Tuck and rolllllll.........

Well, its really just the "tuck" part, I'm sure he'll be rolling soon.

Here's Kate graduating from the military crawl to the normal crawl. And don't mind my older son running into his bedroom door!!!!

Cute onesies

Little daredevil

Trying to catch up

I think Shawn has 7 teeth now (too dangerous to look in their mouths now!!!!) and Kate has 4. I remember one thing that drove me crazy when Tyler was getting his teeth, grinding!!!! And now I have it times 2...........like nails on a chalk board.

All good things must come to an end, FOR NOW....

Amy, Pat, Alyssa and Natalie returned home today and they are already missed. It was great to have them all here but for me it was "refreshing" to have Amy here with me. She is the one person I can talk to (besides Keith) multiple times a day, if needed. She always assures me that I am doing the best I can, sometimes that's all I need to hear to get me through the day. And to have her here 7 whole days, was the best medicine. While she was here she cut and colored my hair (along with Shawn, Tyler and Keith). Keith wanted to know how I liked my hair and I said I didn't know because it went right up in a pony as ususal. He doesn't understand why I get it done if its in a pony all the time!!!! Amy's response was "if you can find time in the day when Lisa can take a shower, wash, dry and flat iron her hair, she would". Some days, I'm lucky to brush my teeth...........Needless to say it was said to see them go but we will see them soon. All 5 of us will be going to Florida July 27th for my niece Annabelle's 1st birthday.

Tyler and Natalie showing off their harmonica skills, quite the duo!!!!

How things change.....

I remember the days when I was feeding Alyssa and now Alyssa is feeding my babies!!!! She was a great help feeding, changing and singing to the babies. She and Natalie could make them smile when they were crying by singing all their favorite songs.

Slip and slide

They grow up so fast.

The last time Amy saw Kate and Shawn (in person) they were 4 weeks old. They are now 9 months old and she couldn't believe how much they have changed. They are crawling, pulling up and cruising around things, feeding themselves and how independent they are. She said she loves to see the pics and videos on the blog but when you see them in person, you get to see their real personalities not to mention smothering them with lots of love and kisses!!!!!!!

Shawn's 1st haircut!!!!

Aunt Amy cut Shawn's hair on her visit and he was such a good boy......Thanks to our AWESOME photographer "Alyssa", we were able to get these great pics. Thanks Alyssa!!!!!

While on a bike ride, the kids and Keith found a turtle.

And they brought it home. As the turtle made its way into our garage.......Amy saw a rabbit hop across the yard!!!! I'm sure she was ready to see a heard of cows go down the street next.

Bedtime fun

Natalie makes a new friend....

The Zoo......

Friends/reinforcements have arrived, hooray.......
Amy, Pat, Alyssa and Natalie arrived in Chattanooga yesterday. Since the drive was about 1 hour and 45 minutes we decided to go to the Chattanooga Aquarium. Sorry, no pics of that. I'll have to steal some of Amy's. Today, Amy, Alyssa, Natalie, Tyler and I went to the Nashville Zoo. (Kate and Shawn stayed home with Nana and Grandpa and Pat golfed.)

Daddy's girl........

Kate put a pretty bow in her hair for daddy today.

Get me outa here.....

This is how we find Shawn now, usually he has his puppy hanging out of his mouth.

Happy Father's Day

"Trying" to get a picture of everyone....

I always thought that teeth come in pairs.......

apparently not. Kate still has one tooth on the bottom and her two top teeth have come through!!!! Let me just say, its tough, no, VERY STRESSFULL to have two babies teething at the same time. You would never know by the beautiful smile on her face!!! Maybe I should start posting my picture..........:))

Visitor......

Fascinated with a/c vents.....

Here's Kate enjoying a horse ride. She's so cute, anytime she is happy or excited her eyes light up and her mouth stays wide open. No sound is coming out, just wide open with that one snagletooth!

Just a video that can put a smile on your face. Any baby that can giggle and laugh like this is funny. We heard Shawn upstairs laughing really hard, so of course, I ran up with the camera (you never know what you will find) and peeked around the corner to capture the fun. Tyler is a great source of entertainment for Kate and Shawn. More Shawn, he definately looks up to his big brother. Kate can't be bothered with their silliness!!!

New "level" of toys!!!

Shawn was very excited when he pulled himself up to the train table and found some really cool toys.....but then he let go and fell on his tushy. That didn't make him too happy.

Now, how do I get this open?????

Nosy Nellie!!!!

Shawn's first ride on the Jr. Quad.....

New teeth, old teeth, loosing teeth.......

Shawn's top two teeth have come through and Alyssa's top two teeth have fallen out!!!! What a day.......today was also Alyssa's last day of Kindergarten....WOW, she is going to be in 1st grade. Way to go, Alyssa. We can't wait for your visit, 2 more weeks!!!! For those of you who don't know, Alyssa is my niece, well not by blood but through a wonderful friendship. I've known Alyssa since before she was born and she is just like one of my own!!! (And yes, that is a puff stuck to Shawn's chin)

Shawn figured out what to do when he's on his hands and knees. There was a better video but there is a certain 2 year old that was standing in front of the camera the entire time saying "cheese, cheese, cheese, cheese" and that's my life 24/7. Then throw Kate and Shawn in the mix, they can't talk but they sure can claw and climb all over me!!!

Can't wait for her bath!!!!

As soon as Kate hears the bath start, she high tails it into the bathroom. As you can see, she is trying to climb over daddy's legs.....

Finally......

Shawn has some decoration in his room, finally!!!! It's not too much, his room isn't that big and what we did is just perfect.