Holt's 1st Birthday

Walker and Currie taking a break from chasing each other

Bo is ready for his nap!!
Hey! Who is this good looking guy?

"Will someone please put me down for a nap!!"

Mama and her birthday boy!


Im 1 year old today!! oh and did I mention Im A D O R A B L E!!

Slippin and sliddin!!

First dip of many in the lake. We (ryan) could not keep them out!!

YAY! My 1st Birthday cake...and I was up ALL night long!!

We can't believe that our sweet little nephew is 1 year old. It seems like just yesterday the whole family was anxiously awaiting his arrival and waiting on Chris to come out and announce whether they had a baby boy or baby girl! So excited that Little Holt is here and what a joy he is! His cousins Walker and Bo adore him as much as we do!!

His birthday party was so fun being able to go to the lake and hang out on the beach and the boat. The boys didn't sleep much, until we were on our way home. I think that is the ONLY time they have ever slept in the car. It was a blast! We love you Holt!!!

What a week!!

I cant honestly say this has been one of the hardest weeks on Me (our family)! My blog is getting a little depressing huh? I'll try not to make it too sappy. Well Bo started running fever Monday night, he woke up crying and it was 100. Initially I thought he was getting his bronchitis that he always gets, because it always starts with fever. But then on Tuesday it went away and he was acting fine, up until about lunch time, when the fever returned. We continued giving him Tylenol and Wednesday the fever was still there and he was really feeling bad. Wouldn't eat a thing and just wanted to be held all day. He even watched an hour movie ,while laying on the couch, he has never just layed there on the couch before. About 8:00 we got a call from my sister in law warning us that a little girl we were with over the weekend was diagnosed with Fifths disease. This is a disease that covers you in a rash (starting with the face) and goes all the way down your body. It is accompanied by fever and flu like symptoms. It is not good for a pregnant woman to be exposed to this disease. So of course, Ryan and I were worried that Bo had it and I was going to get it. Bo woke up several times during the night, fussing and crying...still running fever. When he got up this morning, he had a rash! Oh no!! But it was on his arm so I was a tad bit skeptical but still very worried. My OB wanted me to come in and have a blood test and Ryan took Bo to Dr.Friedman. Bo had blood work done too and PRAISE THE LORD he tested negative for Fifths Disease...WHAT A RELIEF!! He just has a really bad virus, that has to run its course. So, Im guessing my test will come back negative as well. 50% of adults have had this disease as a child and once you get it, you can't get it again, kinda like chicken pox. Hopefully he will be a little bit better each day.
My next post I will add some pictures of the boys at their cousins 1st birthday party at the lake. It was a blast and all Pre Sickness!
On a happy note, Im almost through my 1st Trimester...another blessing and praise!!

Memorial Weekend

We had such a hard week, but thankfully we are over the worst of it..I PRAY! First, our AC went out and Thank the Lord that the sweet Merrills let us camp out at their house for 4 days!! Don't worry, I was sure to get a manager on the phone and I told him exactly and I mean EXACTLY how I felt about his company not coming out sooner to fix our AC. Then what happened, Oh yes, Ryan was in a wreck on Friday. Again, the Lord was watching out for us, and he was Ok...Truck, not so much. But as my mom said "Cars can be fixed, people cannot." We thought our week couldn't get any worse, until Friday evening Walker started throwing up. He did not stop until Sunday morning. Poor baby, it was so sad. Thankfully, no one else in the family has gotten it yet. So we were able to go to the pool on memorial day with Rachel and Holt and Bob and Vickie and everyone had a good time...and the burgers were delisious!!

When I was little I didn't appreciate Memorial Day, but now that Im older and I understand, I am so grateful for all the men and women who sacrifice their lives so we can sleep at night. God Bless you all for your service!

It was so sad when Walker was still sick on Saturday morning he came in and said "Mom, I have asked God to fix me, but Im still throwing up." The Lord gave me the words to say to him and luckily he was satisfied. When he finally started feeling better he told me with a huge smile, "Mom, he made me better!! God fixed me!!"

And on a very happy note. We are expecting Baby #3!!!!!!!!!!!! Praise the Lord!!