Happy 4 Months & 2 Weekend Get Aways

It's so hard to believe that Cate's been here for 4 months! Time flies when you're having fun! I love everything about her, but some of my most favorite things are her chubby cheeks that are so fun to kiss, her super long eyelashes, the way she starts kicking her legs like crazy when she sees somebody she loves, and her sweet little voice when she laughs! Happy 4 Month birthday, Cate Bug.....I LOVE YOU!!!!

J & I were lucky enough to get two weekends away in January! The first weekend was the big Enterprise Christmas party at the Sheraton in downton Birmingham (they always have it after the holidays). We always look forward to it....it's good food, great people, and fun times! The girls stayed here with Grandmommy and Pop (J's parents) and had a ball. And two weekends after that they made a road trip to Selma so J & I could have a nice, quiet weekend. It was heaven! I never worry about the girls when they're with Grandmommy and Pop because they have 110% of their attention 110% of the time. It's unbelievable how good they are with their grandchildren. They live for them, that's for sure! I just wish they lived closer!! Here are a few pictures from their weekend in Selma....they got a special treat because Bethany came over from Wetumpka to spend the night while they were there. It couldn't get any better than that for Towns....grandparents AND her big sister!

This is Bethany teaching Towns how to do flips off the back of the couch!! CRAZY!

Cate's in her little Bumbo seat here...the greatest invention ever! Wish I'd have thought of it! :)

Two of a Kind

I always said I wanted at least children close in age so they'd have each other growing up. I was an only child for 18 years and while I had a wonderful childhood and wouldn't do it any differently, I still wish I'd have had a sister to share things with. So when Towns came along, I knew it would only be a matter of time before I'd have that baby fever again. It was no walk in the park being pregnant while Towns was so young, but I'll say without a shadow of a doubt it was worth every minute. Seeing how much Cate already adores Towns and how her little face lights up at the sight of her is beyond precious. And I love the way Towns is so genuinely interested in Cate. The baby can't utter a sound without Towns blazing a trail to her to see how she can help her. And the way she talks to her is the sweetest thing in the world. My favorite part of the day is when they wake up in the morning. Usually Cate is awake well before Towns is, but the first thought that comes to her mind is her sister. She wants to know where she is and if she's up so she can go tell her good morning. It's too adorable for words. I can hardly wait until they're old enough to play together and enjoy each other even more than they do now. Of course, with Towns being hard headed and strong willed by nature and Cate being quite the drama queen, I'm sure they'll be pulling each others hair out eventually. But at the end of the day I can live with that knowing that they'll always have each other....hair pulling and all! And what makes it all even better is that Towns and Cate have their big sister Bethany. She's so good with both of them and they love her to pieces. Bethany's got Towns wrapped around her little finger, and I'm quite sure Cate isn't too far behind!

Dare Devils

So there's not much explaining I can do here. The videos speak for themselves....but I'll give you a little background before you think I've completely lost my mind letting my child be so daring! After all, she's just 2 years old and most moms I know wouldn't dare let their children do half of what she's done in her short little lifetime (that's a whole other post in itself). Across the street from our church are the best hills EVER for sliding down on cardboard boxes. In front of the old bank building (at least that's what I think it was...Jess, correct me if I'm wrong) is the neatest little area with hills and a great sidewalk that makes the perfect "interstate" as Towns calls it for her to ride her Barbie Jeep on. We discovered it last winter and kept it pretty reasonable....making the kids sit on their rears while sliding down, not pushing them down too fast, etc. Not this year! This is what happens when Mama stays home with the baby (it was FREEZING, see pics below) and Daddy is in charge of Saturday afternoon entertainment!

Here are a few pics from the event, too...

Go Charter - It's Your Birthday - Go Charter

I say these words as I want to do the annoying dance that goes along with them. You know, the dorky one you do if you want to embarass yourself and the people around you. The reason for the song and dance is because MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN REBORN!! After 3 weeks of torture and countless hours on the phone with the (ever so unhelpful) customer service departments of Dell and Charter, J finally decided he'd take on the task of fixing it himself and diagnosed the problem as being a broken modem. Which you'd think Charter would have recognized after two service calls. Never knew my husband was technologically inclined, but I'm most thankful for it! Now the only thing left on my list of things to remedy is my destroyed cell phone. Destroyed thanks to being dropped in the toilet. Can you imagine life with no internet or cell phone?! Talk about feeling disconnected from the outside world. (However, it's amazing how much more I accomplished around the house with no temptation of sitting down to the internet.) It feels good to be back, that's for sure! Let the blogging begin (again)....

