Happy Birthday Pappy!!!

Tuesday was Pappy's (Shane's dad) birthday. He turned 60! So, Ms. Sharon planned a huge surprise party for him. It was an all day affair. During the day, people were invited to come to the office and celebrate Mr. Phill's birthday with him. Then, in the afternoon, all of the kids and their spouses met at the Pharr's and were picked up in a limo to go surprise Mr. Phill for dinner. After picking him up at the office, we headed to Maggiano's. It was so nice. We had a dining room all to ourselves and the food was absolutely delicious. The grand kids all stayed home with baby-sitters, and even though they were missed, it was nice to have a sit-down dinner with no interruptions. After dinner, the limo took everyone back to Maymie and Pappy's where some of the family and closest friends were there to surprise Mr. Phill once again. It was great to see everyone and celebrate such a special moment. Thank you Ms. Sharon for all your hard work...it was a great success!

Happy Birthday Pappy! We love you and wish you many more years!!!

Splish, Splash We are Loving Our Bath!

Since Caden is sitting up now, we decided to graduate to the big tub! So, now the boys take a bath together and it is such an adventure. Caleb likes to try to rinse Caden's hair and splash water all over him. Thank goodness Caden is so laid back and loves the water. He just laughs at Caleb and smiles the biggest grin. So, here is a pic of them in the tub where they would actually sit still and halfway pose for a pic.

We hope everyone is having a great summer and staying cool in this hot July heat!

July Summer Fun

July has been a busy month so far. First we had the 4th of July. We had a great time hanging out with the family and grilling out. After dinner, we headed to downtown Nolensville for the fireworks. We usually go to Crockett in Brentwood, but we thought we would try something new this year. So, we made it just in time and had our own private spot. Caleb and Caden both stayed awake through the whole thing and they were so enamored with the fireworks, or fireflies as Caleb called them. So, as the grand finale was coming to an end, we loaded up the car in hopes of beating the traffic. Well, no such luck. We tried to take a back way, and found out that the road had been shut down to become a one way in the opposite direction of our house. So, we decided to go the only other way we knew to get home and it too had been turned into a one-way...of course in the opposite direction. So, after Shane almost getting into it with a Nolensville cop and calling Uncle Brian for some help, we made it home after 35 minutes in the car when it only should have been 3. Oh well. C'est la vie!!!

Unfortunately we don't have any pics of the fun because our camera died. We will be sure to have it charged for next year!

We hope everyone is doing great!!! Happy 4th of July!!!

On Saturday we went to our cousin Kingston's 3rd birthday party. Caleb had so much fun playing with his cousins and the other kids, splashing in the water and riding around in Kingston's new power wheels. Caden, of course, was just content watching all the action and smiling and laughing at everyone. Meanwhile, some of the big kids had a fun time playing a serious game of horse. I don't think we really got to finish the game, but hey, it was fun while it lasted! Anyways, Happy Birthday Kingston!!! We love you and hope you had a great day!!!

Father's Day 2008

This year's Father's Day was lot's of fun. After church, we went to a cookout at Jeremy and Beka's house. We had a great time with the family. Caleb played outside in the huge back yard with all of his cousins, while Caden pretty much slept the whole time and missed out on the festivities. All the guys were inside watching the U.S. Open...I guess they are allowed one day to sit inside and watch tv. :) After lunch at the Pharr's house, we headed to my parent's house for another cookout. We weren't able to get a good pic at my parent's house...mostly because it was the end of the day and you could really tell that Caleb had not had a good nap. Overall, we had a great time celebrating all of the important and special men in our lives. To Pappy and "Paw", thank you for your neverending love and support that you have given your families all of these years. We are who we are because of your amazing example. Words cannot fully express how grateful we truly are...We love you!

Shane, you are such a loving, tender, and strong man. I am constantly amazed at how wonderful you are. You make me want to be a better person. I thank God every day for bringing you into my life. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of our family. You are our rock and I don't know what we would do without you. You are the best Daddy to Caleb and Caden and I can't wait for the moments to come when you can share all of your hobbies, and your love for life with "your boys". I love you more than you will ever know and I thank you for being the Godly man that you are. Happy Father's Day!!! I love you!

Time Flies!!!

Well, I don't even know where to begin. As you can see it has been forever since I posted, so I apologize. May was a crazy month for us. Caleb was sick and then I had my gallbladder removed. It was very crazy around here for a couple of weeks after the surgery. I wasn't allowed to lift anything and needed lots of help with my babies. And for those of you who know me, I am not one who likes to ask for help. Shane was great as always, and took really good care of me and the boys. He helped out with the boys, the chores, and all of the other responsibilities here at the house. Anyways. I am much better and feel like a brand new person. So, thanks to everyone for all of your prayers and help. We are truly blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful family and friends!

Here are some pics of the boys just hanging out enjoying the sweet summer time!!!

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

Does anyone know what that is? I had never heard of it until this week. Well, according to the doctor it is highly contagious and yes, Caleb somehow has caught it. For the past three days Caleb has had a fever of 103 and not been able to eat or drink much of anything. It even hurts him to swallow his own saliva. :( He is so pitiful. All we've done lately is let him nap, try to eat popsicles, and read lots of books. From what I've been told it lasts for about a week. So hopefully we are halfway there. Oh yeah, since it is extremely contagious we are doing everything in our power to keep Caleb away from Caden. yeah right...like that really works. I've been dissinfecting like crazy so we shall see. I will keep my fingers crossed. In the mean time, if anyone has any suggestions of what to do to help him drink or eat something, please let me know. At this point I will pretty much do anything.
For an update on Caden. Well, he has been so sweet and patient considering what we've been going through the past few days. He is getting so big and growing up so fast. He has started rolling over and actually likes tummy time now. He loves to be sung to and loves to talk to us. He is full of smiles and I love to hear his precious laugh. He will be 4 months next week and I can hardly believe it. My how time flies.

Thanks for checking in. I hope everyone is having a good week!!!

Mother's Day 2008

This Mother's Day was wonderful. We had lunch at Maymie and Pappy's. (We missed the Layton's and the Pharr's.) And then we grilled out at my nanny's house with my parents ("mere and pa" as Caleb would say) and the rest of my family. I am so blessed and fortunate to have the opportunity to be a mommy to Caleb and Caden. They are such wonderful blessings. There are no words to express how thankful I am. So, I will just leave it at that. To all of the moms out there...thank you for all that you do!