Little Photographer!

Ezekiel's new favorite thing to do it take pictures! He are a few he took in the yard!

Painting and Decorating for the Fall!

We spent the afternoon painting more pumpkins for fall! What a great job Zeke did! Our arrangement is so pretty!

Bone Fire!

Our Sunday school class got together for a social and had a bone fire and carved pumpkins!

Daddy's Birthday!

We had to celebrate Dad's birthday one day early because of football! Ezekiel made his dad a cookie cake! We also bought Kegan's present earlier so did not have one for him to open! Zeke went and found his dad one (a car from a Happy meal) and placed it in a shoe box in his room! Precious!

Woods with Daddy!

What a fun day to be able to play with Daddy! Of course it started out great then Zeke and Daddy both ended up with poison oak! Yuck!! Working Hard!

Church with Papa!

Today we went to Aunt Marion's church and Ezekiel was a hoot! He decided he needed to play the piano and sing! Of course he did this all before service. It was so cute!

No More Paci!!!

Today will be a week since we have not had a paci!! It was by accident that we gave up our paci but it is also probably time. We could not find a paci last weekend and when Ezekiel would ask for the paci my answer was, "Sorry but we cannot find one!!!" I did finally find a paci and found myself debating on whether or not to get rid of them all together or show him that I found the paci! Well, I decided it was time! But it also made me sad! A paci has been with us since Ezekiel was born! It has been our comfort in the middle of the night! It has helped us not cry when we have fallen down and gotten a boo boo!!! As I think about this I begin to realize that this is the start of my baby not really being a baby anymore! Wow! Where did time go! He is growing up and I am so proud of him but also wish I could pick him up one more time, rock him to sleep and him him smack as he sucks his paci!!

Mimi coughing!!

We are truly blessed to have Mimi watch Ezekiel on Fridays! This Friday Mimi watch Ezekiel even though she was not feeling so great and she had a cough! When I picked Ezekiel up from Mimi's house he came up to me and quietly said, "Mimi's coughing!" He was concerned! Today going down the road Ezekiel just asked, "Mama, Is Mimi still coughing?" I thought it was precious and of course we called to check on Mimi!! What a sweet heart!

Ice Cream Truck!!

Today was the best surprise! We were outside swimming and we heard the best noise! Yes, it was the sound of the ice cream truck!! Ezekiel ran as fast as he could to stop the ice cream truck adn choose the best ice cream ever!! He chose a Dora the Explorer ice cream and he did not even take a bite! He was so thrilled!!

Computer Time!

To our surprise Ezekiel was on the computer tonight moving the mouse around and clicking on things he wanted to see. He was looing at Thomas video on youtube and he would take the mouse and select the next movie by clicking on the small picture. He then found a game and was playing match! I am so proud!! How smart!!!

Go Panthers!!!

Tonight was week 1 of high school football for the season!! We went and supported Daddy as he did a great job of coaching although the outcome was not what we wanted. We enjoyed our 3 trips to the concession stand!!!However, we are still a Panther fan!! GO PANTHERS!!!!

The things he finds to do!

Sarah Evans sings it best in her song where she says, "There he is my little man, I know he'll get in trouble every now and then. But he will always be my baby!!!!' Kegan had to ice his foot last week because he sprain it at practice and we found a 5 gallon bucket that we would put ice and water in!!! The best part about it was I would use the water when he was finished with it to water the flowers and it did great! One huge pour and they were drenched and I did not have to stand there and wait for the cute sprinkles of water to flow from the watering can! So this week I just decided to fill the bucket up in the bathtub and do the same thing- water the flower! I turned on the water and left the bathroom for a moment! When I came back I found Ezekiel inside the bucket playing in the water! It made me laugh and smile! How funny! I love the things he thinks up to do!!!

The Fish wants to play!

Ezekiel came up to me and said "Mama, the fish is playing!!!" I followed him to the fish bowl and I am not sure if you call what I found playing! No, he was not dead but I am sure he was frightened! Just look and see for yourself!! Ezekiel was very proud that he was 'helping' the fish out!

I don't like Ingles!

