Charlie's 1st Birthday

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY CHARLIE!

We cannot believe how fast a year goes by, but are so thankful for every second we have had with our little man. He is really such a sweet baby, which I guess means his little brother coming in November is gonna be a nightmare! :) Here are some pics from the birthday party...We missed my brothers but enjoyed spending time with Ashley's side of the family..

Good birthday morning! What time is the party?

Uncle Whit and Aunt Ali,,,,too stinkin cute

Uncle Charlton and Aunt Jennifer--next time we see them baby Hali will finally be here!

The 3 Pregnant ladies,,,yes Ali is preggo!!! We are so excited!

So many cousins! Ashley and Sharon went from 0-4 grandkids in 2 years! Charlie already loves golfing outfits,,,great.

can we say--"overstimulation?"

Popper always makes funny faces and noises!

No shortage of love between these two grandmothers!

Love my Nana and Papa!

Three handsome Clayton men,,all daddies!

mom just had another foot surgery the day before the party,,yes folks,,,that makes 3 surgeries in three summers. How many feet does this lady have?

Good looking family!

Some girls at work asked me what my theme was for his party. Theme? Oh great. I didnt even think of a theme! I have pregnancy brains right now and so I never thought to do a theme. Hopefully Charlie can forgive me, but next year the theme will be amazing! :)

Charlie didn't dive into the cake as we hoped,,but he explored it with his hands..

Thanks to everyone for coming for our precious Charlies 1st birthday!

Florida 2010

We just got home from a wonderful family vacation in St. George's Island, FL! Mom and dad did a great job of getting us this house that had its own pool and very short walk to the beach. The beach was pretty secluded, so it was nice to be able to read without someone pelting you in the head with a football.(this was my experience in panama city) MOm told us it was pretty secluded, and so there was not alot to do. But we rented to some bikes and rode up and down the island, played in the pool, played games (which dad cheated at every time!), and just relaxed! It was such a great week, and I am so thankful we got to spend it with eachother.

Let me warn you,,,I got a new camera before we left and I went a teensy bit overboard with my 353 pictures I took. I just put some of my favorites on here,,,and I apologize to the family if i was obnoxious:)

This was our beautiful home,,,

this was the view from the back porch,,,

this took me like 100 pictures to finally get!

so cute huh?

When Aunt Kelly got there, the boys were completely enamored with her story time! I think most of the adults were too!

I couldnt get enough pics of Trav and Bennett,,,or Ash and Charlie!

Bubbles were fascinating!

We decided to ride our bikes in the sand cause we saw some kids do it. Have you done that before? It is so hard!!! After 20 feet I was like,,,"I'm done!"

My little man..

Grana and Popper on our annual "Spaghetti night"

sweetest picture!!

Thank you for a wonderful week mom and dad!!

We have had a busy few weekends! Three weekends ago we were in Memphis visiting my grandfather, and two weekends ago we went to Atlanta for our sister-in-law Jennifers baby shower. This past weekend Ash was gone playing golf, so Charlie buns and I just stayed home and relaxed!! (well mommy went to see a movie with Kandace,,but that was totally relaxing!)

While in Atlanta, Charlie got to spend time with his doggie cousins, Layla and Huck. He was not sure about them at first, but then giggled everytime Layla came near! Jennifer's mom, Judy, is such a natural grandmother! Charlie just loved her! She will have 2 granddaughters in the next 2 months!

Over the past few months we have been working with Charlie to gain weight and use more muscle. He has visited lots of doctors including a genetics doctor, endocrinologist, and neurologist. So after a series of blood work (which was horrible for Charlie and I ) and some x-rays, they told me he has hypotonia. I think this is sort of common, but it simply means low muscle tone. He doesnt like to put weight on his legs or stand. The doctor said there was nothing I could have done to prevent it, but I can help it with physical therapy. So we will be going twice a week now, and the doctor says he should be caught up in a few months. this is good because I do not want to be carrying 2 kids on each hip!!! I really need Charlie to at least crawl in a few months!!

We ate one night in Atlanta at the Medievel Castle. Such a fun dinner! The cheering crowds would off course make Charlie cry, but after 45 minutes he was ok.:) Get ready for baby Charlton and Jennifer!