Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!!

I had a very special Mother's Day. Patrick and the babes really made me feel so special and so loved today. We started our morning eating my favorite breakfast at Cracker Barrel, relaxing around the house and a surprise dinner picnic on the waterway. I am so lucky to be a Mommy to these two sweet babies. What more could I EVER EVER ask for?!! My life is perfect with these two!!

Never a dull moment around here.

So thankful for the constant laughter and entertainment!!

 These two are my whole world!!

I love you both always and forever!!

Loving on his baby sister during our picnic!

And how could I forget this guy....thank you for helping me be the mother I am today- your support, encouragement and teamwork never goes unnoticed. Thank you for a perfect day. I love you!!

Also, Happy Mother's Day to my Mom. I am the Mommy I am today, because of you!! I love you!

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday!!

Aquarium Party!

We had such a great time on Saturday at our sweet friend Madison's birthday party. It was a mermaid themed party and what better place than the NC Aquarium to party down. It's so hard to believe these kiddos are turning 5 and getting ready to officially start kindergarten. Walker loves to visit the aquarium and see all of the marine life. We were so excited to be there, see all of the sea creatures and to see all of our cool friends.

Walker & Owen watching the divers feed the fish.

He painted a cool t-shirt with lots of ocean creatures....so fun!

Touching a boxed turtle.

Touching a corn snake.

Touching a baby alligator named "Bones".

We've always wondered if and when Walker got a chance to touch real reptiles would he? He always talks a big game and he came through. He would have been the first in line if it wasn't for the birthday girl going first:) Actually, all of the kids were so brave and touched the reptiles.

 

These two best buds had a blast at the birthday party!

 After the party we walked around the aquarium a little more.

The boys found the Hurricane Stimulator. I've never heard little boys scream so loud:)

Physical Therapy/Leg Update

Walker is doing so much better walking on his leg. We see improvements every week its just taking a little longer then expected. His little leg is so weak, but he is slowly getting better. For some crazy reason we thought he would get his cast off and take off. We have realized that a lot of his problem is all mental and a whole lot of scared. Being in a full body cast for 7 weeks was very traumatic for a 4.5 year old. We are working hard at getting him to run normal and he is doing such a great job. It's so nice to finally see him run the bases at his t-ball games! 

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU BUDDY!

We went to physical therapy twice and they gave us some things to work on at home. The ladies were all super nice and Walker soaked up all the attention. The first time we went a nice man said he wasn't coming back when we were there, because Walker was getting all of the attention:) In the photo above they were trying to get him to jump like a frog, but lean and put all of his weight on his "broken leg".

Working on stepping up and down steps without holding on.

Walking/Running on the treadmill. 

Jumping on the trampoline....his favorite station:)

If you look closely you can tell he's putting more weight on his right side.

 Strengthening his leg by pushing off.

Ankle weights.

 Pushing the stool around only using his left leg.

Mrs. Elizabeth his therapist was so awesome. She had him running around the entire office. She actually needed to stop a few times to rest. She said they usually don't do this much activity in one day:) We are so thankful throughout this whole ordeal how well the doctors/nurses/therapist treated us. We hope by the end of the summer you will not be able to tell anything happened to him. We go back to the orthopedic in June and he should be released...YAY!

Happy 7 Months Old!!

Happy 7 Months you sweet baby girl!!

It's getting harder and harder to take these monthly photos in her rocking chair. She's a little busy bee these days and it only took a matter of 5 seconds before the blocks were in her mouth. I can't tell you how many times I stacked these blocks. I'm definitely going to need some help next month while taking her picture. Last weekend she started blowing bubbles and she's really jibber-jabbering. She's been saying a lot of what sounds like ddddaaaaaadddddaaaaaaa. I've been very lucky to catch her saying it on video. She does love her Daddy, but I still think she loves me the most:) We also discovered this weekend two teeth...yep....she has one tooth that has already broken the skin on the lower left and another tooth that's getting ready to make it's debut. She also FINALLY started sleeping through the night last week. I feel like its Christmas in April/May. I'm not sure what to do with myself with all of this uninterrupted sleep I've been getting these days. We love you sweet baby girl and you bring so much joy into our lives. We are the luckiest Mommy and Daddy in the whole entire world.

This little sweet face is what I get to hang out with every day!!

She's absolutely PERFECT!!

What more could I ever ask for.........

My sweet babies!!

Hanging out in the stroller at brother's school.

He is always her entertainment........

NOOOOOOO I don't like the peas!!!!

Big thank you to Moppy for making me all of my super fun clothes.

Doesn't she look super cute in her new ruffle pants:)

She thinks he hung the moon....she thinks he's the coolest brother!

Priceless!

My sweet baby angel waking up this morning from her morning nap.

I'm the luckiest mom to be able to experience and enjoy every moment with her. I know I will look back on this time and cherish the memories forever!!!!!

Sibling LOVE!

Boy these two absolutely love each other to death. I keep wondering when the newness is going to wear off. I'm thinking probably soon when she starts crawling and trying to play with his toys. I foresee a lot of bickering, so I better enjoy it while it last, right?!! Spring is finally here, so I decided to play around with my camera a bit with these two precious babes on a beautiful sunny day! 

I know I always say this....but my heart is so full with these two angels!!

And who could forget our other sweet baby girl......

Hard to believe she will be 9 in September. 

We love our sweet Ribbie girl so much!!

And finally I will leave you with this picture.

The terrorizing has already started....Look at their faces....PRICELESS!!!

Cast Off Party

A few weeks ago we celebrated with a "Cast Off" Party!

We wanted to thank all of our sweet friends for coming to see Walker when he broke his leg. Walker had so many friends come over to see him when he was home for those seven very long weeks. We feel so blessed to have such special friends who took the time out of their busy schedules to come over and see him. Not even counting all the  many special care packages he received from our friends and family far away. We love each and every one of you and are so thankful you love Walker just as much as we do!!!

When I told him we were having a "Cast Off" party he said, "Oh Mommy, my friends are bringing me presents". He had a hard time understanding if we were calling it a "party" then why no presents. Then his next question was, "Where is the cake for my party"? So, I sent Patrick to the grocery to buy a cake!

Having a ball with his buddies.

We had a total of 25 who came to celebrate with us!

Patrick cooked two delicious boston butts and all the BBQ fixings. It was so much fun and Walker had an absolute blast playing with all of his friends minus the stinkin' body cast!!!