Still Feels Like Summer

We have been outside as much as possible. Bryant and Lucy Kate will stand at the door and cry to go out so off we go. We love our neighbors and the boys are so good with the babies. They had a long weekend so we got in a lot of playtime together. Bryant loves to ride on Luke's scooter and Lucy Kate is in love with the "Flinstone" car! Val always keeps them entertained with all her stuff. We even got the sprinkler out one afternoon since is was so hot! These pictures below are evidence that I have 3 children, notice Charles trying to fly a kite and when I said I wanted a picture of all the kids on the play gym he jumped right in the picture!

Drum Roll Please

Bryant is walking............well when he wants to. I have never seen anything like it, one day he is so interested and walking around and the next he is back to crawling. He will even hold his legs up and kick and scream so he doesn't have to stand. I did get some video of him walking and he is so proud of himself. With this milestone accomplished physical therapy should come to an end very soon.

He is so proud of himself!!

PlayDate with Colton

We were so excited to spend the afternoon with Colton and Jennifer. They do not live very far but we never have a chance to get together. The babies all have the same schedule so the day worked out perfectly. We played outside, went to the pool, had dinner, and they all jumped in the tub to clean up! Planning to go see them soon and hopefully Mack, Cooper and Landon too.

Welcome Jackson!

I was so excited that I was able to be in Memphis for the early arrival of Jackson Lively. He was born two weeks early and absolutely perfect. This wonderful blessing is so great and really makes you stop and think how amazing God is and all that He provides for us. He is so great that He gives us the opportunity to raise His children. Chris, Ginger, and Warner are blessed and Jackson is so perfect!

Off to College

We moved Emily in the dorms at ASU and we had so much fun. Emily and I are complete opposites and she would have been fine with no curtains, stuff still in boxes, and yuck bedding. She gave in and let us do some cute things! They have hung things on the walls since we moved them in and she still needs a rug. Mom and I will be going back to visit in a few weeks so we will get the last few things needed to make it feel like home.

Beach, Friends, Babies........Oh What Fun

We returned home from our first family vacation a few weeks ago, for the four of us and we had a great time. We met two of my dearest friends, their husbands and children in Jackson and spent the night at Yellowstone Park. They had a water play area for the kids, a pool and cabins that you rent on the lake. We all bunked up in one for the night and left out Sunday morning headed to Destin. One of the first of many things to occur on this trip, was a broken air conditioner. We went out for supper and when we returned to the cabin is was 83 degrees and steady getting hotter. We called the park ranger, too funny and he attempted to fix it. Guess what is was not going to be able to be fixed so we loaded up on fans and survived the night! It makes for great memories and it all just becomes humorous.

Yellowstone Park

As we awoke the next morning and got everyone packed up we had the weather channel turned on. Little did we know they had tropical storm after tropical storm headed for Destin! We kept on packing and decided we would tough it out, after all it was just a tropical storm. The drive was not too bad and did not stop very much so we made good time. As soon as we arrived and got the car unloaded it began to rain and I just knew we were in for it. Andrea, Betsy, Madelyn, Lilli, Dan, and Phillip arrived after many stops and we unloaded quickly. The rain stopped so we decided to head out to eat, always sounds like a good idea until you have four hungry screaming children. It really was not that bad but we were all so tired from the drive so we ate quickly.

Me, Betsy, and Andrea

I love these girls so much!




Out to Eat!

The kids were becoming a little whiny so Andrea gets out her hand puppet. We all just laughed at how much our lives had changed, can't remember our purse but never leave home without the hand puppet.

"Bryant look at the ocean, how do we get there?"

"Looking for me?"

This trip was a little different than the last beach trip, my mom was not with us which is a huge help!! Instead Charles went and he hates the sand and was a bit of a baby about the situation. Needless to say we did not see the beach a lot but enough to do for him. I was able to go down once and just sit and read my book but I could have stayed all day everyday! Lucy Kate did not care for the beach at all this time and Bryant still loved it! He was eating it, chasing the birds and playing will all the toys. Lucy Kate sat in my lap and screamed if the sand got on her hands. Hopefully she will like it next year or I will loose my mind.

We spent time at the pool since Lucy Kate was not loving the beach and Charles would much rather be at the pool than the beach. I see Bryant and I spending a lot of time together on our next vacation while the other two are at the pool.

Strolling on the pier to look at all the big boats. Charles loves to fish but did not get to go this time, maybe next time.

Our attempt at a group picture

All Spotted

I took Lucy Kate to the genetics doctor about a month ago to follow up with the "spots" They wanted to discuss all the possibilities of what they could mean and how we need to continue to monitor the "spots" and then draw out a diagram of each spot and the estimated size of all 23 of them. I was not sure how she would act but she was great with the whole thing. We stripped her down and she was perfectly still for the exam. At this point in time we will just make sure they do not change and record any new "spots" that occur and follow up in 6 weeks for blood work. We have really cut down the number of doctors appointments and we are thrilled about that.