Catch Up

The last week has been a busy one. We met most of the family at Habanero's last Tuesday to eat lunch with Cari. As I was getting him ready to go, I noticed he had lost his umbilical cord. Not that I wanted to keep it, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Still haven't come across it. After lunch Hannah went with us to get some VBS decorations from West Jefferson and then to see Granny at work. Then, Hannah and I went to get groceries and Tyler stayed back and hung out with Bill.

Thursday, Tyler had to go back to see Dr. Israel to get his weight checked. Lydia came along to help out. He weighed in at a whopping 8 lb 2 oz. I was thinking he was so big and then I realized he was only 1 oz bigger than JT was when he was born and still wasn't close to Jackson's birth weight. Half a pound makes a big difference at this size. Then, we headed over to Mom and Dad's. We stayed there Thursday night and left Tyler with Mom long enough to go to the car lot and come back riding on the same dead horse we left on. Looks like it will be another week or so before we decide on a new car. Bill said he now knew how Scrat, the squirrel on Ice Age, feels chasing that acorn. He has tried to make me buy a new car for the last 3 years and when he was close enough to taste it we have to start all over again.

Saturday was the 4th which is a huge holiday for my family. Lots of food and fun with family. Tyler and I took a 5 hour nap after all the festivities. We were exhausted! I absolutely love this picture of Tyler with the guys at the grill. I accidentally deleted it when I uploaded my card but was able to recover it with some free software I found online.

Sunday we made it to church and then ate leftover barbecue at Grandmother's for lunch.
Monday was birthday parties for Danielle and Tori at Grandmother's. It is so hard to believe Danielle is old enough to drive (with a permit) and Tori is starting school this year.
Tuesday I had to go for a follow up with Dr Robinett and Jackie had to go for an appointment to check on the twins. It was sooo cool to see the two of them bouncing around on the ultrasound screen. Jackie and John definitely will have their hands full!
Finally, yesterday was the first day of VBS. We are doing it on Wednesday nights all summer long. Tyler and I were happy to come home and rest after such a long day at the church.

Today, we are taking the day to rest and straighten up around the house. Lydia came by and helped Tyler rest for a bit. I can't believe we have already had this little man for 4 whole weeks!