Summertime at the lake

The last 2 weekends, we have headed to the lakehouse for some summertime fun. It is certainly a different experience with an infant, but Tommy loves it there so we are trying to go as much as possible. Callie did pretty well considering she was only 6 weeks old! The highlight of the first weekend we went was that Uncle Bob "the burglar" and Aunt Brigitte were here, so Callie got to meet them. I can't believe how fast she is growing! She is smiling now and doing very well....a couple weeks ago, she was over 10 pounds. Seems she will follow in her brothers chubby footsteps! We realized around 3 weeks that she had some reflux issues just like Tommy did, so we got her on some medicine and she has been better. She is still adored by her big brother, and by all her cousins, too!

Uncle Ryan comes to visit

On Mother's Day, I was woken up from a nap to be surprised by my brother coming for a visit! He had flown from LA to Illinois to attend a rugby reunion weekend and drove down to Nashville Sunday morning to meet his new niece. Although we only had Sunday afternoon with him, it was great to see him (it has been almost 2 years!) and I was so happy that he got to meet Callie. You can see Tommy was very impressed by Uncle Ryan's tattoo, so we had to put one on for him as well.

Easter

Easter was our first big day out with Callie. Tommy was an egg hunting maniac and we had a blast with Catherine, Carter and Jennison. Unfortunately Drew and Corinna were sick so the day was a bit incomplete but we had fun. Here are a few pics from the day.

Tommy is a big brother!

After 9 long months of waiting, Callie Grace was born on Tuesday, April 12th at 10:34 am weighing in at a stocky 6 pounds 15 ounces :) Tommy couldn't be happier to be a big brother, at least for now. Here are a few pics from the hospital and our first few days at home. We are so blessed!!

Snow days in Tennessee

This is VERY late but we had some great snow this year in Tennessee and lots of snow days for me!! I wanted to be sure and post a few pics since we never know when we'll get good snow like this again. We had a blast over at Aunt Gina's house sledding with the kids whenever it would snow. Tommy really loved it this year and is all ready to learn how to ski in Deer Valley next year when he is 4!

Down to Jax

Over MLK weekend we flew down to Jax for a long weekend to see everyone one last time before I can't travel anymore. We stayed with our dear friends Jim and Julie and their 3 kids who you have seen a lot of if you follow our blog. Tommy and Rea are only 5 days apart and it is so fun to watch how well they play together as they get older. My friend Julie is a talented photographer so she got some great shots of the kiddos in the park, and Ryan and Jim hammed it up for the camera....big surprise. I also posted a video of Rea and Tommy dancing which is hilarious. We bought Rea a box of princess dresses for her birthday in December and Tommy had a blast dressing up. He thew an all out fit when I took away the high heels. I'm not sure Ryan loved the dress-up party but I laughed so hard I was crying. I can't believe I didn't get the camera out but I could barely compose myself during my hysterics.

We also got to see our friends Neil, Allison and Aidan. Neil is a police officer with Jax Sheriff's Office, so he is always a hit in his uniform and car with the loud siren. Our friends Rick and Julia and their son Trace joined us for lunch on Saturday. You can see some pics of Tommy, Aidan and Trace below. Finally we got to spend some time with our friends the Durkins but didn't end up getting any pics (my fault!!) It was ugly and rainy that day so there weren't many photo ops. They have twin daughters Tommy's age so they hooked us up big time with nursery decor and clothes for Callie!!!

Been a long time....

Well I am just about coming up on 3 months since I last blogged! We have had lots of fun and apparently, have been very busy. First things first, we found out around Thanksgiving that we are having a girl, just like Tommy wanted. We are now in the countdown to Baby Callie's birth...about 9 weeks out if we make it to the due date!

Some other exciting news, since you saw Antonio's picture on our last post. Signing day was about 2 weeks ago and he committed to UT!!! Tommy is so excited that he will be a Vol, as are we! Stay tuned for a pic of Tommy and Antonio with their Big Orange gear on!

I posted some pics below of Tommy's 3rd birthday party at MyGym (his favorite place on Earth) as well as some pics from the holidays. Tommy has yet to sit on Santa's lap, but you can see he did love Mrs. Claus, and made it close enough to give Santa some knuckles. He promises next year he will sit on Santa's lap to show Callie that there is nothing to be afraid of. The video is just a funny glimpse into what it often takes to try and get all the cousins in for a picture. Good for a laugh!

I will do my best to blog at least once more before baby comes and then of course, with lots of news as Tommy officially becomes a big brother. We can't wait!