Halloween

So this is just a collection of recent pictures we have taken over the past month or so. Just a few more days and then William is with us,,,so there will probably be a delay in my postings, but you understand right? :)

Here is daddy and Charlie,,we went out to eat on the lake

Daddy and Charlie with Boomer

My sweet friend Nadia came to visit from Texas! We had a fun weekend of coffee, muffins, and lots of shopping! (well--she had fun shopping. I literally am busting out of sweat pants at this point:)

Downtown Franklin

My sweet friend Becky gave Charlie this giraffe--he LOVES it!

Charlie was a lion for Halloween--he truly loves lions. I was utterly shocked he kept this costume on as long as he did, but he was sweating underneath it all! Bless his heart!

Charlie cant believe a grown up looks even more silly than he does!

On a hayride with church friends

I never get tired of taking pictures of my men,,,

Our sweet cousin Jackson was born November 2! We are so excited for Travis, Kelly, and Bennett and cannot wait to meet him!

Maybe my next post will be pictures of William? Surely I can get one more post in there before that!! Surely!! :))

Birthdays and Playgrounds

I know I have not written in awhile, but not too much has happened. No milestones have been met with Charlie, and things are pretty much normal around here. Aside from the fact that at some point everyday I PANIC when I think about having another boy here in a few weeks! I can feel the panic set in, and then I feel overwhelmed, but then subsides when I think about all my friends with 3 kids. Wow, bless their hearts. So since there is not much to report I wont bore you with alot of chatter,,,just some pics of Charlie. (Baby brother William Thomas Clayton will soon be in some pics)

Celebrated Poppers birthday,,,thumbs up Popper!

Also celebrated Grana's birthday earlier this month,,,

In between birthday parties, we took Charlie to his first visit to swing in the park. He loved it,,,kind of boring for us,,,but he loved it:)

Is he not ridiculously cute?

Also celebrated Papa's birthday,,October is busy!!!

Just got Charlie some new shoes for church,,even though he is not walking yet he still needs to look good! Plus I find that if you look good, then people may not notice you have no idea what you are doing:)

My little man,,,I cant believe how big he is! I also cant believe there is gonna be another one soon,,,,we cant wait to see Charlie and Will together! Bring on the table for four!

Farewell Trav and Kelly

It happened. Trav, Kelly, Bennett, and baby Jackson Stafford have officially left the great state of Tennessee for Washington, DC. We are so excited for them and this new chapter in their lives, but we cant help but be sad that they left us:( Thankfully they are both pretty efficient at texting,,,finally,,,so communication maybe easier! They stayed at mom and dad's house last night, so we went over for our last supper together for awhile.

I am seriously worried about Charlie now that Aunt Kelly is gone,,,she is non-stop entertainment with her noises and book reading! I try but there is no comparison!

Shanta, Ken, Campbell, and Gabe came over too. In this picture I wanted to incorporate something I heard from the Nate Berkus show about how to look 10 pounds thinner in pictures. He says to put your weight on your front foot---somehow i dont think you can look thinner when you are 30 weeks pregnant.

Charlie has figured out he wants to get Popper's glasses--

kisses from Grana

I put these pictures on here because Ashley hates bubble outfits--he thinks they look girlish. So since he doesnt read my blog then I figured it was safe. He does look precious in it!

Charlie loves his books,,LOVES them

He loves them so much, that after he wakes up he wants a book asap!

Summer Nights

So, I am the last of my sisters-in-law to post about Sunday,,,but I finally made it! We had a blast when Randy and Kim and the kids came through town! The weather could not have been more perfect! These are precious moments with the kids, and when Trav and Kelly move, these times will be even more special. Looks like its just me and Ash with mom and dad---great:))

Charlie loves to read books,,,and have them read to him!

Palmer was our main entertainment at dinner,,,performing Justin Bieber

The Specks in Michigan

The Specks in Washington D.C. (soon)

The lone Clayton family,,,

Mom and dad took the kids on a 4-wheeling ride down to the creek,,perfect weather

I think both Charlie and Bennett are trying to figure out how to get out!

The most precious Lainey Hope..

Charlie loves Lainey--I promise!!

One day,,maybe Charlie will stop crying for like 5 seconds to get a picture:) But we all agreed that moments like these are priceless!