Sweet Caroline

Yes, this whole post is about our baby girl...we've decided to keep her! ;)

Post bath

With a new 'do courtesy of big brother, Caden. He calls it the "mo-hawnk."

Caroline and her stylist

She did this pose in her bed today...dreaming of staying at the "Y...M...C...A...?"

Okay, I laid her in her bed and she moved herself a full 90 degrees from the original position...she already thinks she's big-holding up her head, rolling to back/tummy from her side, etc. I'm trying to enjoy every single day!

Lake Greeson

We spent the past weekend at Lake Greeson with our good friends Will and Christy and about 15 of their relatives! We took up 3 campsites including a 5th-wheel (thank you, Edy!) and 2 pop-ups. The husbands (aka "the big boys") spent much of the time fishing while the kids had fun at the playground and the swimming area. Caroline and I hung out in the 5th-wheel or the shade! It really was fun, but next year we are going to the beach!!!

Sweet Caroline!

What a profile!


Madison and John Collier...buds since babies!

No, we do not advocate child abuse...Yes, Caden is about to face-plant, but I promise he came up grinning and saying, "Do it again, Daddy!"

Will and Eric and the delicious striper we ate for dinner...yum!

Circle C Welding, treats at Nan's, and crazy hair

Eric working on a gate-his first official side job under his business, "Circle C Welding"

John Collier is excited about making treats with Nan!

Caden wanted his hair wrapped up like mine after his bath...his Daddy did not approve!

The finished product!

The boys and their delicious and totally fattening treats made with Nan...they didn't last long!

More pictures...

Caroline moved into size 1 diapers yesterday. Here she's modeling her first one!

Okay, this is the best picture I got of our 2 boys with our friends' 3 boys...they came to visit from Baton Rouge. All told, there were 11 kids there. I had the oldest, John Collier-6, and the youngest, Caroline-6 weeks exactly!

Football try-outs at Calvary with buddy, Lake

Caroline loves her Daddy! She has started to smile a lot more in the past week!

A wedding, one tuxedo, 2 stomach bugs, and 9 pounds

About the pictures: Caroline and her Daddy at Clint and Kristen's wedding...he has been making her smile so big! Her eyes are still blue! Caden was the ring bearer, and he did a great job even though the flower girl, his new cousin Skylar, had to be coaxed down the aisle! The other picture is of John Collier that Skylar took...not one of his most flattering, but oh well! Congrats to Clint and Kristen!!!

This has been a fun week...Tuesday I woke up with a raging stomach bug and all that that entails, but still decided to take Caroline to her weight-check appointment. I was relieved to know she weighs a little over 9 pounds now, but here's a tip...don't go to the pediatrician when you, as the parent, are ill. Before the appointment, I had not thrown up. Once we got there, that was a different story. Not easy to throw up while holding a 5-week-old infant. We went home and camped out in my bed for the rest of the day. That leads us to Wednesday, when Eric woke up with the stomach bug. Same song, second verse. By Thursday, we had our fingers crossed that the boys, especially Caden, would not get it...so far, so good! We picked Caden's tux up Friday afternoon, and he could not wait to get it on! He looked so cute...first time in a tux!!! The wedding was great. That brings us to today. We are at our usual Sunday afternoon spot...my parents' house. The boys are swimming with LJ and Marcus and Eric will soon be fishing in the pond...ah, the life! Sure it nice to have a "weekend retreat!" Thanks, Mom and Dad!

More 4th fun...

During daylight hours, John Collier and Caden rode their pedal carts at Nan and Grandad's...and what kind of pedal cart drivers would they be without their race suits? We watched the fireworks in a field in "downtown" Keatchie. The boys enjoyed listening to the bluegrass band and eating homemade ice cream. The fireworks show was amazing!!! Caroline slept right through it in Grandad's lap (both were very sweaty by the finale) while John Collier cried to go home (he hates loud noises...even though he had ear plugs, he still insisted I hold my hands over his ears) and Caden enjoyed most of it (through ear plugs and hands as well). Made for a great night!

4th Fun

The boys had a blast playing in Nan and Grandad's pool while Caroline chilled with Grandad. Love those blue eyes!