Yay Clint!!

I just have to brag for a moment about my husband. Basically, he woke up one day in mid-September and decided he wanted to run. So he ran some, then in early November ran his first race - an 8 miler. Then, only a month later he finished his first half-marathon. Only 2 days ago, he finished a 25k - that's right, 16 miles!!!

If you ask me, he's crazy!! But I couldn't be prouder......

Happy New Year.....

We had a pretty uneventful New Years Eve. New Years Day we were able to spend the whole day with family, which was nice!

Nana came over and we all went to the mall for a couple of hours just to get out of the house. Madelyn did so well at the mall that we let her ride the carousel and the train. I was really surprised that she got on the train, since she had to ride without an adult, but she had a blast!


Waving to Daddy...Drool face...

My baby is getting to be such a big girl!! In this picture she looks so big to me :(


We even found a new hat for Aubrey at the mall...


Reading with Gigi...
Aubrey is now trying to pull up on everything. She's getting a little more sturdy on her legs, but is still pretty wobbly. For this picture she was leaning back on the couch....


Sweeter than chocolate...

More Christmas Pictures....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOWELL!

I hope you have a wonderful 30th birthday!! I love you, and only hope the next decade is even better than the last......

God is good!!

We just left Aubrey's re-check appointment at the doctor, and I'm proud to say that for the first time in her young life she has been deemed perfectly healthy!! Praise the Lord! I was worried about her weight as she had lost a little, and has boycotted milk (she's now completely weaned from nursing and has NO interest in the bottle). But she's gained a full pound in the last week, and at 18 pounds 8 ounces is back up to the 20th percentile! The doctor said not to worry about the fact that I'm lucky if she drinks 3 small bottles a day. he said at 9 months he would tell me to cut back on the milk and focus more on the food, so she's ahead of the game!

She's been a noticeably happier baby since the tubes and her chest has cleared up. She loves playing with her new toys and even learned a new skill today - clapping her hands!!

Sunday Dresses

The girls got lots of cute dresses, and I gave Clint a nice new camera for his birthday, so I'll probably be posting pictures of them every Sunday in their church attire.....

Holiday Festivities

We had another wonderful Christmas. Santa and everyone else was good to the girls, and we got way more than any of us know what to do with!! This is the first year that Madelyn seemed to have any concept of what was going on around her, so it was extra fun!! Christmas Eve we went to church and then to my cousin's house to do Christmas with my whole family. Unfortunately, Madelyn is at an age that makes it nearly impossible to get any picture of her at all. Thanks to Mimi for the beautiful dress!! This picture just doesn't capture it.



My cute-as-ever nephew Colton was excited.....


Santa's big gift was a slide and swing that will eventually go in the backyard, but for now is in our living room. Madelyn LOVES it!



Christmas Day was crazy hectic, as we shuffled back and forth between our house and Clint's parents' house and ended the day at my brother's. It was an exciting, exhausting day.



Clint's birthday is next week and he'll be the big 3-0, so I threw him a surprise party Friday night. Of course, Clint can't seem to ever turn off the police officer in himself, and noticed as we pulled in to the parking lot at Fox and Hound that all his friend's cars were there. But at least I had him clueless until then. We had a good turnout, with about 30 of our closest friends and family, and enjoyed ourselves tremendously!! Thanks to everyone for coming out and making this a special birthday for Clint. We always talk about how blessed we are with such an amazing group of friends!! Here are some of my favorite pics from the night, which didn't end until the wee hours of the morning Saturday.





Thanks to Mom for watching the girls and even getting up with them Saturday morning so Clint and I could sleep in!! The rest of the day was spent cleaning house and cooking. Amanda and Houston came over for dinner, which was a really nice time to visit with them.