UT curtains and Balls on the Walls!
WHEEE! I love the slide!
Daddy and me swinging!
September 18, 2008
Pictures
Chris, Sam and me at Coolidge Park in Chattanooga.
Sam petting a sting ray at the Aquarium.
A giant snapping turtle!Oops! It's been too long!
Wow! So sorry it's been this long between updates. Unfortunately our computer died of old age and the exterior hard drive holding our photos has not been connected to the laptop. So I can't show you pictures of the fabulous summer we had but I can tell you about it! Since the last update, Beth, Aubrey and Rylan got to come down for a week in May to hang out and watch Dad graduate from college (woohoo!!). He graduated from Union University with a degree in Accounting on May 17th after 4 1/2 years of going back to school. We had a big party for him before the ceremony and then got to watch him receive his diploma. We are so proud of him! After the ceremony, Chris, Sam, Beth, Aubrey, Rylan and I all piled into our rented van and drove through the night to Erie. It was an adventure! We got to spend the week together, go to Aubrey's 3rd birthday party (princess themed of course), go to Niagara Falls and finish the week by traveling to Ohio to see our cousin JJ get married to his fiance Audrey. It was a great time! Then Chris, Sam and I drove back home and Chris had to get back to work. Before long Curtis, Beth, Aubrey & Rylan got to come back to the south for the month of June. We got to spend more time together, have Sam's first birthday party, found out that we are having another boy(yeah!), have Aubrey's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese, go to the zoo, and get the kids' pictures made. Then the Garrison's had to head back north.
Chris managed to get a few days off around the 4th of July so we made a quick trip to Chattanooga. Sam hadn't been since he was 3 months old! We got to spend time with Grampa Dave and Gramma Sherry, go to the Chattanooga Aquarium with "Uncle" Jeremy, ride the carousel at Coolidge Park, and see really cool fireworks! Then we came home and got to see even more fireworks! Sam loved them!
Before we knew it, it was time to work on Sam's new room so that the baby can have the crib when he comes. The theme for Sam's big boy room of course is... UT! We painted one wall Volunteer Orange and the others a soft gray. His room is all about sports. Chris built a platform for a twin mattress and Sam is loving sleeping in his big boy bed.
We live right across the street from a playground and Sam has finally gotten big enough to enjoy it. It's hard to tell who has more fun over on the swings and slides...Chris or Sam!
Chris and I recently got to get away for a weekend while Sam spent some time with his PopPop and Mama Nise in Jackson. We went to Nashville and enjoyed shopping and eating in cool restaurants like the Aquarium and Rainforest Cafe. We also got to go to the Opryland Hotel and walk around. I haven't been there since I was little and it is really beautiful inside! Sam had a blast hanging out with everyone and being Mr. Entertainer.
Sam started preschool at Germantown Church of Christ at the beginning of the month and is loving it. "Miss" Emily says that he is the class clown and has to go to sleep first so he doesn't keep the others up at naptime!
We also went to the Germantown Festival in September and enjoyed the wonderful weather. Sam got to take a pony ride and thought that it was pretty cool.
I am now 33 weeks along and doing well. I get ultrasounds every 2 weeks to make sure the baby is growing properly and so far he is about 4 and a half pounds. It's definitely a different pregnancy than Sam's was! We have decided to name this baby Tucker Adam. Chris and I can't wait to meet him!
As you can tell, we are loving where we are right now. Our community, church family, friends and home are more wonderful than we could have imagined and God has truly blessed us. We look forward to our new addition and promise to keep the blog updated in the future!
Chris managed to get a few days off around the 4th of July so we made a quick trip to Chattanooga. Sam hadn't been since he was 3 months old! We got to spend time with Grampa Dave and Gramma Sherry, go to the Chattanooga Aquarium with "Uncle" Jeremy, ride the carousel at Coolidge Park, and see really cool fireworks! Then we came home and got to see even more fireworks! Sam loved them!
Before we knew it, it was time to work on Sam's new room so that the baby can have the crib when he comes. The theme for Sam's big boy room of course is... UT! We painted one wall Volunteer Orange and the others a soft gray. His room is all about sports. Chris built a platform for a twin mattress and Sam is loving sleeping in his big boy bed.
