Hooks' Happenings

New Fall Outfit


Will's Fruit Loop Necklace

Ben after bath time

Big Girl PJ's

What have we been up to lately.....not much. I feel like a true "soccer mom", but none of my kids play soccer!? We basically live in our car. It is a 40mile round-trip trek to take Will to and from school. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I take Ben to Moms-Morning-Out then head to Will's school. Poor Ann Phelps has had to become one with her car seat :)! I know this will only get more hectic as the kids get older and in a way, I feel blessed to have kids to chauffeur around!! Here are some pictures: Ann Phleps is almost 8months. She has moved up to "big girl" pj's. I have so much fun everyday putting her in something new!! Ben has been labeled my child who will always catch the latest illness going around - he had hand, foot,and mouth virus two weeks ago! This week he has a runny nose. He now wears 3t clothes (some 4t) and he is only 2!!! Poor Will can still wear size 24month shorts!!!! Will is really enjoying school. We went to his back-to-school night Monday (September 28). It was a lot of fun. They had space jumps and a train. Of course Ben went crazy over the train. He would have stayed on the train the whole time if we let him! Funny note: at the back-to-school night they had a booth where the kids could make fruit-loop necklaces. The boys each made one. By the end of the night I noticed Ben's only had one fruit loop left - he had been eating the fruit-loops off one by one!!

That is our story for the past month!!

Piccaso

I had to keep Will home from school today because he drew all over his body with green and orange markers!! Even though it says washable, I cannot get the marker off!! I was too embarrassed to send him to school!! We truly are the "Hooks Family Circus"!!! *the picture does not do his artwork justice!!

Little Seminole

Rhyne has been a Florida State Seminole fan since he was 11 years old. I am not sure why because he has no ties to the school - he just loves Bobby Bowden! Rhyne's mom found this outfit for Ann Phelps. Of course, Rhyne didn't like the headband!!

Ben's Party

He loved this present (thanks Boots and Nel-Noo)


Can you tell he had fun in the rain?

Will telling Ben how to blow out the candle!

Ms. Christina makes the BEST cakes!

We had Ben's birthday party yesterday at our house. We rented a space jump. Ben was so excited to see a "pump-it-up" in our front yard!! Even though it sprinkled all day, the kids had fun jumping in the rain! My favorite thing has been listening to Will explain why he needs to open the toys Ben got for his birthday: "I need to show Ben how to work the toy"!!

Rhyne turns 31

this boy loves a good cupcake!!

this is how hard it is to take a good picture

with all three kids!!

Today is Rhyne's birthday! We had a low-key celebration. Just dinner at home with the kids, but that is what Rhyne requested, plus it is hard to find a brave person to babysit all three!! I offered to cook the birthday boy his favorite dish - chicken and dressing with broccoli casserole,

but he said he would rather cook it himself (if you remember, I CAN'T cook, but I could manage this meal, but he refused!) I did make him some cupcakes (his favorite- yellow cake mix with chocolate icing). Will helped mix the batter and put the sprinkles on the cupcakes! We are truly blessed to have Rhyne. He works endlessly to make sure we are well-cared for. He is such a wonderful husband and father. He is such a great example for our boys. God is so good!! Happy birthday, Rhyne!!

Ben Turns 2

yummy, yummy in my tummy (he actually says

this when he really enjoys what he is eating!)

AP had a little taste of icing

Today my sweet Ben is 2! We are not having his party until next Saturday, but we had a small celebration today. The boys spent the weekend in Carrollton -so we met Rhyne's family in Madison at lunch to get the boys and celebrate Ben's birthday. We wanted to pick a restaurant that would make a big deal about Ben's birthday - everyone knows Mexican restaurants go all out! They sang, gave him a sombrero to wear and even put whipped cream on his face!! At first Ben wasn't liking the attention, but when everything settled down, he loved the dessert and hat! Then tonight after supper we all enjoyed cupcakes. As you can see by the pictures, Ben really loved the cupcakes!! Happy Birthday Sweet Ben!!

Dentist Visit and Ice Cream

We took the boys to the dentist yesterday. The dentist office is located next door to Bop's ice cream shop - I wonder if they planned it?! Anyway, we told the boys if they had a good visit with Dr. Wren, then we could get ice cream after their appointment. I was planning to get pictures of their exam, but had to take care of AP and Rhyne had his hands full. But I did get pictures of their ice cream visit - nothing like going to get your teeth cleaned then going to an ice cream shop!! Both boys have healthy teeth and fully enjoyed their treat!!