Pumpkin Patch Birthday

All Barrett wanted for his birthday was a birthday party at the pumpkin patch. What's not to love about a Pumpkin Patch Birthday?  Cool, crisp air.  Pumpkin snacks.  Hot chocolate.  Energy in the air.  

Apparently we ordered two sick kids (including the birthday boy) and 90 degree weather.   We still had fun though!

This year we had friends from preschool, baseball AND some of our besties come celebrate Barrett.  It was so sweet to see old and new friends come to spend the day with us.

As with every birthday party we do, it started with a cousin sleep over.  

Best Picture I could Get of These Three Goobers

Nobody Likes to Stay Still!

The next day, we headed to the Pumpkin Patch. 

Cutest Pumpkins in the Patch

Hay Ride!

Pay and London
Little Unsure About that Cow

Taking Care of His Little Cousin ... Or Protecting His Cupcake

You Be the Judge ;)

Sometimes You Have to Redo The Candle With the Wind Blows it Out For You!

Good Thing His Cousins are Both Helping Him

London and Mommy Teaching Pay About Selfies

Sweet Girl: Only One Who Didn't Feel Sick

Mom, Have You Seen Parker?

Oh Hey!  There She Is! :)

I Love This Girl

I refused to go in the Corn Maze because I got lost last year.  So Matt took over Corn Maze duties  this year, and it looks like they had more success than I did!

Same Picture Every Year

I Love These Two

She Found Us!

No Getting Lost for the Birthday Boy This Year!

We attempted to take pictures of the kids with pumpkins, but it wasn't doing very well.  So we threw in a couple cousins thinking that might help?  The baby was the only one cooperating.

Hey You're Smiling!

It's Fun!  You Should Try It

No No.  I'm Good.  That's Not Really How We Do Things Around Here

Good thing Payton was around to explain how things work ;)

When Did He Get Big Enough to Hold a Baby?!

Daddy and His Girls

Hannah Teaching Him the Ways of Life

Why Is Mom Making Me Smile With These Girls?

This is Love

 BUT ... 

There Were Still More Presents to Open

And these girls ....

The ONLY Time These Three Sat Still: To Watch Frozen

Game Day in Aggieland

We love game day in Aggieland! There's just something about this place on game day.  Almost an electricity in the air.  But you can't quite capture the words to describe it.

"From the outside looking in, you can't understand it.  And from the inside looking out, you can't explain it." 

I love introducing my kids to the Spirit of Aggieland.

Game Faces ON!

Breakfast on Campus

Breakfast Smiles

First of all, I love the view behind her.

Second of all, she just made this face when I picked up my camera.  I love this girl!

And Then There's This: 

Saving Her Waffle for Later

Not Everyone Was Excited to Take This Picture

Mommy Made It Better

Parks May Not Be Smiling ... But She's Not Crying!

My Best Buddy

Our Best Gig 'Em

(P.S. How cool does the inside of Kyle Field look???)


Anniversary Picture

He Must Really Love Me To Sit In the Heat Like This 

We Spent Most of Our Time Here Because of the Heat!

I Love These Barrett Boys

Pointing Out Tubas in the Aggie Band

Her Pigtails are EVERYTHING

Before we came back home, I had the chance to finally take the twins to the ZTA house.  I've been wanting to take pictures of them in front of the house since the day I found out I was pregnant with two girls.  I'm shocked it's taken me this long to get around to it!

It took a little bit to finally get a decent picture.  But watching them in front of the house was ADORABLE!  My heart exploded several times in the 10 minutes or so we were there. 

What Are We Doing Here?

 Is She Still Taking Pictures?

I Know! Let's Go Inside!

Let's Go!

Where's the Doorbell?

 My Two Little Zeta Legacies

Baseball!

It's Baseball Season!!!  We've been wanting to sign Barrett up for a sports team .... well ... since he was born.  But he wasn't old enough.  And then it wasn't the right timing.  We thought about signing him up for soccer, but the kid seriously dislikes people making him run.  So we figured that probably wasn't the best fit. And then we had some friends that were putting together a Blastball team, and we jumped on it.  Even though the games are at 8 a.m. every Saturday morning for a while.  We decided it was worth a few early mornings to give him the experience of playing on a team.

Practicing with Daddy

Ready for His First Practice

Good Form!  

And then the dreaded first early Saturday game day rolled around.

Game Face On

Fan Club

Waiting to Bat

Ok.  So the activity isn't super fast paced.  But when something DOES happen, it's pretty cute!

Fielding the Ball

Batter Up!

Checking to Make Sure He's Smiling

There We Go .. Kind Of

Post Game Donut Celebration

We ended up going to one of our teammate's houses for lunch and a play date.  Nobody knew what to do with the rest of our day because we were awake so early!  So we turned the day into a play date.

Our new house is close to our new friend Braxton.  And his twin sisters.  It's been so fun getting to know this family more, especially since their family dynamic is so similar to ours.

Wilson Kids Sand Time

Burning Off Energy

Needless to say, Naptime was AMAZING today!  All three kids had way too much fun and passed out for HOURS.  I think I'm going to like baseball season :)

New School, New Teachers, New Friends

Starting school this year had been way less emotional than last year.  I saw how much he grew and learned last year, and he loves school.  So this year is full of excitement!  

The only thing I was a little nervous about was how he was going to react to a new teacher.  He had such a special relationship with his teachers last year, and I think we will always hold a special place in our hearts for Mrs. Byars and Mrs. Leon.    

On meet the teacher day, I was prepared to really have to "sell" this new school to him.   But the first thing we found noticed when we walked in was that he is in the Sports room.  Whew! The room is filled with sports paraphernalia, and it even has a basketball goal.  

Not Quite Sure What do Do

But These Two Made Themselves Right At Home

Then Mrs. McEwen came over and made Barrett feel at ease.

After a long weekend, (Thanks Labor Day!), the first stay of school crept up on us.  I completely thought I was going to have to convince Barrett that he was going to have fun at school.  This kid does NOT like change.  However, he woke up this morning ready to go.  He was so excited when he woke up!  We ate breakfast, got dressed, brushed teeth AND hair ... all without a fight.  

Cutie is All Smiles On the Way to School

He looks so grown up to me! 

Ready to Go!

First Day Picture

The twins and I had to figure out what to do with ourselves while big brother was in school.  I'm used to them taking a long morning nap, which gave me the whole day to myself basically.  But now that they gave up their morning nap, I had to find a way to entertain these little nuggets all day.  So we made brownies!  The twins thought it would be a sweet after school surprise treat for their brother.

Best Pic I Could Get

Seriously ... This Took One Second

She Just Grabbed Brother's Backpack And Headed for the Door

She likes her brother at home :)

Showing Off Her Achievements  Today 

Traditional After School Snack Picture 

Must Have Been a Busy Day!