Thank goodness for some spring.

Erin MC Heimler's Baby Shower

All babies need butt covers. We are laughing because, while there was no card, I was quite proud of myself for having found the time to wrap the gift. So what if Mom got me the bag.... and the tissue. It was wrapped!

Laura Leigh never ceases to learn and grow and she's added knitting adorable baby hats to her repertoire!

Laura Leigh is demonstrating the proper way to hide your hooters.

I just like this L2 pic!

Kimmie is giving Erin a little maternal sugar. We are all her "girls". Pretty soon she'll have grandkids of her own..... Ah! Who can believe Katie and Meggie are old enough for that kind of talk!

Here's wishing Erin and baby Heimler and a happy and safe delivery!

Selah's Bday

She was sick on her actual birthday - complete with a visit to urgent care. But fortunately we had Selah's party early on New Years. I am posting our meager pics to simply document the event because the poor child didn't even have a party or pictures taken on her first birthday. Second child syndrome.

5-5-5

post (with description) the 5th photo found in the 5th folder (etc.) in your My Pictures folder, then tag 5 friends to do the same

This pic was out at Eagle Ranch, while we were still in the admissions process. We tried to get all three kids to smile at once.

I tag
Laura Leigh
Lindsey
Erin
Stephanie
Justin

Evidently we are not the poster family for hand washing.

Because we've caught it all this year. Little Phillip came down with Dawsonville's first official case of the flu before Christmas. He also had a freaky complication called myositis. His leg muscles were inflamed and he limped around for a few days.
I just put poor Selah to bed after a visit to the urgent care. I called our pediatrician after day two of a high fever and she recommended we go in. Turns out it was not at all what we were hypothosizing, but yucky none the less. One lovely ear infection and pneumonia to go with it. Poor pumpkin. She's been her usual sweet self though, she just cries, "I want to hold you!" Which is how Selah says she wants to be held. Needless to say we've spent the last two days rocking in the big brown chair. For those of you who don't know, there is a big, ugly brown chair in our living room. When Jim and I got married I absolutely refused to have any of his furniture in our new house. I thought it was all horrid. He complied, but insisted on keeping his chair. I threw fit after fit, but, alas, the brown chair came in the house. In fact, it was the only piece of furniture we had for a long time. But God knows all - even when it comes to furniture. I have nursed two newborns in that chair. It was a lifesaver because I could prop up my feet, put on my boppy and nurse and sleep without worrying I would drop them or roll on them. It is also where I still rock my babies and read to them. So I still think it is ugly. But it's not going anywhere soon.

Ellijay Christmas

The little kids and I went to Meme's and Grandmother's while Jim went to sleep. He had to work again Christmas night. We were able to pick Tripp up from school and have a belated Christmas celebration with him and Jutt's family over at Mema's house on Saturday. We really had a good time!

Christmas Morning

We had a great Christmas morning. Jim had to work Christmas Eve, so he came home and woke us up to see what Santa had brought!!!
Phillip and Selah were very slow and thoughtful about the presents. They opened, examined and studied each gift one at a time. As a result it was a long process! We really missed having Tripp home, and halfway through the morning Phillip looked up and asked where Tripp's presents were. Melt my heart. Santa, of course, had left Tripp's stocking full and gifts stacked so little Phillip was not to worry.

I've learned that Selah has unfortunatly inherited my chocolate issue. She ate EVERY piece of chocolate she could get her hands on - many without us even knowing about it. And she kept asking for more!

We made sure to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and talked again about what Christmas morning meant. We've been reading a book almost every night about the real meaning of Christmas. We also decided to have a birthday cake on Christmas morning from now on.