Grandma and Grandpa's House!

Last week we loaded up the car and headed to Missouri... We broke it up and made it a 2-day trip on either side. We were thankful for great friends to stay with along the way and for a fairly smooth time in the car. Tucker of course never fell asleep but he was content to watch DVD's (even with the headphones on!) and Hadley took decent naps.

Tucker was excited to play at Grandpa and Grandma's house...

Grandpa took Tucker on a lawn mower ride

There were picnics on the porch

And Aunt Diane was happy to meet her new great niece!

When asked what Tucker's favorite thing was about Grandpa and Grandma's house, he said, "the basement". I think he feels like that's "his room" since all of his toys are down there and he's constantly begging someone to go play with him down there.

Thanks for a great week! It's hard to believe that Hadley will probably be walking the next time that we visit!

Home Sweet Home

This is what we came home to...

The garden is in full bloom!

{pictures from our Missouri trip coming soon}

More Beach Days

One night we took dinner to the beach and played until bedtime...loved this time of day out there!

Tucker had some good cousin time as usual...

Loving the sand...

And the water...

Hadley was just as content as she is in her bath

We lived in the "pools"

We had some good family time...

My cousin Anna is expecting a little boy in October!

Tucker had his first trip to the Aquarium...

I'll leave you with this sweet picture of Hadley and Gigi!

Beach buddies!

A few weeks ago, our friends Ashley and Carter and Lauren and Kit came to the beach with us for a a few days. It was so much fun for Tucker to have "his size" people to play with on the beach and we all had a blast. It was busy with 4 adults and 4 kiddos--but a blast :)

The perfect after beach treat:: Bath and show time

Bath time...and Carter is all his glory :)

The only time they sat still all weekend...

Hadley was all smiles

Carter's first lollipop!

Our princess for the weekend

And I'll leave you with this...

PS...I promise there was adult supervision..we just don't have pictures to prove it--sad!

Pray for Amy

Will you pray for my friend Amy today? She has had an abnormal week in light of her cancer journey and she needs prayer as she waits, hopes, and stands up against her fears.

Read her recent blogpost for an update.

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http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amypatwa

Hadley Weekly!

Hadley is 24 weeks old today and just past the 5 month mark! In the midst of a few challenging weeks with her, the great news is that she started taking a bottle!!!!! Yay!!!!! Mama is happy :) And Daddy is too...Brad is happy to have some Daddy-Hadley bottle time before bed and we're just so thankful that we have more flexibility now. She's drinking anywhere from 6-8 ounces! She's already trying to hold the bottle on her own (which Tucker didn't do until 14 months-was he lazy or what? :). If you're wondering what made her finally like the bottle, I got nothin for ya--she just all of a sudden decided to take it!

The rolling over during sleep has been out of control. Almost every nap is interrupted and nighttime sleep is usually interrupted at least once in the night. We're having to hold her down and rub her back until she falls asleep, or she rolls over. It feels like we're creating a monster but we have simply been doing whatever it takes to get her to sleep. We are working with her on learning how to roll back over on her own since that seems like the only solution.

Of course with her seeming so interested in moving, we have wondered if she is uncomfortable. It's all a guessing game, as it always has been, but it's hard not to wonder if something's going on with her tummy. I've been pretty discouraged that things don't seem better than this, as my diet is so limited. I talked with the doctor about some possible allergy testing this past week so we'll keep you posted on what we decide to do. This mama is just ready to be a little more sure of what's going on with her baby!

In other news, she loves her exersacuer and her bath. She still takes 2 longer naps and a short catnap around dinner. She wants something in her mouth ALL the time but we still don't see any teeth actually coming through. She started crying real tears this week :( She's started "reaching" for me, which I love. She loves watching her brother and laughs at him more than anything else around.

every picture of Tucker right now seems to catch him in the middle of saying whatever it is I've asked him to say to try to get him to look at the camera {cheese}... cute huh? :)

We love you Hadley girl!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day Brad! I'm thankful for you being right beside me in the craziness of parenthood and that so many of Tucker and Hadley's first memories will be full of you. You are patient, consistent, fun, thorough, a teacher, playful, a listener, and a good snuggler :) I love you more as I watch you be Daddy to Tucker and Hadley. Today we celebrate you!