Family Date Night

A Friday night with no plans is unheard of around here. We took advantage of it last night and had a family date night at Jason's Deli. Camryn was actually in a GREAT mood (her nights have not been pleasant since she's been feeling so yucky) and we had such a good time- just the 4 of us. :)

 Camryn ate everything that we put in front of her...sandwich, chips, baked potato, mac & cheese, cornbread muffins, cheese, and ICE CREAM!!!

 This is our favorite funny face!!!! Imagine a sniffy nose sound that goes along with the face....it's hilarious! She does it all the time. 

Best Buds

Family Fun

A few weekends ago, Doug and Mamaw and Papaw all happened to be in town at the same time, so of course we have a big fun family dinner to see everyone. 

 This is Cami's smirky smile...we are very familiar with it

 She loves her Uncle Big

 so entertaining!! Hudson is already walking!! :)

We celebrated Mamaw's birthday a little early

 Colby started calling him "Biggie"

 We were lucky enough to catch Pops and Biggie on the last hole of their golf game so Colby joined them for the last 1/2 of #18

 He was soooooo excited!

Cam Bug is 9 months old!!!

Dear Camryn, 

You have survived 9 months with us, and personally I'm impressed!! You have spent your entire 9th money of life SICK. :( Between 2 viruses, 2 ear infections and a busted ear drum, it's been a wimpy month around here. Yesterday was the first day that I felt like you were feeling GOOD again, so I'm hoping my happy girl is back to stay. 

Even through the sickness we've managed to have some fun and make some memories. Here are a few highlights: You LOVE pulling yourself up...especially on the windowsill so that you can watch Buddy play outside. Speaking of Buddy, you LOVE HIM! I think you would just cuddle up with him and pull his hair for hours if we would let you. You love solid foods. This month we've tried avocados, hot dog, chicken nuggets, lots of veggies and fruits, and even ICE CREAM!! Since you've been sick, you haven't been eating and drinking as much as you should, but hopefully that will pick up again soon. You love bath time with Colby. The two of you splash and play for as long as we will let you, which is always a nice way to end the day. You love to talk. Your talking pretty much consistently sounds like "da da da da da da da da da da da da da" which I won't take personally. You're saving the best for last, right? You are crawling around everywhere- you love it when Colby crawls around with you so that you can chase him. You put everything you find in your mouth. You are curious and sneaky, so we really can't take our eyes off of you. 

At your latest doctor's appointment on Monday you weighed 18 pounds 7 oz and were 27 inches long. You are BEAUTIFUL, Cami!! We cannot get enough of your toothy smile and your giggles. We are ready for you to sleep through the night again. For the past month you've been getting up at least once or twice in the middle of the night, but you're worth it. WE LOVE YOU!!!!

-Mommy

Guilty!!

9 month "well-child" check....for our not so well child, but you wouldn't know it by looking at her! :)

What are we going to do with him?!?

 

 Our lives would be so boring without him!! We love you Colbs!!

SURPRISE!!!

I LOVE surprises!!! Last weekend we went to a little surprise party for my Auntie Lisa's 50th birthday! It was so much fun (even though we had a sickly baby). We got to see my cousin's adorable new house, do a little wine tasting for her wedding, and eat BASKIN ROBBINS ice cream birthday cake for dessert! YUM!!! (my grandparent's owned the Baskin Robbins in Temple when we were little, so it just brings back the best memories....we spent SO much time in there!!) Colby's favorite parts were the fountain in the back yard (he was soaked 5 minutes after we got there), the hard wood floors that made his voice even louder than normal, and the noise makers. Thank goodness for my dad and the park down the street!!

Colby teaching Macey how to play with trucks

This week...

I have to say that this week was not my favorite. I really do not want to have a whiney blog....but sometimes it just is what it is! :) The combo of not feeling well myself, Camryn not feeling well, sleepless nights, lots of crying, crazy school kids (who I love dearly), and Travis being gone for 2 days....just didn't mesh well this week. Our week ended with a late afternoon doctor's appointment, an hour in the doctor's office with a crying sweaty baby and a crying sweaty mommy, a diagnosis of "severe double ear infection", waiting another hour at the pharmacy with more tears from mommy and baby, and then FINALLY some much needed sleep and smiles. :) I'm so thankful I took her in on Friday. I hate the mommy game of trying to decide if you need to take your kids in or not. I had already taken her on Sunday, but after talking to my mom on the phone Friday afternoon and hearing my baby screaming, I knew we had to go back in. She wasn't eating or sleeping and that's just not normal! 

She's already a new baby and it's not even 48 hours later. Praise the Lord for antibiotics!! 

smiley baby after only 12 hours of antibiotics

 time to lower the crib!!

snuggle bunnies

 Ok, there WERE some good things about this week!!! I went to my first ZUMBA class and had SO MUCH FUN!!!! I celebrated a sweet friend's 30th birthday with a girls night at Cheeve's. We got Colby signed up for pre-T-ball (Travis and Allen will be coaching Colby and Reese's team...Travis is so excited you would think he had won the lottery or something!), Travis finished his FINAL residency interview (WHOOOOO HOOOOO) in Memphis and we went to a super fun birthday party for Colby's friend, Carter at Powerhouse after he got home. We had a family date night with the Stahls (and Cami sat in her first restaurant high chair). And Colby was a "good boy" at school to finish out the week!! (ok, that's a whole other story....we're having behavior issues at school, but we are spanking for bad behavior and rewarding good behavior, so I'm hoping this is just a short-lived phase)

SEE??? Even some of our worst weeks are still full of fun times!! We are blessed. :)