So much fun...

Will had so much fun last night with Durham, Chris, Ariail, Gamma and Gampa. We had everyone over for dinner and the boys had a blast!! These boys really do love eachother so much and always have fun!!

Tired Boy...

Looks like the weekend caught up to Will yesterday afternoon. He doesn't takes naps anymore, but he did yesterday. He was playing one minute and then it got really quiet. This is what I found.....

Home from Clemson!

Pat and Will are home from Clemson and had a great time. Will really enjoyed getting to see Emily and KK. Thank you for opening up your house to such a wild bunch!! Will made it through the whole game and a short tailgate! I am so proud of him and know this will be a great memory for him!! Although I was a little nervous about this trip at first, I now am so glad Pat and Will had a chance to have such a great boys trip!!

Empty House....

So, Pat took Will to Clemson tonight to stay with Aunt Emily and Uncle Kendall and to go to the game tomorrow. My house is so quiet!!! I really miss by boy so much and can't wait for him to get home tomorrow afternoon! I must admit that I did enjoy a long bubble bath, dinner sitting down and getting some reading in! I know he is having so much fun and going to have lots to tell me when he gets home! Hopefully Pat will take some pictures!

Play Date!

Will had his "girlfriend" over to play today and had so much fun! Raquel came home from school with us and they played for a couple of hours. They were very entertaining to listen to and they really played well together. When it was time to take Raquel home, they both said "I love you!" Will said he wanted her to sleepover next time. Sounds like I am definitely going to have my hands full!

Bedtime Nightmare!

This is what our sweet boy turns into every night at bedtime!!! As you can see, bedtime isn't a very pleasant time around our house!

We took Will to the USC vs. Wofford game last night and had a great time. Aside from me being sick with a sinus/head cold, it was a great day and night. We sat through the first half and left right before half time. Of course, the main attraction for Will was Cocky!

Update on Chad

For those of you who don't know yet, Chad O'Brien was hurt in an ATV accident on Monday morning. Among the broken bones and fractures, everyone has been mainly concerned about the trauma to his head. The doctors went in today for surgery and came out very optimistic. We all know that Chad is so strong and so loved by others that he will come out this. Autumn has been amazing and just stood by Chad with all of their love! It makes everything else seem so small and to stop sweating the small stuff. It is out of our control what might happen when we walk out the door each day.

This is an update sent from Collins just minutes ago.......

To everyone who has been asking for an update....just got back from the hospital and so far Chad is doing just fine. The doctor was able to remove all of the blood from his brain and repair part of the skull fracture. They have put him pretty far under to keep his blood pressure and heart rate down and will be watching him very closely for the next... Read More 24 hours. They will be doing about 6 scans over the next day or so to make sure the bleeding does not come back. Overall though, the surgery went very well and the doctor seems very optimistic. Autumn thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers and she is a rock!

Board Member

As some of you know, I was sucked into being a board member for the HOA of our neighborhood. This has been a quite dreadful thing for me, but annual meeting is over and I am trilled. I have been stressing over what to say for a month now at this meeting and I am thrilled to say it is over!!! While I do care about my neighborhood in a lot of aspects, there are also many that I couldn't care less about. I don't know what I am doing, but am sure I will have lots of great stories that come from this experience.

Art

So, Will kept running to my bathroom and bringing out my necklaces. I kept asking him what he was doing (not really worried about my jewelry because it was nothing nice) and he just said he was making something. A few minutes later he ran into the kitchen to get Pat and me to show us his masterpiece. "It's a duck!" he says, and we both couldn't believe what a great duck he actually made out my jewelry. We were so proud we had to take a picture and share it with everyone!

Happy Birthday, Caroline!

Happy Birthday, Grandma Racker!

Happy Birthday, Elisa!!

New Cousins!!

We are so excited to announce that we will be adding TWO new cousins to our family in the spring! Chris and Ariail will be first, followed shortly after by Kendall and Emily! We are so excited and can't wait to meet our new additions to the Kirk Family! Bring on some girls!!!

Fun times with Gamma and Gampa!

Will was lucky enough to spend late Saturday afternoon and night with Gamma and Gammpa. They took him to a concert at Finlay park, where he played a lot I am sure he wore G and G out! After all that fun, he got to go have a sleepover at the lake house with them. He so loves these visits and doesn't stop talking about them! Thanks again for giving us a night off! We love you!xo

Thank You, Auntie Kim!

Will sends a big thank you to Auntie Kim for sending him the best package in the mail! He loves his book, stickers, pad, and cool colored pencils she sent him to start off his year in 4 year old kindergarten. He was so excited when the mailman rang the doorbell yesterday and was holding that package for him! He misses you and hopes to see you soon!xoxo

Toddlers, Twos, Threes and now Fours!

First Day of 4 Year Old Kindergarten!

Today was the first day of 4 year old kindergarten for Will. He was so excited to go this morning and had a great day! He loves his new teacher, Ms. Page, and all of his friends! This year is going to be so exciting and I look forward to all the new things he will learn. I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast!