Beach Time!!!

What do you do when the forecast calls for rain ALL week? You head to the beach. Beka called me the night before asking if we wanted to go to the beach since the rental was available. I of course said sure. So, with a few hours to pack for 5, one of which is a newborn, we loaded up and headed south. The boys were so excited when they woke up and told them we were going to the beach. With 2 newborns and 4 toddlers, some would say we were crazy. I like to think of it as adventurous!
The car ride was smooth and the weather was fabulous! We had a great time! The boys all played together on the beach and Caroline and Josiah just slept. Of course the trip would not have been as fabulous if it weren't for the help of the best sitter in the world Miriam. The boys had so much fun with her. We are already looking forward to our next trip to the beach!

Having fun in the sand and sun!!!

Sweet Josiah and Caroline napping on the beach!

All the boys posing for a pic!

Splish Splash

Caroline got to use her big girl tub today!!! She loved every minute of it! I can't believe she is already 2 weeks old...time has flown!

Our Little Volunteers!!!

Tonight we had our first official tailgate with all 3 of our volunteers! The boys had a blast and Caroline pretty much slept the whole time. The food was great and even though our Vols lost, we still had a great time getting out of the house! Maybe the Volunteers will pull out a win next week!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch today with all of the cousins and family. The weather was great and the kids had a blast! We saw the animals, played in the maze and corn. We also enjoyed a nice picnic lunch! We are getting ready for Halloween! This is our favorite time of year!

Welcome home Caroline!!!

We are quickly getting adjusted to having a little one around the house. We came home Thursday and are settling back in to a routine. The boys are loving on Caroline so much and constantly asking where she is, what she's doing, and if they can hold her. It is so sweet! Thankfully, she is the calmest baby out of the 3. The noise level doesn't seem to bother her and she is a great sleeper! She actually slept for almost 5 hours last night. I know that it most likely won't last, but I can hope, can't I? We hope you are having a great week! Thank you to everyone for all of your help with the boys, food, errands, and most of all your prayers. We appreciate all you do and we love you so much!!!


Caleb loving on his baby sister!


The big brothers!!!

Our Family of Five!!!

We had been patiently awaiting the arrival of our sweet baby girl! On Monday, we were one week out and I had thoughts, or hopes that is, that she might be coming late. All day Monday I was having contractions, but nothing to the point that told me it was time. It was finally a beautiful day after all of the rain we had been having, so the boys and I played and played...little did we know that it was the last day that we would officially be a family of four!!!
Early Tuesday morning(about 4:00), Shane was woken by me saying something like "oh no!" He instantly jumped out of bed and knew what had happened...my water broke. We called my dear friend Ms. Kelly and she came over to stay with the boys so we could quickly get to the hospital. She was so sweet to let us call her again so early in the morning...especially since we had to call her when we had the scare 3 weeks before. We headed to the hospital and I can honestly say I have NEVER seen Shane drive as fast as he did that morning. We made it in record time.
We arrived at the hospital and were checked in a little before 6. Things went really quickly and extremely smoothly...it was definitely a smoother experience than the craziness with Caden. We were there a little over 4 hours.
At 10:04 a.m. our sweet, healthy, and beautiful Caroline Hadley was born! She was 7lbs 12 oz and 20 inches long. She has the chubbiest cheeks and looks just like her brothers when they were born. Caroline is perfect and we absolutely fell in love with her from the moment we heard her first cry and saw her sweet face. She is definitely a Daddy's girl already and her big brothers are in love!!!
The boys adore her and she is definitely going to be very well protected! :) Caleb is now fighting with Shane over who gets to hold her! :)
Thank you Lord for such an amazing blessing. Words can't express how grateful and honored we are to have this sweet baby girl in our lives! Our cup runneth over!


Our Sweet Angel!!! Look at those cheeks!

A few minutes old!!!

Caleb holding his new baby sister!!!

Caden meeting Caroline for the first time!!!

Our new family of five!!!

What do you do???

After a week straight of rain and another week of rain in the forecast...my kids are going crazy!!! So, we are having to get creative with ideas for play. Opening Day for hunting season is quickly approaching. Shane was getting his stuff ready for the big day. He was testing out his blind for hunting, so we decided to play for hours and hours in our new tent. The boys had so much fun and it definitely took their mind off not being able to go outside. Thanks Dad for sharing your "tent" with us. We can't wait until we can use it for real and dress in our camo just like you!