The kids with their POP

We were super lucky to have Nathan's dad home for the holidays. Here are some great photos of Charlie and the kids.

Cole Update

Cole is growing up so fast. I wanted to share all the things that he has accomplished. He has been drinking only from his big boy sippy cups since right after Thanksgiving. He took his first steps on December 3. He still prefers crawling, but he has taken as many 12 consecutive steps. He has two teeth on the bottom and has two teeth coming in on top.

Christmas Day 2008

We had a great Christmas Day. Izzy got exactly what she wanted from Santa. She got a wedding dress up set and a bike- complete with helmet and knee pads. Cole got a ball set that has a soccer, basketball, baseball and football.

Great Work by John Pyle Photography

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Christmas 2008

Cole was "Stuffed" during Thanksgiving

Izzy's 5th Birthday Party on November 21, 2008

Photo Comparisons of how Izzy and Cole favor

I usually tell folks that Izzy and Cole favor so much it is like I had twins four years apart. Here are a few photos...... Izzy is wearing the striped outfit and Cole is wearing the blue outfit. Both are pictured when they first learned to sit up. Update on Cole....we discovered that he FINALLY has a tooth coming in.

Izzy is turning 5 this November

We started celebrating a little early with a birthday party with our friends and family in Alabama on November 2. The cake had a real Barbie inside. Izzy's favorite things are Tinkerbell and Barbie Fairy Princess and Disney Princess. We have tickets to see "Peter Pan" at the Springer in Columbus after Thanksgiving.

Halloween pictures

Pumpkin Patch Pictures

We went to Best Nursery today and wanted to share some of our pictures.

Izzy is "really using her head"

Izzy fell and hit her head. She asked for an ice pack, but complained that it was too cold to hold. She disappeared to her room and came back like this. She took one of her long hair bands and used it to hold her ice bag in place. I thought that was pretty creative.

Cole's New Moves

Cole has been pulling up to a stand for a few weeks now. I wanted to share this picture to show off Cole's cute boxer shorts. They were a gift from my friend Dawn. Thanks Dawn!

Izzy starts Soccer- YMCA

Here are a few pics from Izzy's first day at soccer.

They held a clinic to start teaching some basic skills.
Her first game is Oct 4th! Dribbling: refers to the maneuvering of a ball around a defender through short skillful taps or kicks with either the legs. The purpose of such an action is to bring the ball past a defender legally and to create opportunities to score.
Looking to score!
Izzy is proud of her new soccer shorts, cleats, socks, shin gaurds, and soccer ball
- all black and pink!

Cole started crawling this week. This video was shot on 9/10/08

Pictures from Labor Day Weekend

Cole is relaxing in his pool float. This is Rachel's dad Jimmy.

Cole attempting to crawl

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  Cole is trying to crawl. He does this "plank" push up that we think is hilarious and then he gets really mad that he didn't make it very far. He is trying to pull up to a stand, but he only makes it a few inches up before he tumbles back down.
  

Izzy's First Day of Pre-K

Izzy started pre-k on august 11, 2008. She loves her teacher. I get to see Izzy at school because I now teach special education pre-k there. We eat lunch at the same time. Izzy has made many friends at school. We couldn't believe it when we found out that Izzy has a classmate named Izzy.

Cole is sitting up!

This photo was taken on July 28, 2008. Cole is almost 6 months old.

Mountain Getaway

We spent July 24-27 in Blue Ridge, Georgia at a cabin. Our friends, Chase and Karen, from Maryville, TN and Steve and Mary, from Birmingham, Al joined us. We all graduated from Auburn University. Everyone brought their children and all the kids had a blast canoeing, kayaking, and fishing.

Izzy helps mom with yard work

Izzy was not interested in pulling weeds, but I did talk her into helping me water... she got more water on her than on my plants.

VBS 2008

Izzy participated in "Power Lab" Vacation Bible School at Wynnton the week of June 16-20, 2008. Here are some great pictures we wanted to share.

Cole's recent doctor visit

We had Cole's 4 month check up today. He weighed 16 lbs and 14 oz and is 25 inches long.

Izzy was a great big sister and tried to keep him calm during his shots. I hope she can handle getting her own shots next month :)

Cole loves to eat!

We decided to see if Cole was ready for sweet potatoes........ and he loved it! He needed a bath immediately following his first meal.

Izzy's God Squad performance

Izzy has participated in Wynnton's God Squad Program. They meet on Wednesday nights and learn Bible stories and scripture. They played handbells, sang and danced and recited their Bible verse.