Beau and Oak

 This pic is just too sweet, had to post it!

Beau and sweet cousin Oak

Our new niece!

 Meeting our sweet new niece 

Mihaila Audra Bennett

The brothers with their little ladies

Finally, our first lost tooth!

This great event of Beau's first lost tooth was truly a glorious day!  Beau has been one of the last of his friends to lose a tooth.  He has waited and waited for the experience of losing the tooth, putting it under his pillow and anticipating the surprise in the morning.  Well, the day finally came a few weeks ago, and now he has already lost one of his two front teeth too.  As a mom, there is nothing sweeter than watching the excitement of your children over the little things in life....like losing a tooth.

THANK YOU BEAU, for making everything new in your life so much fun! 

First tooth on the bottom right....he was SO proud!

My Mom.

My Momma.

funny.

beautiful.

sacrificial.

loyal.

giving.

compassion.

creative.

chef.

teacher.

FUN.

hospitable.

honest.

selfless.

friend.

self taught harmonica player.

pilates pro.

kind.

hard worker.

faithful.

practical.

best friend.

My Momma.

 Normal mother-daughter pic turned into...

 Lets do the "zoolander"...

"mom, that's more like a gangster than the zoolander!"

"what's the stinkin' zoolander anyway?" 

 laughing....

 turned into deep belly laughing while trying to attempt the

 "zoolander pucker pose" for the 5th time...

 she can't seem to master it, so "talk the hand" it is...

 with a little encouragement she tries again...

 almost there...focus, focus, don't laugh....

YES!!!! close enough. :)

Joy Elizabeth. Well protected. Loved.

This is just a handful of pics of the boys lovin' on their Joy baby.

 These next three are the best....I've jumped in the shower real quick, so the boys get to play a little Wii.  Joy starts crying, I yell from the shower for Beau to try and put her paci in.  Her crying stops quickly.  When I walk into the living room, this is what I find-- AMAZING. Beau has picked Joy up, calmed her down, and continues on with his game of Mario. Yep, he's something special.

 Look at that face!  She has a soft spot for Beau already.

 Naters is a dear heart with Joy.  

He asked to hold her at least 10 times a day for the first month.  So sweet.

 Brooks just wants to push the stroller, without ANY help of course.  

Yes, he takes after me. (deep breath)

Lets Skate!

 Ben, Beau, Nate, Sutton, Presley and Braxton.  Love our sweet friends, these are some of Beau and Nates favorite friends to be around!

 Beau's best buddy from 1st grade at McKinley Elementary last year

 Love this pic!  Sutt Sutt and Naters are in Kindergarden at Veritas Classical Academy together.  Nate loves hangin' with Sutton.  These boys have such similar hearts, they love others so well.

 They did a lot of hand holding to keep each other up....it was so cute watching them.

Legacy of kindness

Mimi with her great grandkids

We love our Mimi!!  Nina Hopkins turned 82 years old and is truly the sweetest woman on earth!  Ah, and isn't she beautiful.  She has and will leave a great legacy of how to live  a life clothed in the kindness of the Lord.  

Nate's 6th Birthday!

 Naters birthday morning started off with his favorite--blueberry muffins and a side of bacon.  Beau made him a sign just from him!

 Dad and Nate have birthdays 7 days apart.  So, here is there favs, apple pie and cookie cake!

 I can't believe my second born is 6!!!! 

Nate, you are mighty in the Lord!  You seek to understand, your heart is tender toward what breaks the heart of the Father, you are content, you are an amazing athlete, you naturally look to others needs first, you are amazing!  This has been a year of you coming into your own, and being thrilled with how God made YOU!  Your delight will be in hearing the voice of God and obeying with joy in your heart.  You are a prophetic man of God who will go to the heights!!

 Joy was trying to keep up with big brother Beau and climb to the top

 Nate and Noah joined forces and celebrated their birthdays together at Star Gymnastics. 

 We had a blast!!

 Cake time!

 Brooks really likes cupcake time...only had like half a dozen

 Time to open gifts

 Dax and Crew Noles

 the Hartsock twins Sutton and Braxton

 sweet Jade and Cole

 Bennett boys

 Dad's on cleaning crew

 Pops

 Annie B and baby Joy

 Mommas of the birthday boys!

 "Kim, why don't you smile?  I can't my braces!!! oh, come on Kim show us a smile"

...she couldn't do it

 So funny!!