6 months old!

Cannot believe that half a year has gone by already. It's truly been a blur...likely due to the poor sleep I've been getting! McAlister has stolen our hearts all over again...so you CAN love more than one kid even though it didn't seem possible! He's at such a fun age of beginning to sit and play with toys more. He LOVES his solid food so much. Abby is still the one who makes him laugh the most. He's intrigued by the dogs from afar, but panics if you put him eye level with one! We keep wondering who he really looks like so I included some pics of Abby at 6 months. We just love this little guy! And yes, we still call him the full 4 syllables of McAlister!

just a few of the babes

We were at Stephen's office whatever day this was and someone said "awww they match today!" So I attempted a photo session and these are my new faves!

Downtown Memorial Day Fun!

We love downtown Greenville! Now that we moved farther away to suburbia we don't get to wander around the Reedy River Falls area as much as we used to. But we did enjoy the usual spots when my parents came to visit.




Now this picture is not of a downtown attraction, but it could be! My parents very thoughtfully brought Abby some of my old dance costumes (yes, they still had them...that's another story!). So our rough and tough girl has been up to her usual activities all while wearing a costume or a princess dress (she's all into that now, too!). It's hilarious!

What a difference a year makes...

My parents were visiting during Memorial Day weekend so we headed downtown for a walk and some pictures, b/c it's hard to get a family photo! So we took one in the same place as last year. It's always fun to look back and see the changes in life, our family, even the hydrangea bush. We're obviously so thankful that McAlister is part of our family now. One thing that stayed the same is Abby's dress...same one, but my how much she's changed! The one thing that stayed the same that actually matters the most in our lives is God. We're so thankful for our Lord & Savior, the true constant. We're being challenged daily to see if we truly place all our trust in him and on him. I'm so thankful he loves me despite of me.

It's strawberry time again!

Yes, we ate our whole basket of strawberries in 3 days!! I miss them and wish we had gone ahead and picked the 2 baskets. Oh well! Playgroup and some more buddies met for our 2nd annual berry pickin' or actually just eating them instead of picking...which is why I didn't end up with 2 baskets. It's so fun to watch these munchkins together. And I was thankful we went earlier in the season this year so it wasn't too hot. I should go again...and not eat 40 strawberries in a day. I mean they are seriously like candy when they're hot off the field.

Avery & Abby must be wondering where the strawberry fields forever are?

5 months old = yummy mush trial

We truly can't believe how quickly 5 months have gone by! McAlister is so much fun laughing and cooing...and now eating rice cereal. He's loving his intro to "real" food if that stuff can be called real. Abby is still so sweet to him. It's my favorite part of the day to see them interact. He found his feet this week and is starting to attempt to scoot around the floor by pulling his knees under him and pushing his feet. I do not want an early crawler however b/c I'm not ready to keep my floors that clean yet!

1st trip with 2 kids!

So I need a t-shirt that reads: "I survived my first trip with 2 kids...barely!" J/K! Although it would have been nice if we remembered that our stroller and the baby bjorn was in the trunk of our other car...oops! It was really a great trip to Lake Lure with our families. We hiked Chimney Rock, took a pontoon boat for a tour of the lake I'd love to live on, and enjoyed the cooler weather. Abby was such a ham striking a ton of poses in front of the waterfall. She loves to hike!




Mother's Day with my 2 precious ones! What an honor!

Our Parkside nuts!