Caroline's 1st Birthday Bash!!

Sarah H. and her precious little girl Ceci.

All the kiddos playing in the playroom, Miss Sandra is in heaven with all the babies :)

Madison (Miss Sandra's granddaughter)

Madison playing, I think she likes balls as much as Caroline.

Caroline always needs at least two to three things in her hands.

Madison Hartsfield, look at those eyes!!

Graham, Mia and Caroline fascinated by the balls.

Handsome Graham just hanging out :)

I think Mia wants to take off and get Graham.

Susan, Allyson and Greg Kerr

Susan knew exactly where Caroline was headed, you always have to be one step ahead.

My precious baby and hubby!! Yes, Caroline got two injuries before her party. The one on her eye, she slipped and hit her eye on the corner of our dresser. Poor girl, it never turned black, just a yellow bruise.

Common picture with balls in both of Caroline's hands.

Setler loved the slip-n-slide

Ceci and Mallory playing in the pool.

Miss Sandra and her pretty granddaughter Madison. Sandra is like family to us. She takes care of Caroline anytime we need her :)

Ceci going down the slide.

Madison and Setler having a blast.

Mommy and Caroline getting ready for the cake smash.

Caroline loved all of her balloons.

The only family picture we managed to get all day.

Caroline did not go crazy with her cake, but it was much better than the photo session the weekend before. Slowly decided to put her finger in.

Giving mommy a piece. I secretly got strawberry cream cheese icing, so if any was leftover it was all mine :)

Still not sure about the icing.

Finally, trying it out.

I think I like my cake!!

Giving mommy some yummy icing.

Aunt Dorothy telling Caroline bye, bye!!

But, wait Aunt Dorothy, I have something for you!! So sweet!! This is my dad's sister. I wish my dad could see this picture, he would LOVE it!!

Madison, Luke and Caroline playing in the pool. Yes, Caroline only has on her swim diaper, I had to hose her down after the cake and she was too excited to wait for me to put on her swimsuit, so she stayed in her swim diaper.

Madison and Caroline having so much fun.

Carson and Cameron really wanted Caroline to open their present before they left. She loved it!! Carson and Cameron are 10.5 months apart, I am sure I will call Courtney many times asking how she ever raised two babies so close together.

Cameron telling David a story.

All of Caroline's presents.

Opening her present from Setler.

She loved her tea set. Thanks Madison!!

Another favorite her dump and fill wagon. Thanks Aunt Joyce and Uncle Danny!!

Birthday banner that my sister and I made for Caroline, each year I want to add a candle :)

Aunt Sarah, she was behind the scenes helping so much with the party. Also, I will have to post the most adorable dress that she made for Caroline. I sure hope Caroline gets her Aunt Sarah's creativity.

I love my Uncle Jason!! My brother loves his niece so much!!

Whew, the party is over and we are all so tired, but what a fun day!!

It seems a little surreal to be posting a blog about Caroline's 1st birthday party. We had such a wonderful time, I am not going to say it went smoothly at all times, there were some hectic times. We are so thankful for our wonderful family and friends, the birthday party would not have been so much fun without everyone. David set up a water wonderland in the backyard with slip-n-slides, kiddie pools (big and small) and even a bubble blowing machine. I worked on getting everything set up on the inside. We had to wake Caroline up from her nap, but she was an angel the whole time. She loves excitement and being around a lot of people, so I think she forgot how tired she was. We did barbecue for everyone including all the sides (thanks Mom for all the help of getting that together). Instead of a cake this year, I decided to do cupcakes from Mickey's and they turned out great. Also, I want to thank Jason and Sarah for all their help. Jason was the master of the grill with the hot dogs. There would not of been any pictures taken if Sarah didn't take them. By the time, we got around to opening presents, it was close to 8pm and Caroline was very tired and all the guests had left, so we decided to postpone that and let her do it at a better time. She had so much fun opening all her presents and got so many fun things. My brother insisted she open his present before he left and how I wished I would of videotaped it. I have never seen Caroline so excited about her Dora doll. It is the night night one and her eyes blink and Caroline went crazy over it. She is constantly rocking it and saying "sshhh". Thanks everyone for letting Caroline know how loved she is and for making her 1st birthday one we will never forget :)

Someone is very attached to a little something...

Caroline has become very attached to her blanky. It just started happening around 7-8 months and it seems to be getting more and more everyday. When she gets out of her crib, she will literally reach out of my arms and dive in for the blanket. I do have a back up in case we ever lost that one. It took me forever to track the same one down. I took these yesterday before we headed out to do a little shopping.

P.S. I promise Birthday Party pics coming soon. I know that post is going to take me awhile, so I think I am putting it off until I know I have a good time slot to work on it.

