The Carden Crew

Here are the pre prom pics of Courtney Carden and her gorgeous beau Johnny!!! Must I say, they are a gorgeous couple!!!

We have a kindergartner in the house!!!!

Yes, this post is so late!!!! It was a big day for us as Gracie had her first day at Sterchi Elementary!! She loves school and has made some new friends that she adores! We love her teacher Ms. Wilson as Gracie does to!! It is so much fun being a room mommy along with some great friends. Wow, teachers work really hard! I don't know how they do it..........wears me out being there for an hour!!!

Life............................

All I can say is wow, it has been a long time since I blogged about what has been going on in our lives!!! Kindergarten for Gracie is keeping me super busy!! From homework to playdates and everything else in between!! I will be posting some new stuff, so get ready!!!! From Gracie's first day of school (yes, I know that was in August)to Halloween!!! Whew, I will be up all night!!!! Can't forget Jake, his first day of preschool and everything else he gets into!! Brad, his new business he is trying to get off the ground. Wow, we are so blessed to be able to tell you all that God continues to do in our lives!!!!!

Gracie's First Soccer Game

Today was Gracie's first time playing soccer and I think she loved it!! Her saying was "Soccer Rocks"!!! She is playing for Upward sports, which teaches kid how to play with a Christ like attitude. We signed her up back in July at Wallace Baptist Church. So far, she has had two practices and one game. We loved watching her play today, even if it felt like a 100 degrees outside!!! As you can tell from the pics,Gracie has a competive spirit about her!!! Just look at her facial expressions!! She was ready to go back out and play when they took turns setting on the sideline!! We could not be more proud of Gracie, she earned the white star today, which means the player who showed the most Christ like attitude through out the game!! That make us feel so proud!! What an awesome God we serve!! Hope you enjoy the slideshow, there are alot of pics from some proud parents :)

Madison Turns One!!!

My sweet niece Madison has turned one!!!! That year flew by!! She is so sweet and Gracie eats her up when there together!! Here are some pics from her birthday party.

Dollywood Fun

As I posted in the Sum Sum Summertime post, we have been to Dollywood twice this year. We enjoy Splash Country a little better since Gracie and Jake love the water so much! But we do like Dollywood too!! Jake is still a little young to appreciate what you can do at Dollywood. He really gets over the stroller fast :) Gracie on teh other hand, goes in every direction!!! She really wants to do the zip line, but Brad was not with us last time we went. We better save that for daddy to see :)!! We also wanted to wait on Brad to do Adventure Mountain. Some things are just left for daddys to do and see!!! Here are some pics from both trips.

Too Funny

Here is a video that I finally loaded off of my small Canon camera. It takes pics and video too. Jake looks really small!!! I laugh evertime I watch it!!!