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!!
We put the Christmas train around the coffee table-both of them love it!
We went a little overboard with the 12 ft tree but I love it! Bradford was dying to get up on the ladder so we let him help me put a few ornaments up. Every morning he stands at the top of the stairs and yells, "Mommy, look at that BIG Christmas tree!"
Trying out her new Bumbo Seat that Nana's is giving her for Christmas-we left it at Nana's house until Christmas-won't be able to do things like that for long!
Playing outside in Farmer, NC; Mommy and Bradford climbing through toys at the Hurt's
"Just give me a hug!"
All snuggled up in their PJs! Such a precious time with my babies!
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!"
