Yes, I am finally posting some new photos!!

1st Sunday for Charli Marie to go to Church and stay in the nursery!

SL and Havey both have rain gages in the yard. SL was so proud that "he won", in other words, his gage had more water in it than Havey's did. Of course this had to be a competition too- a boy thing! I kept asking him why he thought his had more water and he just ignored me! His was under the roof and got a lot of run-off water also!!

SL reads his book he made at school to Charli Marie and she was just listening to him. He is doing so good in Kindergarten and he really enjoys it, which is so very important!


Our September Beach Trip to Perdido Beach Resort was so much FUN!!
They love riding this boat, as long as Ben holds tight! The waves were very big on our last day, which made me nervous, even though the kids didn't go out without Ben and even then didn't go out deep! Yes, I am a paranoid mom, they remind me of this daily!!

Charli-Marie absolutely loved the beach. The weather was wonderful-not too hot! She really enjoys being outside- good thing since she her brothers do too!

Working oh-so-very hard at the beach!

Cool guys build a drizzle castle...
...just to kick it down! What FUN for litlle boys! God's big sand box is awesome!

Okay, so this was a great idea for a really cute photo, but nobody wanted to cooperate. Well, I should really say, Charli-Marie didn't want to cooperate, so nobody did!!! I will have to try this again next year. She will be old enough to bribe- I mean negotiate with- into taking a good picture. This wagon thing at the beach was a great idea. Ben used it to carry everything -toys, cooler, baby tent, diaper bag, and kids- to the beach.

Okay this picture was at Lulu's (a wonderful place for families with good food too) and the boys noticed these buckets with sand and the signs right away! They read, " Put your butts here!" Well, Havey thought this was hilarious! SL thought it was too funny once Havey read the whole sign to him! We do not let the boys say butt, although they do know how to spell it and both of them know which but/butt is the "good one"- as they say! They went all around sticking thier little "fannies" into these barrells. Although they did not completely put their bottoms into them because their "mommy" had tried to gross them out by saying that there were yucky cigarette butts ("Yes, I said butts!") in there and they had all kinds of yucky germs on them!!! Okay, these kids keep us laughing all the time, well almost all the time!

This is the sweetest photo of the kids! Sorry it is so dark.

Ben became obsessed with winning this Fun-E-Ball game in the game room at Perdido Resorty. I know why the boys have such a passion for video games!

Charli-Marie really liked all of the lights in the game room!

Only at the beach do you get to eat spiral cheetos for breakfast in bed- thank goodness they change the sheets everyday! Only a kid can eat cheetos and drink Sunny Delight for breakfast! Yuck!

We made Orgami boats at the beach from the magazines that I had finished reading! The boats really floated! The boys were amazed that I could do this! (I am not so good at making paper airplanes though!)

Cool Beach Dude!

Tired Beach Dude!

These photos were taken a couple of days before we left for the beach. Charli supervises the sorting of the beach toys! She loves her sunglasses!

Ben told the boys to sort through the beach toys and line up the ones they wanted to take with them to Perdido, pile up the ones that were to stay at home and throw away the broken ones. The line of toys was very long! The pile to stay was very small!

How many Knight Boys does it take to bath Charli-Marie?

One Friday night, two weeks ago, Ben told the boys that if they were ready when he got home from the gym in the morning, (around 6:30-he goes around 4 am-crazy, I know!) he would take them to Huddle House. They have never been and they were so excited! He told them not to wake mom and sister, they were to get ready on their own! Not a big deal for them to get up, their little, internal clocks go off at 6:15, school day or not! Well, when he got home from the gym this is what he found! They got all ready by themselves, clothes and hair! They did get a little confused because they were dressed in their school uniform clothes- they thought it was a school day and they were going to breakfast before school! Too funny-too cute!

Chareston Marie and this puple monkey on her bouncy seat have major stare-downs! I cannot tell if she likes it or thinks it is rather frightening! Ben says I scared her when I told her "that monkey is gonna get you!" in my baby talk voice, I guess that might could have caused her to fear the monkey! She has figured out if she kicks ger feet while in this seat it makes it rock, which makes the monkey and toys move! Too precious!

Rainy day(s) fun when Hurricane Faye gave us so much rain! I think we put together every puzzle we own- they were everywhere in the den!

What a cute face! Even Cuter!!

