Bryce Turns 2!

Just typing the title for this blog hurts me!  How in the world is my baby already 2?!  Regardless of how it doesn't seem possible, it is, and my sweet little boy celebrated his 2nd birthday last Sunday.  Bryce may quite possibly be the most loving, outgoing, and precious boy I know. (not biased at all)  He is so much FUN!  He loves everyone and remembers everyone!  When you know Bryce and see him, he throws his hand up waving and saying hey to you.  Granted he may be saying this all with a paci in his mouth but you still know what he's saying.  When I say he has the best memory I do mean it!  He can remember things I would never think he could and he associates so good!  I can mention one person and he might start naming off their family members.  He amazes me every single day with the things he knows and says.  Bryce is a great talker and his vocabulary is endless.  He reminds me a lot of his oldest sister.  She was always that way.   He is 100% all boy!  Bryce LOVES any kind of truck or "big tuck" in his words, loves tractors, lawn mowers, trailers, airplanes, fire trucks, police cars, trains, buses, ambulances, etc....Anything that goes!  That is what I did for his birthday.  We only had a small little party for him but it was just right for him and he had a blast.  The Tonka truck he is sitting in in the first picture is one of his favorite things to play with outside.  He will push this truck every single day all around the yard.  Sometimes I push him in it and he loves that too!  Between that and the golf cart we stay busy enjoying this awesome fall weather.  I could go on and on about how awesome he is.  I have truly loved every single second of him and that is why I wish I could freeze him now.  I never want to forget all these precious memories and days we have together. I don't want to forget how cute he is talking every day!  He wakes up, lays in his bed, and just names his favorite people over and over, or lists all of the transportation vehicles he loves.  It will crack you up!  Here are some fun pictures from Bryce's birthday and a little bit about Bryce at 2!  We could not possibly love him more!

waving at Keyes & Elliott

With all of my kids we always take a picture at bedtime on the night before their birthday.  One last picture being one!

 Sunday when Bryce woke up we had pumpkin muffins and of course let him blow out his candles in his muffins.  I couldn't resist this sweet picture.  He is precious with his bed hair, paci, and morning eyes!

We had church that morning but came home before small groups to get started on lunch for everyone.  Bryce loved his party and got so many fun things.  I was in love with his cake!  Shannon always does the BEST cakes and they taste as good as they look.  She is amazing and does amazing things with her cakes!

He loved opening presents.  Of course after opening the first one he wanted it opened out of its box and was finished with the others.  We had to keep telling him to open more and of course he had eager helpers to help him unwrap.  My favorite was the weed eater we got him.  He is all about his Daddy's tools so having one of his own was right up his alley.  Bebe had given him the push mower and we got him the weed eater.  He put on his safety goggles and went to town!  He also had to weed eat all the girls' hair.

He loved his weed eater so much that he wanted to sleep with it.  

Bryce at 2: (official stats from his check-up will have to come later)

• ALL BOY!  He is into everything and is never still!
• Loves trucks, tractors, airplanes, trains, cars, lawn mowers, etc...  He is addicted to videos about each on YouTube and I have survived many grocery trips thanks to them!
• Loves to go!  He is always ready to climb in the car.  
• Loves to swing.  At Suzy's house he will climb in his swing and want to be pushed.  He even has a certain way he likes to be pushed.
• Loves people!  He is always looking for Pop, Denny, and Westley! He loves going to Burger King with Suzy and Denny and socializing up there.   He loves to go to Pop & Sug's house, Bebe's house, Suzy & Denny's house and Dawn's house!  He loves Keyes, Elliott, and Grace!  
• Has no fear about anything!
• Loves golf cart rides
• Can eat better than either one of his sisters! 
• Wears 18-24 mos. or just 24 mos. clothes and size 6 shoes
• Loves to watch tractor movies!    This is how I am able to take showers without wondering if he is tearing the house down.

• loves to throw a ball!  Another thing that just seems to be in his make up!  All boy!  He will pull that arm back and say "ready mommy" and throw it as hard as he can.  We also kick the ball a lot!
• loves truck rides in Pop's truck
• Hates hair cuts, but as he told me he does still love Annie.  That is the one thing he will scream for and we still have no clue why.

I can't say enough about our sweet boy.  He is so loved and we are so lucky that God blessed us to be his parents!  I'm looking forward to another fun, memorable year with our sweet Brycee!

Little Miss Echo

Last Sunday Cohen was in the Little Miss Echo pageant at our high school.  Our high school's yearbook is called Echo and each year one girl in high school is crowned Miss Echo.  A few years ago they added the Little Miss Echo pageant for girls 0-8th grade.  Cohen did the pageant last year, was 1st runner up in her age group, and had so much fun she was counting down to being able to do it again.  It was a little earlier this year and luckily fell on a Sunday which didn't interfere with any Georgia games!  That's a big deal breaker in our house.  The girls compete in casual wear and formal wear, with casual wear going first.   All of these girls had on such cute outfits!  There were several that I wanted to see in adult sizes! I wish I could have posted a video of Cohen during this part because she was really getting into it.  She definitely showed off how sassy she can be!

ATRM girls!

Savannah was cheering Cohen on!

These 2 cuties were too adorable in their outfits!  

After a quick change into their formal gowns it was back on stage.

We were so excited when Cohen won her age group and then all the winners are called back out on stage and the overall Little Miss Echo was crowned and that was Cohen!   I really got my mom trophy pulled though because I had no camera and only had my phone.  I was also sitting to the side so I wouldn't have got a great picture.  But her face is forever saved in my mind because her little mouth just fell open and she was so surprised.  It was really precious and I know she was not expecting that at all.  We were very excited for her and I was so proud of her.  One thing the overall winner received was a Cabbage Patch doll.  I had to tell Cohen that those dolls were popular when I was a little girl.  They still smell the exact same!  She loved getting that doll and getting a real birth certificate with it.  It was dressed for Halloween since the pageant was in October.  She has slept with that doll several nights this past week and has taken it along with us as much as we will let her.   It was such a fun day for her.  A big big thank you to LeAnne (Annie) for fixing her hair.  You know this Mama is not a good hair stylist.   I can do makeup but not hair.  Annie was there to make her hair beautiful and I appreciate her so much!  All the girls were really just so beautiful!

I think these 2 will definitely be a force to be reckoned with in a few years!  Already taking selfies! And so pretty inside and out!

Signs of Fall

Friday I got to help out at the preschool with Kate's class.  The class was having a little fun by going on scavenger hunt for signs of fall.  That particular day definitely felt like fall outside!  Each child got a bag with the list of items pictured on the front and we set out on our hunt.  It was so cute watching the kids find each little piece of fall, red leaves, yellow leaves, acorns, etc...

 After the scavenger hunt the kids came back inside to make ice cream since the letter of the week had been I.  The cold hands were worth it because Kate loved her ice cream!

The next day we were sitting in one of our favorite fall spots-Sanford Stadium!  Unfortunately the outcome was a sickening one and I'm pretty sure I may have lost a year off of my life.  That's all I will say about that one.  We did enjoy a great tailgate with our friends.