Brantley's 1st Beach Trip

Well, we made the best of it, that about sums up our entire trip! First 2 teeth, 6 mth shots, fevers, cough, runny noses, sleepless nights....need I go on. The weather was perfect & the beach was amazing, so at least we had something going for us!

This was Brantley's first time at the beach & he was a little unsure at first. He warmed up quickly though, loving the baby pool we set up by the ocean. Lola loved having him in the pool with her & pretended to give him a 'bath' all day.

Taking it all in

They both loved the pool!

Pop & Brantley

Thinking about jumping in

Our sweet friend, Kathy, made Lola this adorable 'early' birthday cake. She loved it!

Reading with Nana

Lola's last day of school!

Lola had her last day of 2 yr MDO a few weeks ago. The year went by so fast & she grew up so much.

She had a great year with her teacher Mrs. Meredith and made so many little friends.

She made best friends with a little girl named Anna, they are so cute together. Here they are being silly!

Last week Lola went to a friend's cowgirl birthday

She was so excited to dress up in her boots & hat, yee-haw

Andrew took Lola to Home Depot for the kids free build project

They made a neat organizer, Lola thought it was so much fun, she loves to hammer!

Brantley 6 Months

I can't believe Brantley is 6 months! He is such a sweet baby boy who loves to cuddle. He is very active, always moving.

He is starting to sit up & can say Dada. He has 2 teeth, bottom middle. He still loves to be swaddled at nap & night. Stats below:

Weight:18 lb 10 oz (60%)

Length: 28.5" (95%)

Head: 18 3/8" (97%)

My 2 boys cuddling, love this photo

Having a few bites of Lola's ice cream, he loved it!

So happy

He loves his jumparoo toy, he can jump for hours

Graduation

Andrew graduated from Tennessee Tech University's MBA program a few weeks ago. We are so proud of him. He has worked so hard to get his MBA degree, while working full time.

We had planned to go to Andrew's graduation ceremony, then head on a mini vaca to Gatlinburg for a long weekend. Well, we missed the whole shebang! We were at the doctor with Lola that morning, another double ear infection & an extremely high fever. We decided to stay close to home since she was so sick.

I did make him put on the cap & gown for a few photos in front of our house. Notice poor Lola in all the photos, you can tell she doesn't feel good.

How handsome

So glad to have Daddy back to ourselves!

Brantley's 1st Baves Game

A few weekend's ago, Uncle JC treated us to Brantley's first Brave's game. And when I say treated, boy did he go all out. Tickets, valet parking, air-conditioned window seated lunch, ice cream, etc., etc. Thanks JC for everything, we had a wonderful time. It was a PERFECT spring day to be at a ball game, the weather was amazing. We showed up to the field an hour or so early to catch JC in action at the pre-game show, so I thought we might make it until the 4th inning, 5th inning tops. The kids were so good, we made it until the 9th inning!

An action shot of Lola running the bases

In the booth with Uncle JC

Attempt at a family shot

Pop & Nana came with us

Lola made binoculars out of the posters

hmm...

She got a hit, with a little help from Daddy

He wore his hat the entire game

Another action shot of Lola 'digging for gold'

Easter 2011

We were able to get a few really good photos after church, love my babies

On Saturday night we sat out our baskets & a few carrots for the Easter Bunny, hoping he would hop by our house.... & he did! And yes, she is in her Christmas PJ's, all her choosing!

The Easter goods

Dying eggs

This was at our church Easter Egg Hunt. Total concentration on the candy!

Attempt at a family photo

Brantley 5 months

He is our 'wild man' as we like to say. He is so active, always moving (even in his sleep) & watching that silly sister of his.

I think he weighs around 18 lbs & is almost as long as Lola.

Loves chewing on his toes, watching balloons, being outside (when his allergies permit), and being anywhere in his exersaucer.

Hates naps!