Okay, yes this is the biggest paci-clip I have ever seen, but isn't it adorable. None of the other clips will hold the paci that she likes. I kept seeing it advertised in magazines, but couldn't find one! So, I put Mama Ann on a mission and grandma saved the day- no more dropped, dirty pacis! She found it at Target! target is great, really wish we had one close by!
August was the first Sunday for Charleston Marie to go Sunday School; she went to our class. I just couldn't put her in the nursery yet.

Look at Charseton Marie's little hand and notice her finger-it looks like she is already telling Havey how it is going to be! He had his disposable camera and was taking some photos of his little sis' after school. I think they miss her during the day!

"Charli-Bug", as Ben calls her, looks like she has bug eyes in this photo! She was amazed by her new toy bar!

We made a really cute truck from a big box that Matt gave to the boys. Thanks Matt! They had so much fun deciding what it should look like, cutting, painting, and playing in this thing! It makes me wonder why in the world we spend so much money on toys when these boys love cardboard boxes, dirt and bugs!

The boys had such a great time washing the car! I think this may have been their first time to ever do this-simple pleasures!

Just laying around!
"This laying on my tummy thing and lifting my head up is hard work, so I think I will chew on my hand a while!"
So sweet, but not so little. She weighs around 13 pounds now!

Friday was the First Day of School for the boys! I cannot believe how fast summer went! I also cannot believe that SL is starting Kindergarten!

The Brothers will be on different halls at school, but they are excited because they will see each other at lunch!

SL and his sweet teacher, Mrs. Wilmoth! She is such a cute acting lady and I know he will have a fun time learning in her class! He loved his first day!
Havey is in the 2nd grade and his teacher is Mrs. Poindexter. I think he will have a great year, too. He has several buddies in his class; I know he is glad he is not the new kid this year! He told me that he had a good first day and that his teacher was a sweet person!
We took the boys to lunch after their first day-it was only a half day! They chose Old Venice, pizza- yum!

We gave the boys special treats for starting school, a book (of course) and a Space Fish aquarium to share. They get to go pick out their own fish! They have been begging for this for about a year now!

Finally finding a little time to Blog!! We have been so busy!

Hanging out in the Boppy! She was trying to "talk"-too cute!

We went to Chuck-e-Cheese in Tuscaloosa for our annual Back-to-School Celebration!

The boys loving the games!

Charleston Marie was loving all of the lights and sounds. I kept her completely covered by her car seat canopy and the stroller canopy so she was not touched or breathed on by everybody there! (Yes, I'm a little paranoid about germs. Ask the boys, we have hand cleaner everywhere. They each even have their own bottle! I let them choose their own scent so it is more fun to use!!) It is wonderful that noise doesn't bother her one bit! I think she got so used to all of the boy's loudness while in my tummy that when it is quiet she is fussy!

Even Daddy enjoys Chuck-e-Cheese!

So, I thought I could get a photo with everyone happy, but I was wrong! Look at Havey's big brown eyes rolling up at me. He was so annoyed that I was still trying to get a good picture (we had taken so many). Those big eyes were saying, "How much longer!" In the picture below Charli-Marie calls it quits for the photos!

The boys are amazed at the lungs on this girl! Their favorite saying while she is crying is, "She's got to run out of steam sometime!" and when she is burping, normally followed by spit up, they say, "She's gonna blow!"

Tiny hands and Tiny Feet! God is amazing!

War Eagle!!!

Aunt Laura and Uncle Joseph came to Starkville when Charleston Marie was almost 4 weeks old. They got some baby-practice while they were here; good thing since they are expecting their first baby in March! Congrats Laura and Joseph. Charli-Marie will be thrilled to have a little playmate!
We love our little "Special Delivery". This is the cutest shirt that they had in the hospital gift shop- Mama Ann thought she had to have it!
First tub bath! She really likes this much better than the sponge baths. She is so precious trying to lick up the water!
Stephen Louis shows-off with his latest trick! Benjamin Harris can do it also (his photo was to dark to post), all the way to the top of the door casing! Never a dull moment at our house!

Nan and Pop came for a visit when Charli-Marie was 1 week old! She loves to be held, so she really enjoyed them coming to our house. (She is yawning, not crying in the photo of her and Poppy, she loves her Pop!) 1 Week old and cute as can be!