Latergram {Cowboy Style}

A little cowboy turned 4 WAAAYYY back at the end of August.  Yes, I did blog about what he's doing at 4, but I neglected the post pictures from his actual party.  He chose a cowboy theme.  I was prettty pumped to plan it all out!  We had the party at my in-laws house.  They have the perfect giant yard for a party!  I will let the pictures do the talking... Ya'll enjoy!

Mike the Knight Glendragon Castle from Mom, Dad, & Caleb

 A belt buckle, cowboy vest, chaps, and shirt from Aunt Carole & Uncle Craig (most of it was handmade of course!)

 Ready for the open range.... REAL cowboy hat from Uncle Bob!

 My heart smiles at this picture: Great-grandpa Daddy Vell with great-grandson Dylan!

 Dylan & Uncle Bob

 "Lasso the horse" game made by Uncle Craig!

 Campfire (in the August heat) crafted by Pawpaw

 She is my second sister, really....even if its not legal   Love Aunt Janell!

 They set up the bouncy house to enjoy!

 Carter roastin' marshmallows!

 Little cowboys & one sweet cowgirl!

 Oh, how we love Sloan!

 Keepin' it simple with hot dogs & tater chips

 Pawpaw overseeing the boys.  Thanks for all your hard work!

Pumpkin Patch 2013

We had a super fun afternoon at Bo Brooks Farm with the Summitt's and Scott's.  It was a beautiful fall day, the pumpkin patch wasn't crowded, and the kiddos did awesome! (Even if baby Shelby girl ate a little bit of hay) 10-20-13

Shelby, Dylan, Caleb, and Weston

Oops...23 months

came and went, and Caleb will be two on Thursday.  But here are a few pictures from his little 23 month photo op.  *Sniff, sniff.  My baby is almost two!

It was a little work getting a smile!  It was CHILLY outside!

 There is is!

Off looking for leaves!  You love to be outside!

 You love to walk up and down the bridge!

 You want your chainsaw with you all the time.  Inside and outside!

 You got to ride shotgun in the super racer for the first time at the Finley's.  Mommy was a bit nervous, but you stayed seated and loved it!

You love to go running with Mommy.  You will see the jogging stroller and say, "Momma go runnin'. I go Momma runnin"!"

 You like to hold my hand down the slide.  You are not quite as adventurous as your big brother!

 You enjoyed your first carnival ride!  The cars at FUNLAND in Burns Park!

 You L.O.V.E.D riding the helicopters with Dylan.  I will always remember your sweet, shocked, and excited expression when those helicopters started rising up!

 Mr. Fox slept with you in your crib for the first time.  You told me, "Fox in bed."  (Request granted.)

Did I mention your love for the chainsaw!?! 

 You finger painted for the first time!  You had a love/hate relationship for it.  You kept digging your fingers in, but you wanted me to clean them off pretty fast!

 You were showing Dylan your messy fingers!

You are starting to show a few signs of that two year old mark.  You are funny.  You think of silly things to do like this.....

A few favorite phrases:

"Let me do it!"

"Let me down!"

"I do it!"

"I see Dy-wan!"

* You really are saying everything.  You are cautious and funny, my son!

FUNLAND!

September 22,2013

Our children's ministry had a Sunday tailgate party at Burns park! We missed the tailgating part due to Caleb's nap, but we didn't miss the rides! This was our first trip to FUNLAND and it was quite....FUN!

Dylan's first ever carnival ride was the Scrambler! I was nervous, but he loved it and rode it again! (So, not my child)

Caleb and I kept things a little more calm. He enjoyed the merry-go-round,

and the train. 

Dylan did the mini Ferris wheel!

Caleb loved the cars!

I love this picture! Dylan was "driving" the plane and as it starting going up, Caleb made this sweet, excited expression!

I have a feeling we will be visiting FUNLAND more and more! The boys loved it, and Daddy and Mommy did too!

This little piggy....

went to his first Razorback game!! 

September 7, 2013 Hogs vs. Samford

We were so happy Pawpaw got to join us! Dylan couldn't believe all the people tailgating as we walked to the stadium!

My loves! (Minus one)

He loves his Pawpaw!

This was his expression as the band did their grand march onto the field! He also was a star at calling the Hogs!

Dylan"isms" from the evening:

"Sometime when I get bigger I will play for them. "

"I want a football helmet w no straps."

"I wanna watch them kick it through those "lellow" bars."

"I want to come to this again!"

The Hogs did win! 

Life as a 4 year old!

Dylan,

What can I say, buddy?!? I love you with my whole heart.  There are many times a day where I laugh at your wit, energy, and smarts.  There are also many times I want to just let out my own little scream because of that energy and strong personality! Ha!

But, you know what, I love the person God made you to be.  You are a lot like your Daddy.  It is already pretty obvious that you are a leader. You are not shy.  You want to PLUNGE into new adventures such as: preschool, gymnastics, being line leader, swinging from the highest monkey bars, climbing the tallest jungle gym, etc.  You are a spit-fire and a bit of a chance taker.  This can sometimes be seen when things aren't quite going your way as well.  It just means we have to be super consistent with you buddy.  You know what you want, which is one of those leader qualitites.

Fun things and milestones:

1. You love to color!  You are doing great at staying in the lines and you love to do the mazes, matches, and word searches in the coloring books, too!

2. You love playing board games.  You just recently got Hungry Hungry Hippo and Don't Spill the Beans.

3.  You enjoy riding your bike and are starting to pedal super fast!

4. You experienced the duck blind for the first time and fell in love.  You took your toy gun with you and practiced your shooting.

5. You got your first BB gun thanks to your Pawpaw!

6. You have officially started swimming on your own!  On the very last swim of the year, you would jump in, pop up, and swim back to the wall!  SO BIG!

7. You love preschool so very very much!  Your favorite things are still P.E. and the playground!

8.  You are such a great big brother.  You are always checking on Caleb when he gets hurt, and you talk to him soft and sweet.

9. You love all things cowboy.  You wear your boots daily with your jeans and sometimes your belt buckle.

10.  You can recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

11.  You can count to five (almost six) in Spanish!  And you know several words!

12. You love to dance and sing to music.  Some of your favorite songs (thanks to Radio Disney) are Roar by Katy Perry, Pom Poms by Jonas Brothers, What I Like by Kelsie Luck, and Chocolate by 1975.  And you still have some serious rhythm.

13. Your favorite foods: pizza, yogurt, cracker chicken, fruit, chicken nuggets, and spaghetti, and sweets (you can thank me for that one buddy, it's in your blood)!

Favorite phrases and words you use:
-of course
-well actually
-prolly (probably)
-well sure

Your smile is contagious.  Your energy lights up the room.  Daddy, Caleb, and I are thankful for you!  We are proud to be YOUR family!  Mommy loves you with my whole heart!