “leaves” with your fingerprints.
Not too shabby of a spot to craft, eh? Mama and Dada said their “I Do’s” right in front of the chimney there!
Dada had a great idea to dip bits of lichen into the ink pad and then use it on the paper to make “grass” under the tree. Cody, you were excited to try it out!
Then, we dipped leaves into the ink pads!
Cody, you were excited to show us your tree!
Your final product! Cody’s is on the left, Avett’s on the right!
After we were done crafting, we had some great playtime outside. You LOVE when Dada throws you in the air!!!
Cody ran around the trees for a little while…
And then stopped for a few quiet moments…I love these sweet moments!!!
What a fabulous few days getting to connects and spend quality time with you guys. You are so loved!
This post is dedicated to CeeCee our amazing nanny. This week is National Nanny Week and we couldn’t have hit the jackpot anymore than we have. We are so lucky to have you and you and Justyce will alway be a part of our family. Much love to both of you!
This week our most amazing super nanny CeeCee took you guys and Justyce on the deck to make some good old fashioned mud pies!
Avett, you weren’t quite sure how you felt about getting your hands dirty at first…
Cody, you immediately thought this mud pie thing was a great idea!
CeeCee found a worm in the mud!!!
After a while you warmed up to the idea of playing in the mud, Avett…
You even helped CeeCee pour the mud into the water table!
Justyce became quite the little mud pie chef!
The three of you worked so well together preparing a delicious mud pie meal!
Cody, Justyce had a few tips to give you on your mud pie techniques…here she is telling you all about it! : )
You were so proud of your creations you offered me a bite…
And then you actually took a real bite, Avett….and I don’t think it was what you expected.
After all the fun CeeCee got you all cleaned up and ready for nap time.
Love you guys!
Every day both of you do little things that crack Mama and Dada up! Mama is trying to catch all of those little moments so we always remember them. Cody, this week you helped mama while I worked! You told me, “I push this button…and now I’m pushing these buttons REALLY FAST!” I was so glad you you were there to help me in the office!
Avett, for a few weeks now you have been obsessed with Dada’s coffee cup…so obsessed that you decided to take it to bed with you. Here you are on the monitor asleep cuddled up with Dada’s coffee cup. There was no getting that cup away from you at bedtime! : )
Love you guys!
In an attempt to beat the July heat we decided to popsicle paint. I decided to call it popsicle paint, because you two couldn’t decide if your paint was a popsicle, or part of an art project. : ) I basically froze some of your paint, inserted a “handle”, gave you a canvas and let you go to town!
As with any project involving paint, you were ready to paint handprints Cody!
Uh oh Cody…you have that wild look in your eyes!
Avett, everything became part of your canvas….your face…the table…the house. : )
The finished product. Perfection!
Tonight we decided to try a new craft activity from our favorite art blog The Artful Parent. We have gotten so many great ideas of crafty things to do around the house from this blog and couldn’t wait to try the shaving cream marbling activity! It started out a very neat and tidy affair…and quickly we were all covered in colored shaving cream. : )
First we gave our aluminum pans a good layer of shaving cream…
Then we squirted paint into the shaving cream and used craft sticks to swirl it around to make cool marbling patterns!
Once we had a cool pattern then we would press paper or paper plates into the colored shaving cream mixture and scrape off the excess with a craft stick. Then we played in the water bowl to wash off our hands! The water bowl was as much fun as the painting activity for you two!
Both of you had fun feeling the shaving cream and playing with it!
Soon everyone was covered in shaving cream! Even Dada!
Next we just painted onto plates for a while…Cody you LOVE to paint. You will often wake up from a nap and just start asking to paint. I think we need to get you into some art classes soon! One of your favorite things to do right now is paint your hand and make handprints…
Our plan is to use the paper plates to make butterflies, so hopefully we can get to that in a few days. Love you guys!
Today was sort of a lazy day. We’ve been so busy traveling and needed a lazy day around the house. We started this morning crafting with stickers that Shannon Stratton gave you for your birthday…
Cody, every time I handed you a sticker you wanted to taste it…we were choosing different type of frosting stickers and decorations to put on top of pictures of cupcakes…and we all know you love cupcakes!
While we had some downtime Daddy decided to put together the easel that Diane sent you for your birthday. Both of you were a big help to Dad while he put it together!
Once we got the easel together we started drawing with chalk.
For the first time ever Cody started to draw circles. Here you are letting me know by drawing and saying, “Circles! Circles!”
Cody, you love being able to wipe the easel clean and start again…
The two of you stood side by side drawing with chalk for quite a while…
And then Avett took over…
There were some chalky handprints left around the playroom…
Cody, you were so focused on your drawing that your feet gave you away. First, you tried to climb into your drawing…
Then, you were on your tippy toes!
And here, you are kinking up your knee…
Next we moved outside to paint!
Avett, you really preferred “sorting the paints”…
Then, you decided to take a break from sorting and check out the back yard.
Then, back to sorting…this time in the back of your car. : )
No paparazzi please!!!
Painting is exhausting and you were both soon ready for nap time!
All in all a wonderful day. : )
The Case Crew 