3 Months Old and Growing up!

Jayden actually turned 3 months old May 13, 2011. I really cannot even begin to describe how much joy he has brought to our lives. Somehow- at 3 months old- it seems like he has just grown overnight. He is rolling to his side, wanting to hold his bottle by himself, (he held his bottle by himself for the first time Friday), he loves to play with toys, laugh, and he smiles a lot. He loves when people talk to him, and he can recognize voices.

I started looking back at pictures when he was born, and I can't believe how big he has gotten. I am so proud of him. He is a great baby- and brings us lots of blessings! I pray for him everyday to become the man in which God would be pleased. I am so blessed by me sweet baby boy!

Bethany's cows got out of the fence-- so we went over to help them. Jayden and my mom played with the cows. He loved them- He kept smiling and laughing at them. This is Darla.

My dad, Jamie, and Jayden playing with the tractors!

Three months old and he looks so grown up!



Gulf Shores 2011

What a great week! Relaxation, the beach, Blue Angels, Naval Museum, USS Alabama, submarine, a great time with family, and a lot of good eating!!

It has been years since we have been out of town for a week... together... as a family... for a real vacation. I really can't even begin to describe how great it was. The vacation experience has changed a lot since we were little kids. I remember when I was younger all we wanted to do was stay at the beach and the pool. This year was quite different. We went to see history, we took naps almost every afternoon, and we just sat around- as a family.

We really enjoyed our entire trip. We went to The Shrimp Basket, Lambert's, Doc's Seafood Shack, and we had fun just eating sandwiches in our condo. Truly a family vacation we will never forget!

5K, Ladies Brunch, Mother's Day, and Vacation.

Last week was so busy. It seemed like every single night we had things to do. I do love being busy, but I felt like we had no time to rest before it was time to do something else.
I have been walking most days to try to get back into shape. One of my friends from church talked me into walking a 5K with her for Healthcare Classic. (I really started walking so I wouldn't fall over while we were doing the real thing... lol) Saturday Morning I met her at our church at 7am we went and walked and got back to the church around 9am. We went to the ladies brunch which started at 10am (and I was a table hostess). I felt like we had really accomplished something that day! The ladies brunch was so much fun and all the decorated table were amazing! I could not even pick a favorite. It was great to spend the afternoon with so many great people. (I will post pictures soon)
The rest of Saturday was spent by packing for our Gulf Shores trip and eating dinner with my parents. (packing for a 3 month old is quite the chore) :)
Jayden made me a sweet picture for Mother's Day. (with some help of course... but it had his little hand print on the picture) I really had a wonderful first Mother's Day. I am so blessed to be a Mommy.

We left Sunday afternoon for Gulf Shores, AL. We have never been here before, but got the opportunity to go and so far it has been great. Jayden did so good all the way here. (he is such a great baby)

Day 1:
We really didn't get in any hurry today. We spent time in our room, ate, and got groceries. It felt SO GOOD to be able to relax all day. We went to the Shrimp Basket for dinner which was really good. Then around 6:00pm we took Jayden to the beach for the first time. I put a lot of sunscreen on him, and he loved the sand and the water.

We could see the pier from the beach at our condo- so Jamie and I decided to take a little evening run. We ran down the beach to the pier and then clocked it to see the distance. (3.4 miles!) It was a lot different running on sand. :)

What a great first day of vacation!

I am so blessed to have my little family.