Reed is ready to be a big boy?

Well! Look who finally decided he was ready for underwear? My Little Man!

But be careful because he still wants to be a "baby" sometimes, too! He is so torn! He's fiercely independent 90% of the time but clingy the other 10%. I guess I'll let him be the (3 year old) baby boy!

Delaney Drew - 6 months (almost 7)

Not sure how it's passing so fast! We've been trying to enjoy every minute of our last baby, to no avail! She just keeps growing and changing on us! It's so fun to watch her change though :-)

At her 6 month appt. she topped the scales at 18 lbs. 9 oz. and 26 inches! That's our little chunkster! She is sitting up now and up on her knees rocking like she's ready to crawl. It will happen in no time! She's eating baby fruits and veggies at night and starting to have some at lunch, too. Her favorite is Gerber fruit puffs! They are a great distraction for her to play with while we eat!

Little D's sleep (at night) is returning to normal. She has been sleeping through the night since 8 weeks but at 4 1/2 months it stopped. So Mommy finally decided to do something about it! Last week we started moving her to a pack-n-play in the toy room when she woke in the middle of the night. Gotta keep everyone else asleep! It's working like a charm! She wakes at 4:30 am and we move her. Within 5 minutes she back to sleep. Not sure what took me so long to do this!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Our Delaney grew herself 2 teeth! Her bottom 2 have popped through and are slowly becoming visible. See? I told you it's going too fast!

More vacation pic's

Vacation to FL and the HEAT

It's been 2 weeks since we got back from vacation and it already seems like forever. Why can't it last forever? I digress...

We had an AWESOME visit with Nana and Papa!!! We took trips to the Kennedy Space Center, had a "Cowboy Cookout," went to a Cubs baseball game, had a "cousin's" playdate, went to the Jacksonville Zoo,... It was a busy week full of fun-times with Aunt Lee, Uncle Roy, Cousin Lincoln, Uncle Steven, Nana, Papa, the Pickens, Aunt Heather, Cousin Charles, Joey, Stacey, Baby Landon... The best group of people - we have an awesome time! Next year, 2 weeks!

Giving this thing a new look

We needed a facelift! Thanks Susan for turning me onto this website for a FREE background! Think it will help me blog more often?

http://www.aquapoppydesigns.blogspot.com

Camden gets her yellow belt!

On Saturday, Camden tested for her yellow belt! She had to perform certain moves and finish it off woth 20 push ups. And she did it! So our girl is no longer a white belt but is now a yellow belt! We are so proud of her!

We celebrated by taking her to her favorite restaurant and having a popcorn party with her cousin!

Delaney and her BFF

Just a little picture of Delaney and her new BFF (best friend forever), Kimmy! Every night she has to have Kimmy to go to sleep. She holds onto her for dear life!

Swim Lessons

Here are a few shots of Camden and Reed's 2 weeks at swim class. They loved it and hope to take another round once we get back from vacation and VBS. Reed is learning to swim with people other than us (a big deal) and camden is actually learning to swim on her own. Of course, you'll notice I didn't mention Jack. He refused to even get in the water with his teacher. Instead, he sat across the pool with me watching them. Stubborn boy!

Father's Day

What a fun, relaxing day for Eddie! Just what he need considering how much he works.

We started the day off with breakfast at Cracker Barrel with my Dad, Mom, brother, and Katie. The kids even behaved as an added Father's Day bonus! then we took some pictures outside - it was a gorgeous day! Followed by naps for everyone and a nice afternoon/evening of board games, wrestling, and dinner. I am so very lucky to have such a wonderful Daddy for my FOUR kids!!!