Ceseley's Party

On the final day we were in VA, Julee had an early birthday party for Ceseley. She loved her cake, and it was so much fun to watch her destroy it.She has grown so much since the first time I saw her. In the first few days of Ceseley's life, I was so nervous about holding her because she was so t-tiny and fragile, and now if she lets me hold her for more than a few minutes I'm tickled pink. I'm so glad I was able to be there for this big milestone!

Playing at Aunt Julee's

Sweet Little Miss Ceseley

Will stealing some of Cesley's snacks.Piano practice Will stealing some of Aunt Julee's snacks.

Playing in the tub after a long day of fun. Thanks, Mandy, for giving them a bath, and Will a haircut! It looks SO much better!!! We'll need your services again in about a month!

Old Charlottesville

We drove down to Julee's to spend a few days with her family while we were in VA. One evening Dan and Julee took us into Old Charlottesville. It was such a neat little area. The kids all rode the carousel that's actually a merry-go-round. Then our hosts treated us to dinner and gelato. Thanks again y'all. I think we all ate way too much.

(Sorry, I know the picture may be hard to see, but it's just so much easier putting it in a collage format than uploading all the pictures and making sure they are placed right.)

Virginia Aquarium

We took a trip to the VA aquarium while we where there. I've only been to the Chattanooga one before and I definitely think it beats this one. At this aquarium they are in the middle of doing some updating so maybe it will be a lot better once they are finished. I didn't think Will would like it very much but I was wrong. He loved running away from me any time I would put him down. I think we all got our exercise in that day.

Olivia tried and tried to touch a sting ray but was never able to. Her little arms were just too short.

Layla wanted everyone's picture taken in the sharks mouth.

Will loves to wear hats. I'm not sure why. So we had to take this picture in the gift shop.

Virginia Beach

Before we went to the beach one morning, Layla kept Will occupied by watching the garbage truck come and pick up the trash. We live out of city limits so this was a new thing for Will. He was pretty impressed with it, I think. Don't let his face fool you. He was having a ball.

I really like this picture.

Mom, William, and I

took a vacation up to see my sisters and their families in Virginia on April 3rd. To help shorten the drive with Will, we stopped in Knoxville to stay the night with Blake. We went to grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant, Litton's, I think was the name. Blake had been raving about their burgers and it didn't disappoint.

After eating we headed back to Blake's apartment where we got ready for bed, and William had a ball playing with Grace's dog. I'm not sure the dog had as much fun, but William sure loved it!

Blake was even kind enough to let Mom and I sleep in his bed while he crashed on the couch. He seemed a little disgusted that we weren't going to be taking showers before bedtime because he had "just washed the sheets," even though we had all had showers before we left. We tried not to take it too personally. Thanks, Blake, you never fail to make a girl feel good about herself.

Warm weather

Yesterday evening we were outside enjoying the nice weather when Will decided he was ready to go. He went over to the car and kept saying "Nonnanana." He must have been missin' you, Mom, and the "healthy" chocolate oatmeal cookies you feed him for lunch.

Will "working" on his "bike" (as Olivia used to call it).

Snow Day

We were excited to get William out in the snow. But seeing as I didn't buy the children snow bibs that were one sale for less than $7 last fall, we had to improvise with lots and lots of layers and plastic Ziploc bags on his hands and feet. It isn't any wonder he hated it.

He sure looked cute despite the fact he couldn't walk but merely wobbled side to side. When he would fall down he couldn't seem to get back up, and he would just lie there looking pretty pitiful.

The anticipation stood to be too much for Will because when we finally got out, we lasted only about 10 minutes. The wind was bitter and there seemed to be a foul smell wafting up from William's clothes. We went back in to undress and take off all the layers only to find a clean diaper. I guess the fumes were just having a hard time escaping.

Valentine pjs

My thoughtful sister, Mandy, and her family sent Will a Valentine package. He got some cute new jammies that we love and some cards. Layla, and Olivia, he loved your cards so much he tried to eat them! Thanks for thinking of us!

Pecan Pickin'-sort of...

Thanksgiving Day, Patrick's dad discovered we had a couple Pecan trees at the edge of our property. Not only did we have Pecan trees, we also had a Walnut (we actually did know about this one, we just didn't care too much) and a Hickory Nut tree. Yeah. We felt like idiots. We have lived here for 3 years and never noticed. In our weak defense we do have 3 acres.

We didn't let our embarrassment keep us from gathering up the little gems though. We have taken several trips to the edge of our land to gather up those yummy morsels. One day a couple weeks ago, Will and I went out to make sure we had gotten them all. Mostly we had, so I pretty much just spent my time watching this cute little guy explored the very, very, back of the back yard.

Chuck E Cheeses'

A couple of weeks ago, my mother-in-law, Kay had a birthday. She decided she wanted to celebrate in a way that all the grandkids could really have a good time. She chose chuck e cheeses'. This was Will's first trip but I think he'll want to go back.

Happy anniversary, Baby, got you on my mind

May we have many more years of joy, laughter, and most importantly, you rubbing my feet. I sure love you!

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Warning: It's disgusting and it's scary. Hopefully, our soon-to-be president will not carry through on his promise to Planned Parenthood - which has thankfully been the case with some of his other campaign promises. If you want to take another disgusting trip check out the Planned Parenthood website. I wonder how many people know what they're really about.

Potty Trained

This week Patrick is in Nashville training for his new job. They put him in a hotel so he wouldn't have to drive back and forth. There is another guy staying in the same room with him, Ben. Patrick says he is a really nice guy. He has even been to Culinary school--fancy that! He recently changed his career to financial investing. He was in a car accident a few weeks ago and had back surgery. He is still having a hard to moving around 100%.

Last night when Patrick called, Ben got on the phone, introduced himself and told me that I had done a wonderful job training Patrick. He said, "He always puts the toilet seat down." He told Patrick to please stop because it was killing his back every time he had to bend down and lift it up. Kinda funny.

Fully potty trained at 25. I'm so proud!