Recovering from my surgery

On Thursday morning, I had surgery every early in the morning. Everything went well and I am recovering very fast. David stayed home with us on Thursday and Friday since I wasn't allowed to lift anything for a few days following my surgery. So thankful that David was here to take care of me and the boys. I was so out of it all day Thursday that I was so glad to have David around. Here are some pictures of our time together this weekend. Parker loves taking pictures.

Daddy got some really good photos of Caleb and boy are they good ones.

So happy playing and he is wearing his " I love Daddy" shirt from Aunt Aimee.

We went to Panera on Friday morning for a late breakfast and got coffee from Starbucks. Parker wanted to take mommy to get a blueberry muffin. Here is Caleb starting out early with his coffee from Starbucks. Too cute! He is making eyes at all the food we put in our mouths and drinks.

My wonderful husband and our 2 boys enjoying a morning at Panera Bread.

Fun moments with the boys

Our boys are so much fun and we just laugh all the time with them. Of course there are times when they get on our nerves.... I finally caught Caleb with his straight lip smile. It is a bit fuzzy but I just love this look that he has been giving us lately. He is also trying to blow through his lips and we are getting high pitch noises from him. Years ago David got a scary mask from his Uncle Andy and has used it off and on to scare the living daylights out of me. Espeically with me reaching over to kiss him goodnight in bed and the mask would be on. We have had a lot of laughs over it throughout the years. Well this year Parker has really gotten to liking it as well.

The other night while we were out for our family walk, Parker had to take the mask with him and drive down the street. so I was able to get a picture of him and Caleb with the storm trooper mask on.

Here is a closer look at the scary Parker.

This morning, while I was putting clothes away and picking out an outfit for Parker. Parker was reading a book to Caleb. It was so sweet that I had to run to get the camera and hope to catch this moment. I can see many years of them being the best buds and having fun with each other. Hopefully they won't fight too much.

Hope this brightens up your day like it did for me.

I also was able to go back to my MOMS bible study this week after a long break off. It was great to see everyone and listen to an amazing speaker who is so knowledgable in the word. She has really encouraged me to dig into the Bible and grow closer to the Lord.

Parker's Zoo Fieldtrip

Today was Parker's first field trip and they went to the Zoo. Every child had a parent with them and of course we took Caleb with us. This was Caleb's first visit to a zoo and he did great. Parker, Caleb and I walked around with his friend Ben and his mommy. Ben's mommy and I both went to Samford and were on the same hall our Freshmen year. Small world how our boys are now in school together.
We walked around the whole zoo for a few hours and then met outside for a picnic lunch with everyone. It was so much fun to see the kids talk and play together and the parents get to know each other. I really enjoyed doing this with Parker and I look forward to doing more of this in the coming years. Caleb in front of the Giraffee area.

Parker in front of the Giraffee area. He loved seeing the animals and guiding us around with the map in hand.

Caleb in the stroller by the tiger area.

Parker looking at the Tiger

Parker loved being a Giraffee today.

Parker wanted to sit several rows ahead of Caleb and I with his buddy Ben. Then right before the train started to go, he started to cry and want to sit with me. So Ben's mommy (who is pregnant) had to get out really fast and pass him back to me before the train took off.

Caleb and Mommy on the train. Parker didn't want to sit with us when this picture was taken.

Parker and his buddy Carter. They had fun hanging out at lunch time.

Lana Kate and Parker sitting together on the cooler. I asked Parker if he wanted to go yet and he told me no that he was talking to Lana Kate. Is this his girlfriend? Not sure but he has a lot of friends in the class that all wanted to sit by him at lunch. Too cute to see him talk with his friends.

Caleb's 4 month check up

Just wanted to update the family and friends on how our little guy is growing.
He got 4 shots yesterday and he weighed in at 17 pounds 12.5 oz. (which is a whole pound more than Parker at this age). He was also 26-3/4" long (1" more than Parker). Caleb grew 3-1/2 inches in the last 2 months. The doctor was so shocked that he grew that much. So let's just say that is a lot like Daddy with his height, brown eyes and longer face.
So wonder why the 3-6 months clothes don't fit and we have to move onto the 6-12 month clothes.
Today I was a substitute teacher at Parker's school for the movement class. I was worn out teaching 6 classes of moving around. What a workout. Caleb was in the babies class and loved it. Tomorrow I will be going on my first field trip with Parker to the Zoo. So stayed tuned for pictures of our class field trip. I am so lucky and honored to be able to stay home with our boys and do things like this with their school.

4 months old

Caleb is 4 months today. WOW we have come a long way. He is already out of the 6 months clothes and moving into the 6-12 months clothes. I was looking through the tubs of clothes from the sisters and was thankful to find 6-12 months fall/winter clothes. The outfits that fit Parker are too small for Caleb. So thank you to the sisters for the clothes, what a blessing.
What has Caleb been up to...
Caleb is thinking about rolling over, he is moving his hips a lot and we try to show him how to do it. He is becoming more talkative and we are hearing new sounds come out of his mouth. Way to cute to see him getting his personality. On Saturday while I was at my bread show and then a party at night. David took care of the boys for me. They had a lot of fun together and Parker kept telling Daddy that he could take care of Caleb too. So grateful that David could watch them that day so I could promote my business for us.

This weekend we also got Caleb his own monkey and doggie love blankets. Parker had several of these when he was born and we were using a few of them for Caleb. We decided that Caleb needed new soft ones to love on. He is really enjoying them and snuggling with them.

Growing Up

We can't believe how much Caleb is changing everyday. He is so much fun and we love to see what he will do next. This picture is for our dear friends, Jason and Jen in D.C. We know how much you like IU and would love this pic.

David got this out this weekend and we put Caleb in it. Wow did he like it and was able to move around a bit. So we have found something else for him to do.

We have started feeding Caleb food about 2 weeks ago. The doc said that we could do it early since he is a bigger boy and it might help him sleep through the night. Well the sleeping through the night isn't happening yet. He did do one for us on Saturday night. Thank you Lord for one night. We are so close.

The Bumbo seat. We didn't have this for Parker, since it wasn't designed then. What a great little seat to put him in. He is starting to like to look and hold toys. Yippie!!!

This weekend is my Big Bread Sale at Handmade again. I am so excited about the possiblities this has for my bread business. So far I have 200 small loaves baked and ready for Saturday. Last year I sold $1,000 worth of my bread. This year I plan getting people's info so I can contact them about Christmas orders. I already have a christmas order for a design firm. So I pray that the Lord will provide more business for me this weekend. It is so tempting to open up a bakery/coffee shop. I have so many friends around here that think it would be a great idea and do really well. We will have to see what the Lord has in store.

Our Stormtrooper

Our neighbor took this picture of Parker on Friday afternoon with his iphone. As you can tell Parker is so into Star Wars. Daddy and him play games on the playstation and watch the movies together. I never thought I would ever watch them, but I have and they aren't bad. For Halloween Parker will be a stormtrooper and I have to work on his outfit. In school last week I saw posters of all the kids in his class. The teacher asked everyone what they wanted to be when they grow up. Parker said a stormtrooper. Too funny.