Spring is here!!!

Spring is here or Summer. I don't think the weather here knows which season it is quite yet. One thing is for sure, our yard doesn't seem to mind! Here are some pictures of our azaleas and knock-out roses for those of you that love landscaping. Now, I am no allisonlewisphotography.com, but I did manage to capture the picture below of Natalie hugging Palmer amidst the azaleas! I hope you all enjoy!



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We have Talksters!!!!!

Well, we have been waiting and waiting for the day that we could start to understand Palmer talking. He is one month shy of 2 years old and yes...he has decided to start talking. It has been a long road for his speech so far. He had tubes put in and his adenoids taken out in March and now almost 2 months later he is putting his words together and we love to hear his little voice. My favorite is when he says "butterfly." He is trying so hard. He still has a way to go, but we are very happy with the progress. He can say just about anything if we ask him to repeat. Now, he just has to learn what everything is!!! Here is a video of him talking.

Crawfish Boil

Last night we hosted our first "Crawfish Boil." Aaron decided to throw an appreciation dinner for all his people at work for helping him out so far this year and for them hitting their numbers for the quarter. With a lot of help from a buddy of his at Compass it was a huge success!!! It was so much fun. Besides watching Natalie scream and run away from the 41 lbs of crawfish alive and crawling in the cooler, and Palmer eating crawfish likes it a cookie, we actually learned alot about what goes in to making them. And in my opinion they should remain in the creek where they belong!!! But, they do make for a great party and spring only comes once a year so why not boil some crawfish, make some mojitos and invite the whole neighborhood once you realize that the 8 people coming to your party aren't going to eat all these crawfish! Here are some pictures to show our fun evening!


Some kids in the neighborhood playing on our driveway


Palmer saying "cheese" with his bite of crawfish that he so patiently waited for. He is definitely a Bama boy!


Steven holding one of the little "bugs" after it was cooked.


Crawfish spread out on the table in the backyard. Everyone ate straight from the table. No time for sitting!


The crawfish circle. Notice only boys eat bugs! Actually there were a couple girls too! But, for the most part every boy at the party ate crawfish! It is definitely a guy thing!

Here we Grow again!

I am sure that many of you saw our Key West photos. Well, not only did we bring back lots of pictures and memories, we also brought back a new addition to the family...baby #3!!!! We are so excited and yes, we do know what causes this. The baby is due November 16. I am 7 weeks pregnant and so far everything looks great. Please pray for us that everything continues to go great and this baby will be as healthy as our other ones! Natalie is really excited and thinks she has a baby in her belly too. She says, "it is going to take a long time to come out." I said, "your right, at least 25 years!!!" Palmer on the other hand is starting to notice babies and that they are at least smaller than he is, but if I hold one he isn't too happy. That part doesn't make me nervous though considering how much Natalie has loved Palmer since day one and she was totally a momma's girl. So, we are extremely excited! We will keep you posted as to what sex it is as the gets closer. It will be around July.