Geek Squad to the Rescue

Well, it's official. I'm GOING CRAZY!!! My computer is fried and the internet isn't working. I really didn't realize how dependent I am on the www, but now it's very apparent that I'm a hopeless addict. With all that's going on in our house on a daily basis, I have very little (if any) time to call my own. But when I do get that short break I make a beeline for the computer. It's my escape into someone else's world being I'm pathetically engrossed in everyone's blogs. Not that I want to escape my own life, it's not that at all, but it is nice to forget things for a sec and become enthralled in all of y'alls stories and pictures and whatnot. Anyway, I've spent a total of five hours in the past two days on the phone with Charter AND Dell trying to resolve my ailing computer. But no such luck. So now I've sunk to an all time low and have come to the library to get my internet fix. How sad am I?! Hopefully we'll be back up and running ASAP, but until then I'll be a familiar face around the Decatur Public Library....

Oh, and CONGRATS to Ginny and Hunter....they just found out their bambino is a little BOY!!! "Jr." (his name until a proper one is selected) will be making his grand entrance into a sweet and loving family, that's for sure! What a blessed little boy already! I know his grandparents can't wait (to spoil him rotten)! When Towns was born and I went home to Andalusia for the first time, David and Nancy (Ginny's parents) each took turns on their lunch hour to come to my parents' house and hold her. For a SOLID HOUR. They're pretty serious about this baby thing and have begged for a grandchild, so I'm thrilled that Ginny and Hunter are giving them what they've wished for! :)

A Happy 3 Months!

HAPPY 3 MONTH BIRTHDAY, CATE!

(Almost 2 weeks late!)

Just as the title of this one says, it's been a very happy 3 months since we've had this new person living with us! She's such a sweetie and we're so thankful we got her here without major complications (a story for another day). She's already brought us so much joy in the 14 short weeks, which have flown by way too quickly! I think we've got a little genius on our hands. At 3 months she's almost mastered sitting up and will scoot across the floor like a little inchworm. It's THE cutest thing ever! She smiles and laughs all the time which puts me in the best mood! I've gone a little picture happy here...bear with me! :)

These are all of her sitting up with her Boppy around her (she still leans a little so she needs a little help every now and then). She's such a little ham for the camera!

These both were taken last Sunday after church. I find myself taking pictures of her in all her pretty outfits because I want to always remember how sweet she looks in them. Sorry for the picture that's a little off center! I'm not a pro by any means!

These pictures are all a product of Towns' handy work. The first two are from New Year's Day when she thought Cate needed a tutu since it was a festive holiday. And surprisingly enough, Cate didn't mind it.

The last picture here was when Towns tried putting her sunglasses on her sister and that, on the other hand, did NOT go over very well.

These pics were of her first trip to the park in our neighborhood. We bundled her up and strolled over to let Towns and Bethany play. She was pretty excited about it to start with, but soon enough it put her to sleep!

The next few pictures are random ones I think are pretty sweet...

Christmas - Take 4

This one will be short and sweet. I'm about Christmased out after all this! :) My Dad and his girlfriend Laura came up the day before New Year's Eve to do our Christmas together. We usually end up in Childersburg to see my grandmother and all the extended family, but we kept it simple this year. We layed low until New Year's Day when they had to head back to Dothan. We watched the Alabama game that Sunday night (Jonathan and my Dad are avid Alabama fans, and Laura and I are Auburn Tigers all the way) and New Year's Eve we were glued to the Auburn Game (War Eagle, by the way!). Time with my Dad is always relaxing for me because he takes over and lets me have a little time to myself. Usually that translates into time to get things done that I usually don't have time to do. But, that's fine too! He's the most organized person on the planet (he'd probably kill me for this, but he numbers his socks with a Sharpie so they'll always match up!!!). And I really do have that Tubbs gene in me somewhere deep down, but it's SO hard to keep my house organized when a certain two year old who shall remain nameless is constantly pulling things out of her closet and off the shelves and putting them in special places where they don't belong! It's pretty funny because I can sense that it drives him crazy to be here in the midst of all the chaos and see how my house is a complete 180 from his. But then again, he lives alone so he's already one-upped me right there! He walked into Towns' room as soon as he got to our house and the first thing he said was "did anyone get hurt?" which left me puzzled. I didn't have a clue what he was talking about until he said "you know, when the bomb went off in here?"...such a comedian. Anyway, here are a few pictures from while they were here...

Pawpaw and Towns play with the Play-Doh she got for Christmas...

Laura's the official new best friend to Towns thanks to the Cheeto's. She'd eat Cheeto's for every meal if I'd let her...

Pawpaw engrossed in the Alabama game and holdind Cate while she takes a little snooze...

Pawpaw holding Cate up so she can look out the window (which is her favorite thing in the world to do)!