Happy 1st Birthday Natalie!

Natalie celebrated her 1st birthday on November 2, 2015.  She loved having us sing to her, she kept laughing and the kids were singing "Happy Birthday" over and over again. She obviously enjoyed the cupcake.  I don't remember what we had for birthday dinner but it probably didn't matter since Natalie eats most everything.  She doesn't care for pico de gallo, only regular salsa.  Everything else is tasty in her book.

Natalie continues to be a happy baby.  She loves to swing, jump on the trampoline, watch "Sofia the First" with Rachel, color and play outside in the dirt.  She and Rachel are spending more and more time together and becoming good friends.  The kids get so tickled with all the new words and phrases she uses.  She says most everyone's name, is a little spoiled (it's the kids' fault, not mine), is particular and opinionated, and is a great dancer!  She's been a fun addition to our family, just like everyone else.

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Father Daughter Camp Out 2015

Each year in October Brent and the girls attend the annual father/daughter camp out with PopPop (Brent's Dad) at Camp Hulaco in North Alabama.

Sarah Kathryn got to attend this year since she's potty trained.  All the girls had a great time.  They stopped at Chik-fil-A for dinner rather than cooking tin foil dinners this year and they got rained out so they spent the night at Grammy and PopPop's and drove back to camp

 early Saturday morning in time for a big breakfast of pancakes, sausage, bacon, grits and eggs. They spent the day hiking, kayaking, tackling the ropes course, riding the zip line, repelling, and jumping off the Leap of Faith.

The girls love hiking to this waterfall each year.

That is the Leap of Faith in the background, a 30 foot pedestal to jump off, and that is Sarah Kathryn repelling off the tower.

True story: Sarah Kathryn wanted to attempt jumping off the Leap of Faith. The ropes course workers harnessed her and strapped on her helmet.  As soon as they checked her gear Sarah Kathryn ran and jumped right off the end of the platform.  She wasn't scared for a moment.  Brent said the whole camp was buzzing about the fearless three year old who jumped off the Leap of Faith at a run. I would have loved to have been there...but if I had been there I might not have let her go.

Sarah Kathryn and PopPop on the ropes course.