Valentines Day

We had a great time with Valentines Day this year.  It was so fun to see Wes get so excited about doing something nice for his friends and family.  He made homemade Valentines for some relatives and signed his name to his superhero valentines for school friends, he was so proud! He also helped me in the kitchen make some special sweets for daddy and was an excellent taste tester.

Jon and I lucked up that for the second year in a row Valentines fell on Wes's school day. So we got to go out for a kid free lunch and have an uninterrupted conversation. We dropped Grant off at a friends house on the way and he took a nap.  It was a great present!  I'm thankful this year for my 3 Valentines!

Holidays

The Holidays were a blur this year with travel, visiting family, and a little baby.  We had a great time and were lucky to get to spend time with our entire family.  The kids both had a good Christmas morning and got lots of fun things and some things that they needed.  The big things that Santa brought for Wes was a leapster and a racetrack.  Luckily, Wes asked Santa to bring Grant a few things and he listened so Grant got a rattle and a teddy bear.  I didn't take many pictures of Christmas events at my parents or Jons.  I guess things were just a little hectic with lots of kids and opening presents!  I did remember to take some of our "Cavender Christmas"  and our Christmas at home and a few along the way in December.  Enjoy!

Handsome boys all dressed for church.

Wes at Opryland.

Talking to Santa

Helping Mommy with Christmas Cookies

Grant and Grandmother

An attempt to take a Grandkid picture at Mimi and Pops. So funny!

Grant got to meet Kelli and Kyle.

Cavender Cousins

Opening Presents on Christmas Eve - Wes got a tie like Daddy's

Sweet boy talking with Daddy on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Dinner - the one time we use our China all year :)

Opening my present that Wes made me at school.  (Santa brought me a cold, I felt the need to explain why I look drugged in all our Christmas pictures!)

Christmas morning cinnamon rolls - YUM

Running to see what Santa brought

Santa brought a racetrack!

 

Christmas morning mess.

Built by Daddy and Ready to play!

Baby Grant in his new puppy hat.

Grant on Christmas morning

                                     

Travis has Christmas figured out he loves his stocking.  He patiently waited to see what treats were inside!

Trick or Treat x 3

We had a great Halloween this year with 2 Trunk or Treats plus Trick or Treating in the neighborhood.  Wes had a blast dressing up as Captain Hook and while his brother was Peter Pan.

Wes in character with Cat woman

Handsome Cousins looking so grown up.

Getting candy @ the first house.

Easter

 We had about one minute to take a picture before we had to leave for church.  Wes was extra wiggly and then he just bursts out,  "I have to go teeeeeteeeeee!"  So needless to say I didn't get many good ones!

The "gotta go"  picture!

We hunted a few chocolate eggs in the house that morning before heading out the door for church.  Then after church we went to some friends house for lunch and a big easter egg hunt.  Wes had a blast and left tired, sweaty,  dirty and with a basket full of eggs.

Wes and his best bud Dylan.

The Kids.

Christmas with all the Family

We were very blessed this year to get to see every member of our families over the Holiday Season.  We started in Murfreesboro, headed south to Birmingham then ended the holiday in Cleveland.  Wes had a blast playing with all the cousins and 2nd cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents, too!  In fact after all the festivities were over and we were headed home he kept asking "Where are we going?" and "Who am I gonna play with?" Overall we had a great holiday and took lots of pictures here are just some highlights...

 Wes fell asleep on the couch for the first time in his life.
I guess that means Christmas was a success!

                       Happy New Year!