Babyland General Hospital

My mom and dad came to visit us this past weekend and we had a wonderful time with them! They surprised our girls by bringing my niece, Rachel, with them. That was a great treat for them! They loved having her here. She is a sweetie. We took Mom and Rachel to the Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, GA on Saturday. This is where they make all the Cabbage Patch Dolls. It is such a fun place. We had taken the girls two times before, but Lily didn't remember it so she really loved it! The girls all got to pick out a doll. They got the preemies and they are so cute. Lily and Eden picked ones that looked like them when they were babies. We had such a great time with my parents. Sunday was my birthday and they took me to Red Lobster!! It was yummy. Thanks, Mom and Dad for everything!!

First Grader, at last

Today is Eden's first day as a first grader! I cannot believe my baby girl is in the First Grade! Time is flying by. Aaron got up this morning and fixed everyone a big breakfast. Lily and I sang "Wake up wake up the sun is up" to Eden to get her out of bed. Isaiah was awake so I sat him up on the top bunk with Eden. That helped get her out of bed! She was in a great mood. We all ate breakfast together and then had a short devotional out of her Princess Bible. She was excited! We all went to take her to school. She has a new haircut. She has been wanting it short for a while now so we finally decided to give it a try. It looks adorable! She asked a friend of mine at church who complimented her on it, "I look at least, like 8 or something, don't I?". It was so funny. I must say, though, she does look older. Of course, she has always looked older than she is. She will be home soon and I can't wait to hear all about her day. I pray it was a good one!

camping

                                  What a sweet smile!!
                                       Fishing with Daddy
                                   One of the trout that Aaron caught
                                 Hanging out in the pack with Mommy- he went to sleep like this while we  hiked and fished. So sweet.

more camping pics

Isaiah's 1st Camping Trip

Yes, we did it. We took Isaiah camping. And we all lived to tell about it. It was actually really fun! He did great. The girls had a blast. Eden starts back to school in a week and we wanted to do something fun as a family before then. I know that everyone thinks we are crazy, but it was great. We got there on Thursday afternoon and got everything set up. The girls love to play "house" in the tent. Although, this year Eden asked why everyone else had one of "those" (campers) and we only had a tent?? Ha That's because Daddy thinks that tent camping is the only way to truly camp!!! That night Aaron grilled steaks, potatoes, and corn on the cob. It was so yummy! Then for dessert, of course, Smores! He says that is the only reason I like to go camping...the food. There is a little bit of truth in that! While Aaron was cooking we thought we should keep the tent closed so the bugs would not get in so we made the girls get out. When everything was ready to eat Lily went over to the tent and started to unzip it, when I asked her what she was doing she said " I need to get fashioned up for dinner." She is so funny! Isaiah slept great in his pack-n-play in the tent, and the girls slept great, too. Friday morning we got up and ate breakfast, took showers, then let the girls play on the playground. It was beautiful there. We were right on the lake. It was called Moccasin Creek State Park. It is in the mountains in NorthEast GA. We hiked a little on the Appalachian Trail while we were there. We then cooked hot dogs around the campfire and headed out to fish. It was so pretty. We fished on a creek that was totally shaded. I carried Isaiah in the pack and the girls fished with Aaron. We caught our limit. We would have liked to stay another night, but we thought one was enough for Isaiah's first time. Apparently we wore him out, the night we got home he slept all night!! Yay! Today is Isaiah's 2 month check-up and shots. Yuck. I am not looking forward to this. Eden asked if she could wear some of Dad's ear plugs so she wouldn't have to hear her baby brother cry. Too Sweet.

My baby is two months old!!!

All-star game fun

We are back from Arkansas!! Had a wonderful trip, got to see tons of family and friends. It was a blast. Isaiah is actually a very good traveler (no choice, I suppose), He has grown so much since my last post, Sorry about that.,,I will try to do better. Ha We were sad to leave our family, but it is nice to be back in our own house. Trying to get back in somewhat of a routine. Isaiah slept 7 hours straight a couple of nights ago, He got a little spoiled while we were in AR so I am having to re-train him. He is so sweet, smiles every time you talk to him. Too fun. Eden and Lily are really good at making him smile. Lily Grace gets so excited when he smiles for her, it is too funny.

Well, we didn't to go to our usual Cardinal game while we were home this time. I was afraid the extra driving, plus 3 kids in tow, plus the HEAT would not make for a fun trip. So, last night we all got decked out in our Cardinal gear to cheer on Pujols and Molina in the All-star game. It was fun! We had our adopted GA grandparents over for wings, chips, dips, cookies and ice cream. You gotta love "game" food. Lily did lots of Pujols cheers for us...with her high heels on, of course.