On Saturday, we had Caitlin's birthday party at Dublin Park's outdoor swimming pool. After much praying on bended knee, it went off without a drop of rain! Caitlin was lucky enough to have lots of school, church, and dance friends come to celebrate with her. They were: Anna, Carly, Delaney, Annie, Madelyn, Sarah, Hannah, Shelby K, Rush, Grayson, Shelby W, Kayla, David and Mary. She also had all of her grandparents come to her party as well as her Aunt Dana and her cousin, Stephanie. They had such a good time swimming, and I did not have to get in AT ALL to rescue anyone!! She got a lot of nice presents which included several gift cards (her favorite). And Ma-Ma and Pa-Pa got her a camera so that she can join the Paparazzi as my friend Heather calls it! As of this afternoon she has already taken about 50 pictures, so I guess she is officially a member, Heather! It was so much fun celebrating my baby girl's ninth birthday, but I still can't believe she is that old!!
Posing on one of the humongous horses outside PF Chang's
Finishing up our delectable meal--Randy, Harrison, Me, Caitlin, Stephanie, Ma-Ma, and Pa-Pa
It's a 3-D Shark Slip N Slide that even came with 3D goggles. Much more uptown than the yellow sheet of plastic and the hose that I had when I was little!
Harrison doesn't like to slide on his tummy--he would rather crawl down it!
Caitlin's the resident expert!
...and magically overnight he has changed into this handsome boy....
He was the best baby, hands down! He loved to sleep (isn't that what every new parent wants?), nurse, and look at his big sister. She was a big source of entertainment in those early days! I just loved to snuggle with this precious baby who God had blessed us with--I still do! I say a prayer each morning thanking God for bringing me this sweet angel. I can't wait to watch him grow and change over the years, but I wish it would slow down a little bit!
Can you tell Caitlin already loved him? She must have told us a thousand times before he was born that she was going to love him more than any other big sister in the whole, wide world!
...all sweet, peaceful, and snuggly. I loved every little thing about this tiny miracle who God had entrusted to me. I just couldn't get enough of her. I guess that's why she nursed every 3 hours on the dot! I loved absolutely every minute of it, though.
I don't know where the time has gone!!! I still love every little thing about her right down to the freckle on her little tiny toe! She is so precious to me, and I thank God for her every day. 
and went into labor at 9:30 pm. Randy took me to Huntsville Hospital (babies were delivered at Main back then) around 11:00 pm, and we got ready to welcome our precious baby girl into the world!
