Branson

Brent and I went to Branson with Ryan and Tara last weekend for a little get-away before the new baby (who finally has a name! more on that later) comes. We left Brody with grandparents, which was definately way harder on me than it was on Brody. I hear that it gets easier leaving them once #2 comes along...is that true? Besides the fact that I missed Brody terribly, we had a great weekend.

Did lots of good eating:

Played put-put:

And this was way fun...lol. We went to a segway track. It was like a go-kart track, but you rode on those little segway car things. You know, like the dude on mall cop?? It was hilarious!

They went pretty fast too, although you can't tell by looking at the pictures...

And most importantly, we did ALOT of shopping! I got both boys tons of cute clothes...it was so fun to be able to shop for newborn stuff again :)

Thanks, Ryan and Tara, for a great weekend!

Now, for a baby update. Everything seems to still be going well. I will be 31 weeks tomorrow, and this picture is from...I think about 28 weeks...so I will try to get an updated one soon. I am still feeling well, getting a little uncomfortable, but nothing too bad yet. I have been ever so thankful for the cooler weather lately. Mid 80's isn't too bad for July.

So, for the name. Brody's little brother will be Beckett Cash. We both love it, but we are having a hard time convincing Brody. He still calls him Baby Jett...lol. Beckett should weigh around 3 1/2 lbs now, and should be about 15 inches long. We can't wait to meet him! I have a couple showers coming up next month, which I am so excited about. Now I just need to get the nursery finished...or at least started! Ha! Only 7-9 more weeks!!!

Trip to the lake

We just got home from a wonderful trip to Lake Claiborne! Mom rented us a cabin at the state park, and we spent a few wondeful relaxing days on the water.
Brody and Aunt Tara in the boat

One very exciting thing did happen while we were there! Brooke lost her very first tooth!! The tooth had been loose for a while, and we had actually talked about trying to pull it while we were there, but there was no need! The first night she was pulling on her nightgown and it caught on the tooth and popped it right out! It was hilarious. The tooth went flying across the room, and I think it scared her at first. The look on her face was priceless. But needless to say, we found the tooth and the toothfairy came to visit her at the cabin that night!!! (If you look closely in the picture, the tooth is in her hand...)

We spent most of the morning Thursday on the water in Ryan's boat. Brooke and Tara and Mom played on the tube, and we all played in the water alot to keep cool.

Back at the cabin that night, Brooke, Brent, Tara, and I got a good game of Jenga going while mom grilled hamburgers. I hadn't played Jenga in forever...and I think we did pretty good!

On Friday night, Brooke wanted us to have a Hawaiian party, which pretty much just consisted of us eating on Hawaiian plates/napkins, and Brooke dressing up in her little Hawaiian outfit. She was so cute.

It was a fun couple of days. Thanks for wonderful week mom!!!!

I Love My Life

I just have to say it - I LOVE my life. Of course, we all have our good and bad days and our not-so-great moments, but it's weekends like this where I realize how much I LOVE my life. I have the most wonderful husband and family, and the BEST little boy in the whole wide world! (And another one on the way - you just can't beat it....)

Saturday afternoon, while I cooked dinner, Brent helped Brody paint these little ceramic mugs for mine and Brent's dad for Father's Day. They were so cute working together. I could have sat there and watched them do that all day. I can tell they are going to be best friends one day :) I can't wait to see Brent with both of his boys here pretty soon.

Brent painted "PawPaw" and "Poppy" on the mugs and then let Brody go to town on them.

They were blowing the names dry, so that Brody wouldn't smear them while he was painting.

The finished products!!!! I promise you, they will be treasured forever :)

I wish I had one of my own...

Brody showing off his "war paint"

He also LOVES helping out in the kitchen. Don't all kids? Well, until they get to the point where we actually need their help in the kitchen...then they want nothing to do with it, right? Anyway, Brody helped me mix up some frozen orange juice this morning before we got ready for church. (You can tell he hadn't been up long in these pics.)

I try to treasure these moments with him . . . I know it won't be long before he wants nothing to do with it . . .

We had Brent's parents and my Dad and stepmom over for Father's Day dinner tonight. Brent grilled the most delicious BBQ ribs and sausage, and I cooked baked beans and fries. It was very yummy. While we were grilling and preparing the food, Brody played outside in the 98 degree heat with his sandbox from Ryan and Tara. He was so cute with just his shorts on. I could kiss on his squishiness all day long!!!

I sprayed him down good with sunscreen before he went out to play, so you can imagine the sticky, sandy mess that he was when he came back in - we headed straight for the tub!

Happy Fathers Day to all to all you dads out there! Especially to my own WONDERFUL dad and to Brent! I love you both VERY much! Thank you so much for everything that you both do for me and Brody!!

Smackover Oil Run 5K

Brent ran in his first 5K this morning! He did really good, and I think he really had a good time. He had several friends running in it too, so it was alot of fun.

We had to get up and leave early, so I just dressed Brody asleep. Here he is asleep on the couch waiting for us to carry him to the car.

He woke up good on the way, and was ready to cheer daddy on by the time we got there!

Brent, Craig, and Jesse getting ready to run....

And they're off!! I actually don't think Brent is in this picture. Oops. I was trying to block the sun, hold Brody, and snap a picture, and I think I took it about a half a second too early.

We let Brody run around and play for a bit, while we waited for the first runners to start rounding the curve toward the finish line. He and Gabe were there to clap for them as each one ran past us. They had a blast.

Here are a couple friends from church as they ran toward the finish line:

Way to go Adam! He placed third in his division!

You too Jay!! He also placed third in his division!!

And here is Brent's backside as he passed us. I did take a picture when he was right beside us, but of course, it was so blurry you couldn't even tell who it was :(

Brent did great - he finished in 29 minutes! His goal was to do it in 30, so I would say he succeeded!!!

Brody listening to music on Kaitlin's IPOD

Craig, Brent, Jay, and Adam after the race (with Brody and Gabe)

Brent is going to run in another 5K in about 2 weeks, so stay tuned! I wonder if he will beat his time????

Little Water Bugs

This is where I am sure we will be spending most of our time this summer. Brody is going to want to be outside ALL the time, so this is one place where at least I know I can keep somewhat cool. Mamaw is going to get tired of seeing my car parked in her driveway!! Brooke stayed the night with us one night this week, so we spent a couple hours the next day at the pool. They had so much fun! And I sure wasn't complaining :)

Brody watching Brooke jump off of the diving board.

Her favorite part was the big slide!

This girl has no fear...

Here are a few pics of Brody playing in the tub at home. Still his favorite part of the day. Yes, he was playing "dress-up"......we just won't tell Brent...lol.

We had Vacation Bible School at church this week, which was alot of fun. I love seeing the little kids talking and singing about Jesus. So cool. The youngest group was 3-5 year olds, but since I was working in some of the classes, they let Brody go around with that group every night. And he did really good! He was so cute walking around with those bigger kids and trying to do everything they were doing. And most of the time he was able to! Especially with the songs - I think he knew the words and motions just as well as most of the others! He even went on stage with them for the closing program on the last night and did all the songs. He was actually a little show-off. I don't have to worry about this kid having stage fright! Everyone was telling us afterward how good he did. And he was the youngest one up there! (Sorry I didn't get any better pics.)

So, tomorrow Brent runs in his first 5K race at the Smackover Oil Town Festival. I think he will do great - should be lots of fun! I will try to take a few pics (if he will let me...lol). Have a good weekend!