Orange Day

We had to wear orange today to preschool. You may not know this, but that color is not generally allowed in our Gamecock house. 

Aunt Abby is my hero though... I was well dressed in Bronco orange today (the only acceptable orange). 

And while it looks like I am angry about the whole thing in the picture above, I was actually laughing pretty hard about posing with my scarecrow friends! And then I was done with picture taking...

Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Who thinks that eating a warm chocolate chip cookie from Chick-fil-A is a good idea? 

Riley Cates thinks it is a great idea! Especially if she gets to do it in the car! The more mess, the better, right?

P.S. I think Mommy and Daddy may disagree with her...

Beach Time

Yes, it is October. No, we did not just get back from the beach (though with the weather we are having these days, I'm sure we would have had fun!). I am working hard to catch you up on our life during my hiatus from blogging! (Check out that big word--I do go to preschool now!)

So back in the summer, we went down to Charleston and went and played in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time! Mommy and Daddy let us see the ocean before dinner one night, thinking we would be in awe and not get too close...

What were they thinking?!? Thankfully we had extra clothes in the car so that we could go in the restaurant!

We loved the beach so much (they didn't get pictures of Riley Cates rolling around in the water in her dress...), so we loaded up the car the next morning for some fun in the sun!

These faces say it all!

We had some fun toys, 

So we busied ourselves making sandcastles. Or something like that.

We loved the beach!

Hannah Comes to the Country

Shortly after we moved to South Carolina this summer, Hannah got to come spend the day with us! We loved having her here! And in honor of her birthday this week (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HANNAH!!!), I'm going to show you some cute pictures of us!

We started the morning off with a ride on Lightning McQueen! 

Then I pulled her around in Sissy's wagon (I think Riley Cates was a little jealous...),

Which Hannah loved! Isn't that a huge smile?!

I gave Hannah a tour around the place on the golf cart.

Our favorite part was picking (and tasting!) the blueberries!

But little did we know, the best was yet to come! Blueberry pie!

Delicious!

Ok, Hannah, we're ready for you to come back and visit! We miss you!

Since I Last Wrote...

I turned THREE!!! Yes, it was a while ago now, but I know you are dying to see pictures. Right? It was a pretty fun birthday, I must say, though it was certainly not your typical birthday party!

 Ok, there were a few normal birthday party activities... We ate yummy pizza, picnic style!

And there was a Thomas birthday cake that had MY NAME ON IT!

I got to blow out candles, 

Right after everyone sang to me! 

This is the face of a full and tired boy--the sign of a good party! 

I took pictures with a few of my buddies...

And our Mommies even joined in for a few! 

So what was so crazy about my party? Well, the activity of the evening was to load all of our stuff into this big truck! We were so thankful for lots of help! And for a 3 year old boy, what more could you ask for? Friends? Check. Pizza? Check. Cake and ice cream? Check. A really big truck? Check! All in all, it was a good time!

Oh, and I personally enjoyed playing in the dirt we all drug in during the moving process with my new trucks and tractors! (Mommy would be so embarrassed that I showed you this picture!)

And then I even got to "drive" the big truck! Hooray! 

While it was a super fun birthday party, it was also sad because we had to say goodbye to some of our favorite people! We sure do miss Mississippi!

I know I have said it before, but I promise I will try to be better about writing on here! Being 3 and 1 and a half (for Riley Cates, of course) brings lots of new adventures! 

Party Time!

After Bible School yesterday, our buddies Asher, Caleb, and Luke came over to eat lunch and play! 

Riley Cates loved talking to Luke and telling him lots of important things. I think she was just glad that she wasn't the youngest one there for once!

Caleb and I had fun hanging out in the toy box! 

                                      

Caleb and I have a special bond because he is just 9 days older than I am. Our Mommies had fun being pregnant at the same time, and Caleb even came to visit me at the hospital when I was born... right after he had gotten out of there! So we got to go celebrate his birthday (and his brother Luke's first birthday!)  at their house today! It was awesome to play out in the water! This hose was cool. It squirted everywhere! 

They had a giant water slide. It made me a little nervous. Of course Riley Cates was doing everything she could to get on there. She is fearless! Maybe she'll be big enough next time! 

She found a fun car to play in instead.

I was even a sweet big brother and pushed her around... until I almost pushed her into the big slide! Oops! In my defense, those cars are very hard to steer.

Riley Cates found a slide more her size!

And she liked squirting people with the hose!

And, of course, she wanted to take a drink of the water. 

Oh, and actually get in the water table. You know how she likes to climb!

Speaking of the water table, I liked playing in it too. When it needed a little more water, I came to the rescue with the hose. Mommy said it would take a long time to fill it up that way!

So while I waited, I found the coolest John Deere tractor to ride! It was an awesome day at an awesome party!

Before and After

Before the last day of Bible School...

After the last day of Bible School...

Yes, Mommy and I went on a walk this afternoon, and I fell fast asleep! Apparently we saw Hannah while we were out (Riley Cates had stayed home with Daddy), and she played by me for quite a while before I woke up! What can I say? I was exhausted from a wonderful week of VBS!