The Hendon's: 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009

October is Here!!!

October is Here!!! Yeah :)

Pumpkin time!!! Yeah, I love fall.Friday night we met our friends Allison and Layban and their two kids, Connor and Cole.What a great time we had having a pizza picnic on the pier!!! And then we had yet another fun filled Hendon family Saturday morning outing! This time we went to the pumpkin patch and fun yard. Maddie got to go on a hayride, up and down these really neat slides, tons of jumps in the jumpcastle, and then just pure fun with pumpkins everywhere! Oh and how could I forget the "camo- maze"... Good thing we didn't pay for the cornmaze, Maddie was well... not the best at finding her way out! HAHA -- got to love it! Here are the pictures... and WAR EAGLE!!!
Oh and I had to throw one in from the other day that I had taken at the grocery store. This was Griffin's first time to "drive" the shopping card... as Maddie calls it.
Enjoy~
Oh.. pardon the no smiling, the sun was very very bright out there.

Cheers! Connor and Maddie toasting on the pier

Walking with Daddy to eat our pizza and play--off to find flipper

Who says Grocery shopping cannot be fun with two little ones?!?

Maddie needed a little guidance with the camo maze

Griffin enjoying the company on the hayride

Daddy and the kids on the hayride

Playing on the "swings"

Momma and the kids on the huge beach chair

Our very own little pumpkins

Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Our Weekend!

We usually start every Saturday off ( well everyday for that matter) watching cartoons in Mommy and Daddy's big bed until the other sibling wakes up. Usually it is Griffin and I waiting on Maddie, but it just depends these days which one it will be first. Then, we move out to the den and Daddy will make his coffee, Griffin will have his breakfast, and Maddie will watch more cartoons and run around wide awake at this point. And then... FOOTBALL- FOOTBALL -FOOTBALL. Well Daddy was so nice to put ESPN Game Day on hold and take us all to Charlestowne Landing ( a historic state park in charleston) This park is soo neat it has so much history about the first settlers to explore the land. And this is what we took Maddie and Griffin to see, all the first animals that the people would come across. There are bears, deer, elk, pumas, otters, alligators, bobcats, turkeys and bison. SO COOL!!! Here are the pictures from this weekends adventure. These are all pictures of Maddie and the animals, Griffin enjoyed his ride... well as you can see :)

Black Bear...

Gobble, Gobble .. Turkey Hunt!

Looking at the Elk

Maddie likes these "reindeer", But where is santa???

Wheee... This is the life

Maddie ofcourse had to try it out, and look at that little guy down there!

Friday night on the pier looking at the harbor

Dan, Beckett, Daddy and Maddie swinging on the pier
I have definitely fallen behind in my posts and pictures, so more pics to come .. so sorry to those of you who follow our blog!

And WAR EAGLE!!! Go Tigers!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

6 Months!

Hi there!

Hey I am 6 Months Old !!! ( well, 4 days ago)

(Yes, the are holding hands)

So Maddie and I woke up as usual happy and playing and then mom said, kids time to go to the doctor! :( boo.. no fun!!! Maddie kept saying, "I don't need to go- I feel better." Then I explained to her that she was not getting any shots, just Griffin, b/c it will make him feel better when he gets his shots. Then as sweet as she is, said, " Okay Mommy, I hold Bissin's hand" -- SO cute, and believe it or not, she did hold his hand when it was time for his shots! :) such a great big sister.

Griffin did great at the doctors, he is healthy and a growing boy.
His Stats:
Height 27" (75%)
Weight 16. 12 lbs (50%)

I am so blessed to have healthy babies! Thank you Jesus! And as Maddie would say, " I go see Jesus tomowow at church, I see him, Mommy see him? Daddy see him? Bissin see him?"

Here are some pictures of our babies. Griffin 6 months and Maddie 26 months. Enjoy!

both having a frozen treat! Maddie popcicle & Griffin frozen banana

story time with Daddy

hey look I can sit up.. sort of !

playing in Griffin's crib in the morning

stickers on the window???

I love this thing

Monday, August 17, 2009

Sweet Home Alabama! :)

This past weekend Cole and I and the two kids packed our things and headed to Birmingham, AL for one of Cole's fraternity brother's wedding. It was so much fun to see all those guys and where they are now. It has been way too long since we have seen most of them, very sad... but you know how time just flies by. I was also able to see one of my friends and pledge sister from Auburn. Abby (Bullock) Euten and her sweet little girl Ella. It was so much fun to see her and her daughter, it reminded me a lot of Maddie and I. The girls even look a little alike! We took the girls to go and get some ice cream. Abby is 40 weeks pregnant and looks AMAZING!!!! From the back you would not even know she was pregnant! Good luck Abby with your new little boy!!!
My parents were so sweet to fly down to b'ham to watch the kids while Cole and I were able to join in all the festivites of the wedding. The kids had a blast with Grammy and Jiddee.. no pictures b/c they were just too busy having fun to stop for a second to pose! :) They did the swimming pool at the hotel, fun lunches and dinners and then this amazing park with a great playground they said. ( Veterans Park)... Oh yeah -- we stayed at the Hyatt Place.. for all you moms who are looking for places to stay with little ones. These hotels were awesome! The rooms were huge and the price is right. There is plenty of room in there for a pack n play and tons of room for a toddler to run around crazy! I highly recommend these hotels!!!
lastly, we got to see a great friend, ALex Serota and his wife. They are expecting their first child any day now. Elise looks so cute pregnant, I know they are both so ready to meet their precious baby girl. It was so fun to be able to hang out with them. Alex was so great with our kids and I just know he is going to make an amazing father!!! We miss yall!!!
Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Abby, Ella and Maddie and I

Alex with our babies

Maddie helping Daddy pack his ties

Sunday, August 9, 2009

August has arrived and so has MORE hot and steamy weather in Charleston!

This is what happened when I stepped outside to take a picture of Maddie playing in the baby pool... excuse the nakedness - Daddy had her! :)

Well here we are and we have now settled back into our usual routine. The beginning of August brought lots more hot and humid weather - but thank goodness for the pools and splash waterparks! These are so great. It also brought Nana, Pops and Mary Kyle for a visit. Nana and Pops were only here for a short while, but Aunt Mary Kyle (aka.. Ka-Ka) has been with us now for the past two weeks. I have to say that Maddie just adores her and it has been really nice to have her here. It is also nice for Maddie to have a friend that is here 24-7 and lives just right upstairs (at least that is what my precious 2 year old believes). Ha!

Griffin likes her too :) She is so great with the kids - so Thanks for all the extra love and care you have given to our kids these past two weeks! We will miss you.
We are going to Birmingham this coming weekend for one of Cole's fraternity brother's wedding. Very excited to see some of our friends that we have not seen in years- some since our wedding in 2005! Here are some fun pictures that we were able to capture with Nana, Pops and Aunt Mary Kyle.