Been Too Long…

Wow!  Has it really been 1 month since I last updated this thing?  No wonder some of you have been checking up on us and telling me to update the ‘ole blog.  Summer has just flown by and I am kind of sad to see this last week come to an end.  School starts up for us on Monday and while we are really excited to start that new chapter, I really do love the lazy days of summer. 

We decided that with all the oil craziness down at the Gulf that we would stay close to home this summer.  We have several trips planned for this fall + I am really trying to talk Josh into a weekend Disney getaway for Nate’s birthday.  The 3 of us are dying to go back!!  Anyway back to my original thought…  We never made it down to the beach this summer, which means we never got our annual family ocean shot so this will just have to do…

These outfits would have looked a lot cuter with the sand in our toes but we really enjoyed our “Staycation” down in Gordo this past weekend.  Caleb Davis and Emma Lee even decided to stay a tad bit longer, which means that I am getting lots of extra play time with Nate and Joy Lynn this week. 

Oh and 1 more random thought…  Don’t you just love the new blog header?  I saw all our shoes piled up the other day and an idea was born.  I am planning a long canvas of that one to go in our laundry room over the door.  Would love a cute saying to go with it.  Any ideas? 

Joy Lynn { six weeks }

She is 6 six weeks old now. 
Zoom.  It is going so very fast.

I feel like I am constantly in motion these days – always taking care of something or somebody; loving to hear Emma Lee say “Baby Joy whine, Mama”; tons of snuggling and adoring; finding time to do a little bit of housework around here in between the feedings and naps; watching my love grow for this precious baby girl as she literally grows right in front of my eyes; carting kids to and from doctor’s checkups (both theirs and mine); going grocery shopping or out for errands with just the right timing so that I can get back for another feeding; feeling so very blessed to have a very loving, involved husband (and a new baby that is fairly easy and mellow overall).  All of these are the current reality of my every day right now and the joys of having a newborn in our house again.

These are just a few things that Joy Lynn has been up to these past 2 weeks…

  

 

But most of the time, I just hang out and look cute…

 

Joy Lynn,

• Your cheeks grow in awesomeness every day.
• You also seem to just be “growing” in general.  You are so long and chubby (at least for my babies).  I love those rolls on your legs.  You are still in size 1 diapers and have recently moved up to 0-3 month clothes. 
• You survived your 1st trip to Gordo.  Just like your 2 big brothers and big sister, you were a completely different baby on this 1st trip.  I was so thankful to get back home and have my sweet, mellow baby girl back again. 
• Speaking of those sweet cheeks, you have been dealing with a bad case of infant acne.  My theory is that being out in the heat and that initial car ride to Gordo did it.  Despite the sun shades in the van, you were in the sun quite a bit on the trip.
• You are smiling more and more these days and did I hear a sweet coo?
• I believe those beautiful blue eyes are turning colors.  I think I see a hint of that Elmore Brown along the outer edges. 
• We are definitely getting into a schedule these days.  You slept 6 hours for the 1st time and you seem to prefer waking up at 3:47 am for your early morning breakfast. 
• Since you have turned 6 weeks olds, we are getting out more and more these days.  You made your debut at church and Mommy has enjoyed getting out of the house once again.

Tackle It Wednesday – Plan B

Well I had other plans for this afternoon but I had a sweet little request from Nate this morning to work on our “Mickey Mouse Scrapbook”, so how could I resist? 

So here we sit this afternoon working on our Disney World album…

We are sorting our photos, telling stories from our trip, and uploading them to order for our album.  It is a project that I have not gotten around too yet so I guess it will work for this week’s “Tackle It Wednesday” project. 

What project have you been putting off?