Mark and Dani's Wedding

This past weekend we attended my Uncle Mark's wedding. We had a great time and would like to share some pictures with you all from that day! Mason, Ryan, Peyton, Matthew, and Makayla all waiting patiently for the wedding to begin.
Brandon who was the ringbearer, with the kids after ceremony was over.
Matthew and Makayla waiting for dinner to start!
Matthew and Ruby
My cousin Krista and her husband Dave with adorable little Peyton, and another one on the way! We wish they could be with us all the time, but we will take a weekend spent with them anytime we can!
My cousin Brad and his girlfriend Ruby with Matthew

Matthew and Mommy

Hard to see but that is Uncle Mark looking handsome in his tuxedo and Dani looked great in her dress. This was their first dance together as husband and wife.
Michael and Christy enjoying a night out, while Bode was with Aunt Cathy
The kids thought it was great that they could take pictures. So here is Nanny and Pappy getting their picture taken by Makayla
Makayla busting a move on the dance floor!

The boys
Mason getting a little sleepy, just sitting very contently playing his Nintendo DS
And then the cupcakes arrived!
Brad caught the garter and Ruby caught the bouquet so maybe another wedding sometime in the future?????
Matt with Peyton on the dance floor

Makayla taking more pictures!

The cousins and their spouses.
The gang before they crashed!
This was the finally picture of the night, each of the boys got some chairs and crashed. Makayla was asleep on nanny's lap and Matthew was going strong still dancing! What a fun day:)

Watching Bode

So about 2 weeks ago, the kids and I had the pleasure of watching Bode for a few hours in the evening. It was kind of crazy around our house that evening with the kids all getting showers, getting ready for school the next day. As I told Michael I would give Bode a bath, I wanted to keep that promise. Well all of my kids loved to get baths in the sink. I used to clean it out good, fill it with water and bubbles and let them splash away. So the kids and I wanted Bode to have that same fun...... Here he is enjoying his sink bath!!!! He laughed and giggled the whole time. It was absolutely adorable :)
He loved playing with my clean dishes and was just making a good time of his experience!

Makayla's First Day of Preschool

On Monday September 15th, my little baby started her first day of Preschool! Can you believe it?? She was so excited and walked in the room without a care in the world. It was a hassle to say good-bye to mom because she was already getting her name tag and wanting to play. She loved it so much and will have a great year I am sure. To all you parents of young kids out there, just enjoy every moment you have with your kids and cherish it always. Time flies and sooner or later they will be all grown up! Before we left for Nanny's we needed the first day of school picture. Here she is with her brother!
Makayla and her friend Aalyiah. They are in the same class together.
Right before we left, we had to get the stand alone backpack picture as I have ALWAYS done with all my kids. Makayla had the pleasure of going to her fist day of school with a cast on her arm but another week yet and she will be cast free. Yeah!!!

Hersheypark

On Sunday we had our yearly trip to Hersheypark! It was a very HOT day with temps in the 90's and no breeze, but we were able to stick it out and enjoy ourselves. The kids had a blast as always. Matthew made the "Twizzler" height which meant he could ride ALL the coasters and he did by the end of the night and loved them all! Bode was a trooper with the heat and being "too small" to ride but just wait till next year, we will really have some fun then! Enjoy our pictures from our day:) Mason and Makayla standing in the first line of the day!
The first ride, the "Balloons" which was the only thing Makayla really wanted to ride. Her favorite!
Nanny and Matthew on the carousel.
Mason and Makayla
Driving the fire engine!
And the helicopter in the air!
Christy and Bode watching the ride. Bode was dreaming of what he will be getting on next year.
Daddy and Matthew on the Scrambler.
We were even able to get mom on the Scrambler, something other than the carousel which is all she will normally ride.

The buzzing bees!
Pappy and Mason on the "Whip" the ride from the 1950's and still running!
This is one of the favorites of the kids, the Hopper. It takes them up and then drops down. As you can tell Makayla loves this ride.

The convey trucks, one of the other favorites!

Even Bode was able to sit on the trucks, even though it was only a minute. The mean lady told Christy he wasn't allowed on because he can't walk. She was trying to ruin his fun!!!! Just wait till next year lady!
The airplanes!
Bode at dinner, with Makayla entertaining him with her dancing, which he loves to watch!

One of our last rides of the day, the classic cars. I was in with Makayla while she drove and following behind us was Matthew and Mason driving daddy!

Labor Day

Sorry its been a week since Labor Day but we have been really busy, so I just wanted to take a quick minute to update you with some pictures from our mountain weekend on Labor Day. The kids and I joined Nanny and Pappy and Aunt Cathy and Uncle Jere to the mts for a nice relaxing weekend. We had some great fun and it was fun as always! We did not go to the lake as we normally do, only because Makayla wouldn't be able to swim in the lake with her cast so we didn't think that was fair. So we did other fun things to make up for that time! We decided on Sunday to take the kids to the East Broad Street Railroad for a train ride. They really liked that and it was nice to do something different as we spent our time.
The kids getting ready for the ride!
Makayla and Mason are very excited!
This is how much Makayla enjoyed her ride. She saw maybe 5 minutes of the whole ride.

This was where Mason and Makayla spent a lot of time. It was their makeshift "sandbox", the horseshoe pit. It kept them very content!
On Sunday evening we had a campfire, as is our tradition in the mts. Here we are getting ready to start the smore making process and roasting hotdogs.
Mason was very excited to hand out his glow necklaces and bracelets to all of us. Here he is showing off his necklaces/bracelets. At one point it was so dark, he looked like a "alien" walking around.

Makayla and her Pappy!

Makayla roasting marshmellows with Uncle Jere.
Mason, Aunt Cathy and Uncle Jere roasting hot dogs!
Makayla and mommy enjoying smores!
Matthew and Pap
Mason sure did like his roasted hot dog and ketchup!