Little Ones in on the FUN!

Saturday Mommy and Daddy went outside with us to play in the water and even the little ones got in on the fun! Selah was a little more adventurous the second time around and enjoyed herself sliding instead of just playing in the pool a the bottom.


William and Wallace had fun in the pool and on the slide!

Me with William, Wallace, and Selah


Abby with William and Wallace

Mommy and Daddy did a lot of research to find the best way for William to be able to hear while he is playing in the water. He loved it! For more information, see his blog.
We older girls got kind of wild on the slide when the little ones weren't on it! We had two girls end up with big bruises on their cheeks from accidentally getting hit with an elbow or a knee! Ouch! But we had a lot of fun!

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Water Slide!!!

Yesterday we had A LOT of fun with our blow up water slide!!! We experimented with different ways of sliding (notice me somewhat in the air)! Elly even enjoyed sliding this year, but Selah preferred playing in the pool at the bottom. William was napping and Mommy kept Wallace in the cool air with her, but next time she's going to let William give it a try!



Just in case you're wondering, the younger 4 girls are wearing swimsuits that we bought about 6 or 7 years ago from Little Touch of Elegance. The company no longer makes them. Abby and I are wearing swim dresses that we got last year from http://www.wholesomewear.com/. We REALLY like our swim dresses. They are so comfortable and we don't worry about modesty when swimming. Mommy has one, too!

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Now He's Walking!

Wallace is 8 months old and walking! He took 2 steps on Saturday and has doubled his steps every day since. Last night was the record at 16 steps.



William watched intently, then clapped enthusiastically for Wallace when he made it. It even encouraged William to try his hand at walking, but he is still at a 2-3 step limit without his walker and even that is very shaky. We're thankful he has the walker to help him be independent and that he loves it so much!



Mommy says she can't believe Wallace is walking so early. Aside from William, the rest of us walked at exactly 10 months and she thought that was early! We are thankful that Wallace is a strong and healthy baby!

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2 Week Catch Up: June 8-22

It's been awhile since I've been able to make a blog post. I had a couple prepared, but Mommy was unable to look at them until recently, so I decided to combine them. So much has been going on. We were finally able to get William tested for a couple of really important things. Check out his blog for more information. Also, we are driving to the city for his therapy now. We try to stop by and visit our great-grandfather, Pappaw, on the way home. It's always nice to see him! He adds William to the prayer list at his church every week and prays for all of us faithfully.


The alternator went out on our van a couple of weeks ago. I'm so glad Daddy is able to fix things like that! We all had a great time watching him (and playing out front)!

It's been really hot here! We love to play in the swimming pool, even though it's really for the little ones! Daddy recently brought our pool and water slide home from storage, so hopefully I'll have that to add soon.


We almost missed blueberry season this year. Mommy called to check on it the day before it ended. We got up early and picked blueberries for about 2 hours. We got 4 gallons this year. Not near as much as last year, but we are thankful to have fresh blueberries in the freezer!


On Father's Day we went to Pappaw's after church. Poppy, Aunt Michelle, Uncle Justin, and Uncle Larry were all there. It was really nice to see everybody!


Monday we went to the city to draw William's labs for his most recent testing, then we went to therapy. Afterwards, we were able to go visit cousin Travis and Kelcey's new baby, Bailee, Grammy, Papa, and Aunt Lisa.


The last photo is of the quilt we made for Bailee.

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Wallace is Standing!

This morning we got a cute video of all of us cheering for Wallace as he was standing alone in the floor.

He was so excited that he was laughing and dancing for us! I can't believe he is already this big! He will be 8 months old next week!

He has 3 teeth and 2 more coming in. His newest things are standing and clapping. His hobbies are eating, playing outside, and wrestling on the floor with anyone who happens to be down there. He is such a sweet and happy boy!

"A cheerful heart is good medicine." Proverbs 17:22a

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