We of course had their birthday party, they started at a new school, Anna Kate started ballet classes, and Drew and Anna Kate both started soccer. We were busy, busy with lots of fun and exciting things!
The party was held at DotDot and Grandaddy's house again this year. And it rained again this year. Fortunately it was like last year where it rained before the party and then cleared off. The theme this year was Western. DotDot did a lot of work and was able to arrange for a pony to come to the party for rides. Everyone was so excited. To keep a long story short and my blood pressure down, the pony never showed up. I am so proud of Drew and Anna Kate and the way they handled it. I think Anna Kate especially was a little disappointed but they partied on without missing a beat. They truly enjoyed their time with our family and friends and that is really what is important!
So big! It still baffles me that they are 4!
Cutest cowboy I know!
She was giving a hearty "YEE HAW". Haha!
She was seriously in rare form! I think here she was demanding that the pony be there. This was still early when we were thinking it would still be there.
What a difference?! The left picture was the Christmas after their 1st Birthday.
Drew loves some watermelon! This particular watermelon was grown by him, Anna Kate, and their Grandaddy.
Birthday cupcakes!
Grandaddy got him! He got him. He cleaned all of that cupcake up. He loves cake as much as he loves watermelon.
Sis got in on the messy cake action too!
She was going to ride a horse one way or the other!
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Drew and Anna Kate started to a new school, Wesley Day School. Their first day was on their birthday. Since their school is where they went to Bible School this summer they call it their Bible School (They call Dotson their baby school). They both really seem to enjoy going there. They have both ended up going to school a day or two solo due to the other one being sickly. That was huge for Drew because he hasn't ever done something like that. I was so proud of how brave he was about it. I honestly didn't think he would stay. The teachers said he did great and they felt like he may have even enjoyed the independence!
First day of school!
We celebrated their actual birthday at DotDot and Grandaddy's house with Aunt Ashley. That seems to have become a yearly tradition.
Cake time! It was green per Anna Kate's request. Green was her favorite color for the month of August. :)
We spent more time at the lake! Drew has become a big fan of fishing and stills talks about a big catfish he caught at the beginning of the summer. He leaves out the part of that day where he was messing with the fish feeder and leaned too far and fell in. He handled it well but thank goodness for life jackets!
Anna Kate loves her Daddy!
Getting some crickets for Drew. My girl has no fear!
Drew figured out pretty quickly if you want to catch a lot of fish, you need to stick with Caleb!
Caught one! He was so proud!
Anna Kate started her ballet classes and LOVES it! Poor Drew doesn't really understand why he doesn't have a baseball game while she is in dance class so we will definitely have to get him signed up in the Spring.
Pretty ballerina!
Drew and Anna Kate both signed up to play soccer. They enjoyed themselves for about the first 30 minutes of the first "game" and the excitement has been waning ever since. They are finishing up a two week break and then have two more games to finish up the season. I hope I can convince them to finish out the season but the last game we went to Drew refused to even go out on the field. I think it is safe to say we don't have a future of sitting on the soccer field!
See it all started so well! They were so excited to play and that their friend Gabby was on their team.
Run, run!
I think he was giving sis some pointers!
Pooped! I think part of the issue is that they have to run so much. They love to run, they just don't love to be made to run. Especially at 9:30 in the morning. What can I say, they are their mother's children!
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