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God is so good!

CONNER'S THIRD BIRTHDAY: TRACTOR VERSION

My sweet Conner is not a baby anymore - he turned THREE on Saturday and we celebrated with a tractor party!  I hate third birthdays because two can still be qualified as a baby but three can't!!  We had a great time - the weather was beautiful and we had wonderful friends and family come over to celebrate!  The kids ran around the yard, played in the sand, jumped on the trampoline, slid down slides and swung on swings (is swung a word??) and then went a ride on the trailer!! Top that off with cupcakes and ice creams and that's any little kids dream!

We love our little Conner and can't believe it's been three years since he came into our lives! He is a mess and keeps us on our toes but I can't imagine one day without him!

HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY CONNER!!!

the spread

making good use of all of our farm equipment

Thanks to my sweet sis-in-law for assembling the treat bags!
Farm stickers, farm stencils, and "hay bales"
(rice krispie treats tied with raffia)

LOOK AT ME!
TODAY I'M THREE!

Dansby on the tractor at the farm

Conner's sweet "EE"

Sarah & Allie - love the bonnet - a few seconds before Conner ran her over
with a tractor; thankfully Sarah saw him coming and Conner only
caught her foot

Stinson & Bailey checking out the fun

The Cobb's - Kelly, Taylor, and Natalie

Meredith, Addison, Patrick, Dad, and Ryan in serious conversation

we were so honored to be blessed by sweet baby Faith's
appearance - it was her first birthday party ever!
she is gazing up so sweet at her ReRe!

mason & j.p. enjoying some tractor fun high in the sky

a fun hayride minus the hay but heavy on the fun!

make a wish!

maybe not the best pic of anyone but am loving Mary Ashtyn deep down in the bag!

a few days before Christmas Conner decided he wanted a backhoe and every gift he
opened he would start off by saying 'YEA, my backhoe" and he didn't get one!
so my mom, Mimee to him, got a backhoe for his birthday!!

the aftermath - enjoying some daddy time and toy assembly

Bittersweet

It was a bittersweet moment last Wednesday my SWEET BABY started preschool at BIG SCHOOL (aka EE's school).  He is in a 3 year old class twice a week and will be getting speech therapy while he is there.  It was a terrible morning because he was excited and I was so weepy!!!

We had gone a week before to get acqainted with his new friends and he was ready to get back to playing.  His sweet teacher Mrs. Sparks gave me a call during the day to tell me he didn't miss me at all - sad and good all at the same time!

He missed his second day (Friday) due to strep throat but he is ready to go back and "eat biscuits!"

My cutie pie in his uniform (ps - we had to take a cabinet door off to find some matching stain, if you happen to notice that in the background!)!

I LOVE MY CONNER!!

I L-O-V-E My Life!

After school today the boys and I headed over to the pond to play in the mud!  It was great fun and the stinky mud reminded me of my childhood - I spent many an hour playing in and around ponds!  It was lots of fun and I love my dirty little boys!  They've got the life little boys can only dream of!

digging trenches

this is Conner's new "smile" face!

my view from the stump I was perched on

sweethearts

today's fun = tomorrow's laundry!

(Conner fell once so we had to change that's why there are 3 pair)

drying out our boots



the best part of my day?

five grubby little fingers handing me flowers!!!

I've got it made!

Boys Will Play While Mom's Away!

I had a weekend full of showers this past weekend!  My dear childhood friend, Anna, is getting married next month!  I haven't seen her in over a year and it was great to see her and my other "Gloster Girls!"  We met at the Glenwood Tea Room with several other girls and ladies -- we sat at the "kids table."  It was great to catch up on the wedding details - dresses, shoes, oh my!  Can't wait for the big day!

Mindy, Elise, Lauren, Anna, Mary Lea, and Rachel

While I was gone the boys went and bought fishing gear to get ready for Day 2 of baby showers!

After lunch at church I headed to my friend, Lauren's, baby shower!! What's that you say - she's a super cute pregnant chick?  Well that's because her little bundle of joy is coming from Ethiopia!! Sweet E will get to meet her Mommy, Daddy, and Nana in 2 WEEKS!!! Check out their story at Team Huss!

I was super excited to be the official College Gang ambassador to the shower - really I just made that title up and I would have gone anyway - but I did take the gift from Holly D, Holly W, Kandy, myself, and Missy!

and it was a super cool digital handheld video monitor!

Next I headed to my sweet friend Ashly's shower! She is expecting Miss Noelle, her third child but first girl, this month!! No pictures but had a great time seeing Ashly (haven't seen her since she was pregnant with Sam) and Robin & Kelly!  Us four will have to think of a cool name for ouselves too!

While I was gone Ryan took the boys fishing . . . wish I would have been there to see . . . Mason caught a big bass and wanted to keep it so Ryan was carrying the fish back home and then he saw Conner's rod being carried across the pond -- apparently Conner caught a fish while no one was looking -- according to the story, without thought Ryan jumped in the water (boots and all) still holding Mason fish to catch Conner's rod!! Then he slipped and fell and Conner's pole took off!  They ended up rescuing the rod by catching it with Mason's - Conner fish got away but here is Mason's . . . 

Love my boys and my girls!