Carlyn

june was more busy than i was even prepared for!! we had lots of fun, but i am glad it is over with. we have a much less hectic july. james has started anesthesia and much to my surprise he has to go back to studying again. he is also have to go to lots of classes and lectors to learn what to do before he is more on his own in a few weeks. so it is not really the schedule we have been dreaming about, but at least he has weekends off this month and no call!! james surprised me with a really nice sewing machine for my birthday and i have been sewing like crazy. my newest project has been diapers. i have decided to switch pearl to cloth diapers and to make them myself. i am up to 4 completed fitted diapers. i am also working on potty training luther. he is very much against it, but i am giving it a good try anyway. our budget is super tight right now, so i am hoping getting the kids out of disposables will help. i went to walmart/sams brand diapers a few months back, but we a...

june is here(well tomorrow it will be)!! yay!! we have so many fun plans for june. 1) this is james's last month of his intern year. PRAISE GOD!! he will be starting anesthesia in july. 2) James gets a week of vacation this month and we are going to go on a 4 day/3 night vacation that week with the kids. 3) my birthday is June 15th :) 4) Jacque and Abigail are coming to visit for a week 5) i will be going to the beach for at least one day this month 6) the blueberries will be ready to pick!! oh, fresh blueberries are so yummy :) 7) my sister-in-law, Vanna, is getting married 8) Audrey is coming to visit 9)our garden will be in full harvest. i can't wait for fresh tomatoes!! ok, so as you can see, we will have a lot going on. if i don't get a chance to update for a few weeks, then you will know why. pearl will be 10 months old tomorrow. she has really changed a lot in the past month. she is crawling and pulling up everywhere and has 2 teeth now!! she is also starting t...

well, pearl is actually 9 1/2 months old by now, so this update is a bit behind. pearl is in the sweetest stage right now. she is so fun to be around. she is so smiley and giggly. she went through a pretty bad stranger anxiety stage at the first of the months, but she is doing much better now. she even stayed at parent's night out for 3 hrs last night without any problems. wow!! i that is actually the longest i have ever been away from her. she is crawling and pulling up everywhere. i am not really sure when that all started but she has been making a little progress everyday for the last month. she doesn't go everywhere like luther did though. she crawls just a few strokes then sits up for a minute and then crawls a little more, then pulls up. she kinda takes her time. she has been extra cuddly lately, which i have really enjoyed. she lays back in my lap and crosses her legs. is is so so cute!! at her 9 month check up she was 16lbs 14 oz and 27 1/2 inches long. she has gained 2...

eating a hot fudge sunday we sure are enjoying these longer days!! when james gets off work, it isn't dark anymore. we love doing outdoor activities, so we have been making the most of the added sunlight. these pictures are from a few fridays ago. james got off around 4pm, so we headed to the botanical gardens and then went to eat at a diner and sat outside. i can't believe how warm it is already!! we have had highs around 90 for the past week. we got our garden all planted a few weeks ago and it is looking pretty good. james made a little area for luther to be his special garden. this morning he was out playing in it and wanted me to come look. when i got our there to look at this big square of dirt he had been playing in, he told me "i planted onions, garlic, trees, gravy, raisins and seeds" so, that should be one interesting crop!! luther learned to pedel a tricycle last week. he must have made 20 laps round the park on the side walk. pearl has started saying ...

for all of the rest of our Easter pictures http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2080717&id=57504677&l=30c99cb0f5

i made a new playlist of videos of luther and pearl together and added a few to the luther and pearl ones. those links are on the left. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CCF62429DD8F0D3A

her favorite spot!! on mommy's hip in the sling pearl turned 8 months old today!!! it really makes me sad. she is just growing up way too fast. i just want her to be my baby forever. luther loves to say "pearl is growing mommy. pearl is going to be as big is daddy. it makes you sad, mommy??" he says that mostly every morning when i am getting her dressed. she is clapping and waving now. she is very proud of herself. she is too close to crawling for comfort. she still loves to be carried around by mommy in the sling. she is getting a little shy. when someone talks to her, she will look and smile. but if they look like they might try to take her from mommy, she will bury her head in my chest. she has some major separation anxiety going on. she is fine with james, but that is about it. she get so excited when he gets home. she always gives him her biggest smiles. she gets bored very easily if nothing is going on. luther has learned to sing her a song if she starts crying. an...

these are from one of the many time recently when luther has played in the mud. we have had lots of rain. so everytime i let him go outside, he goes straight for the puddles. i usually end up having to strip him down and bath him with the water hose. why do boys love mud so much???

Day out with Thomas

some fun shots for "Day out with Thomas"

fun at the park. they played until they dropped!!

With it being our first winter in Alabama, we really didn't expect to have any snow this year. but we got a really fun suprise a few weekends ago. we woke up to 6 inches of snow!! it didn't last long, but we had fun playing in it while it was around. luther is stilling asking to go play in the snow. pearl on the other hand really didn't care for it too much. it was her nap time but as much as she seemed to hate it, i am guessing she had issues with wearing a hand me down blue snow suit of her brothers. we built two snow men and did lots of sleding and snow ball throwing. i love snow!!