J.B. was at youth camps for 2 weeks. We moved in with him for one of the weeks and Nana came to help with the kids while I worked during the day. The kids LOVED IT!
Super NANA!!! Yes, that is Nana upside down!!
Playing at home with the water ball. Carley just played with the wet grass which I found later in EVERY imaginable place!
They love this car! They want to ride together and Bradford is so careful to make sure Carley doesn't fall off!
Bradford's best friend in the whole world, David (from church). They play SO WELL together!
Bradford at baseball game with youth group.
Carley at baseball game with youth group.
Swimming at MawMaw and PawPaw's house.
My little shopping helpers. Bradford is almost 3 and Carley is almost 1. We were at Lowe's...the basement is almost done!
Bradford hiding behind his train table to poop, "Mommy, I have to 'pinish', leave me along!"
Bradford getting ice cream for pooping in the potty!!!!
Carley stealing Bradford's passy and causing WWIII! Bradford finally gave up the passy last week and he is doing great! By the way, she is wearing an outfit of mine when I was her age.
What a ham! She loves playing in my jewelry...when I let her.
The grass is about to go in the mouth!
Cruising along with Bradford pushing!
Mother's Day. I was so busy getting the two of them ready that I forgot my lipstick! We took a ton of pictures and this was the best we could get. oh boy...
This truck delivered some cabinets for the basement we are finishing and Bradford was SO excited!!! The driver was very nice and let Bradford explore inside. It was very early in the morning and he probably woke up the whole town blowing the horn!
If Carley can get close enough to touch Bradford, she attacks! She tries to get his paci, play with his hair, and pull anything she can get her hands on! He plays along if he is in a good mood.
My little helper. This is the only way he will stay with me at church or in public-he has to be pushing the stroller. So much for the double stroller!
Again...trying to get a hold on Bradford!
Mommy and Bradford at Wild, Wild WV Day (Church of God State Kids Program). Bradford loved it!
He loves his bike but I think he likes his helmet more. He wore it all day-even in the house!
Yes, he can use a mouse...sorta. He still needs help but he loves to play Elmo games.
Bradford at Lee University. My former roommates and I got together for a fun weekend and Bradford had a ball with the kids!
Just a day in the life of Bradford and his "bear and pa". Some days I wonder if he will have that thing when he graduates from high school! His latest saying is, "Mommy, I think I don't want to do that." It is "I think" all day...definitely finding his independence! He tries to boss Carley around and I have found him disciplining his toys (of course, repeating what he hears from me!).
We are taking swimming lessons. The first 2 went great but he flipped out on the 3rd lesson so we are going to take a break and try again in a month or so after he has had time to "enjoy" swimming and not think of it as work. He loves the water...just not being told what to do in the water!
She loves her brother!! She watches him ALL the time and tries to reach out and hung him every chance she gets. He is getting better with the whole thing.
I can't believe how tall he is. She is standing and holding on all by herself!
"Watcha doin' big brother? Can I play too?"
Carley starting sitting up by herself the first of Feb. We gave her baby food (squash...yum) the first of March. She loved it! Daddy didn't like the picture of her playing with my pearls...growing up too fast! But she loved them! :)
We've only had 2 snows big enough to sled in. Both times a bunch of teenagers came over to our house to go down our big hill. Bradford had to be out there too...but only for a little while. Despite all the clothes, he was frozen solid when I brought him in!
They had so much. I got the raw end of the deal....I was inside drying out their clothes and serving food...and taking care of Carley.
J.B....the fearless leader!
We took 60 teenagers to Wintefest in Knoxville, TN. We had an awesome time and really experienced the presence of God! Many of our kids lives were changed! Down time in the hotel was interesting to say the least. Of course, J.B. was right in the middle of it....love the mullet!
During the day before the evening services, we went shopping in Pigeon Forge. Carley had a good time...we had to get her a hat to protect her from the sun.
Carley was dedicated Sunday, Jan 28. She was such an angel-smiling, talking, and blowing raspberries at the crowd! What a ham! Both our families were there and it was a beautiful service.
First time eating cereal. She loves it! I give her a small bowl full after her last meal. She also started rolling over more. She did it for me a week or so ago but this weekend, she really started rolling-all that exercise from Daddy in Florida!
J.B. and Carley went with me to my National Sales meeting in Orlando, FL. Bradford stayed with Nana. Daddy really enjoyed his time with Carley-the most he had had with her since she was born. I think he spoiled her rotten! They exercised everyday and when we got back, I could really tell a difference in her strength-what a good coach! :)
She loves her Daddy! Look at that smile!
I love this picture! They are looking at me and Daddy is over my head taking the picture. Bradford wanted to play in "the star" with Carley so he crawled in there with her. She is ready for Valentine's Day with her hearts outfit!
Bradford is finally showing some love towards Carley. He is still jealous at times but there are moments like this that we treasure!
My absolute favorite time of the day. We all crawl in the bed together and read stories, say prayers, and turn out the lights. I have no idea why he has a sippy cup in this picture. Usually he has his bear and passy. He must have been thirsty. Carley typically waves her arms around as we read and disrupts Bradford's concentration.
Christmas wore Bradford out! Here he is at Granny's house and by this point it was his 5th time opening presents! After he had opened his gifts, he crawled up in my lap and went to sleep. I LOVED it because it is a rare moment that Bradford is tired, let alone ready to fall asleep in my lap!
Carley's first baby doll from Nana! She loved it-was reaching for it, kissing it, hugging it. So cute! She plays with it often-usually chewing on the hands and feet.
J.B. ran a marathon in Charlotte on Dec 9. He finished in 4 hours and 26 min, which is 10 min and 10 second miles. I am so proud!! I felt like I had run a marathon by the end of the day. Bradford wanted to run with every runner he saw and I had to keep up with him!!
My 30th birthday was Dec 17. J.B. and the teenagers at church threw me a surprise party. I had no idea about the party and I was clueless that T.J. was about to cover me in icing! Bradford's reaction was, "Mommy, clean your face off!"
