Springtime Fun!

We LOVE Spring at the Hayworth house! We love the warmer weather, the longer days, and playing outside.

Drew and Anna Caitlin had friends over for some fun playdates. Here are Drew and Chappy passing the time rolling down the hill...



They thought that this was so much fun! The two of them must have rolled for 30 minutes or more!

This year, Anna Caitlin participated in Evening in the Garden at Ford. The Kindergarten theme was flowers and bugs, so Anna Caitlin decided to be a butterfly. She was so cute and the play was very good.



Drew and Tate passed the time playing on Ms. Kellie's I-Phone. Drew loves anything electronic!



Anna Caitlin had a Mother's Day Brunch at school. Each child drew a picture of their mother and we had to guess which one was ours. I did not do such a good job guessing, but Anna Caitlin did a great drawing of me shopping at Publix, which I do very often!

Joshua is now really on the go. He is becoming Trouble, just like his big brother. One of his favorite places to play is in the bathroom. And he LOVES to pull down all of the toilet paper!

I am so thankful for this beautiful time of year and all of the fun we have. I am so blessed with the best family in the world!

Ms. Carol's Spring Fling

Have I mentioned how much we LOVE Ms. Carol? We are so blessed to have such a special person in our lives taking care of my babies (or as I like to tell her, raising our babies for us :) She is such a great role model for them, so patient and sweet, and my kids absolutely adore her!



At the end of each year, Ms. Carol always has a Spring Fling where we cook out, play, and see what the kids have learned that year. I am always amazed at how much she teaches them! Drewsey now knows all of his letters, his letter sounds, and is working on his blends. He is learning bible verses and loves to tell me about the bible stories he hears. I am so very proud of how smart he is!



Joshua has had a great year too. He has made lots of new friends and has had lots of cuddle time! Ms. Carol says that he loves when they sing to him and read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." And next year, he will start his curriculum. That is so hard to believe!

We are so glad to be home for the summer, but we sure do miss all of the fun at Ms. Carol's house!

Celebration for the Birthday Boys!

To celebrate Drew's 4th birthday and Joshua's 1st birthday, we had a big party for both of them the weekend after we got back from Disneyworld. Drew had a Spiderman theme, and Joshua had an animal theme. We invited all of their cousins, friends, and family over to celebrate. We had a big jumpie in the backyard and beautiful weather!

Drew was so excited to have all of his friends over to celebrate. We made superhero capes for all of them, which was a big hit! Drew loved playing with all of his friends.



The boys had a great time jumping around and playing on the swings before singing Happy Birthday to the birthday boy. We had a special Ms. Vivian Spiderman cake that was SO good!

Drew got some awesome presents and was very excited. He got racecars, monster trucks, superhero stuff, and a Nintendo DS!

Joshua had a great time celebrating too! Some of his baby friends from Ms. Carol's house even got to come over and play with us! He loved crawling around, but his very favorite part of the party was...

EATING HIS FIRST CAKE!!

I have never seen a one year old actually pick up the cake and eat the WHOLE thing! There was not a drop left when he was finished!

After the party was over, we helped Joshua open his presents. He got all kinds of neat stuff. His very favorite things were his blue car, which he still loves to ride in, and his new rocking chair from Grammie and Granddaddy!

What a fun party for the boys. We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends and families!!

Drew's Fourth Year!

My sweet little Drew is now 4 years old! I cannot believe how the time flies by. It has been a big year for Drewsey. He has had a great year at Ms. Carol's house!! He knows all of his letters, his letter sounds, and is working on his blends. He is learning to write his name and is good at counting. We are still working on the coloring :) Ms. Carol tells us that he loves to learn and works really hard for her.

Drew has become a wonderful big brother this year. He loves Joshua and is so sweet to him. And Joshua adores his big brother! Drew and Anna Caitlin play pretty well together and do not fight too often.

Drew still loves superheroes. He loves to watch Spiderman, Superman, and Batman, and loves to dress up in his capes. Drew loves to tackle people and swordfight with his sister. He has also become very obsessed with his new Nintendo DS and rocks at Super Mario Brothers!!

Drew loves morning hugs and to "love on mommy." He loves to eat mashed potatoes and gravy, french fries, suckers, and any type of candy. He likes to play the Wii, he likes to swim, and he likes to swing if someone pushes him. His best friends are Tate, Chappy, Mariella, Anderson, and Bella. He also loves to hang out with his cousins Macenzie and Abbie. And he LOVES his granddaddy and Papa Johnny.

He does not like to play soccer, but promises he will like baseball next year :) Drew will not eat veggies or fruit, but is good about trying things if we ask him to.

I cannot believe that in one short year, my little baby will be starting Kindergarten. It has been such a fabulous journey so far, and we cannot wait to watch Drew grow over this next year!

Disney Day Four and Five: More Fun in the Magic Kingdom!!

Our last two days in Disney were full of fun at the Magic Kingdom. Thursday was a day fit for a princess. Anna Caitlin, Macenzie, and Abbie all had magical appointments to have their hair and makeup done at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Then, they got all dressed up in their finest dresses to eat lunch with the princesses at Cinderella's Royal Table. It was SO much fun and the girls had a blast!

Anna Caitlin getting glamerous...



and eating with the princesses...

and our knight in shining armour...

The rest of our last days were filled with riding rides that we had enjoyed. We rode Splash Mountain many, many times, and even got Grammie on it finally. (She even liked it!) Anna Caitlin's very favorite ride was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Drew's favorite ride was Buzz Lightyear and Dumbo. We also spent a lot of time riding Space Mountain...hopefully Drew will be tall enough to ride on our next trip!

Anna Caitlin waited in line for an hour to meet Ariel with Grammie and was very excited...

and we visited Toontown...

and we rode Dumbo again!!

Our whole trip to Disney was so much fun and we cannot wait to go again!

Disney Day Four: Magic Kingdom!!

On Wednesday morning, we finally headed to the Magic Kingdom!! We saved the best for last for the kiddos, and they LOVED it!! We started out the day riding Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear. Anna Caitlin and Macenzie rode Space Mountain for the first time and loved it! Drew's favorite ride was Buzz Lightyear, which we rode several times over the next couple of days.




Next, we headed over to Fantasyland, which is my very favorite!! We rode Dumbo (the best ride ever), Peter Pan, Snow White, and Winnie the Pooh. The kiddos loved all of them, even Johsua.




Afterwards, we headed over to watch the afternoon parade, which was so much fun. The kids loved waving to all of the characters and seeing all of the floats. When the parade was over, we headed over to ride Pirates of the Carribbean, but Drew fell asleep on the way, sitting straight up. He and I found a place to hang out while everyone else went to ride.




Then, it was time to celebrate Drew's 4th birthday with dinner at the Crystal Palace. It was the first time we had eaten there and it was SO much fun!! The food was great, and Winnie the Pooh and Friends came to see us throughout dinner. We got to see Pooh, Tigger, Eyeore, and Piglet. The kids also got to take part in the parade.











After dinner, we went to watch the nighttime parade in front of the castle. It has always been my very favorite, and the kids loved it. We finished the night off with the fireworks show and then headed home after a long, fun day!!





Fun at the Magic Kingdom!

Happy Birthday Sweet Drew!!

We LOVE Disney!!