Carlyn

my papaw (maternal grandfather) passed away this morning. we are all grieving his loss. i think this is going to be a sad Christmas :( i am really sad that we did not get to see him before he died. he had not seen pearl yet, and we were leaving in just a few days to go see him. please pray for my family.

Little miss Pearl Carolee went for her 4 month check up last week. She was 14 lbs 12 oz!! she is such a big girl. I love all of her fat rolls. Baby fat is so cute!! I wish everyone could see her squishy little legs. she is such a pretty little girl. I think she some how gets prettier every day. She is still a mommy’s girl, but she loves james and luther too. Luther can get her to laugh more than I ever can. She thinks he is hilarious. she is finally back to taking naps in her crib. She has been napping in the swing for the past 2 months. But she has been doing much better the past week and has been falling asleep on her on in her crib and actually staying asleep. But, she has giving up sleeping through the night. She has a cold a few weeks ago and has only slept through the night twice since. I am not planning on starting solids until she is 6 months old, but I did end up having to give her a few spoons of prune baby food this week. She had not pooped in 6 days and was beginning to wo...

i am so excited about all of the Christmas festivities in our area. we have already been to a Christmas party at the science museum and a Christmas parade. we got all of our Christmas decor up this week too. i think the reason i am excited, is because it is so fun to see Luther enjoying everything this year. this is his 3rd Christmas, but the first one where he really understands and is enjoying the festivities. we have been reading the Christmas story and singing lots of Christmas songs. Away in a Manger is his favorite. he can almost sing the whole song all by himself. he actually sings it, a bit off key, but i guess he gets that from is daddy. hehehe!! we have plans next week to go to a Christmas concert and a Christmas celebration at the art museum. i am glad to have a reason to get out of the house and to have fun things to do indoors since the weather has taken a turn for the cold. Our church had parent's night out last night. James was actually off, so we got to go on a da...

These are some pictures from thankgiving that i love!!