Throwback!

Greg’s mom found one of his old t-shirts, and I put it on Jake this week!  SOOOOO CUTE!   This is a 3T shirt – so, either its been washed in hot water OR kids are much bigger now! 

 

Next up – the BIG 2nd birthday…..

An Abundance of Blessings

Greg and I have been attending First Baptist Church in Cabot for about 2-1/2 years.  We love the church and now Jake does too!   We were lucky enough to find a Life Group (new fancy word for Sunday School class) that we adore and couldn’t be happier.   BUT, the point of this post isn’t really to be a PR person for our church or the Aldridge Life Group.  The point is to share the ABUNDANCE of blessings God has given our class….all blessings that come in about a 7 pound, 6 oz size! 

In the last 2-1/2 years of being in this class, 13 babies have been born! Yes, you read that right – 13 in 30 months!  WOW!  And that’s not the only children – several were born before we joined this class!   PLUS- 3 are due in the coming year!!!  Our class has been continually blessed with beautiful, healthy children from God and we couldn’t feel more blessed.  Greg and I have been able to share this exciting time in our life with some of the sweetest, funniest and kindest people.  A TRUE BLESSING.

…AND 3 COMING SOON!!!

“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”  Psalm 127:3

And Baby Makes 4!

Yes! You guessed it – Jake is going to be a big brother!  Greg and I found out we were expecting number 2 about 6 weeks ago.  It was a surprise to both of us, but obviously – we couldn’t be more excited!  I had actually gone to the doctor for a nasty cold, but Dr. Merrick wanted to do a quick pregnancy test before prescribing an antibiotic.  It took me MONTHS to get pregnant with Jake, so I thought – “NO way.”  Well, about 15 minutes later, he walked in and shook my hand.  Wow. I came for an antibiotic and left with a baby!!!   Looks like my due date is Feb 13, 2012, but I’ll have he or she a little earlier, because of it being my second c-section.

In other news, we’re busy planning Jake’s 2nd birthday party. I still can’t believe it, but he is going to be 2 in a few weeks.  It really does seem like we were JUST watching him learn to walk.  I remember the first time he took off across the living room.  Thankfully, I was recording with my cell phone!! 

Happy 4th of July!

Well, we celebrated 2 things this weekend! First, and most obvious, our country's freedom. We certainly celebrate the freedoms we enjoy, but also the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend those freedoms. Since moving to Cabot, we've met many military families. ALL of which are incredible people with a heart for service...of all kinds. We're so lucky to be surrounded by people who inspire us to be better Americans, Christians and parents.

The second celebration was that GREG IS HOME! He's been gone for two weeks and got to take a break from training to come home for the holiday. Greg got home around 9 pm on Friday night and less than 12 hours later we were on the road to Hot Springs. We spent the next 3 days on the lake and enjoying the sunshine and our family. Jake is getting more comfortable with the water with each visit and this time even did a little pretend swimming. We had a great time and LOVED having Daddy home. He leaves tomorrow morning at 6:30 am for another two weeks. BOOOO...but the training is going great and he is loving his new job! And that, my friends, is worth the 7 weeks of "single-mom'n it."

Here are a few pics from this weekend...

Jake and I hanging out in the pool eating popsicles!
Momma's sweet boy!
I love this picture...look at Greg!
A little stop at Chickfila to play in the AC
This boy LOVES their playground. When we pull into the parking lot he starts screaming "PLAY!"
And they say Jake doesn't share!
He and Roxy are such great friends...well, actually, Roxy tolerates him and Jake LOVES her!
Jake and his daddy!
Jake and his Daddoo - Greg's dad