Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A

Caleb's school had spirit night at Chick-fil-A tonight.  Caleb got to see his favorite girl, Rileigh!

The view from here

Kip and I went to the Zac Brown Band concert on Friday night.  My sister kept the children overnight.  We had such a nice time.  What a great concert!  That was my gift from Kip for my birthday.  I really enjoyed just being able to relax with good friends.  We laughed lots which did my heart good.

  Just some pics of my babes from the weekend.  Caleb got to bring Marvin the Monkey home from school.  From what I hear, it was super sad to take him back today.

CGB in her new rainbow sandals!

Caleb and Marvin at the church playground.

Our visit to Yummilicious!

Henry Garvin Burgess

Kip's brother and sister-in-law had their first child yesterday afternoon.  We went up to see him for a few minutes last night.  Callie Grace and Caleb thought he was so adorable.  When Kip told Caleb that Henry had been born, Caleb said "get my shoes on".  He wanted to go right then to see his new cousin.  Nothing like a brand new baby.  I am so thankful that he arrived safely.  We had the prayer chain going that is for sure!

Welcome to the world sweet Henry!

                                                               Henry Garvin Burgess
                                                                     3/19/12
                                                                   6 pds., 14 oz.
                                                                  20 inches long



Artwork

A piece of Callie Grace's artwork was chosen to be displayed at the district office.  Thursday night was Parents Night.  We got to talk with CG's art teacher.  She was very kind and complimentary of our girl. Callie Grace loves art and hopes to be an artist one day. 

Callie Grace and her scarecrow artwork

Quite A Catch

Callie Grace and her dad went fishing today at PePaw's house.  They had a lot of fun together and caught a big batch of fish.  Caleb is going with his dad tomorrow to load the bucket back up.

Here are a few pictures of their star catches...

Reading in bed

I know that I have mentioned before that Callie Grace and Caleb have their moments with one another.  Some sweet and some downright ugly.  Last night, I was going to tell them lights out and this is what I walked up on...

CG was reading to her little brother.  No one asked her to, she just wanted to read to him.  It sure put a big smile on this mama's face!

Seeing Double

My boys look so much alike.  Unknowingly, they even dressed alike one day this week.  I will let you decide for yourself...

It makes my heart wonder if Crosson would look like these two.  I feel like I know the answer.  Thank you, Lord for all of my boys.

Outside

We really enjoyed being outside yesterday evening.  It is rare for the four of us to have an evening to ourselves.  I think we are too busy sometimes.  But last night, it was just about us.  I love the snapshot that my mind took of my family.  I know I will revisit it for many years to come.  I hope my children will also.

This is classic Caleb - silly and dirty!

This boy can hit a ball!

When I got the camera out, she HAD to pose.  Love it!

Daddy helping his girl!

Happy Birthday, Rileigh!

Rileigh is Caleb's special friend from school.  Her mama is my special friend from high school.  We enjoyed her Pinkalicious party on Saturday!  Her mama thought of everything to make that day special for her girl.  My children had a wonderful time.  At one point, Caleb said, "Rileigh, you are so beautiful."  Rileigh said, "you always tell me that."  What a nice problem to have - being told that you are beautiful all of the time! :)  Caleb is quite smitten with his Rileigh girl.

Caleb, Rileigh and Callie Grace

My blessings

I may not be rich by other peoples standards but the overwhelming love and thankfulness that I have for these two children make me very rich indeed. 

Singing in church

Caleb and Callie Grace enjoyed singing Fisher's of Men and Jesus Loves Me (with sign language) on Sunday morning. 

Benjamin is 4!

We celebrated Benjamin's birthday at the most precious park.  We had never been there before but we will definitely go back.  Benjamin's mom, Courtney planned a great party for her new 4 year old!

Courtney made this cake all by herself!

sweet baby Andrew

my duo

watching Benjamin open his gifts

big brother Joshua

Celebrating Aunt Mandy

In a few short days, we will be adding a new member to our family.  His sweet little name is Henry Garvin Burgess.  Callie Grace and Caleb are so excited to be gaining a new cousin.  We are praying for Aunt Mandy's safe delivery and we are praying for that sweet baby boy.  God's hand is all over this event. 

We enjoyed showering Aunt Mandy and Uncle JB with some things that they will need once Henry makes his arrival! 

Picture of Aunt Mandy from Callie Grace's perspective

Callie Grace took about 30 pictures of the presents!

We served all different kinds of sweets for the shower food.

Cat

The Cat in the Hat

                                                            Whatcha think about that?

Dr. Seuss Day

Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss day.  Kip actually looked up a snack that we could make for class.  He went and bought the ingredients during his lunch break.  A great big thank you to daddy for coordinating this project!

While they aren't perfect, I think they are pretty cute!  Can you tell what they are?

Cat in the Hat cookies

The finished product...

Cheerleading Performance

Monday night was Callie Grace's end of the season performance for cheerleading.  Her group did a little dance up on stage.  CG loved it!

getting ready to go on stage

What a fun season!  Next up... soccer!