Fire Trucks, oh my!

Today we went to the annual firestation open house. The boys look forward to going to this every year and not for the reason you'd think. The thing that keeps them wanting to come back is the popcorn. Dan stood in line for fifteen minutes to get the popcorn for the boys to go with their Dr. Pepper. The boys loved getting to the firetrucks and the careflight helicopter too. They even got to put a fire out using the hose.

Pumpkin Patch

On the first Saturday of October the family loaded up to head to the pumpkin patch. The boys love going every year for the bounce houses and I like going for the photo ops. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. The weather was gorgeous and the fields were full of pumpkins since it was the first weekend. After taking pics, the kids got to play and wander around. The boys loved the Star Wars cutouts. The bounce houses were their favorite thing to do. They even got to ride the train with dad. I don't think Dan will be doing that again next year; it was a little crowded. Meredith had fun watching.

After the pumpkin patch, we went to schlotsky's to eat. After eating, we went behind the restaurant to feed the fish in the pond. The fish would follow the boys walking on the edge of the bank in hopes of food. I've never seen anything like it.

We had an amazing day with all 3 kids and it was fit free which doesn't happen very often. The pictures of the day are already posted on the right. Enjoy!

Pushing Up, Sitting, and Giggling!

Meredith is getting more active every day. She is always learning new tricks. Hopefully her older brothers will be good teachers. =) Meredith watches them all the time and absolutely loves Cameron. She giggles at him all the time. Meredith is pushing up really well and starting to sit better. It's amazing how quickly babies learn to do all these things. By this time next year, she'll be running and not a baby anymore!

Bike Riding

So we attempted to teach the boys how to ride bikes. Attempt was the key word. The boys got frustrated so easily because they weren't able to pedal very easily. We might need to loosen the chains some. They were just happy to be outside and preferred being pushed anyway. That was the problem, neither dad or mom wanted to push them. Hopefully next time will go better!

3 Months Down!!

Time is flying by! Yippee, is what Dan would say! I'm really trying to enjoy every moment because I know this is our last baby and you don't know what tomorrow will bring. Meredith is getting so big. I don't know the exact number, but it's HEAVY! I'm getting pretty strong from carrying her around. She is pushing up really well now. She loves watching her brothers and is starting to play with her doll now, by playing I mean eating. She is not as fussy as she used to be unless you put her in her carseat and she is smiling a lot. She's starting to reach for me when she wants me and that just makes my heart melt. Meredith got her hair trimmed a little to get rid of some of her random long hairs. She has been really healthy and we are blessed to have two older boys that love their little sister so much!

Labor Day Weekend in Tulsa

For Labor Day weekend, Dan took the Friday off and we drove up to Tulsa to see his grandparents. His grandparents are in his 90s and we wanted to make sure they got to see Meredith. The trip up was difficult and we were all happy to get out of the car. When we got there we went to eat with the family and then enjoyed a beautiful evening at Betty and Bruce's house. The boys loved staying there because of their playset in the backyard. On Saturday, the Birdsongs, Roberts and us went to the children's museum. It was at least called that, but it was more like a playhouse. There was pretend post office, grocery store, cafe, doctor's office, and barbershop. The boys had so much fun exploring. Hudson's favorite place was the grocery store. I think Cameron's was the post office; he still takes my empty envelopes and pretends he's a postmaster. On Saturday night, we grilled and played more outside. The weather the whole weekend was perfect. On Sunday we went to church and spent the day with family. On Monday on our way out of town, we went over to great grandmom and great granddad's house. We were able to get a few more pics of the kids with them. It's amazing to think about a 90+ year old holding a newborn. What a wondrous sight!

** Should have the album uploaded tonight of more pics!

Girls Weekend

The weekend before Labor Day, Meredith and I went on her first plane ride. We flew to Houston to attend a dear friend's funeral. Meredith did great on the plane ride while the boys were doing great at home with their daddy. The boys got to have donuts, eat out, go to toys r us, and rent movies. While they were busy, we had fun at Aunt Jenna and Uncle Jacob's new house. We also got to see Jenny, Josh, and Emma and go to Freebirds with them! YUMMY!! On Sunday we went to Southside to see all of friends. I dearly miss the wonderful church there. We came back home Sunday night to 3 smiling faces. It was so fun to have a break for a day from all 3 kids, but it sure was wonderful getting to have them run up to you so excited to see you when you get back! I sure love my kiddos!