Summer is here!

Popsicles, slip&slides, home-made ice cream, grilling hamburgers and hotdogs, hanging out on warm summer nights with friends...summer has officially begun. Emma's last day of school was last week. All of our YL seniors have graduated. We're anxiously awaiting summer church programs to begin. Going swimming at friends' houses. Getting ready to take our first swimming lessons. Realizing that 90 degree days are getting here much quicker than we hoped. Summer is here!

A Weekend Without Kids!

For the first time in over a year, Brad and I went out of town without kids. It was only for one night, but it was great to just get away and be together. We went to a Braves game, went out in Buckhead, ate a good meal, spent hours at IKEA and spent some good time with good friends.
As hard as it is to leave kids at home, it was much needed..and we have to do it again soon!

Our little monkey

Over a week ago Liam fell out of the buggy at Lowe's onto the concrete floor. It happened in a matter of seconds. I leaned over to get the diaper bag and stood up just in time to see him flipping out of the buggy. I grabbed him immediately and checked everywhere to make sure he was OK. He cried for a few minutes, but once I got him outside and sat him on a riding lawnmower he was fine.
Then last Monday I felt a strange squishy spot on his head. I took him to the doctor and was told that it was a large hematoma that had developed from the fall. We were then sent to the hospital for some x-rays and found out that Liam has a skull fracture.
Friday we went for a CT Scan to see if anything else had happened. Thankfully, the doctor called Friday night to tell us that there is no internal bleeding. He just has a skull fracture.
It feels very strange to say that our 1 year old "just has a skull fracture". But I am thankful that that is all that it is. The doctor says that it should heal itself and we will have more x-rays done in 4-6 weeks to make sure it is healing properly.
Needless to say it was a fairly stressful week. It is always so scary to think about something happening to your children. And you realize how little control you have over all of it. Our only peace came from just knowing that the Lord was in complete control and that He would take care of us...and Liam.
Now we've just got to keep Liam from having any more big falls...which feels a little impossible with a 1 year old that has just learned to walk. He falls at least 20 times a day. So, once again, we are trusting that the Lord will take care of Liam and everything will heal exactly the way it is supposed to....and hopefully Liam will lose his desire to climb on everything in sight, as well.

Yummy!

Liam ate his first dirt last week. Scared me at first cause I thought he'd eaten poop. Didn't seem to bother him one bit!

Liam's first playdate!

One of our good friends came down last week with her daughter Mary Kate. She is about one week older than Liam. It was Liam's first official playdate. They had so much fun. It was so good to get to see them and hope we get to play again soon.

Happy 1st Birthday, Liam!

Liam turned 1 on Saturday!! Where has the last year gone? It has flown by. It feels like we say that all of the time, but I truly do mean it. I think it has gone by so much quicker with Liam that it did with Emma.
He is walking everywhere and climbing on everything. He thinks his big sister is the funniest person in the world. I love watching them play and giggle together. He brings us so much joy every single day.
Sometimes I wish I could just freeze time. They are both at such precious ages. I hope we can treasure each moment and life doesn't just pass us by...I saw a saying recently that I loved "There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise". Sometimes I wish my kids were quieter or that I had more "me" time, but I wouldn't trade my life for anything in the world. I am so blessed!! And so thankful for our little Liam. "happy birthday buddy"..as emma would say.

Spring Break!!

Spring Break has sure changed a lot. All of our high school friends just got back from Panama City Beach. That's where I spent Spring Break from 5th-12th grade. If you've ever been to PCB, you know what it's like down there...and i'm very thankful that i came back every year in one piece (and very glad all of our high school friends made it home safe, as well).
Well, life has changed a lot since high school and so has spring break..and i can honestly say that i am so thankful for that. we just got home from an extremely fun trip to the lake. emma had so much fun playing in the sand and water...and liam loved eating sticks and dirt. and it was so nice to just relax and be together. there's just something about getting out of town and spending time together as a family with no agenda, no TV, no cell phones, nowhere to go and nothing to do. I'm thankful we were able to do that...and i'm mostly thankful that there is an amazing Lord who has so changed my life from those spring breaks in high school.