Some Family Pictures

Grandy getting his hundred kisses.Great Grandparents! Grady and Caroline are so blessed to have lots of great grandparents around to grow up with.

Proud daddy with his little girl.

Sweet Caroline (Caro"lion")

Our baby girl decided she didn't want an April 19th birthday as planned so she took matters into her own hands...poor Dale got a text telling him to come to the hospital after a short 2 hours at his new job. Grady giving his new sister a curious look. His first question was "What does a Caro"lion" do?" "ROAAARRR". He has since called her Caro"giraffe", Caro"tiger" and Caro"monkey".

and enjoying the first time holding her. This is before the gravity of his new life at home hit him.

Don't ever let a 3 year old get up on your hospital bed after surgery. He is more than likely responsible for a number of pain pills I had to take that day.

Nana telling Caroline about all the shopping trips that are in her future. Watch out Grandy!

And the important stats:

Born at 2:18 p.m. on April 11

Weight- 5 pounds 2 ounces

Length- 18 1/2 inches

First Bath

And All Was Right With The World...

There is nothing like a Sunday morning boat ride and a fishing lesson for Grady. His life jacket strap perfectly covers his little butt that is trying to peek out.

When did I get so big? Only 2 weeks left until baby sister is here! I went for a run Saturday but that obviously didn't help things along...

Potty Training By The Pool

This is how Grady spent the day at Nana and Grandy's while we were all inside working.

Gross...

You never know what will stick out in a kids mind but a few months back, Dale saw Grady pick his nose and said "gross" really loud. Now he thinks it is hilarious and calls our name then sticks his finger up there just to be funny.

Grady and Ellison

Feeding The Quack Quacks

Welcome To The Family!!!!

Our 2 newest family members who made their home by Grady's bed are Monster and Toy Story 3. Monster is the purple one and Toy Story 3 is the red one and Grady will make sure to keep you straight on that!

He Still Loves To Fly

Almost two years have passed since Grady learned this trick, and he still can't get enough!

Mini Al Bundy

No More Scratchy Kisses

This may be the last photo you see of the bearded Dale for the year...he shaved!

Birthday Boy!

The camera was set on manual focus for all the present opening so of course nothing is focused. He had a blast though, tearing the paper off was the best part. Pop and Gigi actually gave him a kids cell phone so that he can call whenever he wants. I have a feeling we will get a call from day care one day when he sneaks it in his backpack and gets caught with it! The cake slid right off the platter and flipped upside down before we could even do candles so no pictures of that either! It tasted great though which is really all that counts.

And just like that, my baby turned 3. I can't believe how fast these 3 years have flown by!

Needed: Potty Tips

We've got the #1 part down, its just the #2 that doesn't want to cooperate. You would think a whole box of doughnuts would do the trick but it didn't.

January Snow

This one made me glad that we live in the south...we couldn't go anywhere for 3 days and I really thought I was going to go crazy. It was so cold and would not melt...Dale made another great snowman: A little advice though, if you have dogs, don't make your snowman's face out of candy.

Grady is not the biggest fan of cold weather. He takes after his mommy. Dewars on the other hand couldn't get enough. He even went in the lake during all of this!

I made the poor decision to park in the front to unload groceries the night before the snow. Even with 4 wheel drive it took Dale some maneuvering to get us moving.

Grady testing the snow...

and testing out Daddy's best idea for a sled. 5 minutes later he was sitting by the fire with me while Dale experimented with other sled ideas.