Garner Cowboy Carnival

Ingredients:

80 hotdogs

72 bottles of water

50 Capri Suns

20 lbs of candy (at least)

4 dozen cupcakes

1 carton of cotton candy floss

50 bags of popcorn

40 sheets of tickets

 

Mix in:

Tons of friends and family

THREE birthday kids

Adoring (and exhausted) father and mother

Face-painting superstar friend

95 degree sunshine

 

ENJOY!

 

 Beau expertly commanded the attention of buckets of squirrely children.

 Nephew Liam enjoyed his own sheet of tickets.

 THREE and ready to PARTY!

 SEVEN and full of SILLY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Straw Bale Treasure Hunt

 READY...

 ...SET...

 ...GO!! 

Sweet "Rosie" moments before...

 ...Holden attacks.

 Her braids and hat...all that was left.

Sigh.

 The meanest OUTLAWS in town.

 My brother's adorable family. 

 ...Happy Birthday dear

HAZEL

HENLEY

&

HOLDEN...

Happy Birthday to YOU!

 Relaxing Henley and Great Grammy.

 LOVE this crew...I sure DO!

 My partner in crime...ALWAYS.

 Nana & Papa

 Silly little lady of mine.

 Great Grammy channels her inner cowgirl.

SMOOCHES for a job well done!

Garner Cowboy Carnival Complete.

Can't wait start thinking of next year...

(After a LONG nights sleep or 10.)

***

Happy SEVEN Hazel

Happy FIVE Henley

Happy THREE Holden

Holden Model 3.0

 Holden Robert is THREE.

Now how can that be? 

 This guy is funny.

He cracks us up almost as often as he cracks himself up.

Though he loves broccoli,

he loves BEE cereal more. 

(Honeynut Cheerios)

Oh, and this kid puts away a whole apple,

right down to the core.

Holden has a new favorite color.

Can you guess what it is?

 Holden is PATIENT and determined.

He will stick with a task, or activity forever.

And ever.

And ever.

Above, he was pulling a small bucket to feed goats.

One small piece of feed at a time.

  Momma's boy.

For sure, Holden loves his mommy.

An evening isn't complete without a snuggle.

Quirky fact about Holden:

He LOVES moles.

Not the furry kind that dig in gardens.

The kind that reside on mommy's neck, and back. 

Holden is social but more reserved than his siblings.

He takes a few minutes to warm up to someone new,

but once you are a friend,

he LOVES you.

***

Holden Robert a boy who turned three

And already has a big personality.

A silly boy who makes us laugh,

And likes to splash and "swim" in the bath.

 

Keep bouncing and dribbling,

playing and dancing,

I wouldn't change an ounce,

of my boy who loves laughing.

 

Love you,

Mommy



Summer is OVER!

 Two handsome escorts to WALK her to her new school.

 FIRST year of our AMAZING Charter School.

 Pencil Patrol...love that.

 Henley's preschool moved...

Now we can WALK!

 

Enjoy your last year before SCHOOL Holden!

(Sigh)