Way Behind!

Well if you are still checking my blog, you know that it has been a long time since I posted last. I hate when I am this far behind since this is their "baby" book.
These pictures were from their first day of school this fall. They absolutley love going to class with Miss Victoria, and they have all boys in their class. Kylie is not going to "school" yet but next year she will.
The kids still love to ride the lawn mower with papa. This was the first time they all three rode together. I really need to get some videos on here because my dad fixed our really old riding lawnmower this week, and the boys can drive it by themselves. Don't worry, it goes really slow in first gear. Braden honestly just about cried because he was so excited about it!

Our Country Boy. Ryan thinks that the boys are going to be little rednecks:-) They knwo the difference in Ford, John Deere, Honda, and Farmall tractors. We will be driving down the road and I will say "boys, look at the bulldozer" and it never fails that one of them will correct me and say "that's not a bulldozer, it's a backhoe!"

Their favorite songs to listen to on the Ipad are "Gone like a freight train, gone like yesterday" and also "John Deere Green" Secretly, I love that the boys love these things. I guess the next step is hunting!

Kylie and Charley have a good time together. Kylie loves the horses and dogs. She will definitely be the reason that we get a dog one day. Charley amazes me for an 18 month old. She is so tall for her age and that little girl will ride the horse with Uncle Craig for over an hour at a time. I'm afraid she is going to be barrell racing one day.

These last pictures are a little random but that's what happens when I don't post for so long. One night I got on to Reed for something then I went downstairs to get the laundry. When I came back up, this is what I found. Braden told Reed to lay down in his lap and he was patting him on the back. Too sweet!
I think shortly after that, Kylie got in trouble for something. I probably told her "no" and she gets her feelings hurt really easily. Then Braden told Kylie to lay down in his lap and they both started to pat her back. Braden is definitely my big helper and comforter for the other two.
Kylie Reese with her first pigtails:-)

Labor Day and Retreats

Over Labor Day weekend, we went to the farm in Kentucky for a dove hunt! Actually , the guys were dove hunting while the girls watched the kiddos...boy does that sound like the ol' timey days! I have no idea how the kids slept through all the gun shots during their naps. It sounded like it was sleeting inside from all the bullet spray hitting the tin roof.
My brother was all about letting the boys shoot their first gun while we were there. We do teach them that guns are not toys and they are not around them except when an adult is hunting. (they are not sitting around in our house:-) I couldn't believe that none of the kids cried because this gun had a pretty good kick and was really loud.
I wish I had the audio that goes with this picture. After Braden shot the cardboard box, he was saying "BooYa, I got it!"
Here are Reed, Braden and Charley off to fetch the birds....don't worry, they didn't actually touch them.

Reed getting his turn and he wasn't scared at all. The kids then went to collect their "kill"...a cardboard box.
Charley even took a turn...yes, she is only 17 months old and too stinkin' cute. She got to "kill" a tin can!
Cute "little" Luke, Tex and Beth's little boy. He has the cutest chubby legs that I have ever seen.
These pics are kind of random but too funny not to post. I was putting Kylie's hair up one morning and the boys were feeling a little left out! They might make cute little girls!
Church Family Retreat at Henry Horton State Park
This past weekend we went "camping" (in a cabin) with my parents for our church retreat. What is it about hotels/rooms that aren't the kids that makes them want to go crazy. The boys had a blast running and jumping (which they don't do at home) on the beds. We didn't take any toys from home and they had so much fun just being in a new place.

Reed, Preston, JT, Lindsay and Avery eating on Saturday morning some good ol' pancakes
Lindsay, Avery, Juice, Haley, Braden, Preston and Reed getting ready for a day filled with tons of fun stuff.
Braden looks like such a big boy here. He loved to watch the big kids play and kept asking me for his bike. I guess we will request that from Santa.
Kylie Reese sporting my outfit that my mom made for me when I was little. I love how worn and dainty these old outfits are. My mom is so talented!

I need a bucket full of corn at home for endless hours of entertainment!

Madison and Macey

This pic cracks me up. Notice Reed's missing leg. He was doing his class warm-up exercises where they were hopping on one leg. Doesn't it look photoshopped out?!

Playing a little while the kids slept!

Reed thought it was hilarious to dump corn continually on Braden's head. Braden didn't mind at all and they both got a big kick out of it.

They had an old apple press to make cider with for the kids tolearn about. The boys loved this, especially drinking the fresh cider which was so good!

Mrs. Becky with her sweet grandaughter, Maddi

We had a great time and we will be off for a real camping adventure in a few weeks. That should be real fun with all 3 kids in a tent without grandparents there for back-up!!!