an end to the summer

we thought the only proper way to end the summer was a playdate with charlie AT THE PARK!!






and then we soaked in the august heat at home!










perfect ending.

equal opportunities

miss sandra babysat for us over the weekend so that wade and I could take our annual lake trip with friends. when we returned, she had to taught the babies how to sit up on their own!


and some of our friends on the trip gave kate and lucy an elephant, a tiger and both auburn and alabama baby videos.


which we really LOVED and appreciated because we're an equal opportunity kind of family!

four on the floor

seriously can't believe my oldest baby turned four. we celebrated with a gymnastics party and the watkins' crew came down early for lunch and presents.





mary gray got a big hug when she got there. very sweet moment.



they played duck, duck, goose. no one really knew how to play.




aunt holly and lulu bean.


and then lucy spit up all over tried out the mat:


whitmore joined in:










And I truly think sam had the most fun of all!! There wasn't anything that he didn't want to try!






such a sweet group of friends. such a fun party!



emma and I spent some time at edgars flipping through ALL of their cake books. she was sold once she saw the mermaid one. it may have been the hardest thing in the world to cut and serve but it has to be the cutest cake EVER!





and once we came home, I really wanted a family picture. emma really didn't want a family picture. she won.



here's sweet kate. she had been held the entire time at the party and missed out on the floor exercises but she liked it that WAY!!


she also likes balloons.


happy little monkeys.



and then we ended the day with charlie and emma trying out all her new riding toys.