Walker 8 months

I don't write about him every month, but these past couple of months are full of firsts!  He is starting to crawl.  It's mostly an army crawl right now, but he's getting up on his knees and rocking a little bit.  Anything to get to the basket of toys!  

He's also spending some time in his Johnny Jump Up and his exersaucer.  This is huge because just 5 weeks ago he was working just to hold his head up.  Go - Walker - Go! 

I also put him in his swing for the first time.  It might be a smidge to early to actually swing.  As he bangs his sweet little face when it's swaying to fast....but, he was happy just to sit there and dangle his legs.  

The picture below went something like this.  "Do y'all want to hold Walker?  Ok, you have to hold him really tightly and no matter how much he squirms you can't let go. Got it?"  They proved to be up for the challenge:o)

5, 3, and 8 months

Snow....again....really....

Last week the weatherman was forecasting snow again.  As I recently mentioned, snow shuts this city down.  But, it's not usually a big deal as most folks are smart enough to stay off the roads and it usually only lasts for 24 hours.  This time was a little different.  They were calling for snow and ice....ice causes power outages in these parts.  Since Corbin was out of town for work,  we (without hesitation) loaded up and headed to my mom and dad's.  We arrived and there wasn't any snow.....honestly, I started to feel a little silly.  But, then the snow dumped down on our town.  In 30 minutes everything was covered.  Anyone who waited more than 10 minutes to leave work was stuck out on the roads.  It took my dad over 2 hours to get home.  

Check it out....Anna Corbin got a snow coat upgrade and we found boots for Chesson.  He did not miss the Target bag snow boots:o)  

these kids love to make silly faces!!  

Being with my parents meant I could spend lots of time outside with the kids while my mom snuggled Walker.  

Special time with Papa!  

sledding, snowman building, snowball fighting, snow angel making, and exploring the snowy woods kept us busy for two days! 

Chesson saw this sled and immediately said, "it's a dog sled." 

Three days later the driveway was still covered.  My sweet dad shoveled it all so I could get my car up the hill.  He's a good one!!  

It's exactly one week later and it's 70 degrees.  There isn't one snowflake left.  Ha! 

Friends at Disney

What are the chances the you'll run into a dear college friend while your in Magic Kindgom?  Reggie texted me the day before because he heard from a friend we were going to be there.  So fun!! 

There is a REAL Cinderella Castle....

Anna Corbin was just beside herself that there was a REAL Cinderella castle.  Corbin's parents took us on an over the top fabulous vacation.  I continue to be amazed by their generosity.  We spent 5 glorious days laughing, saying yes to the kids, laughing some more, and basically making dreams come true.  It.was.awesome.  

There are WAY too many pictures here, but they make me happy so I'm leaving all of them.  :o) 

Well, this is a great day for a 3 year old.  

Gigi and G'daddy -- the best! 

hello fabulous accommodations! 

yes we did eat in cinderella's castle.  

street dance party! 

my partner in crime....we both loved getting lots of special time together! 

my children ADORE weslyn.  here's hoping she didn't want any time to herself! 

snuck over to the tower of terror! 

everyone was excited about daily matching shirts. oh, the cuteness. 

she's not scared

yep, we had record breaking highs.....it was in the upper 80's all week.  take that snow!

this was anna corbin's first time seeing fireworks.  she smiled from ear to ear the entire time and kept saying, "oh, they are so pretty!"  

this will certainly be favorite picture forever! 

Chesson got to drive our boat!  She gave him a note saying he was officially a skipper.  This means on the boat ride back to our hotel he definitely tried to show it to our actual skipper to get boat driving privileges.  

oh the love, oh the fun, i love it all! 

Sarah was nothing short of super-mom while we were there.  I punked out and left Walker with my mom for the trip.  Big shout out to Gra-Gra and Papa for taking great care of him!  Sarah didn't miss a beat.  Sweet baby Sidney was worn, carried, strolled, fed, and changed seamlessly as we made our way through the parks...and you would have thought Sarah was just out for a leisurely stroll at home.  She didn't break a sweat, she smiled, she acted like it was no big deal.....What an incredible family to spend a week with!!