Quick Trip

Christian put Gigi's hairnet on Emory....hopefully E will never work in a lunchroom, because the hairnet look is not for her. (For the record...Gigi wears them to sleep- not to work in a lunchroom)
They love each other

Emory just couldn't get enough of her Gigi.

CC kissing Gigi leg.

CC in the Pezold McDonald's outfit!
beautiful Eleanor

beautiful Amelia....

We went to my parents this week to see family and friends. My Gran broke her ankle and had surgery to put a rod in her leg, so we went to cheer her up. While home, we hung out with some of our favorite friends. Bryan and I haven't had a chance to see them in a long time. So it was great to catch up while watching some Auburn football- WAR EAGLE!

PS- So everyone who has seen Emory lately has been commenting on how big she has gotten! I guess we see her everyday so we don't notice it as much. Anyway, one of the people who have been staying with my Gran put it the best way..."Ewwww...she so juicy. I love me some juicy babies." intertesting way to put it, huh?!So.....maybe Emory's new nickname needs to be 'juicy'.....

Faces of a baby

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!
already smiling

practicing her "WAAAAAAAAAAAAR EAGLE"

happy and content

I don't know what to do with such a little baby

Emory, 5 months..Kate, 1 week

This day made me happy. I finally got to meet baby Kate. Kate was born on September 26th but was unable to come home until the following Wednesday. She had a reaction to the cream put on her eyes after birth and had to spend some time in the NICU. She recovered and finally made it home. Emory and I went out to see her and I couldn't get enough. She is so tiny (and Emory is so big!) that it looked like Emory could eat her in one bite!!! I CANNOT wait for Ava, Christian, Emory, and Kate to play together!

hearding cats

fun action shot!
listening to Coach Daddy

Sweet Angela ran w/ CC because she didn't want to.

YAY~!!!!!!!!

This video makes me smile...especially the end where Bryan and CC do a high five! Coach Daddy and Stephan are telling them to get down like frogs. then they throw the balls. The kids have to go find their ball and kick it in the goal. They love it. Watch 2 of the boys who continued to act like frogs!

(Again...this title came from Bryan!)We had the best soccer practice/game this week. Christian was happy to participate (well mostly- I had to tell her that Sophia said she couldn't cry:):). We had a surprise game that we were all worried about. the kids did great- even against the bullies on the other team that kept pushing them. I'm not sure that CC will be the next Soccer champion, but she is getting the hang of it!

beach part 3

I mean.....can you get any cuter than this

I love her!

BFF

We, of course, had a little photo shoot and took well over 600 pics. They turn out so well, and the girls were so good during the whole thing.

Cute story....on the way home CC and I were talking about how much we missed Daddy (he could only stay for the weekend). As soon as Bryan got home, she immediately said "I missed you Daddy." Bryan smiled from ear to ear. Then about 30 minutes later, she looked at him and said "I'm glad you're here Daddy."

beach part 2

we took a little trip to pier park on Tuesday b/c it was somewhat chilly. Perfect day to walk around and shop.
we took an overpriced 2 minute train ride.

found a really cute clothing store w/ bags and clothes 75% off!

there were dolphins jumping...so neat to watch. they weren't too far from where Bryan, Phillip, and Christian were swimming in the ocean.
Emory wasn't too fond of the ocean water. Really, her problem was the heat. Poor thing sweats like her mommy and was dripping.

our set up!

cooling Emory off with ice. She LOVED it!

ready for the pool!

Phillip and CC playing in the pool. She loves her some Phillip!

We ventured down to the beach one day, which takes about 1 1/2 hours to pack up everything we need. Emory had a nice little set up with a swing under a tent. PERFECT!

Beach Part 1

getting 4 children to smile at the same time is down right impossible!
Angel Georgia! She was by far the best model of the night

cute Skipper family

is this why it's called "The Red Bar"- b/c it makes your pictures have a red tint?

Fran and CC (and some strange couple) dancing the night away!

The cutest little donut truck in Alys beach.

you just order your doughnuts from the truck! What a brilliant idea! Why can't I think of something as simple as this!

We have been at the beach for the past week with the Skippers (Jessica and Georgia were there the week before, so they stayed to play a few extra days!). It has been so much fun.

We went to the beach one day, swam in the pool, and walked around seaside and pier park.

This was our last beach trip of 2009...boo:( can't wait 'till next year.

Tailgating with Jesus

My attempt to get a pic with Bryan and the girls

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS! We hadn't seen CC for about 25 minutes b/c she had found a group of girls to play with. Then she come over to us with this tattoo on her face! WHAT IN THE WORLD...damn Alabama fans!!!!!! She loves it though and wouldn't let us take it off at bath time.

Before I begin- Bryan came up with the title!

This morning I was volunteering in the nursery and it was ABSOLUTELY packed with kiddos. So they recruited Bryan to stay and help. Well, for some reason it was really hot in the nursery, which meant that Bryan was miserable. We were in separate rooms, so when he came to get me once we were finished, I thought he had been outside in the rain! He was SOAKING wet- hair and all. There was this one little boy who wouldn't let him sit down or put him down. So Bryan had to stand up holding a 8 month old for an hour! I wish y'all could have seen his face when he came to get me....priceless

Anyway, then tonight we had a tailgating party at our church (supposed to be outside, but anyone from B'ham knows the rain has been nonstop for over a week now). We all had a really fun time! Christian ran around like crazy and even asked to go to bed early tonight!