cool like that

I love that Jess captured Cody lifting his hat to scratch his head. He's picked that up from Justin and I think it's the cutest thing ever. And how cool are Walker's sunglasses? This red wall in downtown Knoxville is a place we will visit again for more photo ops...and we hear rumors of a purple wall.

one month

My plan is to take a picture of her each month with this blanket to document her growth.

tea time!

Here's a good example of why my kids are adjusting to having a new sister just fine. Jessica is right around the corner scheming up some new activity every day for our kids, or coming home from garage selling with cars, princesses and bikes for my kids! I must tell her to stop soon because my kids are starting to figure out that Kelty and Walker's mom is WAY more fun than their mom. Ellie has a traumatized face because Jess told her she had to eat her egg salad sandwich before desert. I remember gagging on boiled eggs when I was 5 so while Jess wasn't looking I ate it for her. See Ellie, I am a cool mom after all! Please don't be mad Jess. :)

salon taylor

We named our impromtu salon after our newest addition and invited cute McKaye over to makeover Ellie and Kelty. The girls were in heaven!

mothers day

It seems each mother's day we end up relaxing in nature. Since Taylor was only a little over a week old it was a good excuse to miss church and get some spiritual enlightenment in the Smokey Mountains. After driving along Foothills Pkwy where we had great views of the valley on one side and the mountains on the other we stopped for lunch near the entrance to the park. From our table we could see a big grassy field with a perfect shade tree. Needless to say we didn't make it into the park but the nap under the tree was perfect.


Ellie made me a necklace first thing in the morning, it matched my outfit perfectly! Taylor and I had thrush for about a week. Her lips are purple in this picture from the gentian violet I was putting in her mouth. The kids thought she had been eating purple Popsicles.

knoxville zoo

Every summer the zoo is one of the first things we visit, not that I am a big fan of zoos or anything - more like it's a great way to ensure a long afternoon nap.

strawberries!

Now this is one of my favorite summer activities. The taste of a freshly picked perfectly ripe strawberry comes in second only to a freshly picked peach. This time I had my own little strawberry to carry around in a bucket.