Story Time with Daddy

After dinner Rob, Sam & Katie shared story time.

Sam has recently taken interest in reading the baby einstein catalog that came in the mail. He decided that he would share daddy's lap with Katie as they read about all the cool baby einstein goodies!! The moment was too precious not to capture and share. It is not very often they are both sitting still and focused on the same thing. Rob is so good with both of them and they love their time with him when he comes in from work. Sam lights up with glee when he hears Rob open the door for he knows that he is minutes away from some rougher play that mama doesn't do very well. I really appreciate the down time and it gives me a chance to finish dinner and gear up for bed time rittuals. We love our little angels and are thankful for their incredible personalities and sweet spirits!!

Just Stats No Story

Kate-4 months old

13 lbs. 12 oz.

25 1/4"

Daddy's Little Princess

Look at me Daddy...I'm as tall as Sam

Daddy is so Wise!!

Watching Rob "talk" with Kate touches my heart and fills me with joy that I am not sure I can put into words. He is so sweet with her and you can already tell that he is going to be puddy in her hands. She has such a sweet & mellow personality. She is content with just hanging out and babbling at her toys. Sam was never this calm, so for us this is quite a pleasant phenomenon. I now know that God needed me to experience my high energy Sam first to be able to appreciate and enjoy a calm Kate!! Kate will be four months old this Sunday which is hard for us to believe. She is sleeping like a big girl and giving us 10 hours at night!! We have her well check this Monday, so I will post her new growth stats next week. We love her so much and can't imagine life without her. It is amazing how God enlarges your heart to make room when you thought there was no way you could love another like you did your first born. God is GREAT!!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2007

We had such fun this past weekend with family and friends visiting us for Labor Day. Starting on Saturday, our friends Kim & Harry and their son Hunter came into town. Also, Michelle and Philip (Kim's sister & boyfriend) joined us Saturday night for a pontoon dinner cruise. The weather was cool and Rob and I thoroughly enjoyed some adult conversation and a chance to catch up!! On Sunday, they left and headed to Atlanta for the GA Aquarium and a little R&R. As they were leaving, Beckie (Rob's mom) & Deanna (Rob's sister) arrived. Sam was extra excited to see Bebe & DeDe because he knew he was in for some fun and extra attention. On Sunday morning we loaded up the car and drove to Greenville to check out how our new house was coming along. We were surprised to see how much progress had been done the previous week. Who knows...they may be done on schedule. It was so nice having an extra day on Monday to hang out with everyone. Nana & Papa came to dinner Monday night too. All in all the weekend was packed with fun, rest and family! Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Dinner with Mama

Sam and I have lunch together everyday in some form or fashion...sometimes it may be the sit down variety and others may be a bit more hurried like Sam pulls up his highchair next to sofa while I feed Kate. Nevertheless, I do love it when we get to chat and catch up on the day. He is learning new words all the time and lately his favorite thing to do is list all the people he knows and for those that aren't there he shrugs his shoulders as if saying "I don't know where they are, do you??" I love his precious expressions and watching the wheels turn as he explores the vocabulary that is building inside his big brain!!

As some of you may know, we are in the process of building our first home. Just over a month ago we made the decision to build after looking at several homes here in the upstate. They told us that we should be able to move in by December if all goes well. We all know what "if all goes well" means in contractor lingo, but with the above progress we are hopeful!! We are super excited about all the fun options that we have chosen for the interior and the yard is going to be plenty big for Sam & Katie to exhaust themselves :) Rob and I are going to attempt to make weekly visits to the property throughout the next few months. We will take plenty of progress photos so everyone can see our new home as it comes to completion.

Aunt Deanna Comes to Play

This past Saturday the kids received a special visit from their Aunt Deanna. She was so sweet to stop in on her way back from the beach to hang out for the afternoon. We had a lot of fun catching up with her and she got to see how much the kids had grown! We went on a boat ride, even though it was absolutely burning up outside. As long as the boat was moving we were alright! Sam enjoyed driving the boat with Daddy and honking the horn the best! We played inside most of the time and went to eat Mexican before she had to go home. Lots of fun!!

Our Little Techie

Sam knows that playing with the remote control, telephone and Katie's monitor are off limits, but when I put him on the bed the other day to change him...there they all were as if waiting for him all along. I know he must have been thinking that mommy had finally given up! I haven't given up but the moment and his expression were too priceless to let pass without capturing.

Bebe Comes to Visit

Bebe arrived this morning to stay the day and we had so much fun! We read books, played in the pool, sang songs & my favorite game of "where's Bebe??" Mama got to go to the grocery store by herself and we got lots of attention and love from Bebe. When Daddy got home we splashed around in the pool to cool off from the heat and I got to eat my first popsicle! YUM! Katie was so excited that Bebe was visiting that she decided not to take naps... We sure love it when Bebe comes to visit. We hope she will come back soon!

Papa's 1970 Glasses

Living at Nana & Papa's has its sweet rewards...new & fun treasures in every drawer. Sam has been on a treasure hunt ever since arriving here in our new temporary home. He found Papa's old glasses and thought he would try them on for size. Size was a definite issue, but the amount of excitement was not. Sam has a unique gift of discovering anything and everything(even when you think you have secured all areas.) The joy it brings him to find new things is priceless and the more insignificant a find the better. I love the innocence in him!

The Bonding Continues...

Today as I was preparing to put Kate down for a nap, Sam was eager to see where Kate was going to lay her head. He has become quite the climber over the last couple of months, so the trek up the side of her crib was a cinch. Kate didn't seem to mind, since she was more interested in her aquarium that was hopefully going to be soothing her into sleepy land very soon. I am touched each time I can see a moment shared by these two beautiful children. It is like watching the plot of a movie unfold before your eyes. People always told me during my pregnancy with Kate that the friendship and bond that they would share would be priceless. They were all right...even though Kate has only been here a couple of months the sweet friendship and love as brother and sister is already blossoming!!

Katie enjoys her bath and especially likes her flower petal bath towel. I had forgotten how slippery they get in the bath. I still haven't figured out a good system in getting both kids bathed, so Katie usually gets bathed whenever we can squeeze it in. Truth be known, we are discovering every day how to have two babies!!

...Heartwarming moment between brother and sister

Today after Kate's bath, Sam wanted very much to help in some way. I told him he could sit on the bed next to her after I got her dressed. The moment was fleeting, but very sweet. He immediately wanted to give her a "Sam kiss" (which means jumping on top of her and drooling in her forehead.) Watching him begin to realize that she is real and knowing that his sensitive heart wants terribly to show affection makes my heart grow bigger and bigger every day!!

I feel very blessed to have two beautiful healthy children.