Panama City Beach 2013

So last Memorial Day weekend Kevin and I went to PCB and I was like 16 weeks pregnant or something like that. Well THIS Memorial Day weekend we went back, but with a 7 month old!

Both of are parents came too as well as Kevin's brother, Chase. We had a great time. Traveling is a little bit harder with a 7 month old than it was with a 5 month old back in March. But we made it and Carter is glad to be back on more of a schedule!

Reay for another plane ride!

 First dinner in Florida

 He's becoming a big momma's boy

 First swim suit!

 Checking out the beach

 Touching sand for the first time

 Ocean for first time!

 First pool swim and trying new floaty!

 Breakfast on the balcony

 Our view!

 Motorcycle ride with Pops!

 Don't let the Alligator eat him!

 Mom and Dad date night! Fancy dinner followed by mom kickin dad's butt in putt putt

 Beach time again

 I'm exhausted, can you tell?

I'm ready to go home!

Activities You Can Do With Your Kids

So my mom is guest blogging for a site where she teaches you different activities you can do with your kids to help them learn. Check it out!!

http://blog.hameraypublishing.com/blog/bid/288243/Magnetic-Letters-Cognitive-Development-Teaching-Colors

Also if you are interested, my mom has a business where she comes and tests your kids to see if they are ready for kindergarten or lets you know things you can do to help your kids get ready for school. A great resource, let me know if you want more information.

Carter's 7 Months Old

7 MONTHS OLD!!!

Carter is officially crawling like a big boy now!! Sometimes he'll just crawl on his tummy, but he can get up on his knees and crawl too. Just in the last few days he's started exploring more. Baby gate was installed yesterday at the top of the stairs and plugs are in the outlets. He loves to get up on his hands and tip toes too. Its really cute!

He still sits up all by himself and rarely topples over. He has master going from sitting up to the crawling position as well.

Carter LOVES food. Still drinking breast milk every 3 hours and then eats solids twice a day. Honestly the boy has loved everything he has eaten. Here are list of foods he's tried:

Bananas

Rice Cereal

Avocados

Pears

Peas

Sweet Potatoes

Oatmeal Cereal

Butternut Squash

Peaches

Apples

Carrots

Mangos

Zucchini

So glad he's loving food. I'm trying to make him not a picky eater like his mother. I'm still making his food and it really is easy. Besides me figuring out how to cut some of the foods since I've never bought them before in my life! Ha

Carter is going to bed around 8:30PM and not waking up until between 6:30-7AM. He isn't waking up at all in the middle of the night at all!! We are so thankful!

He loves being outside. He loves music and his mommy singing to him. He loves roughing around with his daddy. He laughs alot!

Bath times are fun as he's sitting up in the tub all by himself now and just has the best time in there.

Carter loves to come play in mommy and daddy's bed in the morning after he wakes up and eats.

He really is such a bundle of joy! We are so blessed.

The Real Win

The pastor at my church, Matt Carter, and Colt McCoy wrote a book on Biblical Manhood that was just released. I can't wait to read it! Check it out



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Mother's Day 2013

Obviously this is a special Mother's Day as I'm blessed to finally be a mommy myself. This little boy has turned my world around and blessed me in so many ways. I thank God every day that He gave me the gift of a son!!

And Happy Mother's Day to my mom who I'm so thankful for!!!

And for my mom being such a great grandmother to Carter!!

Carter is CRAWLING!!

Carter has been toying with crawling for a bit now!! He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. He would get up on his tip toes. Pull his knees up under him. But now he's finally starting to crawl!

He's not in full blown cruising mood yet, but doing it when he wants!! YAY! Such a big boy!

Mark 11:22-24

22 And Jesus answered them, “Have kfaith in God. 23 lTruly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, m‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not ndoubt in his heart, but obelieves that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, pwhatever you ask in prayer, obelieve that you qhave received1 it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:22-24, ESV)

A great reminder yesterday at church...check out the sermon here. Be bold in your prayer life!