Happy Paw Paw / Papa's day from Koda!

On Father's day, Chris and I are reminded how blessed we are to have such amazing fathers. Koda thinks so too!

We love you both so much!

Who does he look like?

Recently everyone has asked us, "who does Koda look like?" well.......

When Koda was born we knew right off who he looked like...Cami!

With that black hair and squished nose, they were like twins! Look:

KODA

CAMIKODACAMIKODACAMIBut tonight when I looked down at him in his p.j.s I saw.......Chloe!
What do you think?

KODACHLOE

No matter who he looks like, he is adorable to me!!!!

"Baby, Baby, Baby , OHHHH.....

......I can't believe you are seven!"

Yes, I did...I let my seven year old have a Justin Beiber birthday party! And, you know what else? I would have LOVED a John Snyder party when I turned eight, but my Mom wasn't as cool as this mom!

So what did my little girl want to do? First paint pottery (do you know how much that cost?...this lead to the fact that she could only invite a few friends....first just three, then 5!...one was in Hawaii)cute Ashton has been Chloe's friend since the womb!here is Macy painting her cat very seriouslySydney painted that shoe in 5 seconds flat!and here are all the girls (sorry no close up of Jade)

And of course, little sis and little brother came along. (By the way, Chloe is so sweet about having Cami with her and her friends. She amazes me sometimes!) Then we headed home for pizza.....presents....
cake...which was the best one this Mom has ever made for her peanut free kiddo

And then it was time to slumber....wait doesn't that mean sleep?Chloe asked if they could stay up all night, knowing that they would surely pass out at midnight, I said sure!...at 3 a.m. Mommy had to lay down the law and told them to shut their eyes and

GO TO SLEEP!

Aren't they precious? What great memories. Oh, and Chris made them all J.B. shirts!!!!

I love you Chloe Grace Carpenter. Each day you make me proud to be your Mom. You are so talented, funny, beautiful and kind. I thank Jesus each day that He gave me you. Thank you for seven awesome years. I look forward to about seventy more! Happy Birthday

Look who's talkin and gigglin...

We have had so much fun the last few weeks with hearing Koda man talk to us and giggle when we tickle him. Of course, he stops when the camera is on him, but here are a few shots that we did get.

Best Buddies

So, if you know us, you know that the Apples are some of our dearest friends. Betty and Keith are like family to us and well, Keith is one of Chris' BFFs. Just look at them. Together they canoe in flood water, put Christmas trees in people's yards, and well, just get into a lot of trouble!!!! Watch out world because here comes Keith II and Chris II!

Koda is not so sure of this Joaquin at first.....
But after he takes a bite, he learns he is super sweet!And now they are ready for life's adventures and the trouble that will come their way!

(While Betty and I prepare our knees for many countless nights praying for their guardian angels!)

Help from Oklahoma

On May 10, Mommy went back to work. And who came to save the day......Grammie and Paw Paw! This was Paw Paw's first time to see his second grandson.

So, needless to say we took lots of pictures. Poor Grammie didn't get in any pictures! She must have been in the middle of one of the 10,000 loads of laudry she did!

Words cannot express how grateful we were to have them here watching the kiddos while we were at work..... and then feeding us at yummy restaurants everynight! But, then they did something crazy! Mom decided that she didn't need her van....WE DID! So, when they left us they didn't take their Toyota Siena, but our Toyota Corolla!

Thanks Mom and Dad for again saving the day!

Daddy's Little Hunter

Remember this?

This is how I told Chris we were pregnant with Chloe (over 7 years ago!). I bought this little camo outfit at a consignment store with Sarah just for fun. When I got the positive test, I put this with the test and a little note to Daddy from his future little hunter.

Well, look who is wearing it now!