Cowboy Carter

My friend, Casey, let Carter borrow a pair of her brothers 20 something year old cowboy boots! They are awesome and Carter hasn't taken them off much since we got them. As soon as I got home with them and showed him, he said he needed to go dress up like a cowboy and came out looking adorable! I asked him if I could go outside and take his picture and he was like "Yeah sure". What's cuter than a little boy in a cowboy hat and boots?!?!

Kindergarten Chapel

 Andrew's school has chapel every Wednesday but it's only for 1st-5th grade. This week, they let the Kindergarten open chapel with a skit and song. His Bible teacher pretended to be a reported and asked a few of the kids, "Who do you think Jesus is?" Andrew's line was to say, "I heard he's a dreamer". As we practiced, he was so worried he would forget this line and even accidentally said "I heard he's a dealer" bahahahaha. Not funny to him but it did make me chuckle a little. Anyways, my poor kid was a nervous wreck and his little nervous face up there was priceless to me. He has this little puckered grin with a roll of the eyes that just melts me. He did great and even said it with "expression" like his teacher has been telling them to do! Also, she went down the line and tucked in all of the boys shirts before they went out, I'm not taking any of the blame for this new look.

 Andrew and his best friend, Xavier.

These are the days....

This is why I haven't been blogging much lately..... playing with my boys and trying to savor every moment! They rarely get along but when they do, it's like they are long lost friends who haven't seen each other in years.

My friend Cortney gave me her son's overalls that he's outgrown. I don't remember ever putting any on Carter before, he just always dresses like a big boy. I just about cried when I saw him wearing this, he looks like my little baby again!!!!!

exploring the back yard!

pretending to be "God's warriors", you know, God gives him this hat and he hurts the bad guys

rolling down the front yard hill, never gets old!

help a brotha out

Our view from our house is ridiculous right now

THESE are the days... dirty mouths, snot noses, wrinkled clothes and not a care in the world!

Happy 6th Birthday Andrew!

So my sweet firstborn turned 6 in September! He wanted a Power Ranger party but the decoration that are for sale don't include the gold ranger and we HAVE to have him on everything! Next was a request for GI Joe but you can't find them for sale anywhere, of course! Andrew loves when he gets to stay up late and roast smores' in our fire pit so I suggested a camping-smores' party and he went with it! As anyone who know me has seen, I go a little crazy with the party planning, but that's just what I do. I have no other hobbies and it's "for the kids" right?!?! I just wanted him to have the best darn camping party he could have.

All of the printables (invites, tent cards, paper banner, treat bag toppers, canteen stickers and scavenger hunt) came from Nellie Designs. She was fantastic to work with and can customize any order!

 Each kid got a canteen so they could keep hydrated on their scavenger hunt!

These smores' cake pops were amazing! My friend Christi made them and she is so talented, any cake you want, she's your girl!

I have to give a shout out to my awesome husband who helped me build these pup tents! They were a total of $11 (with lumber and fabric!) and took about 15 minutes. They fold up so we can store them and use them inside to "camp" at home!

I made smores' pops with marshmallows and graham crackers, yum! My boys LOVE these things and they're so easy!

My super talented friend, Angela made this burlap banner for me. This is your go to person for ANY artwork needs. She painted my boys school bags, can do any canvas, frame, shoes, banners, furniture, you name it! She also has some cute gifts for sale in a shop on E. Brainerd called Little Presh

Andrew doesn't like cake so he requested an ice cream station, like at sweet CeeCee's. He wanted mint chocolate chip, mocha almond fudge and vanilla with M&M's, Gummy worms and sprinkles, you know.... just the basics! The ice cream cups came from one of my absolute favorite party supplies sites Shop Sweet Lulu. Seriously the best customer service and fastest turn around ever and their products are amazing! The chevron wooden ice cream spoons and scoops came from this etsy site

A little hot chocolate station

What's an outdoor party without cornhole?!?!

sweet cousins.... and Xavier

Grandpa Joe and Lynn came in from Wisconsin and we were so excited have have them there to celebrate with us!

my sweet niece, McKenzie enjoying a cake pop!

the Birthday Boy! His super cute shirt is from the etsy vendor Zoeys Attic I can't believe I forgot to have someone take a picture of us all as a family :-(

Andrew and his buddies from his Kindergarten class

My handsom nephew, Merrick

All of the kids got a red bandana filled with a flashlight, binoculars and a scavenger hunt list

The kids on their hunt

I'm not sure how the dirt grill became the gift table, but Andrew didn't seem to mind!