We live right across the street from a playground and Sam has finally gotten big enough to enjoy it. It's hard to tell who has more fun over on the swings and slides...Chris or Sam!
Chris and I recently got to get away for a weekend while Sam spent some time with his PopPop and Mama Nise in Jackson. We went to Nashville and enjoyed shopping and eating in cool restaurants like the Aquarium and Rainforest Cafe. We also got to go to the Opryland Hotel and walk around. I haven't been there since I was little and it is really beautiful inside! Sam had a blast hanging out with everyone and being Mr. Entertainer.
Sam started preschool at Germantown Church of Christ at the beginning of the month and is loving it. "Miss" Emily says that he is the class clown and has to go to sleep first so he doesn't keep the others up at naptime!
We also went to the Germantown Festival in September and enjoyed the wonderful weather. Sam got to take a pony ride and thought that it was pretty cool.
I am now 33 weeks along and doing well. I get ultrasounds every 2 weeks to make sure the baby is growing properly and so far he is about 4 and a half pounds. It's definitely a different pregnancy than Sam's was! We have decided to name this baby Tucker Adam. Chris and I can't wait to meet him!
As you can tell, we are loving where we are right now. Our community, church family, friends and home are more wonderful than we could have imagined and God has truly blessed us. We look forward to our new addition and promise to keep the blog updated in the future!
April 28, 2008
The One Where We Tell Everybody!
Well, it's time to tell everyone the good news! We are having another baby!! I am due November 5th and we are very excited! We will keep you posted when we find out if it's a boy or a girl.
March for Babies
We walked for the March of Dimes this year to raise money for research to prevent premature births, birth defects and infant mortality. Our friends Marti and Jenn joined us and we had a great day. The weather could not have been more perfect and Sam's Team raised over $1000. We walked 4 miles in the Shelby Farms Park and enjoyed being with other NICU graduates.
Random Pictures
Chris just recently figured out how to get pictures off our new video camera so here are some from Halloween and when it snowed.
1)Can you find Sam?
2) He was a giraffe for Halloween 3)Sleeping with his pal "Jeffy" 4)Snow!! We got 3-4 inches and Sam made a baby snow angel.
Redbirds Game!
We went to a Redbirds game one Friday night with some friends-Lori and Cary Duncan (who just had a beautiful baby boy named Carter on April 22nd) and Marti and Jenn Neill. We had lots of fun even though it was COLD and I forgot to bring Sam's coat! (I know, I know-Bad Mommy!). Well, Sam got to get his very first Redbirds sweatshirt-haha! We had a great time and enjoyed being with friends.
Hangin' Out with Sam
These are just some fun pictures of Sam being Sam. He is definitely a Daddy's boy! As soon as Chris gets home from work Sam literally flies to him with a huge smile and a laugh. This just makes Chris' day. Chris got be a balloon for my birthday and Sam thought that was the greatest toy ever made. He put the clip in his mouth and carried it around for weeks! Then Chris got him a push-car toy and Sam can basically run around the room holding on to it. We tease him that he looks like a little old man pushing a walker! It's so funny!
April 4, 2008
January 22, 2008
Sam is SEVEN Months Old!
Sam is now seven months old and is very mobile. He can scoot or roll to anywhere he wants and he is trying to figure out this thing called crawling! He loves his Johnny Jump-up and he likes to go out and see his friends. He also likes to smile so big you can see his tonsils! He loves Bible Class and watching the kids in our group at church. It won't be long before he's running around like them so we are enjoying it while we can.
Sam's First Christmas
We got Christmas kicked off right in Gulf Shores and continued the festivities all the way to Jackson where Sam's Uncle Curtis, Aunt Beth, Cousin Aubrey and Cousin Rylan had arrived to spend some time with everyone at PopPop and MamaNise's house. The boys enjoyed playing in the exersaucers while Aubrey made a Gingerbread house. Then they had a little fun rolling around on the floor. We opened LOTS of presents and then Aubrey taught the boys about the Rockin' Santa Clause. We were sad to see our Garrisons go back to Erie, PA but we had a wonderful Christmas in Jackson.
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