The Birthday Party!

We celebrated Andrew's birthday at Nat's parents house. It was so great to be with our family for this party!





Aunt Paige, Andrew, and Blake


Time to open presents....





Blake and Andrew


Daddy and Andrew


Mamaw (Gary's mom) and her Grandsons


Here comes the cake.....

I'm ready....

Not so sure...


Yummy....

Big Bite....


He loved the icing....


All done!

Bath time


Uncle Nick and Carrie


Gary, Mamaw and our nephews, Eric and Blake


Nana and Natalie


Granddad and Andrew

Trip to Memphis!

The 3 of us went to Memphis last week to visit with family and to celebrate Andrew's 1st birthday! Andrew's actual birthday is on April 6th, but we wanted to make sure the family was there for the party.

Papaw put Andrew's booster seat in the little red car, so he could ride around outside. His feet don't quite touch the ground yet. Andrew loved it!

Gary playing games with Eric and Blake.

Andrew with Mamaw and Papaw (his Great-Grandparents)

Our backyard

The past 2 weeks, Gary and I have been shopping for yard equipment and patio furniture. It's been such a blessing to be in a house! My parents are in town this weekend, and it was fun to plant some flowers and grill out.

Here's a picture of our back patio.

New videos...

Here are 2 short videos of Andrew from this past week.

Crawling, Pulling Up, and Cruisin'

Andrew has finally decided that he is ready to move. He's been scooting around and crawling backwards for a little while, but on February 10th, he started crawling for his toys and socks (for some reason he loves his socks :) Less than a week later, we found him standing up in his bed, and the next week, he was cruisin' on the furniture and on his activity table. Everyone kept telling me how fortunate that I was that Andrew took his time with crawling, and I can somewhat understand because he's already all over the place. We officially have to baby proof our home now :)

Crawling for a sock....

I love to watch him crawl because he'll usually put his left leg is out and his right leg is under him. Sometimes he'll move on his hands and feet with his booty in the air. It's pretty funny!

More pics of our home

Gary and I are so excited to be in Auburn. We love our new house and are starting to get settled. We still have a few random boxes left, but for the most part, it's starting to feel like home. Our first Sunday at the church will be tomorrow, and on Monday, both me and Gary will start working. I will be working at the preschool at the church M-TH in the 3 year old class. It's so amazing and overwhelming to see how the Lord has blessed us through the whole process of moving here. Please pray for us as Gary begins serving as the Pastor of Families and Children.

Entry Hallway

Kitchen

Breakfast Area

Living Room

Living Room

Andrew's Room

Andrew's Room

Andrew's Room

Guest/Andrew's Bathroom

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Gary's new office

Our New House!

We have been busy packing things up and getting ready for our move to Alabama. We have a contract on a house and are planning to close on Tuesday, February 17th. We are so excited and ready to get settled in Auburn.

For all of our friends in NC, we love you, and we are going to miss you SO much! Our home will always be open for visitors.

Here's a pic of our house. I will post more pictures when we get moved in.

10 months old!

Here are a few new pictures of Andrew. It's hard to believe he's 10 months old today!

Over the past month, Andrew has 2 new teeth on the top (total of 4), he's starting to drink some whole milk from a sippy cup, he loves to stand and play, starting to pull up, and he's trying to walk with our help.

He enjoys eating finger foods. This meal was turkey and green beans.

Andrew loves eating a grilled cheese or cheese quesadilla, and he will smack as he eats it. He definitely takes after me because I love anything with cheese :)

Playing on his train that he got from Mamaw and Papaw.

Andrew was playing in our room as I was packing. He wants me to give him the camera.

I love to watch him stare at his hands. They are always fascinating to him.

Andrew has a big boy car seat now because he has outgrown his infant carrier.

Just a few pictures of playtime.