Little Rock AFB, Thunder in the Sky Show

Dorian couldn't get enough of the planes, she didn't take her eyes off of the sky the entire time we were there!

They had a pink plane in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this is the Symbol it made in the air to honor those who have lost their lives, enduring it now, or have survived. It was a very touching segment to the show!

This is an A-10...and ridiculous capabilities!!! This was by far my favorite part of the show!

This (below) is a C-130 J Model, "Hercules". This is the plane that Niles will be flying on when he starts his new job! (not the exact model, just a newer one) He starts training on the flight line this week, and will be up in the air within a few weeks!!! Scary thought, huh?!?! Little Rock AFB is the "hub" of the C-130's. This air show was focused around the capabilities of what this aircraft can do in the air, and let me tell you they are insane!!!!

Dorian is DEFINITELY going to be an Air Show Girl!! She loved it! Every time a plane would come down close she started yelling "whoooooooohhh-wheeeeeee"!!! It was hilarious...she sat there in awe of the planes and clapped and yelled the whole time! She had so much fun!

The aerobatics part of the show was really cool! They had so many stunts preformed...It was definitely much better than any air show I have EVER been to!

This is a C-5! They are HUGE!!! This is what Niles wanted to fly on...but he is happy with the C-130's....Seriously the biggest air craft I've ever seen!

They did an awesome WWII re-enactment. These are the planes that the Japanese flew in WWII. Dorian was most impressed with this show. They had pyrotechnics and everything to go along with some wicked flying!!!

Little Rock Mommies Birthday Bash

When I first came to Little Rock, I knew no-one. I had never been apart of a group of any sort and have never been in a position where "needing to get out of the home" was a necessity. With two little kids and a VERY small apartment...we needed HELP!!!

I looked up a few groups to join in the area and finally decided upon LittleRockMommies.com. I didn't know what to expect or who to expect, but I thought it was worth a shot to try something new!!!!

Well, 6 months later...I am hooked!!! I started out as a mommy member and now am apart of their team. I volunteer with this group to be a moderator for the Central/West areas of Little Rock! I love doing it, and love helping new mommies who are now in the same position I was in 6 months ago moving to a new city.

Little Rock Mommies turned two this year and to celebrate we through a huge party! This took a lot of planning and we had the help of MANY sponsors...but it was a success! We had a great turn out and every enjoyed themselves, making all of the hard work worth it!

I put together a slide show of the party! This is a glimpse in to some of the greatest people I have met in my life! I am so proud to be apart of such a wonderful/amazing group of ladies!

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Pumpkin Time

Niles thought it would be cool to make a different pumpkin this year. Walmart had kits for 4$ that came with several designs, the tools needed to complete the design, and other random things that didn't seem purposeful. I told him that I wasn't that horrible of an artist and to take a picture of it and I'd see what I could draw up!

So with my limited artistic abilities and his limited carving abilities....this is what we came up with! I think our pumpkin totally ROCKS!!!! AND we saved 4$!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

We decided to get out of the house this afternoon and not waste a beautiful day! The pumpkin patch opened up last week and we beat the rush! It was so much fun. They had a huge pit of dried corn to play in (like a sand box, but only with corn), a kiddie hay maze, friendly petting zoo, hay climbing zones, hundreds of pumpkins to pick from, and a nice scenic hay ride! The kids had so much fun they were sleeping by 6:45pm (WOW!). I took a ton of great pictures but these were the best!

Ice Cream, Cookies, and Cake = MESS!!!

Dorian's First Manicure

I went out with a friend to get a pedicure the other day. We had an "okay" time, the place we went to wasn't the greatest, but it was girl time with out kids for a few hours so we we had fun!!! No more than 30 seconds of me walking through the doors when I got home Dorian noticed my toe nails were painted. She couldn't get over that there were colors on my nails. She couldn't stop touching them and talking about the color...it was amazing how in 'awe' she was!

So with this Niles suggested to her that maybe she might want color on her nails!?!?!?! I wasn't so sure of this idea but let him "try" to put nail polish on her nails. Come to find out we have not a single bottle of nail polish in the house. Well, now Dorian is very adamant that she get some color on her nails and, well, she was NOT about to wait for it! ha ha So we piled in the car and headed to walmart to get some nail polish. Dorian picked her own colors out and she was very happy about this. I'll give you one guess which color she picked.....PINK!

As soon as we got home Niles told her to sit up at the table and he would paint her fingers. Now this could go one of two ways. Either Dorian is going to not be able to stop touching the wet paint that it would be impossible for the paint to dry and she wouldn't be able to get her nails done. It is in Dorian's nature to NOT be able to sit still for longer than a fragment of a second, so this is how I had foreseen this event going. OR Dorian would sit there in a amazement of her getting beautified and her nails would get painted.

I was totally wrong. She sat there for a solid five minutes, long enough for Daddy to paint her nails (one coat). She STILL has the paint on her nails and shows them to EVERYONE!!! She says "pretty hands", and holds them out to show her color off. If you ask her what color it is she has on her nails she will tell you very loudly...PINK!!! ha ha ha

Dorian is very proud of her pink finger nails!!!! and I am Amazed that Daddy pulled it off!! I underestimated the situation!!! Dorian is becoming a pretty pretty princess!!! ha ha ha

Addeline's First Birthday

Our Sweet Addeline turned one today!!!! She is such a big girl now! We had an awesome day. We spent all day outside playing and cooking out and having so much fun. Dorian was in her glory! She was able to color and run around and be outside with no boundaries! Addeline followed Dorian around like always and had a blast following in her footsteps!

Our AMAZING babysitter and friend also had a birthday today so her and her aunt (our neighbor) came to celebrate with us! Cyndi and Addeline both opened gifts and blew out their candles together!

Why is it so sad that your babies turn one?!?!?!! But I am sad!!! I am so sad she is not tiny any more and getting so big! It is such a joy to watch your kids grow up and see them change with each day. I wish for Addeline the world. I see each day how happy she is and the love she has for her family, it makes me so proud.

To Addeline...We LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!! I can't wait to see how what you learn and how you grow over the next years of your life!!! XOXOXOXO

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