Happy Birthday Grandpa!

As many of you know, Grandpa Jim passed away over the summer. Today is his birthday, so I wanted to share some of our memories of him. He was a wonderful husband, dad, and grandpa, and we all miss him very much.

*Jim loved his grandchildren!
*He was a Mr. Fix-It.
*My parents and Monte's parents get along very well. (I am very, very fortunate and thankful for that.)
*Grandpa Jim always had a blue eraser in his pocket, and the grandchildren (minus Lexie) were fascinated with it. For more on the Eraser Chronicles visit my sister-in-law's blog.




The day we officially became family.

Love at first sight! This is the instant Carter met his Grandpa Jim. (It was a long 2 1/2 month wait.)

Obviously Carter was very comfy in his grandpa's arms.

Three generations of Moore boys. I wonder if Carter will marry a first grade teacher, too?

Father's Day

Oh, to be a fly on the wall during that conversation!

Serious Men

Brian found Jim's high school yearbook.

Jim's birthday last year.

We love and miss you Grandpa Jim!

Pumpkin Patch Pictures (A lot of pictures)

He's excited about his trip to the pumpkin patch with Lydia. (Lydia also joined us that morning at Gymboree, so Carter-and I- had a great day!)

I think he looks sooo big in this picture. Where did my baby go?

She looks just like my sister in this picture! There is a pic of my sister at Easter when she was this age, and you would swear it is the same child in both pics.



This year he not only walked in the grass, he rolled around in it!

My future Abercrombie & Fitch model.






It's okay; It's Arkansas.

I love how they look at everything and take it all in at this age. They don't hurry or feel rushed, they just enjoy the simple things.

Carter loved playing in the bird bath. Plus when he got thirsty he just licked the water off of his hands. I'm surprised he didn't come down with a serious tummy bug after that.

"Stick your whole hand in. It's fun I promise."

He was using the pumpkins as drums. (Actually he was doing the Freeze Dance.)


The Arrival Daddy

Carter is trying to get a pumpkin out of the bin.

I say, "Daddy's here," and Carter starts anxiously looking around.

He sees Monte's car in the parking lot, and starts calling, "Daddy? Daddy!"

He realizes Monte is standing behind me and starts running as fast as his little legs will carry him, and excitedly screaming, "Daddy! Daddy!" the whole way. (Check out his face- that's what unconditional love looks like.)

I LOVE this picture!

Lydia and Carter had a blast chasing each other through the maze of pumpkin boxes. It wasn't set up to be a maze, but they are creative =)

The owner's dog decided he wanted to be a part of our pictures.

I love the smirk on his face here. He was tired and definitely ready for a nap. He started fussing a little bit, and this older man walked by and said something to him. Carter just stared at him, smirking the whole time. I don't think he realized someone (other than me) was watching the beginning of his meltdown.

EXHAUSTED!!