Dear Time...

Dear Time,

Please stop ticking away. Please stop allowing my babies to grow up at warp speed. Just stop it, OK?!

These days Caleb is an almost 4 year old (again, where did time go?) who is just a hoot. The questions he asked and the things that he says never cease to make me laugh. Many times he doesn't mean to make us laugh, but he does. Those are the times we have to hide our laughter.

At almost 4 Caleb still loves sports. Football and baseball are his favorites. His whole life he has never really wavered from this. He loves to watch, play and act out any and all things sports related. He has started school again this year and he LOVES it. He told me the other day that he was "one smart cookie." Hmmm....I wonder where he got that! He loves the pool, and can swim by himself most of the time. He is a very independent little boy, but he sure does love to snuggle. Daddy thinks this is just a way to win mommy's heart and stay up later. What ever it is, it works....

It seems just like yesterday that this sweet little boy was not quite old enough to go to school. Again, time....will you PLEASE slow down. My babies are growing up way too fast!!!

These days Abby is 17 months going on 17 years. She is SUCH a girly girl! I love it!!!!! She loves her babies, and usually you can assume she will have a baby in her arms, a purse on her arm or a necklace around her neck. She also loves shoes. She is always putting shoe on. They could be hers, Caleb's, mine or daddys shoes. It doesn't matter. Did I mention that she is a girly, girl?!?!

Abby is talking more and more. She has been a bit slower to talk than Caleb, but I think that is because her big brother does all of the talking for her! Some of her words are bye (said like biiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!), daddy, mama, Bubba (that's Caleb), ball (said like ba-wal), good night (said like niiii-niiiit), love you (said like la you!), come on, nana (banana), more (mo-mo), no,and bad. I know she says more, but I can't remember now.

It seems just like yesterday that we brought an itty bitty baby home from the hospital. Seriously, time ---- SLOW DOWN!!!!

I thank God each and every day for these 2 blessings. They bring us so much joy! It only took me 17 months, but I finally got a few good pictures of these 2 miracles!

Where has time gone? I wish it would slow down. I am not ready for these babies to grow up!

Love,
Mommy

Our Angels

This fall Caleb is playing in the Peanut T-Ball League at a local park. This is all Caleb has talked about since his t-ball season ended last spring. All he has wanted to do is play baseball on a dirt field. Well, he got his wish. :)

Caleb is #8 (just like daddy) on the Angels. I am slightly biased, but he looks SO CUTE in his slightly large uniform. :) He went 3 for 3 and scored a few runs (there are no outs and everyone scores). It was a great game!

Here are a few pictures of our little baseball star!

Our little All Star!

Caleb and his friend, Robert

VERY serious about his baseball game

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sliding into home!

First Day of School, 2012 edition

Where has the time gone? This past Wednesday Caleb started school. This year he is going back to our church, but this year he is going to school 3 days a week! On Wednesday he will get to take a lunch and eat at school. This year was a bit more emotional for me. I don't know what it was. Last year I didn't cry, but this year I did. Hard. I was that emotional parent in the parent meeting. Oh my.

Caleb LOVES school and his teachers are fantastic! Here are a few pictures from his first day.

First Day of School, September, 2011

First Day of School, September, 2012

Not a great picture, but this is Caleb and one of his teachers, Mrs. Carol

How 'bout them DAWGS!!!!

Unless you are living under a rock, you know that the college football season has begun. In my house this day is almost as exciting as Christmas. Michael, and now Caleb, are beyond excited and prepare and talk about this for the week leading up to the big game.

On Saturday UGA started their season against Buffalo in Athens. My brother got tickets and invited Caleb and Michael to go with him and our nephew, Davis. The left early (8:45 for a 12:30 game -- we live 40 minutes from Athens) and enjoyed being in the Classic City with all of the bulldog faithful. They took the boys to the Dawg Walk, and they were lucky enough to "high-five" many of the players and meet Hairy Dawg. This was all Caleb wanted...to meet Hairy the Dawg (as Caleb calls him) and give him a hug. Well....Caleb's day was complete pretty early on.....

This picture was published online for the Athens Banner Herald.