I'm Back
11 years ago
Well, our time here in Huntsville has come to an end. We are packed up and getting ready to head farther south. We couldn't have asked for a better place to start raising our kids. We will miss our friends terribly! They have become like family to us. We have loved spending afternoons on the lawn, cookouts at night, day trips out of town, birthday parties, baby showers, graduations and holidays with them. We know that we will make new friends in Florida, but these dear people can and never will be replaced. They were here for all of Christopher's "firsts." It's also where Christopher made his first friends and I know it will be an adjustment for him when he realizes that he can't just run out the door and head to Isabela's house or yell at "Luke-n-Lani" across the street or chase Ava around the cul-de-sac on their bikes. But I think it's going to be harder on me than on him! These women have become my best friends and the ones I go to when I feel like I can't handle being a mom anymore. I'm going to miss our monthly "Girls Night Out." The only thing that makes moving away easier is knowing that Ava and Patrick are moving this summer as well. Thank you guys for making the last two years so much fun! We love you and will miss you!!!
It's no lie that kids love playing and here are a few ways our kids have enjoyed spending their time recently.
We realize that he's too big for this, but he had a blast jumping around. 
It was pretty entertaining, he just kept going and going and going!
Until he threw up all over Brandon when he was getting out.
Sophie absolutely LOVES her bouncy seat!
She'll sit there forever just kicking and hitting the toys.
I love that she loves it too!
Last weekend we had Sophie dedicated at the church we've been going to here in Huntsville. Grammie and Pop were able to come up and Kyle, Caroline, Hunter and Drake came down from Nashville. Saturday the boys just ran and played and jumped and did what boys do best. Drake isn't crawling yet, but he doesn't seem to mind. He just sat there watching everyone with his big happy smile and every now and then he would let out one of his hilarious giggles. Brandon and I took Hunter and Christopher down to the pond to feed the ducks, which there was only one and he kept swimming away. Sunday, we all loaded up and headed to church and Sophie looked beautiful in her gown that Grammie had made her. (check back later, photo to come!) She did a fabulous job, no crying or anything! We grilled burgers for lunch and then everyone had to head home. God has definitely blessed us with such a loving and wonderful family!
The boys on the table...
Drake with his usual happy face.
Sophie relaxing with Pop.
Sophie and Drake hanging out.
The boys jumping on the neighbor's trampolene...
The boys trying the feed the one duck...
And the boys doing what they do best, playing with trucks!
Here are some of the latest photos of Sophie. She was 3 months old this past week and has become a very happy little girl! She loves watching her Daddy and her brother play and you can tell she already looks up to him.
On Sunday, Brandon had a soccer game and it was too cold to go outside. Christopher found the fingerpaints he got for his birthday and wanted to give it a try. We haven't done it yet because Sophie wasn't wanting to miss out on much of anything and I've been meaning to buy a big roll of paper and keep forgetting. So I dug through my wrapping paper and found a roll of brown packing paper and cut off a big sheet for him to use. We had some shaped sponges from another art pack and he went to town. He loved it! I tried to get him to use his hands, something you think I wouldn't have to help him think of, but as much as our boy likes to play in dirt, he doesn't really care for his hands to get dirty. Odd, I know. (You can blame me for giving him that quality.) He played for about 30 minutes and then was done, but he made some beautiful artwork and we will definitely be pulling this out again soon!
The other day Brandon took Christopher outside to play and decided to pull out all of his tractor toys that he has and take a picture of it. I just thought I'd show all of you what it looked like.
Such joy! 
Even the smallest ones can dig,
Or go for a walk.
I'm sure we've posted photos of Christopher's jumping skills in the past, but he just keeps getting better. We can't believe how high he can jump and well, daring just comes with being a boy. He's recently learned to jump up and land on his back, which he thinks is hilarious. He is really going to miss having a trampoline to play on when we move. Brandon caught some of the air Christopher gets and we thought we'd show you just one of the things he loves to do.
We went to Pop and Grammie's house a few weekends ago and it was the first time the weather was warm and the lake was full and beautiful. Christopher pretty much lived outside and Sophie enjoyed sitting on the porch and riding on the boat. Brandon went to play golf with Burt on Friday and the kids and I played around the house with Grammie. On Saturday, Grammie, Sophie and I went to a baby shower for one of my best friends who is due in May. Sophie was a hit (next to Courtney, of course!) and got lots of attention. Brandon took Christopher to the circus with Burt, Melissa and the boys. He was interested for a little while, but mostly wanted to run around. Maybe he'll enjoy it more when he's older. Sunday was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun playing outside some more. Christopher and I helped Pop build a little fence for Grammie to keep the dogs out of her flowers. He thought that was cool seeing real tools being used. Later we went for another boat ride and Christopher was very good about wearing his life jacket because it was the only way he could walk around with the dogs. He loved watching the water rush under the front of the boat and the bouey bounce along the side. The boy loves water! A few days earlier he actually got in to wash his feet off with Brandon and decided it was time to go swimming and laughed the whole time! Then he cried all the way to the bathtub because he wasn't ready to get out of the lake. Kids have no concept of "too cold to swim" do they? We also got photos taken of the kids and their trees. Grammie buys a new tree every time she has a new grandchild born, so we had to capture that. Sophie is the only girl, so she got a pink dogwood that is starting to bloom and is just as tiny and pretty as she is. We had a great time and will be back again in a few weeks when we move!
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