The Ennis'

Easter

2010-04-29T16:44:00.004-05:00

We had a fun Easter this year. We went to Aaron's sister's house for an Easter egg hunt. The kids always have such a great time with each other.

We made a bunny cake and dyed eggs the Sat. night before Easter. Nothing like waiting to the last min.

After church we went to my parents house for lunch and another egg hunt. My sister and her family got to come up.

Aaron was on the back porch reading the paper while we were getting lunch ready. Courtney decided she needed to catch up on the news too.

Courtney got to hold Baby Peyton. So cute. They girls actually matched that day.

Let's just call this the winter months

2010-03-24T17:16:00.004-05:00

These pictures are of Christmas and snow days. Some are very much out of order. They had their own tree this year. They had a lot of fun getting to decorate it. They even made a few decorations for their tree.

Okay, this actually Christmas morning.(a little out of order) Jacob got Wii Resort from Santa. Played it the whole Christmas break.

Courtney got a whole bunch of dress up clothes. Why Sanata brought them both a recorder? I DON'T KNOW!!

Jacob and Courtney putting out the raindeer food he made at school.

They made a special cookie for Santa.

Painting the snow.

Our snowman!!

A Little Bit of Everything

2009-11-16T16:23:00.006-06:00

Here is what's been going on since the last time I posted. My sister had her little girl "Peyton" on October 13th. This is a picture of mom, Katie and me pre-Peyton.

Mom and Peyton doing well.

Me and little Peyton. So cute!!

I was afraid I wouldn't get to hold her much with all the grand parents there but I think I actually held her more than they did.

Jacob had crazy hair day at school. This is how he wanted to wear his hair.

Jacob playing soccer. I only brought my camera to one game.

Courtney playing during the game.

Courtney was playing outside one afternoon and was making Tex a very nice dinner.

Is she really going to make me eat this?

This is Miss Courtney pretty much all the time. She is ALWAYS dressing up. This picture actually reminds me of a picture of my sister when she was little dressed up with a hat like this, glasses and pushing a stroller. What do you think Katie?

Aaron and Jacob carving our pumpkin.

Courtney was a cheerleader for halloween.

Jacob was a ninja.

Courtney calling the Hogs!!!!!

Vacation

2009-08-19T18:18:00.007-05:00

We took the kids to the beach at Perdido Key this year. It was actually the first trip we have taken with just the four of us. We drove half way and spent the night in Mississippi. The next day we got up and drove a few hours to Mobile and went through the battleship. Jacob really had a great time. He really enjoyed seeing the guns, planes and the submarine. Courtney, not so much. It was very hot and she had to be carried through the whole thing. Needless to say Courtney and mama were very tired by the end.

That was the wrong shirt for her that day. She was hot, tired and needed food. Thank goodness for our chill pills(smarties)!

We stayed at a place called Beach Colony. Very nice!!!!

Poor Jacob! His job was to go fill buckets for his little sister.

You can't get a good picture of this kid. She won't ever look at the camera.

Washing the sand off. What a good brother.

Just hanging out in the condo.

Jacob playing catch with a little boy. Doesn't he look like a little stud here? Look out ladies!

I had gone to fill a bucket up with water for her and came back and this is what I found in my chair.

We took Jacob to ride go carts one night.

On our last day we got the kids ice cream. There was actually an ice cream man that came around. I thought that was pretty neat.

Courtney turned 2!!!!!

2009-08-08T15:27:00.003-05:00

Courtney's birthday was July 23rd. We were leaving for vacation the next day so I just had a small party for her. We had the grandparents over for dinner and cake. My thought was, "I'm not going to have a big party this year beacause she won't even remember it and we are leaving the next day and I'll go crazy trying to get everything done." So....everything turned out really cute and we had a great time.

She did really good blowing out her candles. I didn't really know how she would do.

The grandparents!

My mom and dad got her a backpack. She loves it!!!

Jacob got her a baby bag for her babies. What a good brother!

In one of her gifts I put some smarties. We call these are chill pills. They really come in handy when we are having a melt down.

Aaron's parents got her this. Needless to say it was the favorite.

The Old Man!!!!!

2009-07-02T16:56:00.005-05:00

Well, I'm now married to a 30 year old!!! I know GROSS, right?(I'm just kidding) Aaron turned 30 on June 21st. We were on vacation at the beach with Jared and Angie. We got him a cookie cake with 30 on it and decorated the condo the best we could. We had to do something for him. You only turn 30 once (thank goodness). I have been giving him a hard time:) I have to because I only have about 6 more months until it's my turn. I hope he'll be nicer to me than I am to him.

Swimming Lessons

2009-07-02T16:45:00.003-05:00

Jacob took swimming lessons this year. Here are some pictures of my little fish. Give the girl a bucket of water and she'll entertain herself for hours.

