Meet my Grandparents

I just wanted to write about my grandparents today. Many of you know them or have met them. We had a great visit with them this past weekend, and they enjoyed getting to see and to hold Garrett. They have held many many babies in our family; they have 7 grandkids and almost 9 great-grandkids. I was very fortunate to have grown up in the same town as them, and spent many many many days growing up at their house. Some of my fondest memories are from their house: going to the garden with Granddad, learning how to drive in "old blue" (he taught everyone of us how to drive), learning to cook from Memaw, and playing board games with her....the list could go on and on. They are without question two of the most remarkable and influential people that I've known in my life. They are full of wisdom, grace, mercy, and love just to name a few. They have prayed for each person in our huge family every day for years and years. I have a stack of little yellow post cards from college that Granddad wrote to me. He would write me every Wednesday to let me know he was praying for me and to share something funny from his week. They are truly heroes in my life. I love you BOTH!!!!!! Thank you for blessing our families.

Goodness "Grace"ious

Garrett and I came to Crossett for the weekend to see baby Grace. I wanted to come for my friend Melinda's wedding, so Faber "grace" iously kept the girls for me. I miss them, but my ears have enjoyed one child...who doesn't talk yet! Grace is a big sleeper, and we haven't seen her "peepers", as Anna Kate calls them. Here a few pics from today. Abigail, (cousin to arrive in a few weeks) you keep growing, and we'll see you at the beach!
Adam still learning how to hold a newborn
Grace whispering in Garrett's ear
Catching some lap time after the wedding
What a difference 4 weeks makes...wake up Grace!
Oh..such a hard life.
Sleepy babies!

Say Cheese!

Garrett has been offering up more smiles this week especially after he eats. I tried to snap some of them this morning, but my flash was a little bright. I also put a video of him at the bottom. In one of the pics his eyes look a little light, but that was just the flash I think. In the video you can tell they are pretty dark. I can see brown around his pupils already I think....no shock there though!

Neighborhood fun

Well, it has been a slow blogging week here....not that the week has been slow, but finding time to get to the computer is another issue! Allie's had swim lessons in the morning this week, so we've had to get up and out of here, which is all new to me with a 3rd kid to tote around. One day after her lessons, we went to the a new place we haven't tried. I'm not sure what was with the kung fu panda kick here that Allie was doing, but it made for a funny picture. We went at noon, so it was about 130 degrees, or it felt like it. We'll try that in the early hours next time. Last night, we took the neighborhood kids for a spin...is that not the craziest picture. How did we end up with all those kids?!!! We had beautiful trees behind our house until about 4 days ago. The bulldozers have moved in, and there is a street in the making. Our neighbor Jason has this off road vehicle, so after dinner we all jumped on to go "muddin" I guess you'd call it. Even Garrett road along. He had been really fussy, but all the bumps made him fall right to sleep. Mary was a bit scared (shock), and she said "whooooo" the whole time. It was a very funny adventure.

Daddy's got his hands full!

Happy Father's Day! Happy Birthday! Yes today on Father's day, Fabe also gets to ring in year number....thirty something. Thanks to our Dads for your love, hard work, and devotion to your families all these years. We love you much! Faber had to work today, but I called and let the cat out of the bag that it was his birthday. They brought him a cake, and it was no longer a secret...oops..sorry babe. Pappy and Bunny swung through town on their way home from their thousand mile journey through Fayetteville, South Dakota, Dallas, Longview, and back to Little Rock, so we were able to celebrate with them last night. The girls were WILD! Allie helped me make a pie for the boys being honored.
Poor Garrett...those girls are going to be trouble.
He's tired...a very fussy weekend.
Mary thought the presents were hers.
Nice job Al!

Let's go to the Movie!

For some folks, decisions are hard. Going to the movies can be especially tough...for Mary it's not what to watch..it's what to eat! In all fairness, she had never been to the movie! Kung Fu Panda was her first, and although she was a little timid, when we told her popcorn was involved, she had no problem trying it out. The other pics are just random pics from the week. We have a strange love for olives in the house...well Faber, Allie, and Mary do. I buy 2 or 3 cans a week now. Next in line, Faber snapped a pic of me snoozing with Garrett today. He had a hard time settling down for a nap, so I was holding him, and we both fell asleep....probably because the tornado is not here this afternoon. She's playing with a friend. Lastly...look at that foot!!!! It was just sticking straight up! Don't know where he got those feet.

Chunky Monkey

We haven't had a "slim" baby yet, so I don't know why Garrett would be any different....3 for 3 who love to eat. I don't know where they get it from. He's 4 weeks old today, and here's a little video today of some smirks I caught on camera. As you can tell, he's already getting those cheeks on him. He's starting to look like he can see us, and respond a little, but no all out smiles yet. Today baby Grace was born! She's our newest cousin...born to Mason and Amber at 12:10pm today. She was 6lb 5oz and 21 inches. We'll see you in a few weeks kid! Glad you made it here safely.