Just a few Instagram pictures....

Here are a few of my favorite pictures I've taken with my phone over the last few weeks.....

A Fall Afternoon at the Park!

One day last week we took a little trip to the park!  Oh how I love the fall!  And these precious kiddos! 

 

Happy Fall! 

Disney Vacation!

Well, yet again I've let WAY too much time pass between blog posts!  The last 6 weeks or so have been crazy busy around here!  Evan started preschool (and is LOVING it), we finished off Evan's Upwards soccer season, and we took a trip to DisneyWorld among many other things!  We had a blast! This was our first REAL vacation (besides the weekend getaways we've taken here and there) as a family of four and we enjoyed ourselves so much.  I took around 500 pictures while we were there, but here are a few of my favorites....

Chef Mickey's

Parade at Magic Kingdom- any guesses who he is going to be for Halloween?!?

Evan's first experience meeting a character- Zoe was less than thrilled!

The Dumbo ride!  Zoe can't stop talking about it- definitely her favorite!

Waiting for the Dumbo ride!

First day- all ready for Magic Kingdom!

The girls :)

Playing on the beach waiting for the fireworks!

My boys!

Zoe and I napped one afternoon while the boys swam- HEAVEN.ON.EARTH!

The Incredibles- the posing was all Evan's idea!

Lightning McQueen and TowMater!

Finding Nemo splash pad at our resort- both kids loved it but ZOE couldn't get enough!

Kisses from Ariel- he had the lipstick marks on his cheek to prove it!

Cinderella ("Rella") was finally able to break through Zoe's fear!!

Watching the fishies in the Finding Nemo aquariums and cheesing it up!

Sibling love at Clearwater beach :)

Giggling when the waves come splashing over them.  Their first beach experience!

Our little family- after the rain shower- my hair looks terrible!

Zoe also let Winnie the Pooh get close to her!!

After the Dumbo ride!  

This past weekend was the Apple Festival and we also had family pictures taken!  I will try and post some more pictures soon!  We are LOVING this fall-ish weather and trying to take in as many fun family activities as we can! 

Crazy Pins and Pirate Party!

The birthday celebrations are over!  Until October when we celebrate little Miss Z's big day!  Evan had a great time celebrating his 5th birthday.  We went to Crazy Pins on his actual birthday to celebrate and then had his party the next day. He quickly figured out that having his party on a different day than his actual birthday meant 2 days to celebrate!

 Having a blast :)

 Serious about his arcade games!

Loving all the birthday attention :)

Cake batter pancakes for his birthday breakfast!  These may become an annual tradition- the kids loved them!

 Waking up to see the house all decorated!

 New scooter!

 New superhero cape!

He invited his closest 4 friends to his party- so much fun!

 Blowing out the candles!

 The lineup of kiddos- Zoe is in the middle, but too small to see :)

 He's 5!

All ready for the party! 

 

So thankful for this little guy and the joy he has brought into our lives in the past 5 years!

And....he's 5!

  My baby boy turns 5 years old today!  How is this possible?!?  Oh how we love this silly, happy, stubborn, loving, strong-willed, and tender-hearted little boy!  Here are some of his favorite things lately in pictures...

He is LOVING playing soccer.  Drew and a couple of other dads from our church are coaching together and Evan has lots of his little friends on his team.  It's been so fun!  Go team Armenia!

 

He still loves all things music and LOVES to perform and be silly...  Love this about him!

Singing for his sister- He made his microphone out of blocks- he has quite the imagination!!

Squeezing on his sister- he's a great big brother!

Smiles first thing in the morning while he's waiting for his breakfast :)  His monkey Sasquatch (in the lower left corner) is still his favorite and he still sleeps with him....

Playing outside- he loves to ride his scooter and bike! 

Oh my goodness- what a handsome little guy!  Hard to believe he will be starting his LAST year of preschool in a couple of weeks....  Bittersweet for sure.. 

Classic Evan smile :) 

Coloring with Zoe..  he's great at including her  (most of the time anyways!)

My little pirate!  We used this picture for his birthday party invitations! 

Devotions with Coach/Pastor Tyler at soccer practice.  I love that the Upwards soccer program includes Biblical teaching and values in all they do... 

Still loves Cub Cadet rides with Papa- only now he actually knows how to drive (with Papa riding too of course)!

Reading to Zoe and cousin Blake...  

 

This guy can be such a challenge at times (he gets his strong-willed personality from me and he knows exactly how to push my buttons!), but oh how I love him.  The past 5 years have been amazing and we can't wait to see how he continues to grow and develop into the person God has created him to be!  We love you E! HAPPY 5 YEARS!