My first Crawfish boil...

Tonight at church we had a crawfish boil as a farewell party for Frank's intern, Adri. She will be going to Southern in the fall, so she will no longer be able to be his intern. The party was great fun, and there was a really nice turn out. Adri had done a great job, so she deserved a nice party!!

Here's Caden saying bye-bye to Adri from atop dad's head...

Lots of crawfish...

Lots of people to visit with!

Fireplace-1; Caden-0...

Well, Caden officially got his first big boy goose egg today! He got into a fight with Mrs. Shan's fireplace, and the fireplace won...BIG TIME! He is fine, though, so don't worry! I'm sure that this will be the first of many many goose eggs to come. You can't really appreciate it in pictures, but it looks like he is hiding ping pong balls in his forehead. Here are some pics of the injury:

Here is a front shot...

This one is blurry, but you can see how far out the swelling goes...

Fun in Clinton...

Last night, Kelli, Lesley, and I had girls' night in Clinton. We had a great time...especially laughing at how much motherhood has FRIED my brain! Carson and Caden seemed to have a good time as well. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but they have the same birthday...but Carson's a year older. So that is fun! I'm sure they'll both LOVE these pics when they are older, but they had lots of fun in the bath together.

Carson is helping wash Caden's back...

This one is just priceless...

Clean baby...(and mommy!)

Clean and happy Carson...

Cheesy grin for the camera...this one also shows off the latest haircut...

Exerting our will on the world...

Well...sorry it's been a little while since I last updated...time just seems to get away from me at this time of the year!! It's CRAZY!! I think Caden must sense the urgency in everything I do nowadays because he has started to exert his will on the world. He know what he does and does not want to do, and he will let you know about it! Don't get me wrong, he's still my sweet little love, but we are definitely hearing the word "no" at our house more and more everyday! I knew this day was coming, and I suppose it's here. However, there is one person who can always cheer a grumpy Caden...MICKEY!!

Here is a picture of our biggest life saver (aside from Praise Baby):Here's a pic of Caden getting ready to paint the study at my parents' house. Don't worry, he didn't really get to help, he just held the supplies in the car for us...such a good little helper!

April Supper Club...

Our Sunday School class has a "supper club" each month where we get together for a meal and fellowship. This month it was at James and Carr's house...Quite fun!! Next month we will begin doing a service project each month in conjunction with supper club. It's so much fun to get together with everyone. We are so blessed to have such a great group of friends! Here are some pics from the night...

Group shot...Caden did not stop walking the ENTIRE time we were there...needless to say, he was worn out when we got home!

We also did a surprise baby shower for the Cathey's...

An old random pic of Kel and I (this has nothing to do with supper club, I just happened upon it, and it's one of my favorites!)

Swinging on Mason's cool swing set...

More walking...

Another Candid...

More pics...

Rusty did all the grilling for us...

Girl's Night...

Tonight we went to Kelli's house for dinner. We had a wonderful time. Brandi was there, and she brought Caden a fabulous ride on toy for his birthday. Lesley and Carson were also there...it's always fun to have another boy to play with. And, as always, Kel's dog, Bella, was a big hit with Caden. It was a great end to a hectic day!!

Here's Caden in the wheelbarrow Aunt Kel gave him...

Carson is showing Caden how to ride a scooter

Is this kid gonna be a football player or what!!

Here we are trying to get a group shot...Carson didn't think it was that great of an idea!

Easter Pics...

Happy Easter!!!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Easter. Be sure to bundle up!! Here are Caden's Easter pics. Shan took him one day to get these pictures done as a surprise for me. I LOVE them!!! I hope that you enjoy them...

The Perfect Pose...

Happy Baby...

I love this one...it looks like the lamb is telling some great secrets!

The duck has had ENOUGH!!

Pediatric Cardiologist...

We went to Brookhaven today to see Dr. Braden, Caden's cardiologist. We weren't supposed to go back to see him until August, but he took Caden off of his blood pressure medicine a month ago, so he wanted to check him out. We got a great report! Nothing has improved, but nothing has gotten worse either, so, in our book, that's GREAT news. As Dr. B puts it, we're just "buying time" until open heart surgery, and I'm ok with buying as much time as humanly possible! If, God forbid, any of you ever need a pediatric cardiologist (or just know someone who does), please let me know. The doctor you choose really makes all the difference in the world. Of course, when you are thrown into this world of heart defects, you feel so overwhelmed that you can hardly process information. I had someone come along side me and help me make sense of everything, and I would be honored to be able to do the same for someone else. So, I just wanted to make myself available!!

Shopping Trip...

So sorry it's been a few days since I updated!!! I hope that everyone has gone to Jeff and Abbey's blog to see how cute Reed is. They are hilarious, and have made a cardboard version of their son. You will be sure to enjoy the adventures of Flat Reed. Mom and I went to Dallas this weekend to get a few items for the store. We had a fabulous time, and we stayed with my aunt while we were there, so we had a great visit.

Here's my cousin, Brittany, getting ready for work...

I don't think we could have fit much more into the back of the Expedition!!!

Here's my cousin, Courtney, driving us to do some more shopping...