Day Out

We had a gorgeous day so decided to get outside a little.  The kids love to be outdoors and in the woods so Vickery Creek trail was a good place to get a short hike in.   Parker is in his element out there!  He is just so happy and leads the pack.  Grace right behind him has absolutely no fear and tries her best to keep up.  Carter mostly takes his time to take in every sight along the way - every stump, rock, bug...  

Carter saw this piece of a fallen tree leaning up the hillside and 

wanted to climb it so we defeated it together. 

After 'burning all of those calories' :), we had a fun, indulgent dinner out at Five Guys.  The kids all love the fact that we can sit and have peanuts while we wait.  By the end of dinner, Carter & GraceLin we just wiped out and melting.  Straight home to bath and bed and hopes for a late morning sleep!  

Kids who ate the Canary

The two big guys in the house did an amazing job of making dinner tonight and 'kind of' keeping and eye on the little people while I did some school work.  :)  When I was finished and dinner was in the over, John, Parker and I were just having a little conversation that quickly was swept away and never to be returned to because...  I suddenly realized that C & G were way too quiet!  I turned around to find them leaning over a chair in the family room.  When asked what they were up to, they both turned to look at me with such guilty faces - they tried so hard to play it cool and Carter even said, 'what Mom?!' When John asked what he had in his mouth, he just clutched his little hands behind his back even tighter.  Parker, who doesn't want to miss an opportunity to 'bust' them, walked over to find an empty plastic candy cane that, just moments earlier had been full!  John laughed at them and said, 'did you at least share with Gracie?'  While he answered yes, he slyly put his hand over hers and a moment later, she was popping and M&M into her mouth.  I'm certain that had he not been sharing all along though, she would have been the tattle tale!   Carter hesitantly made his way toward us with that hand behind his back and finally revealed the remaining 5 or 6 M&M's.   I'm only sad that I didn't catch this all on video.  Here are a few shots of the aftermath (mostly blurred because the sugar kicked in quickly:)!   They are certainly partners in crime!