Jacob and one of his teachers.

Jacob going down the big slide. I love the look on his face!!

Catch up

2009-07-02T16:22:00.003-05:00

Sorry I haven't updated in a very long time. Here is what has been going on with us in the past 3 months. These are out of order. You need to look at the bottom pictures and up. I can't believe my baby is 6!!!!!!!!

Jacob's 6th birthday party at Jump Zone.

This is just a picture of the kids having a picnic outside. They had so much fun. We did playdough(outside), bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and for lunch they made their own pizza.

We went to the Tulsa zoo with Jared, Angie and the kids. Needless to say the kids fit in perfect there.

Jacob graduated from pre-school

Meet Tex

2009-03-19T11:13:00.004-05:00

This is Tex. He is a 3 year old Hound. We brought him home yesterday from an animal rescue in Mountainburg. He is such a sweet boy. I really think he is going to be a great dog for us. So far he is REALLY good with the kids. Courtney just loves the buppy(that's what she calls him). Jacob is wanting him to play but he is not adjusted to us yet and just wants to sit by us right now a be petted. I think he'll adjust to us just fine in a few weeks.

Just a boy and his dog.

Chocolate Pudding

2009-02-10T10:51:00.002-06:00

Courtney loves her chocolate pudding. She was having it as a snack the other day. She won't let me help her anymore so I was doing things around the house. Everytime I came back to check on her she was getting gradually worse with the pudding. Check out the pictures.

We had a bath right after.

Christmas Pictures

2009-02-10T10:23:00.002-06:00

I know what your thinking. It's February and you just now posting your Christmas pictures. Get with it Carrie.
We did have a great Christmas this year. Christmas Eve was just the 4 of us. We opened presents, watched a movie and got ready for Santa to come. On Christmas day we had lunch with Aaron's family and dinner with my family. Santa brought Jacob Rock Band.

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-25T16:24:00.001-06:00

Merry Christmas!!!

Uh-Oh

2008-12-03T15:11:00.002-06:00

Courtney loves to carry around pens and a note pad. I didn't think she could click the pen on. I was wrong.

Jacob's First Race

2008-12-02T08:04:00.006-06:00

Jacob ran in his first race the weekend before Thanksgiving. The race was down in Hot Springs. I have family down there so we visited with them while we were there. Jacob did really well in his race. He raced in the 5 and 6 year old group and came in 2nd. (The winner was obviously 6.) They ran .6 miles. He ran it in a sprint and was totally worn out at the end.

At the starting line.

In full sprint. I had him out running with me a lot to get ready for this race and told him not to do this or he wouldn't make it to the finish line but when all the kids took off like this I thought I hope he makes it to the end.

They ran down the path to where you could see them so I thought we have about 5 min until we'll be able to see him again. Then I saw these 2 little kids coming back and one was Jacob. I could not believe it. His time at the finish line was 5 min 30 sec. WOW!!!!

Proud Papa and a tired little boy.

Parker (my sister's little boy. He ran in the 3 and 4 's.) and Jacob showing off their medals.

We are so proud of him.

Miles for Milestones race

2008-11-11T09:51:00.002-06:00

I went down to Conway this weekend to run a 5k for Matt's (my brother) kids school. They had a 5k and a 1 mile walk. Matt, Katie, Tim and I ran the 5k. My parents came to do the walk.
Katie, Tim and I just before the race started.

Matt coming in FIRST Place and yes he is pushing a heavy 4 year old in a jogging stroller. What a man!!

That's me bringing it home.

I won first place in my age division. First time ever to win first place at anything. Jacob was so proud of me. He always wants me to win first place. I usually just laugh and say "oh sweetie, mama is not going to win. I'm not very fast."

We all placed. Matt one 1st overall, Katie won 2nd overall women and Tim got 3rd in his age division. Go Team Wooldridge!!!

Halloween

2008-11-04T07:33:00.003-06:00

We had a great Halloween this year. The kids had a lot of fun. Jacob was Superman and Courtney was Minnie Mouse. We went trick-or-treating and made the rounds to the grandparents. We didn't get home until 10 that night. Needless to say we were all very tired when we got home but had great time. Jacob's class got to wear their Halloween costumes to school Friday. They got to have a parade around they gym and parents took pictures.

Jacob and Harrison posing for a picture. Look at those muscles!

My little Minnie Mouse!

Mickey (the dog) and Minnie.

She loves this dog. She doesn't like him to be in his cage so she tries to get him out.

Success!!!

Look at all that candy.

It's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's Superman!!

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-23T11:16:00.005-05:00

We went to the Pumpkin Patch Saturday. Every year we go pick out our pumkin as a family. We had to look for the "perfect pumpkin" as Jacob would say. Courtney had a great time walking around and patting the pumpkins. We had a grat time and I also got some really cute pictures.

