Ornament Exchange 2009!!

I had my annual ornament exchange on December 5th this year. It was so much fun. I have an amazing group of friends that I adore and love spending time with. God has definitely blessed me in the friend department and I truly appreciate every one of them. We ate some yummy food, had some holiday drinks, opened our ornament, and then played Shout it Out... blondes vs. brunettes! Hahahaha!!! There were more in attendance then what you see in the pics... batteries ran out. Ugh! :)

Love you girls!!

PrEtZeL MaKiNg TiMe!!

The boys made chocolate dipped pretzels for Halloween treats last night. They had so much fun dipping and rolling their pretzels in chocolate and sprinkles. It was a HUGE mess... but worth the memories. Cole was too cute when he asked if I thought he could take some to Mrs. Heald for her snack. He loves her or he would never think about sharing his goodies. Of course... we put a baggie to the side for us. :)

PuMpKiN PaTcH 2009

We had an awesome day at the pumpkin patch this past Saturday. We went to the Pumpkin Patch in Celina with our favorite families: the Van Dykes, Thompsons, Grimes, and Amayas. I love these people and I love even more that our kiddos love each other. With our family not living close to us, we adopted these peeps as aunts, uncles, and cousins. Carson cries for Rich Van Dyke.... he loves Mr Wich. :) The kiddos had a blast, feeding the animals (all but Allie), riding on a hayride, playing around, eating lunch, and taking lots of pictures. Kirsten and Val had to leave early because of Cristian and Lance's soccer game, but we all had a blast with what time we spent together.

Baseball Time!!

Cole has played baseball since he was 4, but this is the 1st season that Neil has coached his team. They are both loving it. I think Neil missed his calling by not going to school to be a coach. He is so wonderful with the boys and has the best 2 dug out moms EVER!! ;) No really.. I am very proud if my Fortenberry boys young and old... well.. older. Lol. Cole got the game ball on an awesome night. He tagged someone out and hit a double and a triple. Way to go Colio!!! Cole is enjoying this season so much more than he has in the past and I owe it all to Neil for making it so much fun for the boys.

Funny Story :)

As anyone who is close to my family knows, Cole is a HUGE chicken. Cluck... cluck!! Anyways, the other night I am working on the computer trying to return PTA emails, order spirit wear, catch up on my Facebook, etc. I told Cole to go upstairs and take a shower. A little while later I realized I couldn't hear any water or him stomping around getting ready. So I tell Carson to go upstairs and make sure Cole is in the shower. I hear Carson stomping up the stairs and then I hear him loudly say: "Get in the shower scarey cat! Nothin gets a mean boy!!" I started dying laughing. A: he says scarey cat instead of scaredy cat. B: my 3 year old is more brave than my 7 year old. Good times... good times!! :) Gotta love little brothers.

OMG!!!

Ok... I am sooo excited fo New Moon to hit the theatres!! Carrie sent me this link and I am addicted!! Thought I would share. :) Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8r-xcnlSOA&feature=player_embedded

First day of 2nd Grade!!

Ok... so when did this happen? When did my precious baby become the age of the grade I taught??? How time flies when you are having fun!! It is like one minute I am teaching 3rd grade, finding out I am pregnant, have a precious baby. Start teaching 2nd grade , celebrate his 1st birthday, and now he is that 2nd grader!!! He is loving school right now, which is awesome. A happy Cole and a challenged Cole is a quiet.. well as quiet as he gets...Cole. :) Here are some first day of school pics.