My baby girl......

.....is WALKING!!!!!!!  :)  I can't believe it!  She is two weeks away from her first birthday so I knew it was coming soon.  Before today she managed to take 1 or 2 steps but then once she realized what she was doing she would fall down immediately.  But today she went across the whole room!!  It was so sweet, Paige got it on video, so I will try and paste it once she loads it online.  Just wanted to update everyone (who actually reads this:)

Not Me "Tuesday"

* This is an idea I am stealing from my sister-in-law Paige.....it's supposed to be Not Me Monday, but I am having to conduct a "blog rebuttal"!!!:)  (Hopefully I spelled that right!)

Where to begin.....

I did NOT laugh uncontrollably when Caroline asked her mommy (Paige) if a picture of her with short hair was "when she was a little boy".  I did NOT go to a movie with Bobby and Paige where Paige was the only person laughing during "My sister's Keeper."  I of course did NOT at times have to laugh along with her.  I did NOT cry so hard that snot was dripping out of my nose and I did NOT borrow kleenex from Paige!

I did NOT kill myself doing the Firm with Paige....I was NOT determined to finish it just because Paige was...I also did NOT need gallons of water and assistance going up and down the stairs afterwards.  I did NOT have to watch Paige do the motions instead of the instructors because I am so coordinated!  I of course did NOT try and exercise and jump around without proper support!:)  haha, Paige will get this!

I do NOT have the same conversation with Caroline every night in my bed about being allergic to bees.  I did not laugh when she told her brother (OLDER brother by the way) to "Get out of the pool, SON!"  We do NOT talk about all the grotesque ways her mom could die and how sad it would be.  I most certainly do NOT laugh at everything that girl says!

I did NOT want to tell my sweet baby girl to hush her mouth in the car yesterday as she was joyfully talking/singing/babbling.  I did NOT have an emotional breakdown in the car and try really hard to shield my face from Paige, as she could hear (once again) the snot being sucked back into my nose!:)

Mmmmmm.....Could go on and on....might have to make this Not me MONDAY  a habit!:)

Happy 4th of July!

I will have pictures from today up later, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy 4th and thank all who have sacrificed so we can enjoy our freedom in this great country!  We don't always realize how good we have it, but it's nice to take this day to hug a soldier and show our appreciation.  To my Dad, my favorite soldier-- I love you!:) 

Pawley's Island Pictures!

We are having a great time at the beach with our cousins! Here are a couple cute pics! Later I will have to dedicate a whole post to my niece Caroline 'cause that girl cracks me up!

TUBES

Elizabeth (who was 11 months old yesterday and days away from walking!) had an appointment with an ENT today here in Augusta, and she is going to have tubes put in. She's had 5 ear infections in the last 7 months and has been on so many antibiotics. I am somewhat relieved because I do not want her to build up a resistance to those medicines. They are going to call me to schedule a date, and the doctor said they get us in within 2 weeks. So, everyone keep that in your prayers! Very minor procedure I know, but anything medical with your baby (especially when they have to have anesthesia) is makes me kinda nervous. I'll be glad when it's over!

Other news....we left New Orleans on the 15th and have been in Augusta ever since. Well, we did go to Kershaw for a couple days to visit Meemaw and family, but other than that, just hanging out in Augusta. Lindsay came with little Gray so it's been fun getting to know my little niece. She is so cute and Elizabeth says "AWWWW" when we show her Gray. She is also saying Mama and Uh oh! Trey had a lemonade stand and has been doing LOTS of swimming. Tomorrow we leave to go to the beach for 10 days to see Bobby's family....tubes will be after a wonderful beach vacation! Should be a good time. I will post again after Elizabeth's tubes are successfully in place!:) Everyone have a great and safe 4th of July!

I'm Alive!!!!

It's been forever! We have been super busy. We left New Orleans on the 21st to start the drive to a wedding in Williamsburg. First we stopped off at Charlotte to spend Friday night with my sister, but then Saturday morning we were up bright and early to go see Brooke and Matt get married! Trey was the ring bearer and I was the matron of honor...so we had a lot of responsiblities.....therefore, Daddy and Elizabeth really bonded!:) We had a great time at the wedding and Trey was a dancing machine at the reception...it was awesome! We got to meet up with so many old friends and really enjoyed meeting new ones as well. After the wedding we were off to the beach, and I will post those pictures later. So far this summer has been really fun, except Elizabeth has her 5th ear infection in 7 months, so we are going to see an ENT in a couple weeks about getting tubes! YUCK!!! At this point I'm willing to do anything to get her better though! Hope everyone is having a great summer so far.:)

May Pictures

Just some pictures I hadn't posted yet! Enjoy!