Waiting on Water

in the little blue bucket

Sweet Baby Beau

My best friend from Nursing School, Lucy, has given birth to a perfect little boy. Natalie and I had the opportunity to meet him last week. In the photo below, she is taking pictures of him with not one, but two i-phones at the same time. I love that little girl.

I told you he was perfect...

Fun to the Fourth

We celebrated the 4th of July at pool party at Mr.Wes and Mrs.Vickie's house. It was really fun being a part of the party I used to only hear about over the phone from Kansas City!

Sutton and Daddy relaxin after a long hard swim!

We will never forget this 4th of July! It was here that Natalie started jumping off the diving board and swimming to the ladder all by herself!

Over and over and over and over...

Good to the last drop

It seems like yesterday when I first saw Natalie drinking the milk from her bowl and thought it was the cutest thing ever. I've blinked, and now it's my Baby who is sweetly slurping his breakfast leftovers. Sutton Paul, stop getting so big!

Before & After

We've done a lot of work to our new house, but the kitchen floor is definitely the most impressive change. We thought the tile had a black tint. Nope, just REALLY dirty. Luckily, it wasn't too terribly hard to get it clean. And thanks to Granny's expert grout cleaning abilities, the work was cut in half. I still wouldn't recommend eating off the floor, but it's tons better!

Stove Box House

Seventy 3 Oh Nine

Here's a quick shot of our new home-sweet-home. We're still working on getting all the major appliances in working condition, then we'll be ready to move in...hopefully by the end of this week.

Here's Nate taking care of our numbers. I have a few strange idiosyncracies, and my love of house numbers is one of them. These aren't the "cutest" numbers I'd found during my search, but they were the most reasonable. Starting to feel a little more like home as we add all our finishing/beginning touches.

Just another shot of the house. Needs some outdoor work and paint. Still trying to decide which color for the outside. I'm sure I'll post more pictures as we continue to improve things. Just wanted to share a few pics so you all can see where we are now!

So Happy Together

I mentioned in my previous post that Natalie and Sutton are spending more time together and loving it. I was working in the other room while they were having a snack and went in to see what all the giggling was about. They were repeatedly hugging each other and thought it was pretty funny. Gotta love the moments when they get along so good.

First (new home) Photo Shoot

Sutton set up the tripod and Natalie used it to get some imaginary shots of him in action coming down the slide. They've become really good at playing together. I guess not having friends around ALL the time is growing them closer together. I love watching their little relationship blosson.

The slide in the middle of the living room/entry is classy, huh?

Princess Hair

Natalie was invited by a lady at our church to attend a Princess Dance Camp. It was actually a "royal wedding camp" and because we love all things happily-ever-after, we signed her up. She had a blast. Every day she would show us her new dance moves and how to curtsy and give us tips on table manners. The last day was a 2 dance performance. It was the best show I've ever seen. :) After a week of tutus and dance moves, I may be sold on dance lessons. Maybe. Anyways, that is how she got the princess hair.

A funny story about dance camp:

Mrs. Theresa (who took Natalie to camp all week and already adores my child, gotta love a person like that): "Natalie, did you like your first day of dance camp?

Natalie: "Yeah, but, in my heart it just didn't feel like a camp."

Mrs. Theresa: "Why not."

Natalie: "There wasn't a forest there."

Titus 2

"Older women...are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled."

It's not hard to tell who Natalie's looking up to these days. I am so proud to know that the one she's looking up to is pointing her even further up to a Heavenly Father who will never let her down.

See the turkey platter on the wall? At bedtime the other night, Natalie's "one last thing" she had to tell me was a long drawn out story about how the turkey plate on the wall was her Granny Dell's and then she gave it to Granny and then Granny will give it to me and then I will give it to her and then she will give it to her girl, if she has one. She doesn't miss a thing.

In Honor of Father's Day

Natalie and Sutton have the best Dad on the planet. Just ask them. I LOVE how excited they get to see him when he gets home from work, or anytime really. He is so patient and creative. Sutton doesn't love the water, yet, so Daddo is happy to sit by the side of the pool and play.

Just having a little man to man chat...about water safety, I'm sure.

And for the "big kids" in this family who are ready to face even the biggest waves, Dad is ready with a strong hand to hold.

We thank God for such a great Dad every day, but especially so on Father's Day.

Party in a Box

Thank You to Aunt Jennie who sent Sutton a couple of rockin birthday gifts in the mail! They have been enjoyed by all.

Oh yeah, and Bunny told us all about his postal journey. As it turns out, going postal isn't such a bad thing!

Houseguests

Our dear friends, the Fields, came to visit us for a whole week! We spent the entire week playing...us and the kids!

Already a gentleman, holding the door. :)

Mr. Sandman

Sutton loves the beach. The ocean, not so much. Yep, that's everyone else playing off in the distance down by the water while Sutton is content to pretend he is strictly in a sandbox.

At least he's happy doing that. What in the world would I do with a child who didn't like going to the beach?!!

Oh, and he loves the chairs too.

I just love how toddlers squat.

Love that sandy little man.

Reaping What She Sowed

Beans galore! Natalie planted the seeds and watched them grow. Then picked them and cooked them for us to eat. They were delicious! Just one more thing on my "to do" list for when we live in our own home again!