Water Babies and Fireworks

Last weekend I went to pick up Madison and Nealon from their visit with Granny and Papa. They learned how to swim very well during their stay there. Madison can swim without swimmies now and Nealon can get all over the pool with his swimmies on. Here are a couple pictures of the kids in the pool.




Also, while in Georgia we went to watch the 4th of July fireworks in Lake Park with Maumau, Ma and Papa Cajun. The fireworks were great. Madison and Elliot loved them. Nealon on the other hand got into his car seat covered his ears with his hands and hid under his blanket and fell asleep. Surprisingly Elliot loved the fireworks. He sat in Maumau's arms and just watched all the lights in the sky. He was probably trying to figure out what Mommy put into his bottle. :)

Busy Busy Busy

Sorry I have been ignoring my huge total of like 7 followers but I have been super busy. In the last couple of weeks I have been out of town for my dad's 50th birthday party, soccer games galore and Thomas the Train this past weekend. So here is a short and sweet recap...


The 50th birthday cakes I made for the big party we had...



Myself and the birthday boy



My super star soccer player. They're the Fighting Flamingos!



Thomas the Train was super fun!


OH and did I mention I went to see Carrie Underwood last Wednesday... She is awesome!!!

Birthday Time!!!

I can not believe that my baby boy Nealon is already 3 years old. It really makes me want to cry. I remember his birth like it was yesterday. They induced me since I was anemic and fell over Madison a few days earlier. I got to the hospital around 730 that morning and got all the fun stuff started. It seemed as if he was never going to come. Joey watch a hockey game in its entirety with 3 overtimes. :) Him and the Corpsman kept talking about the game while I am laying in bed having horrible contractions with no drugs mind you. My brother Chris kept coming by with different Marines he had to drive to the hospital that day. I'm sure he volunteered for that job that day. While I love you Chris for wanting to see Nealon as soon as you could really strange people in my labor room?!?! Men! Just about the time I was ready to finally get some pain relief I sat up in preparation for an epidural and Nealon decided to crown. Of course he wants to come NOW, I'm worn out after 11 hours of pain and sitting in a hospital bed. fast forward 20 minutes and I am holding the most handsome little boy ever, I was in love. He was the biggest baby I had delivered (to date) and the longest labor but none of that mattered once I saw how handsome my son and grandfathers name sake was.


Here he is in his going home outfit that was his Daddy's going home outfit 25 years prior. He was a tad smaller than Joey so it didn't fit him quite so well.


On his first birthday with all his presents.


His second birthday...


And today on his 3rd birthday! The birthday fairy put balloons in his bedroom last night while he was sleeping. (A new tradition at our house) More pictures to come from his party Saturday...

Time flies.... :( Tears

Our home is complete again...

Nealon is back at home after 3 whole weeks. He went with my MIL after my surgery. He had a great time being spoiled some and being the "only" child for a few weeks. I honestly think he needed the getaway. Being that he has been 'replaced' as the baby in the house he had been acting out some. He has only been back a day now with just us but the difference is amazing. He got to do all kinds of fun stuff like helping Papa make the train for Rylynn's birthday, playing in Uncle Josh's tent in the dining room, fishing and then just all the joys of running and screaming without getting in trouble. Because for whatever reason grandparents seem to be able to handle all that noise far better than us parents can. Here's a picture of the boy after a day of playing and getting to be as dirty as he wants to.