School Days

Bryce- 2nd Grade and Dylan- Kindergarten


Today was the first day of school for Bryce and Dylan. There was a little excitement mixed with some fears!! (even for Daddy and Mommy!) Cayden has done good today so far without his big brothers. He will start Mother's Day Out next week, two days a week, so I know he will enjoy playing with other kids there.
I hope everyone has a wonderful school year!

Summer's End

The last week of summer vacation, we spent a few days in Houston. We visited Daddy on one of his job sites- a hotel they are building in the Katy area. We went and spent some time with Mike & Traci and their 2 boys also. The boys all had a really fun time together. It was a good way to end the summer!

Visiting Grandma

Last weekend, we 3 girls went to visit Grandma at Aunt Karen's house. It was so nice to be with her, and Grandma definitely enjoyed it. This is a picture of Grandma with her great grandkids.

Fun with Friends

We had a fun day with some friends from Indiana that were here visiting family. We met them at the waterpark here near us. The kids had so much fun together! Bryce & Kaylynn had the same due date, but then were born 8 days apart. They fell in love with each other. :) They did everything together at the waterpark- it was cute to watch them!


Kaylynn, Bryce and Kevin in the lazy river.


Quinn and Cayden


An ice cream break!


After dinner, the kids and Dads had a baseball 'game'. Here is Cayden posed and ready to hit!

Happy Birthday, Cayden!

We can't believe our baby is turning 3 years old today! Happy Birthday sweet boy! We love you so much- you keep our family hopping and full of laughs!

We celebrated Cayden's birthday on Sunday with all of my family. He loved his Pooh cake that Mommy made and loved having "Happy Birthday" sung to him!




Our 3 little men! Dylan, Cayden and Bryce


Singing 'Happy Birthday' to Cayden!




Getting ready to open presents.

Family Reunion

Dave & I hosted a Carlile Family Reunion here at our place last weekend. My Mom, her 2 sisters, and all their families were able to come. We had a wonderful time all getting together again- about 35 of us total. The kids all played wonderfully together and we adults loved catching up and just being together again! I have lots of pictures, but I decided to just post the family ones we took! My, how our family has grown!


This is my Uncle Tommy & Aunt Gloria's family. They have 2 children- Tammy and Greg.


Dad & Mom and my 2 sisters, Renita & Teresa and our families.


This is my Uncle Charles & Aunt Cathy's family. They have 2 children- Chip and Mandy.


Aunt Gloria, Mom, and Aunt Cathy


'The Cousins'- Tammy, Greg, Mandy, Chip, Sheila, Teresa, Renita

Special Memories at Papa and Nana's

The boys spent a few days with Papa and Nana last week. I took them and stayed a couple of days, then left them for the rest. They had a ball 'out in the country'! There is so many different things for them to do than we do at our house! These are some pictures of things they did while I was there. They even had more fun after I left!


The boys absolutely loved helping Papa at the barn and with the cows. I wish I could've been there to watch when they were helping him'round them all up' and give them all shots! Here they are at the barn getting the feed ready to bring to the cows.


I love this picture of Papa and his grandsons!


Out feeding the cows.


They did some fishing and Dylan was reeling them in! He's quite the fisherman these days!


Papa has some doves in a big cage outside. One of the babies had just hatched a few days before we got there. Papa let them go in and pet the baby dove!