Earlier that morning Katie, Tim and I ran the Chile Pepper. It was my first 10k.

Put Me In Coach

2008-10-03T16:13:00.003-05:00

Courtney found Jacob's soccer uniform and wanted to put it on. I thought it was really cute.

More Soccer Pictures

2008-10-03T15:59:00.003-05:00

Here are some more soccer pics. Jacob has done really good this year. I'm really proud of him and all of his goals. Tuesday will be our last game for the Fall season. We will start back up in the spring with the same team.

Such A Girl

2008-10-03T15:44:00.003-05:00

Courtney has really become a little girl. I think she is going to be a girly girl. She loves shoes, clothes, bags and her necklaces. These are some pictures of her doing what she does best, Looking pretty.

It's Soccer Time Again!!

2008-09-09T16:21:00.003-05:00

Check out those faces
Just scored!!
Go Fire!!!
Jacob and Harrison's personal cheering section.

Saturday was Jacob's first soccer game of the season. Harrison (his cousin) and him are on the same team this year. Aaron is their coach and is really enjoying coaching them. They had a great first game. Between the two boys the scored 8 or 9 goals. They make quite a mean team.

Labor Day

2008-09-09T16:09:00.003-05:00

Rubba-dub-dub.....

What a pair!!
These are some pictures from Labor Day. We went over to Aaron's parents house for lunch. Some of his family from out of town were there. The kids played got to swim probably for the last time this summer.

Mary Claire's visit

2008-08-22T13:54:00.004-05:00

Mary Claire came to visit last week. She was at my mom's house. She is my brother's little girl. She is 2 months to the day older than Courtney and just adorable. We went over to my mom's house for a play date. They were really cute playing together. They are going to be quite a pair when they get older.

Jacob's New Trash Can and Courtney's Pink Car

2008-08-22T11:36:00.005-05:00

He is very proud of his trash can

Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. Not much has been going on and I haven't been taking many pictures, but this was funny to me so I thought I would share this with you. The other day Jacob came to me and said that he could not use his trash can anymore. I asked why. He said it was a baby trash can and he did not want a baby trash can in his room. (okay it was a baby trash can it had his name and a little lamb on it) I said next time I go shopping I'll get you a new one. I found this one and thought he would love it. I was right he loved it. He loved it so much he wanted me to take his picture with it.
Courtney got a little pink car for her birthday from my parents. She LOVES it!!! She loves to crash into things. The other day Jacob made a wall of pillows and they would crash into it. You should have heard all the laughing. It was really cute.

Courtney's 1st Birthday

2008-07-21T15:43:00.003-05:00

Friday night we had Courtney's first birthday party. We did a luau for her. I think it turned out really cute. The cake was adorable. We also did her a little smash cake and she ate the whole thing. FYI, don't let your baby eat all of it. Her tummy didn't handle it well. She got a lot of great gifts; 3 baby dolls, clothes, pj's, a pink car to ride in, purse, gift cards and a singing book. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins were all there to celebrate. I think we all had a good time.

Courtney's 1st Birthday

2008-07-21T12:56:00.003-05:00

Jared was our greeter.

Destin

2008-07-21T12:08:00.003-05:00

We went to Destin with my family a few weeks ago. We had a great time. The kids loved the beach especially Courtney. Aaron would take her out in the ocean and play. Jacob would stay on the beach and play in the sand with me.
The pool was a big hit also. Jacob perfered the pool over the beach. He really is swimming well now. By the end of the week he was diving under for coins.

Destin

2008-07-19T16:19:00.003-05:00

Hot Springs

2008-06-25T15:14:00.002-05:00

Playing with Daddy

Papaw and Jacob are being ghost

We went to Hot Springs for a few days. We went with Aaron's parents and his grandmother. His grandmother owns a condo down there so they were there for the week. We had a lot of fun. We went swimming a lot. Jacob loved it. This was his first time this year to swim. He really did a good job. By the end he was swimming without his floaties or ring. This was Courtney's first time to swim. She wasn't sure about it a first but by the second day she really liked it.

There were paddle boats and row boats you could use. We took a row boat out one day and the next day we did the paddle boat. Jacob steared the paddle boat while Aaron's dad and I paddled. It got a little tough at the end but we made it back.

We did go-carts one night. Jacob wanted to race me so him and Papaw were in one and I was in the other. They started out ahead but I passed them. I wanted to let them win but something inside of me just couldn't. I think Jacob and I are going to have to have a rematch sometime

Hot Springs

2008-06-25T15:02:00.002-05:00

Race # 2

2008-06-25T14:39:00.004-05:00

A little too early for Miss Courtney

Katie and I ran in the Cancer Challenge the 21st. I really had a good time running this race. I didn't even try to keep up with Katie. I told her just to go on. (I'm not really built for this like she is) She did really good. Her time was 27:45. Mine was 30:59. I was happy with that.

