Jackson Pics

Obviously, we did a good bit of eating while in Jackson. As you can see, many of our photos are from the kitchen table:

Popsicle time wasn't going to be stopped just because we were across state lines:

So many new faces, so many new things . . . really tire a girl out!

Road Trip!!

Recently, we went to Jackson, Mississippi to visit Kevin's family. It was our first road trip with Caroline, and we were really a little nervous about how she would react to spending four hours in the car. As you can see, it really didn't bother her much.

She slept almost the whole way there and on the way home, she kept me thoroughly entertained. One of her favorite new "tricks" is to make sweet eyes on command. However questionable the sweetness is, you have to admit it's cute:

We will be posting pics from our Jackson visit soon. Hint, Hint to Kevin's dad!

Summer Splash Day

We took Caroline and Mackenzie and Jackson to a sprinkler park one day last week to cool off. Caroline's cousins also came along and everyone had a blast. Caroline couldn't resist a drink or two.

Popsicles, Anyone?

One of the favorite traditions of this summer has been nightly popsicle time. Caroline gets excited when she hears the plastic wrapper of the popsicles. Then she makes a bee-line straight for her daddy to sit on his lap. As you can see from the video below, she is very excited to share. While they are sharing, she keeps an eye on how many are left. Like a typical Louisiana girl, she is sad when the food runs out!

My How She's Grown

The photos above were taken each month, much appreciation to my sis for her patience. I love to see how Caroline's personality begins to form and see how she changes from month to month!

Oh Yeah, Babies Change Everything

Well, let's see. Time since September has flown by so quickly. Our days and nights are filled with being mommy and daddy to Caroline and learning as we go. And learning some more. And some more. Lots of tears, some hers some ours. Our adoption was finalized in May. Here's a photo of Caroline and her daddy on her special "Gotcha" day.






She had no idea of the magnitude of the event, she was just Caroline as usual. We celebrated with the family the next weekend.

We moved into a new house at the end of the school year. Here are some photos of her playing in her new, much larger, space!

Both of us are enjoying our summer off with her!

When I look back to my post "The Lazy Days of Summer" from last year, I can't help but laugh. Yes, babies really do change everything. But I wouldn't want it any other way!

Bundle of Joy

She's here! After a very long day in the hospital on September 4th (I'm sure it felt longer to the birth mom), Caroline has arrived! We brought her home on Friday September 7th. What a rush of emotions. We spent all weekend just staring at her beautiful face, still a little in amazement at how much our lives have changed in just three weeks. Miracles do happen, of that you can be sure.