Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Aunt Amy to the Rescue!!!

Straight from the slip-n-slide to the bathtub!


Owen and I had a party to attend Sunday night and I had a dentist appointment Monday morning so we had to call in a super sitter for double babysitting duty!  Aunt Amy was happy to help out and Maury and Carter think she is the best!  I wish I had a picture of Amy but she wouldn't let me take one (because she didn't have much time for making herself camera ready while tending to 3 kids, I know the feeling)!  Gray was here part of the time and was happy to smile for the camera!  THANK YOU AUNT AMY!!!

A Pedi With Kathryn


Our sweet friends and up the street neighbors Kelly and Kathryn invited me and Maury to join them at the nail spa Sunday afternoon.  Maury and Kathryn were in Heaven, I wish I had a video of their faces as they got their legs massaged and feet scrubbed!  Their pedis turned out fabulous complete with polka-dots and flowers!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Zantac = More Smiles

We've had a rough couple of weeks around here.  I just figured it was that bad newborn stage and I was was trying to wait it out but after several nights of sharing the couch with Caroline I decided to take her to the doctor.  The other two had reflux so I was hoping Zantac would help but we also found out that she may need a little formula to make her happy.  So now with a fuller tummy and a little Zantac I'm hoping we are heading to a happier place!  We are seeing lots more of these sweet smiles!

Happy Father's Day!



Adding one more to our family for this Father's Day makes it an extra special one for Owen!  Maury, Carter, Caroline and I are so thankful for their wonderful Daddy!  It is really crazy these days at our house but Owen is a Super-Dad and can handle all three like a pro!  We are also lucky to have Gandy and Papa C in our lives!

Monday, June 20, 2011

A Princess?

Maury came downstairs in this garb the other day and said "Mom, do I look like Belle?  Kinda like a princess or something?"  Note her magic wand.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Children's 100th Celebration









Children's Hospital is celebrating 100 years and we went to an event for employees at Railroad Park yesterday!  They had everything from a ferris wheel to juggling clowns and the face painting was pretty impressive!  What didn't come off of Maury and Carter's pillows at nap time washed away in the pool later that afternoon.  It was a fun family outing, Caroline even got to go stroll around!

First Smile for Daddy!

Yesterday morning when I went running our grumpy 6 week old shared her very first smile with Daddy!  He managed to capture it with his camera phone!  She did give me a little smile later in the day so I wouldn't be upset!

Mimi's VBS Week

The only pic I have from vbs, stolen from Cate's mom's blog :)

Since I couldn't teach at our VBS this year because Caroline couldn't go, Maury and Carter went to VBS with Mimi!  They had a great week and were totally exhausted by the end.  VBS + lots of swimming with the Jackson girls can take a lot out of two pre-schoolers.  They had a ball and I'm so thankful for Mimi and Aunt Amy helping me out!  I only have a few pics to post since I wasn't at VBS but you can see they had a good time!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

6 Weeks (And Not Happy About It)!


PASSY PLEASE!!!
Sweet Caroline was six weeks old on Thursday and I'm not sure if she is unhappy about growing older, has frequent gas pains, is hungry, or is just a grumpy baby but she is well into the not-so-fun infant stage.  She can be calmed fairly easily when held but she does not want to be put down and DOES NOT want to be without her passy.  This too shall pass!  We love every moment with this precious baby girl!!!
Much Better!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Too Much Cake!


Cooking Daddy's Cake!

In the past week we have celebrated both my and Owen's birthdays!  That means a lot of cake on top of lots of desserts brought by wonderful friends that cooked post-baby meals for us.  I have got to get control, and so does Carter (he gets his sweet tooth from his mama)!  He has fallen apart several times when I said no to another piece of cake!  Anyway, we had very happy birthdays thanks to help from Migi and Mimi!  A little "me" time is the best gift ever!!!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Baby Play-Date

Yesterday Maury brought her Baby Alive into Caroline's room with some toys and asked if I would lay Caroline down by Baby Alive so the babies could have a play date!  And Maury is sporting one of Caroline's bows, baby C isn't ready for them yet but big sis has fun wearing them and putting them in her dolls' hair!

Zip Line

Last week Maury and Carter did not want to try out the new zip line at McWane but this week we met some friends and after Maury saw Davis try it she went for it!!!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

One Month Old!


Caroline is one month old today!  I can't believe she's been here a whole month, it has gone by so fast!  She is no longer just eating a sleeping, she has decided to start crying!  Although she may be entering the fussy stage of newborn life she is usually consoled with her paci and being held (I remember pacing with Carter and nothing worked).  Caroline still likes to keep her little legs up like I guess they stayed in the womb, she can not survive without her paci and wants it at all times, she has started having a lot more time awake but still sleeps a good bit, and she seems to tolerate Maury and Carter pretty well.  I'm thinking she's probably about 9 pounds now.  Even though I can't believe sweet Caroline is a month old, I can hardly remember life without her!

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Yee-Haw!


"YEE-HAW!"




Today we helped celebrate Rylee's second birthday at her farm party!  Riding Ginger and Rain was the highlight of the party for Carter.  He and his best bud Pierce had more rides than any other party guest, they got right back in line when they got off!  Maury spent her time rearranging cowboy hats, bandannas, bubbles, and everything else Rylee's mommy had set up for the party.  She did finally take a ride before the horses left!

Play Time!

Our Baby Einstein Gym is not quite big enough but Caroline is sweet to share!

Imagination Lab





The McWane Center has a new exhibit called the Imagination Lab which includes a bubble room and an art studio, two of our favorite things!  It's been so hot this week that McWane was a perfect outing on Friday!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Road Trip!

Caroline
Catherine


Caroline and Nana

Lunch Time!

Gene Gene and Caroline

Uncle Roger took the boys for a ride in his "vehicle!"
The kids and I took our first trip to Decatur on Tuesday!  Not only did we get to see Mimi and Gandy, lots of other special family were there!  Caroline got to meet her great-grandmothers and Aunt JoAnn and Uncle Roger for the first time and Maury and Carter had lots of fun playing with JD, Gray, and Mary Bradford.  Sweet baby Catherine was there too!