Welcome Back...

Thanks to Gustav we had to evacuate for a week. Luckily, we had no major damage..just no power for almost 5 days. Needless to say, me and the kids stayed in Tennessee. On a brighter note, my sister Kaylee welcomed their second baby into the world on Thursday.

Welcome to the world Rylan Gabriel...a whopping 8lbs 11ounces. Isn't he just the cutest thing?

He is just so big....and has tons of hair:

I am sure Kaylee appreciates me putting her son on the blog in all his glory..but naked babies are so precious. Anyway, Congrats Kaylee...now go get some sleep!

Whistle....

Isabella does this cute thing where she puts her lips together like she is going to whistle. I just had to get it on camera...take a look:

She is 6 1/2 months now. At her six month check up she weighed 18 1/2 pounds. She babbles all the time. I can not believe how fast time is going by.

It's the most wonderful time of the year....

It is that time of year again...yes BACK TO SCHOOL time. Ya know that day were parents across the globe shout from the rooftops: woo hoo!!! We are FREE AT LAST...THANK GOD ALMIGHTY WE ARE FREE AT LAST! Ok, so maybe that was a little over the top. To tell the truth..I do sort of miss them when they are gone. Notice I said "sort of." hahahaha. I do love my babies. That is what they always will be...my babies. here are some back to school pics to see how each child felt about going back to school:

miss chatty cathy here loves the idea for going back to school. She gets to socialize. Notice the Hannah Montana in the background.

It is another story for my little man:

yeah... he could care less. There is no Wii in 1st grade.

You want to see what isabella did while they were gone??:

enough said!!!

my little diva...

Ever since Isabella was born, Abigail has been a big help. She helps us probably more than the law allows. MOST of the time she does not complain, so we decided to give her a special treat. Abigail and a couple of her friends got to be "Diva's". They got their hair and make-up done. They had their fingernails painted, and was able to make their very own lip-gloss. They also got to sing and dance on a stage with a disco-ball. They had a blast.

Getting her hair done:

Hanging out onstage:

making lip gloss:

hanging with friends:

Finally the dancing:

They finally ended the day watching the Hannah Montana concert on the Disney Channel. I think she had a great day! I think she deserved it.

Thanks TeamVictory!!!

Isabella just tried out her new walker given to her by the Victory family. She loves it. She can only go backwards..but she likes it! i thought i would post a couple of pics and a short video of her first day in the walker.

Strange creatures....

ok, so maybe these are not "strange creatures", but we did catch a baby stingray and tons of jellyfish out of the ocean. As tradition states...we must take these creatures out of their home and bury them in the sand. the baby pic is just to try and show you how much hair my baby girl is losing. she had SO MUCH hair when she was born, and now she is down to this tiny bit. It barely holds a bow anymore!!! she is just too cute with or without hair. Oh well, these are the last vacation pics i will show as well.

It's good to be back

Our family had a nice vacation this week. We went to Orange Beach, AL. It was so nice to get away. I feel like we have been going non-stop since Isabella was born. That was five months ago. So we finally were able to stop and relax. Hope you enjoy the pics.