Cherish the times

You don't realize how much you appreciate your own mother until you have children. I have a newfound love and respect for my parents--even though I was the angel child:) I just blamed literally everything on Randy and Travis and my parents bought it! (kidding--sort of)

I keep telling myself to "cherish these moments"--even at 1, 3, 4:30 in the morning--to cherish these times in my heart. Really hard to do that sometimes! William is little over 4 months old and is getting a bit easier. He is not my cuddlebug like Charlie was and still is. William is super nosy and wants to look around at everything, stand up and just be busy! He likes to be held, but only if you will walk him around so he can be nosy! This child has a set of lungs too--but then he cracks this absolute precious grin with dimples and I just melt!

Charlie is still in 3 hours of therapy- twice a week. He is crawling and pulling up everywhere, and is walking in a walker. He is still not eating (hence the feeding therapy), but I am hoping once he gets more teeth he will understand chewing. He can't be a Clayton/Speck and not know how to eat! Come on dude!

More kisses from Charlie--he is super sweet to Will. I call him my "little rhino" cause he just puts his head down to kiss anyone. Thank goodness there is no horn at the end or Will would be in trouble!

We went for a wagon ride at Grana and Popper's house--he totally hated it at first,,,

But then spotted a bird and the world was right again:)

My little 4 month old Will--look at those dimples!! Ridiculously cute.

"Little Rhino" strikes again...

"Eating" Jell-o pudding...

Papa and William are good buddies..

We celebrated Nana's birthday outside..such a pretty day!

I think Will is getting used to "Rhino" kisses...his doesnt look quite as terrified as he used to!

I am hoping my next post will be one of restful nights! I cant wait to cherish those nights!

Crazy Kids and Crazy Winds!

Life with two young babies is,,,needless to say,,,crazy! But a good crazy. I have no idea how moms handle more than 2,,but I have a new respect for mothers everywhere. Charlie is crawling everywhere and so things have gotten hectic at our house. And he loves to push buttons or anything resembling a button. For instance--William's nose. This looks like a button to Charlie so he is constantly pushing it:)

Charlie also likes to give kisses--with his head--

Guess what Charlie is doing--watching tv. I know you all think I let my kids watch too much tv, but a little bit here and there to provide mommy with a few moments peace is fine with me!

My sweet William,,little touch and go there for awhile,,but he gets sweeter everyday!

Ashley's 33rd birthday..

Last Thursday a tornado,,or really strong winds, came through our neighborhood. It destroyed our dock and patio furniture. It all happened so fast, and it really did sound like a freight train. We had just enough time to go grab the boys from their beds and get down to the closet. Then the power goes out. Then Charlie throws up all over Ashley. Then Ashley starts to gag due to the throw up. Then Ashley asks me to help with the throw up, but I cant cause it is pitch black. Nevertheless, we survived the night. It was a long night:)

Charlie is starting to walk, sort of!

My cousin Courtney and her hubby Garrett came up from Memphis to meet William ! They brought their precious baby girl Coco...

She is such a cutie!!!

Charlie playing "Where's Charlie?"

My very own Prince William:)

Jan 2011

Things around the Clayton house have just recently gotten a little more crazy. Charlie has officially learned how to crawl! This is such a praise to God, and a big THANK YOU to all his therapists at High Hopes. We are so proud of him, but now we have to start baby proofing the house. I have had it "easy" for a bit,,but he is gonna take off soon.

Three things Charlie will make a mad dash for--1. Your phone. (and dont try to fake him out with a phone that doesnt work. He can spot a phony a mile away:) 2. the remote. (he almost deleted "The Bachelor" the other day, which would have won him a spanking) 3. William. (he likes to hit him with the play hammer he has. Said hammer is now in a drawer:)

Chin kiss from Charlie

I am turning into my mother. This picture took 20 tries because my eyes kept shutting. I cant tell you how many pictures of my mom there are with her eyes half shut. Great.

Nashville Blizzard 2011

William is getting so cute and animated everyday! He changes by the second it seems,,are those dimples so cute or what?

I cant wait to post one day about Charlie walking,,hopefully soon!

Christmas with Taylor Swift

We had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope you all did too! We took the boys to Opryland hotel,,,in this picture mommy looks a wee bit tired! :)

Charlies version of a kiss---a nudge of his head!

Not so happy here,,,

daddy and William

Charlie meeting cousin Hali for the first time,,she is so stinkin cute! Charlie was not excited about the grandparents having another baby to hold! Life is tough Charlie--get used to it.

He got a rocking horse for Christmas,,,does he like it? No. well from a distance he does:)

He loves our Christmas card from Trav, Kelly, Bennett, and Jackson. He kept pointing at Bennett,,,we miss you guys!!!

Here is Will over at Nana and Papa's,,,sleeping soundly and collecting gifts:)

Uncle Charlton and Aunt Jennifer,,,cousin Hali

Uncle Whitney painted this for us,,

Ali is due here in about 10 weeks with baby boy Emerson!!

Charlie and Will had Christmas #2 at Grana and Poppers house,,,

who knew a snowglobe could provide 30 minutes of entertainment?

Baby William,,,one month old!!

and this is random, but it must be documented! We were eating at The Palm last week and Taylor Swift sat behind us! I asked her for a picture, and she was so nice to put up with my dorkiness and agree:) And no,,Jake was not there:)