Jacob, Courtney, Mom and Dad came. I think Jacob had fun watching all the runners. He wanted to run after I finished (that was a little tough).

If you want to see other pictures they are on Katie's blog which is linked to mine "the Brown's"

Jacob's 5th Birthday

2008-06-25T14:19:00.003-05:00

Making a wish Jacob turned the big 5 on June 13. We had his birthday party at

Chuck E Cheeses. All the grandparents and almost all the cousin

came. I think everyone had a great time.

Panama City Beach

2008-06-03T10:55:00.003-05:00

Memphis
playing on the beach

We went to Panama City Beach with Jared and Angie. It was so much fun.

We started the trip off in Memphis and some BBQ. Then it was off to the beach. The weather was perfect. We laid on the beach everyday. It was so relaxing. I'm ready to go back. We are taking the kids to the beach in a month. I can't wait!!

Angie has more pictures of the trip on her blog. It is linked to mine. She is the: other Ennis's

Panama City Beach cont.

2008-06-03T10:48:00.002-05:00

Graduation

2008-06-03T10:01:00.002-05:00

Jacob had his Pre-School Graduation May 20th. It was a very sad day for me. They sang songs they had learned that year. I guess Jacob got a little too comfortable up there because by the end he was the loudest. I almost got embarrassed but I thought oh well. Then they walked up and got their diploma. The whole thing was really cute.

Locomotion

2008-06-03T09:38:00.002-05:00

Jacob's class had Locomotion day. They got to ride go-carts, play mini golf and video games. Jacob had so much fun. Check out his face on the go-cart. That is the way he does his face when he drives. In his mind he is really racing. Well this what happened that day: They let 3 go-carts go at a time. There was one that was faster than the rest. So he spots that one a runs and jumps in it when it was his turn. Racing with him was a little boy that was a little shy and a very shy, sweet little girl. These are not the kids that should be out there with my son. Jacob is lapping them, pushing them into the rails and spinning them out. I guess you could say I was a little embarrassed.

Courtney in the Cabinet

2008-06-03T09:29:00.002-05:00

Courtney loves to get in the snack cabinet. She pulls everything out until she finds something she wants to chew on.

Money, Money, Money,Money...Money!!

2008-04-28T21:52:00.003-05:00

Courtney is already taking her Daddy's money. Aaron had a $5 bill and she grabbed it and decided that it was her money now. When Aaron took it away he said that he thought he heard her say"Don't you love me anymore Daddy?"

This Is How We Roll!!!

2008-04-28T21:37:00.002-05:00

We got a new car last Wednesday. It's an H3. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ice Skating

2008-04-28T21:28:00.002-05:00

Jacob went ice skating for the first time. It was at his cousins birthday party. Aaron got out there and showed him how to skate. He did great!! Courtney and I just watched and took pictures.

Race

2008-04-28T21:18:00.002-05:00

I ran my first 5k April 19. I ran it with Matt, JoAnne, and Katie. It was down in Fort Smith. I wasn't happy with my time. It actually took me a whole day to get over that and to realize I did have fun.

Courtney

2008-04-18T10:16:00.004-05:00

Here are some pictures of Courtney. She is almost nine months old and very active. She won't lay still anymore when you change her diaper. She'll just get up and crawl off as you see in the picture. Yes, she is chewing on a crayon.

The Naturals

2008-04-11T15:17:00.002-05:00

Jacob and Aaron's dad went to the opening game of the Naturals last night. They got to go up in the Subway Suite. Gov. Beebe and Strike the mascot came by and you could get you picture taken with them. Jacob declined due to fear of sasquatch and democrats but did say "Hi" to them.

Matt and JoAnne's Race

2008-04-07T13:27:00.003-05:00

Matt and JoAnne ran in the Hogeye half marathon Sunday. Matt ran with his friend Dave. He ran as his Guide. JoAnne ran not her first, but her second half marathon. I am really proud of them. Katie, Courtney and I were there to cheer them on as they finished.

Our new toy!!

2008-04-07T13:20:00.002-05:00

We bought a basket ball goal at Sam's the other day. It took two days and a cut finger to put it up. Jacob LOVES it. Well I guess we all do.

Green Eggs and Ham

2008-03-28T13:51:00.000-05:00

Jacobs' class was reading Green Eggs and Ham today. They got to make green eggs and have it for their snack. When we came home he said he wanted green eggs for lunch. So we made some and had to read the book.

Easter

2008-03-28T13:28:00.001-05:00

Easter was a lot of fun this year. Jacob had an Easter party at school. They had a bunny cake they got to make, an Easter egg hunt and even the Easter Bunny came. The Saturday before Easter we went to Aaron's parents house and had lunch and an egg hunt. On Easter after church we went to my parents house and had lunch. Katie, Tim and Parker were there.