Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Red Returns



Red the Elf is back.  He was in the Christmas tree when we got back from Brandon and this morning Carter found him in the fridge when he was looking for his milk!  Maury is a little nervous this year after watching the Elf movie a few nights ago.  She does not want anyone getting close to him in fear that he will be touched and lose his magic!  We are all being super careful (except Carter who says "he isn't real" and wants to touch him so bad)!

Thanksgiving in Brandon



Caroline's first cookie!

I REALLY wish I had taken more pictures while we were in MS for Thanksgiving, I'm hoping Migi did and I can add them later!  We had a great time with family eating, shopping, and just hanging out.  Owen and I had a great date to the Egg Bowl (no pics) and I so appreciate all of the help with the kids throughout the long weekend!  We are so thankful and blessed by/with our wonderful families!!!

Thankful for Cousins

The boys in their fort


If only you could see the detail on Mimi's green velvet formal Maury is wearing!


We went to Mimi's last week for the day to play with cousins and help fill one of our days without school.  They played so hard, ran what probably would add up to several miles out on the golf course, did some crafts, fought some bad guys and worked hard on Mimi's Thankful Tree! 

Ruben's 1/2

Last Sunday I ran my first 1/2 Marathon since having 3 kids!  It was a little harder than I remember it being almost 6 years ago but my time was almost the exact same!  I had fun running and training with these sweet friends!!!

Sisters

Maury is excited that Caroline can wear these pjs that we bought before she was born!

A Tub Full

In an attempt to multitask I bathed everybody together one night last week!  They thought it was lots of fun!

A Little At A Time




Christmas decorating around the Coulson house is slow this year.  I put a tree up the week before Thanksgiving, did the mantle a few days later, working on the outdoor stuff today.......and talking myself out of putting up our main tree at the moment!  Not because I have no Christmas cheer, they are just so thrilled with the kid tree in the playroom that I'm not sure it is worth the trouble!  So here's a few pics of the playroom tree decorating.  The night I put it up they decorated it with barbie, bows, cars, clothes, and whatever else they found close by.  The next day we put ornaments on :)

Monday, November 14, 2011

Back to Starkville






Saturday we all headed back to Starkville for the last time this year.  Thankfully, Migi and Papa C will keep the kids for me and Owen to go to the Egg Bowl alone!  They actually did they best they have done all season this game, no major meltdowns!  The Dawgs didn't win but they played a pretty good game against Alabama!

Girl's Night!


Maury finally got over her 5 day virus on Friday (although she enjoyed being sick, lots of attention and a trip to Mimi's all by herself) so we met a few of her friends from school and their mommies at the movies that afternoon!  We saw "Puss in Boots" in 3D!  The girls had lots of fun!

Chattering Chipmunk

Carter's class has been learning about Indians at school and they made headdresses last week.  They all got their very own Indian name, he was "Chattering Chipmunk."  He has the same teacher that Maury had last year.....her name was "Quiet Dear."  Mrs. Molly picked up on their opposite personalities early on!

Caroline's 6 Month Check-up

Not the most flattering angle!
I took all 3 to Caroline's check-up.  Lots of fun.  Maury and Carter needed to get flu mist but Maury was sick so just Carter got it.  Lucky for Carter his 5 day fever virus had just ended, but Maury's was just getting started.  I think Carter acted worse with his mist than Caroline did with 3 shots.  Anyway, she is happy and healthy at 19 lbs 5 oz (holding steady from last week), 27 1/4 inches long, and her head measured 17.5 inches.  Big girl is in the 95th percentile across the board!  We thank the Lord for another chunky monkey!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Happy Half Birthday Caroline!

Caroline is 6 months old today!  She is the sweetest, happiest baby girl (she's come a long way) and we enjoy every minute with her.  She is working on sitting up but is a little unsteady.  We are looking for teeth soon because she tries to bite everything in site and drools a lot.  She had her second ear infection this week and was 19 lbs 5 oz at the doctor, she is taking after her big brother on the scale.  Caroline will have her check up on Tuesday so we will see if she is off the charts!  Happy Half Birthday Caroline!!!

My New Babysitter

The doorway jumper is Caroline's new favorite spot.  Our dryer has been out so I was way behind on laundry and had to do 6 loads yesterday.  I put the jumper in the laundry room doorway and there she jumped for quite a while.  She will jump and jump and jump, never gets tired of it!  When I take her out and hold her, her chunky legs are still going!  I'm thinking she may have already lots a few inches in her thighs!  And I must say that she is a very advanced jumper compared to her brother and sister at this age.  Maury and Carter like to jump on the floor next to her and they all get tickled :)

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Chuck E Cheese







Pierce has a super special Halloween birthday but with all of the Halloween hype on his big day his mommy wanted him to have a special lunch at Chuck E Cheese the day after.  We were super impressed with the newly remodeled, sparkly clean CEC.  The kids has a blast, I think we may be back soon!

Halloween Night






After a weekend filled with Halloween fun we still have the main event to go?!?!  What will we do with all of this candy?!?!  The Patterson's invited us to come over for pizza and trick-or-treating in their neighborhood.  I've never seen kids do up and down a street so fast!  The parents (and the 2 year olds) had a hard time keeping up but we all made it back safely for hot chocolate!

Trick-or-Treat at School

Halloween morning Maury and Carter got back in costume for school!  Maury went with Snow White again this round.  They got to Trick-or-Treat at the retirement home by their school with their classes......the candy stash was overflowing by this point and the big night is still to come!!!

Crest Fest

Sunday night the Bat Crew got into costume and headed to the church for Crest Fest!  Maury and Carter ran in different directions all night and Owen and I struggled to keep up!  They bounced, played games, ate lots of goodies, and of course Maury made time for her favorite booth, the hair glitter/face painting station!  Batbaby enjoyed the view from her stroller as usual.  Maury was stuck to Sarah Elizabeth's side most of the night (I'm counting on pics from SE's mom) and Carter and Pierce stayed close as they fought crime in the parking lot!


Carter won a cupcake at the cakewalk as soon as we got there!