Fun with the Finger's

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A weekend with the waifs and sweet Kate is now 8 weeks new!

We spent this past weekend in NC with some of my favorite friends! We all got together at Tara & Gordy's house and got to meet new babies and have fun together. Of course we had to get a little shopping in along the way too!

Both Kelly and I and Michael and Amy have new babies. Amy and I were pregnant together with Cohen and Kaden (who are exactly 4 weeks apart) and were pregnant together again this time around and our babies are 3 weeks apart. We couldn't have planned it better if we tried :) I only wish I was around her the entire pregnancy this time. It was so fun meeting Mr. Ashton and having them meet Kate. I am posting a picture of Ashton and Kate laying together and the same picture of Kaden and Cohen when they were close to the same age. It is so fun to compare and even more fun to have kids who are the same age.

I also got to introduce Kate to Tina and Grace who "rode their bikes" down from Pennsylvania. Tara and Jessica had came down when Kate was 2 weeks old but they got to see how much she has changed in 6 weeks. Cohen loved seeing everyone! She had Grace read to her over and over and couldn't have been happier. She also LOVED Tara's 2 dogs and 2 cats. I'm still hearing how she misses Patches and Bentley! What was real funny was watching Cohen go in and out of the doggy door instead of opening the door up. I happen to see her doing it and had the camera ready the next time she went outside so I could snap her going through the "doggy" door. She constantly cracks me up! Tina heard Cohen telling Grace that she thought Kaden was cute so now we have a close watch on those 2! I think Kelly is already keeping a real close eye on them :) As you can imagine, there was not a dull moment all day. I can only imagine how quiet it was at Tara and Gordy's house on Sunday when everyone was gone!

We really enjoyed seeing everyone. We are now looking forward to our next get together which is in a month at the beach when Tara and Gordy get married!

Tina and Kate

Ashton & Kate

Sweet babies...Ashton is 3 weeks older than Kate

This is Cohen & Kaden at similar ages. Time sure flies!! Do you see a resemblance??

Using the "doggy" door instead of opening it herself

Cohen & Tara

Talking to Ashton

Both girls loving on Tara

Kate is now 8 weeks old, and I can't believe it! She is absolutely PERFECT and I can't love on her enough. She is so good. At 8 weeks she still does not take a paci and doesn't need one! When she cries it normally has to do with her being hungry. She has to be the most laid back baby girl ever. She is awake a lot more now and smiles more and more. She is a morning girl! She is so happy in the morning. Cohen is still in love with her too. She has started trying to pick her up so I have to watch that. She always wants to "see her eyes" and wants me to "talk to her". I just love my girls so much! I'm very entertained for sure! I think I'm doing pretty good at adapting to two girls and hopefully the balancing of time is getting their too :)

Smiling on Mama!

Love my girls!

Precious!

My loves!

Talking to each other :)

She is never lacking any love!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Beach Bums in St. Simons

Today we got back from a much needed and very fun vacation in St. Simons. We planned this trip last minute since I had Kate this summer and we weren't sure how things would be going. Soon after I had her though I was ready for a beach trip. Anyone who knows me well knows I LOVE the beach and living there is on my "bucket" list! We decided we would go somewhere we had never been so St. Simons it was and our friends Jarrett and Hazel were on board with us! We went down on Thursday and came home today (Sunday). It was too short of course but we had lots of fun while we were there. I admit I was very nervous taking my 6 week old out on the beach with it being so hot but we got a Pea Pod tent and Kate did great! Once again she is the BEST baby ever. She did great on the drives there and back, during the day at the pool and beach and going out too! I will say it is A LOT more work having 2 kids though, especially one being an infant and so small too! We were packed down in our car with no spare inch and we had to rotate going back and forth to the room. We would usually all head out in the morning and when Kate got hungry she and I would go up and stay until after lunch. Kelly would take the afternoon shift with her for a little bit then bring her back to the beach so we would all be together again. We would finish with a little pool time. Kate got in the pool for the first time in her short little life and didn't cry, though she almost did as you can see in one of her pictures.
Cohen had a blast too! She went straight into the ocean and even put her floatie on to swim in it. She loved the pool too! She is just a little fish! She loves Jarrett & Hazel and they are so good with both of our girls. We only hope that our kids don't scare them away from having their own one day! Cohen said so many funny things on this trip. I had to find paper to write them all down. Watching her is the best. She is at the perfect age to enjoy everything and be amazed by things too. I cherish these times with her sooo much! I wish I could freeze her. Now that I have 2 kids I think time just sped up a little more and I wish I could slow it down. I am blessed beyond belief and I love these girls so much. I never knew I could love someone so much!
Last, we ran into so many people we knew down at the beach which was a nice surprise. It is a small world! But it is so nice running into old friends and catching up a little. All in all it was a fabulous weekend with our good friends and for our new family of 4! Our first beach trip as a family was a success and we definitely want to make this trip a tradition!

Me and my girls! Getting blown away by the wind :)

My little beach bunny!

Big sis had to keep a check on Kate

The little fish!

Kate's first dip in a swimming pool!

Family time in the pool

The lip is the sweetest!

Mommy loves her so much!

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Cohen smiled in this one!

Me and Hubby!

We visited the lighthouse before heading home

Triple stack

you know we HAVE to have a silly one!

"Hang loose"

Group picture!!

Group picture #2

One with Mommy! Notice that Daddy put my outfit on backwards. Love him!

All I do is love on her!

My precious baby was out on the way home. I love pictures of her sleeping!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Fun Day in Greenville

Last Saturday we decided to spend the day in Greenville taking the girls to the zoo and then on to the Greenville Drive baseball game. Cohen LOVED it! She was amazed at all the animals she saw at the zoo, saying her favorite was the "giraffe and silly monkeys". She found the water misters at the zoo and she loved getting wet too :) After the zoo we spent some time shopping and eating in downtown Greenville then headed on to the Greenville Drive baseball game. Cohen did great there as well. She loved dancing to the music and later we found the playground which was also a hit! She found another water mister at the game and this time really soaked herself! We then finished the night with ice cream! It was such a fun day! Kate was perfect the whole day! I am blessed with the best baby. I could just eat her up all the time! She is 6 weeks old and beautiful!