It's lonely in our neck of the woods. Mikey has been gone to Macon, GA since Saturday and will not be home until Thursday...I don't like it. So Mikey, if you are reading this, somehow, the boys and I hate this just as much as you do. They miss you at bedtime and in the afternoons when you usually come home from work. They ask are you going to be home tonight and I say not yet. We have been watching basketball at night after yo gabba gabba goes off because that is what they always do with you when you are home. I am so thankful that you are at a job where this is a rare occasion and not the norm. Not that we won't take full advantage of this nice paycheck on our beach vacation...but right now, it just stinks!



It really gives you a new appreciation for parents who do this all by themselves on a regular basis. The boys have been perfect angels...of course...but still, it's just a lot to handle. And I can't imagine this being forever(and God-willing, it never will be). But anyways honey, sugar pie, light of my life, we love you and miss you dearly---and I am seriously counting down the nights alone in my bed until you come back home. When you are gone I realize how lucky we are to have you! I need you back and the boys do too! WE LOVE YOU!!


---side note--- no, Mikey does not drive an 18-wheeler, he works for Alabama Power but if you know Mikey, then you know this song couldn't be more appropriate while he's away! Turn up your volume and enjoy!

I can't even believe I am complaining about this, but it is 80+ degrees outside and I am in a newborn nursery that is approximately 400 square feet with 14 babies, 2 doctors, 3 nurses, a nursing assistant, and a secretary and our air conditioning isn't working!!! It is sweltering and I feel like there should be steam rising off of me! We are on the fourth floor so imagine all the heat that is rising from below. It's all I can think about. I don't actually even mind the heat...that's when I am at home and in shorts and a tank top or even better yet, in the yard, in my bathing suit by the kiddie pool which is where we spent all weekend. But when I am stuck in this sauna, in my scrub pants, tank top, scrub top, socks and tennis shoes (which is the worst part b/c my feet can't breathe) it is almost to the point of unbearable. So all of you sitting at your desks or at home in a wonderful cooling air conditioner think of me... 5 months pregnant, and packed in here with screaming babies and say a little prayer b/c as the temperature rises outside, the trend will follow in here. Even worse, think of my poor husband or dad who works outside all day everyday...maybe I'll stop complaining now.

i believe in you!

With the lazy days of summer fast approaching, I thought this song would put everyone in the right mood to read my blog for the next few weeks. So turn up the volume and enjoy!

--Update--

The reason this song reminds me of summer is because it is so slow and easy. It just makes me want to sit out in the swing and watch the boys play in the sprinkler, or even better, lay out at the pool while they swim.

on a side note, if you have small children, you MUST buy one of these floats for them. Seriously! Best Pool accessory we ever purchased, and trust me we have tried a lot of them. They can be found on Amazon.com, or you can just google them. They are call Stearn's Puddle Jumpers. They don't use any air so you don't have to worry about them popping. They snap in the back and are sizeable. They really do keep the kids from floating face down(if god forbid, that ever happened).

And they are made really well so it should last you a while. Happy Swimming!

Precious

These handsome men just couldn't go without mention.

I think this may be the best picture of Sam that I've ever taken. Or that's been taken period. I just want to squeeze him. Maybe I'll enter this into some kinda contest or something. Anyone know of any good ones?

Huett is equally as handsome, but in a different way. And he's a little harder to catch a good picture of, but I think this is a pretty good one.

These are just some random pictures that I thought were too cute to go unnoticed.

I think this is the sweetest picture of him. His hands are almost as big as his face.

Huett was sneaking a kiss

So Sam had to have one too.

Did I say the other pic was the cutest? This one puts up a good fight!!
Did I mention that my new camera is the best thing I have bought in a long time and totally worth the money.

Sweet tiny little baby hands!

Easter

Happy Easter! These are our family Easter pics.

The boys were handsome little men but Sam had an accident in his khakis before we could take pics. That is why he is in shorts. I think I need to take some lessons in posing a picture because I don't know what in the world made me think I needed to sit my big self next to these 2 tiny boys and let Mikey's big tail hide out behind us. I look like a giant.

Here is a picture of Chad and Jenny and Teagan!

I believe this is the first pic of mom and dad with all of the grandkids since Archer was born. It turned out pretty good.

Sam abandoned the egg hunt to play with this frog.

Ava and Archer. So cute.

By the time we met up with Mikey's family, we were all worn out and in our play clothes. I'm gonna take some pictures with them soon so that you all can see the other side of our family too.

So Mikey and I explained the Easter Bunny to Huett and Sam. Huett didn't like the idea of the Easter Bunny coming into our house. He kept on asking me about it so I told him that I would lock the door and leave a note outside telling the easter bunny to leave their surprises on the porch. He is still asking me a week later if the easter bunny came in our house. For some reason that really freaked him out.

Archer had tons of visitors. First and foremost, his big sister Ava.

She wasn't exactly sure what to think of him at first.

but soon thereafter, she warmed right up. At one point we asked her if she wanted to hold him and she said yes, so she went and washed her hands and climbed up in her chair and said,

"Gimme that sweetheart!" It was so funny and sweet.

Huett and Sam were very hands-on right off the bat. Huett is very gentle and probably pays more attention to Archer than the other kids. He loves babies. Sam is just a little too rough for my comfort level, but he does good. Our baby better watch out!

Huett thought this was really exciting! A few seconds later he was helping to give him his pacifier when Sam stole it and put in his mouth just like it was his paci. Maybe now would be a good time to take away his pacifier.

Sam looks really mischevious in this picture. He does come by it honest, however. For those of you who didn't know, I was voted most mischevious in my nursing class. Try not to be jealous!! haha

Notice the roughness that is about to take place in this picture... oops!

Teagan was another very important visitor. She wasn't the baby for long. She had to come meet her new baby cousin! Look at those big girl teeth!

Ava is loving on what she refers to as The best baby brother in the whole wide world.

Aunt Jenny (who has never graced the pages of my blog until now) came to visit too! She looks natural with a baby boy doesn't she...hmmmm maybe this is a sign from the future!