Fall Fest

Today we went to Fall fest in Bryant. Daddy went to Fayetteville to Bikes, Blues and Barbeque so we had a girls day with Tamara, Emily, Trinity, and Jacob who always is "little man" amongst lots of girls. When we got there it was not too warm but it was rather hot by the end of the day. The kids enjoyed carrying their bags to the different booths and getting free candy. They each got to decorate a frizbee and got their face painted. Kylie dance to the band while she had lunch and overall had a great time.

Avery of course just chilled as usual. She napped a little, laughed at the kids, and had a big time.

Kylie decided to try out ziplining. It was the only thing they could actually do that was free. It was put on by the Boy Scouts and both Kylie and Trinity gave it a try. Kylie made Trinity go first but after she saw that she survived she was good to go. Of course the first time was to keep the "take it easy on me" approach in mind, but the second time around she said you can go faster. Something about those "Powell" girls with the faster, faster mode.

Everyone had a good time and were pretty warn out by the time we left.

Daddy's Girls

I took these pictures this week after Brett got home from work and was playing on the floor with the girls. When Brett gets home from work (on Days) he has a routine with the girls that always makes me smile. Usually Kylie is either in her room watching TV or on the couch. As soon as she heres the door open she runs to him screaming "DADDYYYYY" and leaps into his arms. After he and Kylie briefly discuss how her day at school was he comes over to say hello to Avery. Now Avery Grace is most definitely a daddy's girl. She is all about her daddy. When she hears his voice she immediately gets a smile on her face. Nowadays it is a tooth grin that will melt your heart followed by a laugh. She just giggles and giggles. No matter how bad my day has been the three of them always make it better at that moment. Then they get down on the floor and play for a little bit before bedtime and then Brett and I take turns with bath and bedtime routine depending on who needs who at what time.

The Methodist Church

Today the girls and I went to the Methodist Church in Benton. We have visited alot of churches since living her and can't seem to decide on one, so I decided to go back to my roots and visit the Methodist church today. Avery of course went to the nursery and Kylie went to church with me. As most of you know Kylie loves to go to church so Brett and I have decided we really need to make up our mind and join a church so the girls can consistently attend. It felt really good to be in the Methodist church again where so much was familiar to me. Kylie of course was excited because it was the church's birthday so there was a big celebration that day. She enjoyed the church service alot. She told me when we left that she wants to come to this church forever and next time she is going to Sunday school. She told her daddy, who was at work, that the Methodist church was her new church and that next time he was going to go with her to see how beautiful it is and of course he agreed.

September has come and gone

It seems that September has come and gone in our household. Kylie of course started Kindergarten this year and has been busy as a bee. She decided that she needed to do gymnastics this year since her favorite dance teachers have left. She takes gymnastics on thursday nights. So far she enjoys that when she listens to the teacher. We have also joined the world of homework now so our routine has changed greatly in the Carpenter house. Kylie has met several new friends since she had to leave all of the old ones behind to go to different schools. The price you pay for going to daycare at a hospital I guess; none of your friends live in Benton and attend the same school as you. Kylie seems to like her teacher Mrs. Elliott alot and is growing fond of the routine of P.E., music, and art class. As for Avery Grace she got her first tooth this month quickly followed by her second tooth. She turned six months old, I just can't believe she is already that old. She is the spitting image of her sister at this age. Of course both girls still favor their daddy, but they are long and lanky like their mommy. Actually, I wouldn't call Avery lanky at this time but she is long. She went for her six month check up this week and weighed 15 pounds 5 ounces and is 27 inches long. She rolls all over the house and tries really hard to crawl before she takes that nose dive into the carpet when her arms just won't go. She can sit up by herself for brief periods and she loves to eat. She wants what is on your plate though and loves to drink from our cup. As for Brett and I this month we just tote kids everywhere. We even had to get a huge calendar to keep up with where we have to be when. Brett had a sniper school this month put on by Little Rock P.D. and that was gruelling but he survived. However, I think he would rather take that course again before ever agreeing to eat in the school cafeteria with Kylie. He says Breakfast day at school made him BARF! No, I am serious. I can't say I really did alot this month; work is crazy busy as usual. I also could sleep for about a month and use a maid in a desperate way but who couldn't. So the month is almost to an end and we are discussing Halloween costumes at our house. So stay tuned next month for some cute fall/halloween pics. Until then Happy Fall!