4th of July to Remember

We had an awesome 4th. Lollie came through Bham last Weds and picked Ellie, Greer, and I up, and we headed down to Atmore for the night. Then we woke up Thursday morning and headed to Orange Beach with Poppy, Thomas, and Momese. On Friday afternoon She She, Josh, and Daddy joined us. We stayed at Momese's beach house and had a wonderful time despite the oil! We were actually able to swim in the water and do a little boating!!

This is only the 2nd picture we've gotten of all 4 of us! It's so hard to find a time when we're all looking decent and when Greer is actually awake!

Greer had a great time and got to spend a lot of time with his Momese! He even slept through the night 3 out of the 5 nights we were down there! Woo hoo! We're keeping our fingers crossed that this is a new trend!

Momese's dog, Sally, loves giving Greer LOTS of kisses.
Ellie loved the hammock swings.

So sweet..E and Thomas.

She found this hat herself and even wore it down to the dock!

We were able to manage to get everyone dressed and out the door on Saturday night to our new favorite restaurant, Cobalt.

Ellie thought it was funny to stand up in her highchair and block Josh out of the picture!

The newlyweds....

I love that this place is so kid-friendly. My grandmother said she felt like if you didn't have a kid w/ you, you just weren't "in!"

After dinner the band started and guess who ran straight for the dancefloor! Lollie was a good sport. Lollie is Ellie's new favorite person! Probably because Ellie has figured out that she lets her get away with EVERYthing!!

Gettin' low...

We even made a trip over to G.G. Mama's to swim in her pool.

It's just not the 4th of July without watermelon!

Greer even got a little taste and loved it!

And I just couldn't resist adding this picture...Ellie helped Josh bathe his dog Bell...naked of course! She spends a LOT of time running around our yard and anywhere else she can naked! Any time she gets a little drop of water on her she can't stand it and strips down. I have heard from others and read that this is completely normal for her age and just have to laugh about it.

So sad that our fun weekend is over...back to reality!

2 Months Old!!!!

So I can't believe that my baby is already 2 months old! Time has really flown by this time, and I am soaking up every second with my little buddy.

Greer had his 8-week check up on Monday, and he did great. I think I had a harder time with the shots than he did. He weighed 14 lbs. 4 oz. which is somewhere in the 90th percentile, and he supposedly was 21 3/4 inches long which I think is WRONG since that is only in the 50th percentile, and I think that's what he was at 3 weeks if I remember correctly! I questioned the accuracy of his measurement, and then when I found out it was only in the 50th I knew it was wrong. Length is just so hard to measure when they're babies. We'll see where he falls at 4 months. We are really getting to a fun age because he's starting to smile a whole lot especially when he sees his sister. I mean his little eyes just light up when he sees her, and she is still so much in love with him! All she wants to do is give him kisses and love all over him. Its so funny because when we go places she always tells everyone, "This is my baby brother." She's still so proud, and the newness hasn't worn off yet thank goodness.

Greer at 9 weeks wearing his sweet outfit from Aunt A.K....

So Greer and I went into Ellie's room to get her up from her nap today, and I put him down in the crib with her. She immediately said, "Mama, we need to take a picture!" So I ran to get my camera. I mean, see the way he looks at her...priceless! (and yes, her hair looks like this every time she wakes up!)

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Here are some pics from our beach trip we took with Lollie. This was our 3rd annual week-and-a-half long beach trip that we take with Lollie. And we let a few other people come down for part of the time as well. She She, Josh, and Thomas came down the first weekend, and Poppy and Daddy made it down for the second weekend. This year we stayed in my grandmother's condo which is on the ground floor and made it so easy for walking right out to the pool and bay. It was a blast!

Ellie loves her Uncle Thomas so much. I found them watching tv together like this...so sweet...

This was at like 7 a.m. one morning, and it just cracked me up!

Uncle Josh w/ his babies...

She is doing great with her floaties!

She absolutely loved the beach (before the oil came in)...

We left shortly after this happened...she thought it was hilarious to throw sand ALL over me...I found it in my hair, in my ears, everywhere!

My best attempt at getting a picture with the both of them...

We had lunch at LuLu's one day...Ellie had fun in the gift shop!

Daddy came!

On our way back home we stopped by Maw Maw's house for a visit.

And got to see MeMe too!

Overall it was a great trip, and we are looking forward to going back for the 4th!

Father's Day Weekend

We had an awesome Father's Day weekend. Ellie got to go swimming 3 times! It started Friday evening with a family trip to the pool where we enjoyed some good bbq too! Saturday night Nancy, Chris, and Wesley came over to grill out, and Ellie and Wesley had a great time playing. Then today, Sunday, we went to church for the first time since Greer's arrival (when we picked E up from the nursery, she turned around to all of her little friends and shouted, "this is my baby brother!" it was so cute!), had a nice Father's Day lunch, and then met the Gammill's at the pool for Ellie to swim again! All I can say is that Greer has been an absolute angel baby over the past couple of weeks. He has really settled into a good routine and makes it so easy for us to get out and about. All 3 times we were at the pool over the weekend he slept the entire time. He even fell asleep in the swing this morning while we were all running around trying to get ready for church. I'm sure most of you are saying, "What's the big deal?" Well, it's a really big deal to me because my first baby was the total opposite, and it just makes me truly appreciate Greer's little laid-back personality! It's so nice to be able to take him anywhere and everywhere and not have to be on pins and needles the entire time worrying that he's going to have an outburst! We go for his 8-week check-up tomorrow, and I'm not looking forward to it...the shots just get to me every time!

Now, time to brag on the 2 best father's in my life (and 2 of Ellie's most favorite people in the world)! Daddy...you are the best Daddy to our children, and we are so truly thankful to have you in our lives!!

I wanted to get a picture of them together with their Daddy, but Greer was doing this during lunch so I didn't want to disturb him!

Ellie insisted on getting a picture with her brother anyway!

And, to the other Daddy in my life....we love and appreciate you SO much Poppy!!!!

And, for kicks, I decided to pull out some pics of Ellie at 8 weeks and compare them to Greer. Here's Greer at 8 weeks...

And here's Ellie (this was taken on Father's Day Sunday 2008)...

and so was this (it's funny because they're the exact same age for holidays, etc since their bdays are only 3 days apart)...

Think they look alike? I definitely think so...Greer's cheeks are just a little fuller than hers at this age.

I had to beg the little stinker to get in a pic with me!

More weekend fun...playing in the sandbox...

and having popsicles with Wesley!

Our summer is great so far! Life with 2 definitely has its challenges, but we are loving every minute of it! Rusty and I just started laughing tonight watching Ellie be the wild child that she is. She ran up to me when we got back from the pool, and said, "Mama, I need 40 dollars" as serious as could be. Then, as she was doing summer saults on the living room floor, she stood up and said, "That's hilarious," and put her little hand over her mouth and laughed. Never a dull moment!