Go Express!

Campbell was the official cheerleader for Channing's soccer game this weekend! I made her this shirt with iron on letters. The front says Go Express (their team name), and the back says I LUV CHANNING and her jersey number 7. It was pretty cute. Campbell wasn't in the best of moods, but she still represented well.

Here's a picture of the ONLY single time that Channing touched the ball!

With her juice box after a tiring game, Campbell fit in like she was part of the team!

Here are a couple of other cute pictures from last week. Thursday was Orange Shirt Day at Campbell's school. She was not ready for me to take her picture that early in the morning though. Also, here's another picture of her cute new boots!

Posting Frenzy

I'm on a posting frenzy tonight! If you are trying to catch up, just FYI, I posted SIX blogs below all tonight from things that happened over the weekend. I hope you are all having a great week!! We're more than half way done with the week....the weekend is just around the corner!!

Nativity Set

My grandparents are making this BEAUTIFUL nativity set! It's a very simple, modern design, which I LOVE! The details are just perfect! I've posted the pictures below. If anyone is interested in ordering a set for themselves or as a gift for someone, let me know! The 9-piece set includes 3 kings, Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus, and a shepherd with 2 sheep. The tallest of the 3 kings measures 9 1/4 inches tall. Joseph is 8 1/2 inches tall, and Mary is 7 1/4 inches tall. The set sells for $65.

pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins!!

I was so happy to have Columbus Day as a holiday at work! I was able to make a play date at the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch with Jenn, Whitney, Lesli, Joyce and all the kiddos! We met out there for lunch, which was just so crazy because everyone else in the world had the same idea that day. It was packed!! We seemed to keep our sanity pretty well and stuck it out for a couple of hours. After lunch we walked around to see all the painted characters that were on display. We did the hay ride and then walked around the pumpkins and the bounce houses. We were covered in dust and exhausted by the time we headed home, but the kids really enjoyed it!

I think this picture of Karsyn and Campbell in the wagon is PRECIOUS!

This picture with Yoda was especially funny to me! For those of you that don't know, Matt would very lovingly call Campbell Yoda when she was a little baby, because her ears stick out like his do. We've always made jokes about Yoda. So, of course I was excited to take her picture with him! She, on the other hand, was not interested in getting near him as you can see!

I also got these cute pictures of my friend Whitney's twin boys, Cole (left) and Cade (right). Here is Lesli's daughter Ella in the bounce house too! Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of Miss Harper, but she definitely caught Cole and Cade's attention...who knows, there might be a love story in their future!

Nana's Birthday Dinner

We went to Macaroni Grill on Sunday for Nana's birthday. Channing and Campbell wore their matching "party dresses" for the occasion. Nana had gotten them these the year before, and Campbell's finally fit perfectly this summer. The girls were so cute, and just love to be together! We also took the opportunity to take a family photo while together. Campbell was VERY cooperative, but every time she makes her "say cheese" face, she closes her eyes tightly and starts being silly. Channing was also very sweet to share her ice cream with her cousin.

Family Photos with Gigi

Saturday night we went to an engagement party for Matt's cousin CJ and his fiance Brooke. We could not be happier about their engagement!! Brooke is as sweet as she can be, and she has felt like a part of the family for a long time! The shower was just SO cute with a country BBQ theme at Matt's Aunt Lala's house...we wouldn't expect anything less from the Devito girls! I wish I had taken pictures of the centerpieces and decorations to post, because it could not have been cuter! We did at least attempt to take a family picture while we were all together, but Campbell and Channing were not exactly in the mood. Campbell wore her "oh-so-appropriate" bandanna dress that I got in Canton.

Channing Turned 5!!!

I can't believe it!! Our precious niece Channing turned FIVE this week! Today is her actual birthday - "Happy birthday to me Channing Papa Cake" - that's how Campbell sings Happy Birthday. It's evolved from Happy Birthday to Me.....to Happy Birthday to Me Papa Doc (when it was my grandfather's birthday)....to Happy Birthday to Me Papa Cake (after having a conversation about birthday cake)....to Happy Birthday to Me Channing Papa Cake for Channing's birthday. I'll have to see if I can record her singing it sometime to post it - too cute! Anyways, we went to a joint birthday party for Channing and her friend Jack at Pump it Up on Saturday. We had a blast! Campbell is usually intimidated by the inflatable bounce houses and slides, but she definitely got over that this weekend. She loved it! We all had fun - even the adults!

I love this picture of Campbell and Karsyn coming down the slide together! Also, every time Campbell would slide down before Papa, she'd turn around to wait for him....so sweet!

Here's a quick posed picture with Mommy before sliding down with the silly birthday girl!

Here's the attempted group picture of all the kiddos at the party and a picture of Campbell sliding down with Nana.

Here's our well-behaved daughter climbing up into the chair with the birthday kids. We kept saying, "where are that girls parents???" Of course I just kept taking pictures :) ! Also, here's a cute picture of her jumping in the bounce house. She would fall flat on her face so hard that I would flinch thinking it hurt, but she was cracking up every time.

These are some cute pics of Campbell jumping!

I love this picture. She's trying to balance on the bench, so the best way to eat the cupcake was with no hands!