Caroline's new high chair

I know she is a little old to be getting a new high chair, but I found this and I couldn't resist. Plus, Corbin will get lots of use out of it in about six months. It matches our kitchen and the great thing is it can be lowered to fit at our nook table. We always put her other one back in the dining room after Caroline would eat. It wasn't a pain, but I would like something that can stay in the kitchen and not take up too much room. It is so funny the things I get excited about it. All you mommies with older children, how long did your little one stay in a high chair? If Caroline isn't ready for a booster seat by the time Corbin needs a high chair, I guess I will have to get him a matching one :)

Walking video!!

Caroline is walking everywhere!! She hasn't crawled since Saturday. We took this video on Sunday and she was so tired, so she was all over the place. I am also testing this video from our new camera and I am not thrilled with it at all. I think my old digital took better ones. Let me know if you all recommend a good small digital camera. We have a great Nikon point and shoot, but I wanted a new smaller one to carry in my purse, diaper bag, etc.

Caroline loves her new red wagon!!

My mom got Caroline a new red wagon for her birthday!! She loves it. It will be perfect to take Caroline and Corbin for lots of walks in the future. I also see lots of zoo trips :) Thanks Grandma!!

How sweet is this!!??

I have Caroline and Corbin's outfits all ready for the hospital!! I can't wait for Caroline to meet her baby brother :)

Caroline's Birthday Slideshow!!

Caroline had a wonderful party this Saturday with family and friends. I promise to post all the pictures soon. But, in the meantime here is the slideshow that we played at her party :)

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HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL!!

Dear Caroline,

Mommy can't believe you are ONE today!! You entered the world on July 7th, 2008 weighing 6 pounds 14 oz, a day that I will never forget. The first few months were very sleepless in our house, but everyone kept telling me to "enjoy the time while you are small, it will go by too fast". I must say it went by way faster than I can ever imagine. You have made so many accomplishments your first year. You learned to smile, roll over all different ways, sit up, scoot everywhere, crawl and now you are finally starting to walk. You have six teeth and I have to admit you were a very good girl with those teeth coming in. You are talking so much and trying to repeat so many things that mommy and daddy say!!! Your favorite phrase is "wats at", which we think you mean "what's that" because you always point to whatever it is when you say it. You are getting into everything. I love spending all day with you getting to see you laugh and play as you explore all the new things around you. You have brought us so many smile and happiness and of course worries and some fears this first year. I will always pray that God will keep you healthy and safe for many years, Caroline. Happy Birthday Caroline and many more to follow. You are my world and I love you to the moon and back :)

Love,

Mommy

36-week belly pics

I had my 36-week check up yesterday and everything is looking great. Corbin is getting bigger everyday. My doctor said he only needed one more week and labor could start anytime and he would be comfortable with that :) So, the countdown is officially on.

Fun afternoon swimming!!

I was still getting used to the water, it was chilly!!
Caroline relaxing on the way home after swimming.

We went to my brother-in-law's parents house on Friday afternoon swimming. Caroline LOVES the water. I wish I would of gotten some pictures of her jumping off the edge. David would stand her up on the edge and she would jump to him. She has zero fear of water, which is good and bad. I think she will start swimming lessons in the spring for sure.

Some random 11-month pics!!

Here are a couple of 11-month pictures that I wanted to post. Caroline and I were headed out to go shopping one afternoon. The only way I can remotely get her to sit still is hand her a book. I can't believe these are the last pictures of your 11th month. I am still trying to soak in that you will be ONE on Tuesday, gasp!!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe July 4th!!

Lots of time at Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jason's!!

I love my Aunt Sarah so much!!

I think Caroline wore Roxy out, she loves that dog.

This is my daddy's serious face, it seriously amazes me how much she looks like David.

She will only use her walker while she is outside, she will throw a fit if we put her in it inside.

Loving on Uncle Jason

Pointing to Elmo's nose, she is obesses with everything and everyone's nose.

Sorry, I had to do a pit picture Uncle Jason, but I love this one and it shows Caroline's top teeth :)

Caroline took a mini-vacation to her Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jason's last week. David and I took Caroline to stay the night last Saturday night and we didn't pick Caroline up until Tuesday night. None of us expected her to stay that long. But, Sarah is on a vacation from school and each time we talked, she asked if she could keep Caroline a little longer. I didn't argue one bit, since I am very uncomfortable in this part of my pregnancy and David and I got a ton of stuff done without being on a nap schedule, etc. We MISSED her so much, but it helped to know that she was having an absolute blast with Uncle Jason and Aunt Sarah. I think she eats and sleeps better for my sister. Jason and Sarah you will never know how much David and I appreciate you taking care of our sweet Caroline. I enjoyed the rest and getting some things caught up. Caroline is very lucky to have such a wonderful aunt and uncle in her life. I was teasing my sister, but it is probably going to be so true, when Caroline is older, she is going to call her constantly wanting to go over and have a sleepover. Caroline truly loves them so much already and that will only grow day by day :)