Hangin' out with Uncle Adam

Last night, I took Garrett over to one of the hot spots in the View...yes Em and Adam's house. The girls stayed home which is the only way Adam could get any lap time with Mr. Garrett. They both LOVE LOVE LOVE Adam, and Garrett is already "smitten" himself. Mom and Ms. Cathey came down as well for the weekend, so we'll see more of them tonight. They are going shopping with Emmy today. Have fun girls! I'm too tired to attend..oh and I have 3 kids now; I may not be going shopping for a long time!
A hard day at the office...let's just rest.
Just having some man talk
Loving Nanna's shoulder. She seems to know how to handle
babies pretty well..good thing..2 more coming in the next few
weeks. Mason, Amber, and Anna Kate (3) are due to have Grace
Elizabeth in June. Hudson, Melissa, Olivia (8), and Maxwell (almost 5)
will welcome Abigail Grace in July. Yes, count them up for Nanna...
that makes 8 Grandkids!

Happy Birthday Pappy!

Today is Pappy's (Faber's dad) 60th Birthday! Allie decided to "direct" a pretend party this morning. She dressed herself and Mary for the party complete with dresses and make up. The put together their "puzzle" cake and sang. Here is a clip of their song (Mary was not much help) and their blowing out the candle at the end. Happy Birthday Pappy!

Swim like a fish!

Allie and her side kick, Emma Cate, finished up their third year of swim lessons with Ms. Carla this week. She said they should "swim competitively," so I do have to brag on them a bit. They are quite the little fishies! Below are some video clips of their progress from the week. Good job girls!
Never hard to get a pose out of these two.

Finally!

Those of you who have tried to snap a shot of Mary actually looking at the camera much less smiling know how highly unusual this picture is. It started raining, so the girls put on their rain coats to go play. Mary was so excited, that she must not have been thinking "don't smile" like I think she often thinks. I said, say cheese, and she turned around and said "CHEESE!!!!" Just like that. This may sound unremarkable, but I've said that maybe 500 times, and it hasn't happened...until today!

One Tired Monkey

Allie was a great little monkey. She and her monkey pals did great for the recital. Mary is enjoying the dandelions , and Garrett is finally awake for a picture after bath. Bunny left today, so we are officially on our own. How could she and mom just leave me like this?! I say that every time we have another one. The last two weeks have been action packed, so I'm very thankful to have had all their help. The girls very much enjoyed them both being here as well. SO THANK YOU BOTH!

Singin and a Dancin!

This weekend has been full of excitement for Allie. Those of you who know her, know she loves to sing and dance for an audience, so here are a few clips of her big debut. One is from her preschool "graduation". The other are from her dress rehearsal for dance recital which is tonight.

Caught a Dimple

Garrett has a prominent dimple on one of his cheek, but it is hard to catch. I got it this morning though. He's doing well! Not much to report though because he just sleeps all day. Guess we will enjoy it will it lasts!

Summer Time!

Feels like summer in Texas! Yesterday Garrett went on his first outing. I apprehensively took all 3 to the park for a MOPS get together after mamma lion encouraged me that we'd be fine...and that she promised to help me watch them..particularly Mary. THANKS! Of course it went fine. Garrett slept the whole time, and Allie and friends found a nice creek to wade in. They had a blast, and it officially felt like summer had arrived. Mary attended "school" one day a week this year and her end of the year party was today. She was more concerned about the gummy worm she was eating than getting a picture with her sweet teachers. She LOVED going, and I LOVED her going so I could get a day off every week. Allie finishes up at the end of the week!

Stretching Out

Here's a little clip of Garret enjoying his first Sunday afternoon. This is no swaddling baby. He likes to be all stretched out.

Mister Twister

Like alot of newborns, Garrett has his days and nights mixed up. My mom said she got up to check on us this morning, and when she opened his door, it looked like a tornado had gone through his room...hence the name Mister Twister. I had every bouncy, vibrating, swingy ding thing you could think of to get this kid to sleep to no avail. He slept all day today though! Papoo, Nanna, Ms. Cathey, Amber, Mason, and Anna Kate visited today. Here are some pics from the day:) Emmy as always is spending time with the girls. They played pin the tail on the donkey.

Welcome Home Garrett!!!

Well you can see who is in charge of sharing pictures around here. Faber just brought us home from the hospital, so I am finally getting back to the computer. Mary greeted us at the door and promptly offered Garrett a potato chip which he politely refused. Faber grabbed some emails off of my computer Tuesday night, so I'm sorry if some were left out and you are just finding out that he was born. Here are his stats....

8 lbs 3 oz
20 inches
May 13, 2008 at 4:05 in the afternoon!

Everything went very well, and he's doing great. Of course I couldn't decide which pics to show, so I made a little slide show!

Happy Mother's Day! My sweet angels woke up at 5:45 am for the day...about 5 minutes after Faber walked out the door to go to work! AHHHHHHH! Oh well, we went to church, and afterwards had a picnic lunch with our pals. I can't believe I have not already introduced Little Pumpkin and Little Lion. To find out who they are check out The Lion's Den. Of course you Longview folks will know them! It was a beautiful day for a picnic, and no cleaning or crowded resteraunts! From the looks of my big belly, baby will be here Tuesday! To all the "moms" in my life especially my own...thank you for your love, encouragement, and guidance over the past few years as I treck down this path called motherhood.

Not a rash...just stamps.
Mary "helping" with Hannibal.
Well, Mary has been my little "helper" the last few days. I walked by the utility room recently and thought, I am too big to fill up his bowl, that looks like a great job for Mary. I showed her how to fill it up, and she of course thought that was a great job as well. The next day when I walked by, this is what I found. Well...he's certainly well fed. The above pic was taken this morning. I went to the Dr. for my last check up, and Faber took this picture after Mary had swiped one of Allie's stamps. She was quite proud!

Seventy-dollar Socks!

OK WARNING! This pic is a little disgusting. Please disregard the dog hair on the bottom of my feet. With a 100 pound german shepherd, it is just impossible to keep his hair off my black socks. I noticed just this morning that my $70 socks are wearing thin. See these socks have been with me for many months now, as I have worn them alternating with another tan pair for the majority of my pregnancy. I've been blessed with some very unsightly and somewhat painful varicose veins induced by pregnancy, but these socks have carried me through. We definitely have a love-hate relationship, and as I ponder my last week to ever be pregnant, I think of these socks and of the holes on the bottom! Yes, my little man will definitely be worth it!

Beauties, Beads, and Bubbles

We have taken it easy the last few days in anticipation of baby boy's arrival. Hopefully just one more week from tomorrow! Allie and Faber went out of town for the weekend to celebrate Pappy's 60th birthday. To see pics of that event please visit http://www.therowefam.blogspot.com/ That's Katie's blog..my sis-in-law. She's posted pics of the whole event and of my sweet little nephew, Zach, and sweet little niece, Abby (Mandy's baby girl). I am sad to have missed them. They are only 8 weeks apart. Anyways..today was the last MOPS meeting for the year:( This year was full of wonderful new friendships just as it is every year, and so I will look forward to next year! My friends Christy and Jaime are heading up a new group at our church...YEAH for THEM! It's a lot of work, but if anyone can do it they can! So back to the pic...after nap, Mary screamed to Allie "Allie we dress up!". She's finally getting a request in! They ran around the cul-de-sac in there somewhat tattered dresses and played with all the boys that live in our circle. Mary and Hannibal are both into bubbles, and Allie is really into blowing them! I just sat in my chair while they played...which is all I want to do these days!