I needed to go to the store today to get some groceries! I was ready to get in the car and told Ezekiel to come on because we need to go to the store! ( I did not mention the store we were going!) He said, " I do not like that Ingles store!!!!!" I just smiled because that is where we were going! He ended up enjoying our visit and having fun playing "I Spy" with food and letters!!!

Like my Daddy!

Every kids want to do the things their daddy does! Today was no different with Ezekiel! Kegan spain his ankle and is having to ice it in a bucket each night! Ezekiel wanted to do the same but found out real quick that sometimes what Daddy does is not always fun!

First ugly word!!!

After a busy day of school Ezekiel and I came home! He began to play and I began to clean up around the house! I asked Ezekiel to help me do something: takr a toy to the playroom. He replied," That's STUPID!!!" Oh no! I thought how ugle was that! I immediately told him that he could not say ugly words and I did not want to hear him say 'stupid'. Now in the back of my mind I was thinking- Is stupid really that bad! But I knew I did not want my little one saying ugly things! Ezekiel continued to say "Stupid" about 5 times more that night! Each time I would remind him not to say ugle things and he would have to sit in time out and he got a spanking! Later on that night he said, "Stu" and put his hand over his mouth and stopped himself! Oh I know that he is going to say worse things but I hated to hear an ugly word come out of a precious mouth!

Happy Birthday Papa John!

Today we celebrated Papa John's birthday! We were thrilled to have Uncle Matt there! Ezekiel enjoyed blowing out the 54 candles for Papa John! We all sang "Happy Birthday' and the Ezekiel said, "It's my turn!" and he began singing "Happy Birthday"!

Enjoying being together!

Today we had to go to the doctor this morning for Ezekiel's 2 week post surgery visit. The doctor said everything had healed completely and looked great!!!! Yeah! We came home and played all afternoon! Ezekiel decided he needed to read 1 book but needed to take all books off of the shelf in order to read the one book!!!! He also played with his new letter ink stamps! He stamped his letters for a little while! He did a great job! The best part about it was when he was finished he took it to the refrigerator and wanted to hang it on display! And it looks great there!!! We have enjoyed each others company today!!!

Go Panthers!

(Picture was taken and uploaded on www.goupstate.com)

We went to the Woodfuff Jamboree tonight to see our beloved Chapman Panthers play! When we pulled up in the stadium Ezekiel was so excited! He said, " Wow! We made it!" When we walked into the stadium the players were getting warmed up on the practice field and Ezekiel was all smiles seeing the mighty blue! The Panthers played a great half and ended up coming out on top 20 to 19 against Laurens (who is a 4 A team) During the game Ezekiel said, "Mama, I can play" He wanted so bad to go onto the field! When it was over Kegan came and got him and took him onto the field while they shook hands with the other team! We loved cheering on the Panthers and are glad they did so well!

Feeling Better!

Today is day 3 after surgery and we are feeling some better but still not 100%! Ezekiel is enjoying watching tv and playing trains! Today we baked muffins for breakfast in the morning! He is beginning to feel better so we are having to stay close by to make sure he stays quiet! He ate chicken nuggets for lunch- I cut them up very small and he did fine with them! He slept well last night but is still taking his meds every 4 hours to make sure there is no pain! I am so pleased and thankful for how his recovery is going!

Panther Pride!!!

Today was the first practice of this season! We are proud to be a Panther and support Kegan!

GO PANTHERS!

The hardest thing to do!

Thusday was Ezekiel's tonsil surgery! I will never forget his little innocent face in the holding room with his hospital gown on and saying, "It's all done. I ready!" I had to say (with a smile while my heart was crying inside) "Not yet!" Thanks to a friend from High school who took him away did a great job with him! Ezekiel held on to his Thomas the tank engine and was telling her about Thomas! I could not even give him away to her! I has to give him to Kegan while I sobbed in his back and he was strong enough to give him away! Oh my! They took my baby and I was so upset! Thankfully he did great during the surgery! (Better than what I did) He is doing great! It is day three and he is eating and drinking and in no pain! (of course we are giving him his medicine!) We are having to keep him still and that is the hard part! Today we cut paper, put together a puzzle, played with play doh!!! I am so thankful he is doing so well!