Update on Justin

Brandon and I have been at the hospital since yesterday staying with Justin. It is hard to watch him in pain and frustrating to know that we can't really do a whole lot to help him. He is handling the pain well and is scheduled for surgery in the next day or so. Please keep him in your prayers and feel free to hop on over to his blog to get the updates and leave a comment. www.justinrlacey.blogspot.com

Justin

Brandon's brother Justin was hit by a car yesterday while he was biking.  Go to www.justinrlacey.blogspot.com to see the details and leave a comment for Justin.  Keep him in your prayers!!!

Milestones

Addison started preschool yesterday!

Addie has been talking about going to preschool since May of this past year at least. I mean, every day she asked if it was time for preschool yet. So Brandon and I dropped her off yesterday and she seems distracted and not really aware of the fact that the long awaited day has finally arrived. Kinda like No big deal, mom. We walked her into her class, kissed her goodbye, and headed out the door. She seemed a little hesitant, but I knew she would warm up quickly. I picked her up a few hours later expecting to hear her gush about how much fun she had. I got nothing. Her teacher said she had a great time, but it was like pulling teeth to find out exactly what she did at preschool. She did tell me that she had sand in her toes, so I'm assuming she played in the sandbox. She also told me she washed her hands. Great, honey. I took her to McDonald's playland for lunch and the girl narrated her every move to me from the play area. Figures.

It's a Big Day!

Talking to Grandma on the way

Making Sure She Knows She's Loved!

Hanging Up Her Backpack...Ready to Go!

Myles Turned A Year Old Today!

He's walking all over the place, getting a few words like no, uh oh, and hi, and has the cutest curls EVER. He laughs all the time and still finds a few moments to cuddle with mom. Love it. We're celebrating his birthday a few times this month, so lots more pics to come!

Thinning Out...So Sad!

Mama's Boy

Contemplating His First Year

Curls!

Myles is Walking!!!

My little man has taken many "first steps", but on Sunday he took two steps. This morning he took four toward his daddy (whose back was toward him so he missed it) and this afternoon he rocked 15 steps toward Elmo on the tv. Figures, doesn't it? He was so cute. He has made many more attempts since then and even put a little speed behind some of them. : ) I wanted a close-up video, so it's sideways...you get the idea, right?

Summer Highlights

I had a few moments to myself this evening and came up with a few pictures that describe our summer so far. Here are the highlights of our lives right now:

Myles is almost 11 months old and has just taken his first step. He'll be walking soon!

Addison turned three in May and is having fun dressing up, using her imagination, and practicing her potty-training. Yay!

Brandon and I are still working on remodeling our house. We are getting close! We have a little bit of painting to do and then we can lay the new floors. The end is in sight for this phase and I am really looking forward to enjoying the result of all our hard work.

Enjoy the pics!


Myles eating his first finger foods

It doesn't get any better than this!

Can't get enough of his smile

Myles at the lake in Alabama

Myles & Grandpa Lacey

Me & the kiddies on Mother's Day

So serious

Not so serious fun at the lake house with Kyleigh & Cole

Addison the Southern Belle

She loves shoes!

A picture is worth a thousand words

An unintentional pose in her "Cinderella Dress"

This is what happened when I told her to pose. So funny.

It's About Time!!

It's embarrassing how long it's taken me to get some pictures on here. Addison turns three years old tomorrow and I figured I should post some before she turns four. : )

Myles is mobile. He's been crawling for quite some time and is pulling up. Won't be long before we have a little walker on our hands! He has four teeth right now with two more trying to make their appearance. We love teething!!! : )



Myles met Mamaw in Georgia in April...



...and the rest of the Georgia family too!



Myles and Cousin Brenna (wouldn't she make a great big sister?!)



Apparently Aunt Jenny is the baby whisperer : )



Addison & Brenna were so cute with each other...only two months apart



We remodeled our kitchen (now you know why I haven't posted recently!!)



Can you tell they love each other?



He's thinning out but still eating tons!


He loves to cuddle with his mom!

Sweet Dreams Are Made of These...

What IS she singing?!?!
Once Upon A Dream (from Sleeping Beauty)

Playing Catch-Up

It seems like Christmas couldn't have been over a month ago. Time has flown by so fast and I've barely had an opportunity to take pictures, let alone post them! Christmas was an amazing time spent with both sides of our family. Brandon's parents and our beloved Auntie Annie came from Georgia to spend the holidays with us. My parents, my sister Sarah, and my sister Cheryl (who is practically my neighbor) and her family joined us for dinner Christmas Eve. We had a crazy houseful and we all survived. Better yet, I took a much needed nap while dinner was being prepared and woke up to the call to come to the table! What girl gets to do that when she invites people over?!?! : ) Our families are amazing and I am so grateful for them.

Things are finally beginning to settle down for us. I have changed jobs and am working two days a week at our church. Brandon is working a ton in an effort to put us in a good financial position by the end of the year. Addison is loving spending time with Miss Katie who comes to watch she and Myles while I work. Addison has been conversational for awhile, but it's hilarious to hear some of the things she comes up with. Myles is 5 months and HUGE! He was over 14 lbs. at his four month appointment and he just keeps getting bigger. Addie was a big baby too, but she had chubby cheeks. Myles has jowls. Hilarious. We tried rice cereal the other day, but I don't think he's quite ready yet. He's got two teeth on the bottom that are trying to come in and that's making things fun for everyone. He's still sleeping 11 or 12 hours a night, but naptime has become a series of cat naps where it used to be a 2 or 3 hour affair. The congestion he's experiencing from teething wakes him up and makes him one unhappy camper. My happy little man is a teething crankster! :) Good thing teething doesn't last forever!

I love when he smiles

The tired look

Waking up happy

Addison is a great big sister
(although feeding him got old after 30 seconds)

Aunt Annie & the kiddos

Cole, Kyleigh, Addison, & Myles at Christmas

What a great gift from Aunt Donna! Love it!

Addie loves this bear and makes sure I know it was from Mamaw every time she talks about it.

Ready to play in the snow

Keeping warm with the cousins

Uncle Luke & Addie made a snowman

You mean you're not supposed to eat the snowman when you're done?!?!

Hilarious video of the kids...they could see themselves on the tv...that's why Kyleigh & Addie aren't looking at the camera. Cole, the performer, didn't let himself get distracted. Check out Myles (compliments of Cheryl) in the background. I love these kids!!!

I'm not sure how the bunny ears ended up on Myles head, but the smile on his face as Kyleigh sang to him was adorable.