Cousin Time!!!

The kids and I just got back from spending a couple of days in Opelika with my sister Shelley and her kids.  Shelley's family had been down for a  family reunion on her husband's side.  They stayed several days after it to hang out with my parents and us.  Unfortunately my mom didn't get to be there.  She is in Colorado because my twin sister had her precious baby boy last Thursday!!!  Shelley and I had fun getting to hang out with each other and dad though, and the kids had an absolute blast!!  Bryant is still upset with me that we came home instead of going to Tyler's house (his cousin).  We mainly did a lot of swimming and playing.  Below are lots of pictures of all of the kids!  It's fun times like these that make me extremely sad that my sisters and I don't live closer… ;(

Bryant and Tyler were very excited to see each other!

 Great pic…except for Bryant's paci and Taylor's eyes. :)

Love him!

 Having fun with their glow in the dark sticks!

 Pops with some of the grands.

 Getting ready to jump in…All By Himself!!

 SPLASH!

 Swimming to the steps.  He did SO good!

 Sweet boy.

 Popsicle Break

 YUMMY!

 Addie and Bryant

All the kids!!

 Sliding

 Taylor chilling at the park.

 An ice cream treat after a HOT visit to the park!

 Taylor loved being out by the pool.

 The boys

 Popsicle Break - Take 2!

She is a cute mess!!!

Until next time…

Heather

12 Weeks Old!

My precious little baby was 12 weeks old on Wednesday.  I remember writing a really sappy post when Bryant turned 12 weeks old.  I was SO thankful that I was not going to be headed back to work and I got to stay home with him.  I still feel the exact same way.  I realize how truly blessed and lucky I am to get to stay home.  Josh works his tail off to support us.  And he does an amazing job!  And I'm so lucky because Josh has always been supportive of me staying home to raise our kids…which not all men are.  I wouldn't trade the worst day staying at home to the best day at work.  Yes, it is tiring and trying in a completely different way then working outside the home, but it is also the most rewarding "work" ever.  I love my job.  And on days I feel like I'm not truly contributing to society, I just remember that I am molding and teaching and raising two people that will need to know how to be Godly men and women in an unGodly world who contribute to society in a positive, hard-working, life-giving way.  If that's not important I don't know what is!  Thank You Lord for this opportunity!!  And Thank You Josh for this opportunity!  Below are a couple of pictures of the kiddos from Wednesday.  I really am pretty positive they are the cutest kids ever. ;)

 My babies!

 12 Weeks Old!

 She is so precious.

 Cutie taking his turn…with his absolute favorite shirt on.  He is obsessed with dinosaurs right now!

 No. Word. For. The. Cuteness.

 Talking up a storm!  And she has started laughing more…Love It!!

 Talking to each other.  Melts my heart.

I just LOVE her beautiful eyes.

Until next time…

Heather

Wedding in Rome…Georgia that is.

This weekend Josh was in his good friend Hollis's wedding.  It was in Rome, GA.  We packed up the kids and headed that way midmorning Friday.  The trip there and back was very uneventful.  Both kids did really well, and it was right under a 2 1/2 hour drive, so not bad.  My mom drove up from Opelika on Friday afternoon and stayed through the wedding on Saturday evening to watch the kids.  It was great because that meant I got to not only go to the Rehearsal Dinner with Josh, but I also went out with him and his friends for a little while that night.  Then I got to sleep Friday night while my mom kept the kids in her hotel room.  I was pretty excited about this, but ended up only sleeping a little over 6 hours.  But hey…that's a lot more than usual!!  One day I will get to sleep again… ;)  Saturday Josh had to be at the church at 12:00, so me and mom and the kids just hung out.  Then I went to the wedding.  After the wedding I got the kids so my mom could head back, and we went to the reception.  Both Taylor and Bryant did GREAT!!  And I know Josh had a blast.  There were several guys that he has been friends with for 10+ years there, along with their wives and kids.  So that was really fun to see all of the kids together and to see and hang out with the adults too.  I took my camera with the full intention of taking lots of amazing pictures, but instead the camera sat in my bag the whole weekend…  Oops!  I did however get a few pictures with my phone.  The clarity on most of them are blurry, but oh well.

She looks so precious sleeping.

 Happy Girl!

 Seriously…she is SO cute!

 On our way to Rome…since sister got a wubbanub, he needed a wubbanub too!

 Doing so good on the car ride.

 Josh and Bryant at the reception.

 Josh and Taylor at the reception.

 Both kiddos wanted me to hold them at the same time…happens a good bit! ;)

 Bryant and Tyler having fun at the reception.

 Ashley holding sweet Taylor.

Blakely, Eli, and Bryant…it's super fuzzy, but it was the best one!

Bryant and Blakely had SO much fun…they are only about a week apart in age.

11 Weeks Old!

Taylor was 11 weeks old yesterday.  Man…the weeks just keep flying by.  I tell you what, I thought one kid kept me busy, but I had no idea! :)  Anyway, we have had a good week.  Last Friday we had a play date with some friends, then we met up with our friends Thomas & Amber and Matt & Hillary for dinner.  It was so much fun…we don't see them near enough!  On Saturday Josh participated in Church of the Highlands SERVE Day, while I stayed home with the kids.  Then that night I went out for Mexican with my friend Emily KIDLESS!  Our husbands kept the kids.  It was SO great!!!  Josh and Brandon don't know it, but I am going to insist that we do it again soon. ;)  On Sunday Taylor and I went to church for the first time since she was born.  It was so nice to be back…I had missed going terribly.  And the childcare workers said Taylor did wonderfully in the nursery!   Then yesterday we played with Luke & Ella and had dinner with them.  Fun times!  A couple of notes on the kiddos.  Bryant is so funny with his talking.  He sounds SOOO country…almost hickish!  And I can tell he really does copy what he hears me say most.  Right now he's adorable because he says "Thank you sooo much" (which I always say instead of just "thank you") whenever you do something for him.  And then whenever I tell him something neat he always says "Cooool". (and in his little voice it sounds so cute) Love Him!!  As for Taylor, her newest thing is that she has started laughing!  She has only done it a few times, but it is the most precious laugh.  I can't wait for her to start laughing more!  Also, she loves to suck on her hand.  She does it a lot!  I don't remember Bryant ever doing that…  I love my family! :)  Below are some pictures from the past week.

11 Weeks Old

 Drinking mommy's water…when did he become so big??

She's ready to go praise Jesus!

 Looking so pretty for church.

 Bryant and Luke playing golf.

 Cutie pie!

 Bryant was playing golf, and he just stopped and brought me the remotes and said "Mommy, I need to watch golf".  Ha!

 He still loves to hold her.

 A special treat for my precious boy!

 The girls!

They are so silly :)

Until next time…

Heather