Fun with the Baby

It's Spring Break '10 and the kids are making the most of every minute. This morning Mattie decided to have a little fun with her baby sister...what a sport!

Mattie Dances at Night Life in Sarasota

Amazing night! What an awesome experience for Mattie...she was asked to perform with three other dancers at a Gospel performance at the Night Life in Sarasota. First, she nailed her solo. We then had exactly 64 counts to change her tutu as well as her entire hairstyle...whew! We did it, and she rocked the second dance as well! Great job, Mattie! (Thanks Jorq and Simone for keeping the boys...they had a blast!)

Laughed Out Loud!

The baby laughed for me...out loud, so very sweet! I was holding her at the dance studio, she was laying across my lap. I smiled and said something silly and she just chuckled. What a doll!!!

To Be or Not To Be...Suri Is the Question

Regretfully, "this little girl" has yet to have a proper name. Here are the current contenders:

• Suri


• Suree


• Macaulay


• Nadia


• Nani


• Isabel


• Paige

Have a favorite?

New and Improved

It's been a long road for him, but Troy's office expansion is almost complete. YEAH!!! You had a great vision and you did an amazing job, sweetheart, just like I knew you would. We are all so very proud of you!

My Little Ballerina Girl

I had the pleasure of watching Mattie during her ballet class the other night. I hadn't seen her dance since Suri was born...what a difference a couple months can make! Mattie, you are truly amazing! You give me chills...I can't believe the ballerina you have become. You are the picture of beauty and grace.

Soccer Fun!

Carter has enjoyed being part of the Sea Breeze Soccer Club this year. Both boys spend most afternoons after school in the backyard practicing. Summer, where are you?

It's "Camden's Favorite Color" Day!

The leprechaun delivered once again! However, much to Mattie's disappointment, he didn't stick around. The kids had a great St. Patrick's Day...Cam even found gold in his classroom. Leprechauns snuck into Mrs. Kintz's kindergarten classroom and ransacked the place, even peed green in the toilet! What fun!

Happy Birthday to ME!

So it's a little late, but I wanted to document my 38th birthday. Troy treated me to a romantic Stonewood dinner. (Cam called a documented five times during our one-hour-and-fifteen-minute dinner to check on his mama.) I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Thanks for making my day so special, everyone!

3 Months and "Coo"ing

Suri turned three months old on the 14th...time sure flies! She is starting to coo, and the kids just think it's great. Suri is such a happy, contented baby. She smiles most of the time, even in her sleep. Her only hard part of the day is during the busy evening hours, when I'm trying to prepare food, help with homework and calm everyone down for bed. Can you blame her?

Carter-ism

There are a few moments that you just never forget. After a week of FCAT testing, Carter asked me as I tucked him into bed..."Is it possible to make a 100 on the FCAT? Because I think I did." Priceless. Carter, you rock!

Suri Alice

Suri changes every day...this video will help us remember her tinyness.

Disney Volunteer Day!

There's not much we won't do for free tickets to Disney World, but this was just too easy! We all volunteered at Peace Park's Spring Fling. Not only did we not have much work to do, the kids HAD A BLAST! Thank you, Disney! We will enjoy our tickets in June.

Better Late Than Never

I realized today that I should've started this blog about 12 years ago. I could have forever captured every detail of each of my four pregnancies as well as all of the joy and excitement that has come with each of our children. Well, as this blog post is entitled, better late than never. Here we go!