Summer trip to Callaway Gardens!!

This summer we took a trip to Callaway Gardens instead of big Canoe!! Ommie and Granddaddy came with us!! The kids really enjoyed this trip! They loved the butterfly house. Carsen and Presley could not get over all of the butterflies and the pretty hummingbirds outside of the butterfly house!! This is always a great time of the year for our family we love to get away and take a nice little trip where we can relax and enjoy one another. Thank you Ommie and Granddaddy for being a part of our family memories!!! Even though Callaway was a great time I think next year we will return to Big Canoe so far it is our famiy favorite!!

My beautiful gifts from God!!!

I took some of these pictures at my house and some at my mom's!! Let's just be honest the one's in front of the pretty flowers are at my mom's!!! Anyone who knows me knows that those flowers would not be in my yard!!! I don't have the greatest track record for keeping flowers alive. On a better note it is obvious to see that I do have a great track record for beautiful kids!!! (At least I think so!!) Everytime I see these cute little smiles I am reminded of just how beautiful God's glory really is!!! Who would have ever thought I would be a Mommy? Let alone the Mommy of such loving and caring little ones. God truly does show his beauty to me everyday in the little smiles and kisses I receive from the greatest gift he could have every given me next to my salvation!!!

Neighborhood Cookout!!!

The neighbors decided to have a little cookout before summer got away from us. The one thing that we love about our new house is that we live in a neighborhood were everyone is friends!! The kids love having friends to play with and the adults are always looking out for one another. We had a cookout and brought all of our fun yard toys out to play with the girls can't get enough of the barbie jeep and of course Camden LOVES it too!!!

Having fun with friends!!

Oh my cute little ones!!!

Camden and Caroline!!!

Today I watched Michelle's little girls for a while!! What a fun time we had!! As you can tell Camden couldn't keep his hands off of Caroline!!(Can you blame him look how pretty she is!!) The girls got all dressed up and Carsen of course thought he was such a big kid watching over everyone!! I went upstairs and found this sign Carsen made in front of his door!! "Hi! No kids 3 and under in my room!! How funny is that!! It is such a blessing to see all of these kids together. Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have such great friends and how lucky my kids are to grow up with their children. This is what life is all about!!!

Camden is 7 months old and getting his first haircut!

What a face!!!

Does it get any cuter than this? I can't believe that my little baby boy is getting his first haircut!! Daddy is such a pro with the scissors!! He gives Carsen his haircuts as well. Camden is just getting bigger by the day!! He is starting to do so much. Time is just flying by!!! This month he is waving bye-bye, singing all of the time (he gets that from mommy!!), clapping, sitting up on his own (still not to sturdy!!) and rolling all over the place. He is eating more baby food than ever as you can probably tell by those chubby little arms and double chins!!! I swear I must kiss those little cheeks 1,000 times a day!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Camden with Tiffany!!!

Camden with Aunt Dianne!!

Every year on the Fourth of July we go to the lake with Tiffany and Billy!! They have a great camper and my Dad's side of family joins us for lots of Fun!! We all bring food and of course Aunt Dianne out does herself cooking for all of us and making lots of great treats. My kids LOVE going to lake!!! Carsen and Presley both love the boat and Carsen loves to go tubing!!! (Mommy stays behind for that one!!!) This has become a great tradition for the kids and every year they love going to lake to spend time with family!!! As you can see Camden even got a chance to get his feet wet!!! At the end of the day we all watch fire works as you can imagine the kids are asleep in the car before we leave the camp site!!!

Just another day with Daddy!!!

Oh my goodness!!!!

Allow me to walk you through this one!!! I was at the grocery store and Tom was taking care of the kids while I was out. When I came home this is what I found. Carsen and Presley took every pillow they could find and put them on the floor. Then they took a blanket and draped it over the banister and starting swinging into the pillows. When I asked them what they were doing they said "Having Fun!!!" Of course, my next question was does Daddy know that you are doing this? For those of you who know Tom well you won't be shocked by this answer!! "Yes he knows he told us to put the pillows down!!!" At that moment I realized why Daddy's are always the COOL ones!!!

Camden in his Bumbo!!!

This is one of those neat things that wasn't around when my other two were little. It is a chair that helps little ones sit up. You are supposed to start using them once they can hold their head up but Camden never really looked comfortable in it until now. The other reason could be because I am about two months behind on everything. Tom says it is because I am trying to keep him "tiny" for as long as possible. Deep down inside I know he is right!!!

Camden is Six Months Old!!

Could this little one be any sweeter? Even though he looks just like his Daddy. I have also been told that he looks a lot like his big sister!!!

Waving Bye Bye!!!

Waving Bye Bye to himself!!!

Well, our little one is now Six Months Old and growing leaps and bounds!! I still can't believe that he is this big already. We are all enjoying every new discovery with him and we cover him with about 1,000 kisses daily!!! He is such a good baby boy and is full of smiles all day long!! Some of the new things that he has learned are waving bye bye, rolling all over the place, he puts his hand together when you sing itsy bitsy spider, and he is finally starting to eat fruits and veggies. His face lights up anytime his brother or sister enter the room and he is still very much a Mommies Boy!!! He loves music and will sing along with all the praise and worship music we play in the car. Of course, his favorite is still Dean Martin and any time he is crying all you have to do is play "Amore" and he stops instantly!!! Carsen and Presley did the same thing!! My kids just love to hear the voice of Dean!!! He is reaching for every thing and trying to put it in his mouth. We are trying to teach him to say Ma Ma and Da Da but so far he has not been interested. He is starting to put his legs under himself when he is on his belly so I can only assume that crawling is right around the corner. I am filled with so much love and joy every time I look at his sweet little face. He is such a blessing to our family and we Thank God every day for choosing us as his parents. We can't wait to see what God has in store for his life!! Right now I am just enjoying every milestone because I know that they will all pass so quickly.

Six Months:

Height: 26 1/2 inches

Weight: 16lbs. 15oz

Camden has Teeth!!

Well, Camden has two teeth!! I can't believe how big he is getting. Here is the string of pictures that it took in order for me just to get a shot of the pearly whites!! As you can tell by the end he was crying and that was the only was I could get a good shot of them. Every time I would pull his lip down to get a picture he would stick his tongue out!! What Mommies will do to record a memory!!

Carsen and his Lego's!!

Carsen's new passion is Lego's!! He loves all of the Lego Star Wars ships but has not been able to put them together with out his Daddy. For Christmas Ommie and Granddaddy bought him a Lego set that has 1000 pieces to it and you can build all different kinds of space ships. Tom has been working with him on the directions and now Carsen is putting them together himself. Here is one that he made the other day. I know that it doesn't seem like a lot, but for those of you who have boys realize that this is a big step when they are able to SIT STILL and do this all by themselves. Plus, the pieces are so small and there are so many steps to get one of these together. Things like this are made for Carsen he is all about directions and detail!! Of course, I am sure that Daddy will still be building with him since he loves to do just as much as Carsen. I have decided that it must be a BOY thing!!!

Look at that Belly!!!

Carsen and Presley love to hold Camden in the morning when he wakes up!! On this particular morning he woke up all wet and I had to change his clothes so they wanted to hold him in his diaper. Of course, he loved it!!! Don't be fooled by the Christmas PJ's it is June!!! My kids love their jammies so much that I have to hide them in order for them to stop putting them on!!