Monday, May 30, 2011

Friends Come to Visit

Our dear friends Amy and Cheryl and their kiddos made a trip to Hickory to meet Caroline and hang out.  It was great!  We are very thankful that they made the trip and we had a great time with them!!!
The kids played inside and we had lunch and they played outside riding bikes and playing in the water table that Cheryl and Amy so graciously put together.  Everyone took turns holding Caroline and I am glad they did, because later that afternoon she had a to go on a bilirubin blanket and stay on it with the exception of when she was having her diaper changed.  They stayed for dinner and even brought us dinner and desert - yummo!
Finishing up lunch.
Cheryl with Caroline
Sweet Evan with Caroline - he still loved on Kallie as well :)
Claire with Caroline
Luke with Caroline
Amy with Caroline
Here they are still pretty dry
You might not be able to tell, but Maddie is soaked - all the kids ended up soaked, but it was a hot day and everyone had a change of clothes so they had a great time!
Trying to get a picture of all the kids minus Caroline before they headed back
Matt said they were too comfortable on the couch and moving around, so he took them outside and put them up on this wall.
Silly faces!
One more...
And then one of the ladies
Claire and Evan changed into their pjs before they left so Maddie got her gown on, too
The kids loved to go in and check on Caroline.
 We ate ice pops for a little snack
Chillin

Playing in water before the water table was put together

Boys working hard with their shirts off!

Playing a game with Matt while we got dinner ready - he did great keeping them all entertained!


Luke loved riding Lightning McQueen!

Go, Luke, go!

Telling Caroline goodbye one last time.
Thanks again for coming!  We all had a wonderful time!

Monday, April 25, 2011

Caroline and Lucy Meet

Uncle Adam and Aunt Sommer and Lucy came to meet Caroline the Sunday after we got home. Lucy and Caroline are only a little over 4 months apart.


Looking forward to seeing all the cousins grow up together :)

Gaga/Grandma with all of her grandkids. You try getting 5 children to sit still and smile and look at the camera :)

You can't see it, but Caroline has her eyes open and is looking at Uncle Adam

Meeting Aunt Sommer



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Caroline Grace

I am still learning how to do the slideshows, so here are a bunch of pictures from Caroline Grace's birth.  Here is a picture of my belly before we went to the hospital - last pregnancy picture ever!  Kind of sad...

Welcome to the world Caroline Grace.  She weighed 6lb 2oz and was 18 inches long.  Because of all of my scar tissue it took them a while to get her out and then to get me all sewn up.



Davis meeting his sister!  (He had fallen off of our playhouse onto his head the Tuesday before Caroline was born - that is the boo boo on his head).  What a great big brother!  He loves holding his little sister.
                                        Maddie meeting Caroline :)  What a big helper she is!


                                      Kallie meeting her sister or in her mind a real live baby doll!

                                                            Good friend Jamie with Caroline.
                                                           Mimi with her 4th grandchild!


                                                          Apple with baby Caroline :) 
                                                          Good friends Sarah and Becca
                                                               Best baby-sitter ever Emily :)
                                                                    Babysitter in training?


                                                                   Ready to go home!!!
                                                                 Another Daddy's girl!!

                                                          The ride home went very well.

The kids and Mimi and Gaga had decorated the door with pictures and signs welcoming us home.

And they made cookies - were going to go into a cookie bouquet, but the kept falling off of the sticks but we still enjoyed them and thought they were beautiful!!





So excited about our newest addition and getting to know her :)
I realized I do not have any pictures of Gaga or Poppa with Caroline and will have to add those later.