3 months old!

Ready for church


Sweet Cheeks


Daddy's Boy


Ready for church again!



Watching tv with Daddy

Tummy Time

Hanging with the girls

Sweet girls!

I love Johnny Jumper!

I have grown!

Big Boy

3rd Month Highlights

• You found your hands and love to clasp them together, grab at things, and put them in your mouth-we have caught the thumb in your mouth a time or two
• You love lights and ceiling fans
• You can hold your head up so well and sitting on your own in just a matter of time
• You are much more content and take several long naps throughout the day
• You enjoy your days with Mimmie- you read books, go on walks, and have lunch dates with Mimmie's friends
• You enjoy your days at home with Mommy-you make craft projects, take pictures, read books, and go to the park
• You enjoy Mondays with Daddy- we aren't sure what you two do all day but you always seem very happy when I get home-I bet you watch Daddy's shows with him
• You get up 1-2 a night and eat very quickly and then go right back to sleep
• You are so good in church-you love the music and then go to Sunday School with Mimmie and Poppa while Mommy and Daddy teach Sunday School
• You had your 3 month pictures taken
• You are looking forward to a trip to the Pumpkin Patch with Lake and Blaze, Aunt Tay and Uncle Chase coming home to visit, and a trip to Lexingto to see them for family weekend and to your first UK football game

Still Here...

We are still here! I was going to do a good update with pictures but I left my camera with the Boones on accident so I can't upload any pictures!

Last week was my first full week at work (3 days)and it went ok. I sure do miss Deacon but we have lots of cuddle time when I get home. I don't usually put him down when I get home from work. If I have to work I guess I have the perfect set-up.

We spent Friday night with Jill and Jackson doing craft projects. Amelia was at BBQ on the river with her grandparents. It was a perfect night because I got to bring Deacon along. I have spent so much time with Jill when Derek is at work. It's always been me, her, J and A so it was nice to bring a kid of my own. He is my dream come true!

I have a conference to go to next weekend in Nashville which I'm not looking forward to so I will be glad at this time next week when that is behind me!

A better post with pictures to follow when I get my camera back.

We are surviving!

Deacon and I survived our first week of work. He handled it much better than I did. I will admit that the thought of going back to work was much worse than actually going back. Once I got to work I was back in the swing of the things in no time. I know that I made the right decision to continue working. I treasure the days I get to spend at home with Deacon. I love how his face lights up when he see me at the end of the day. It's the perfect schedule for our family.

Tay has been home this weekend and we have had fun with her. Amelia and Jackson had soccer games on Saturday and Deacon had a blast. He has grown up so much in the last week. Derek is working a weird shift and we are enjoying supper together every night. Derek is keeping Deacon tommorow so that should be fun.

Here are a couple pictures from my cell phone. I will upload our camera pictures later.

Long Overdue!

We have had a busy week and a half which is why there has been a lack of updates. We are doing really good here and Deacon is becoming more interactive everyday. We have been blessed to have Uncle Daniel, Aunt Chelsea, and Kye visiting so we have been hanging out with them. This post is full of pictures!

Deacon cheesing before Gunner's Tree Planting


Gunner was a dear friend of ours who lost his battle with DIPG brain tumor in Oct 2008. We celebrated his birthday by attending a tree planting in his honor. The park in our town lost several trees in the ice storm and they replaced 2 trees in honor of his life and in celebration of his 10th birthday. We loved Gunner very much and rejoice in the fact that he is healed! What a birthday he must have had in heaven! We tell Deacon of him often and know that he would have loved him.


Deacon helping pour soil over the roots.


Deacon had fun playing at the park.

Gunner's parents have started a foundation in his memory. There were carnival games at the tree planting to raise money for his cause. Amelia got her face painted and they both played lots of games. We had fun spending the morning with Aunt Tay, Aunt Jill, Uncle Michael, Jackson and Amelia. All of our church friends were there too! Daddy worked late so we missed him!

I love these kids!

The fun day wore the boy out!

Mimmie bought Deacon some new books which he thought were hilarious.

We spent some time with Derek's family at Grandma Clara's. They were all in to visit Aunt Christine who is in the hospital. Deacon loved meeting everyone!

Sunday was very special to us because Derek and Deacon were baptized. I was baptized on the same day as my dad so it was neat they did it together as well. We look forward to raising Deacon to be a good Christian man.

We took Deacon to the lake on Sunday and Monday...he loved it!

Cool dude even with his wub in his mouth

That night we had a fish fry at Mimmie and Poppa's -Deac loved hanging with Uncle Chase and Aunt Tay

Daddy making smores-Pawpa and Mawma had never had smores so we fixed them right up!

Tired boy-he had a full weekend!

Hanging on the lake with Aunt Tay

Worn out from all this fun!

Sweet cousin Kye! He is on the move and hard to photograph-getting one of the boys together is next to impossible.

I'm returning back to work Tuesday. I have loved spending the past 12 weeks at home with my sweet baby. However, I love my job and feel that God called me to be a Speech Pathologist. I have never dreaded going to work even when I was very pregnant and uncomfortable. I dread leaving him but I am excited to see my girls and my patients. I am blessed to be able to work 3 days a week so I will still have lots of time with Deacon. I would appreciate any prayers you can send our way as I transition back to work. Deacon will be in great hands with Mimmie and Daddy. I'm hoping that Tuesday will not be as hard as I'm expecting.

Have a great week!

Great is thy Faithfulness

I haven't done much updating this week because Deacon and I have been spending alot of time at church getting ready for the new Sunday school program. I am going to start teaching K-2nd grade this Sunday as we start a new sunday schools curriculum called 252. I am so excited about being a teacher and I know that the good Lord called me to do this. We had a meeting with the entire church a couple weeks ago about the new sunday school program and Jason, the children's coordinator, mentioned that the K-2nd graders needed a teacher. I instantly knew that God was saving that class for me. Those kids are near and dear to my heart and I know that we will learn so much together. I volunteered immediately after the meeting. In Luke, it tells us that for everyone who has been given much-much will be demanded. God has blessed us more this year than we deserve. He is blessing me with being able to work part-time and also with allowing my mom a job where she can keep Deacon for me. I think this was all in preparation for me to take this class as I will have a couple days off during the week to prepare my lessons.

Our church is doing really big things right now. We have started a parenting class which goes hand in hand with the sunday school program. It is teaching us that it takes a church to raise a child. This couldn't be more true. You know how important our church family is to us. Tonight I was at the church painting and Deacon got fussy so some of the older ladies took him down with them to finish preparing our dinner and then after the parenting class, Uncle Michael and Aunt Jill took him so we could paint some more. I am so glad that Deacon has such positive influences in his life and so many people who love him to pieces. I look forward to continuing to grow as a church family.

Please pray for me this Sunday and in the coming weeks as I start a new chapter in my life as a sunday school teacher. I know that God gave me a deep love for all children and I hope that I can use that for his glory!