July 4th

We had a great day celebrating July 4th! Tommy was off work and we were able to spend the whole day together. So nice! Centerville has a parade and festival every year so Tommy, JT and I decided to go check it out. We were so impressed! About a mile of Main Street was closed down for the festvial and the parade was on a joining street. We watched a little of the parade but spent most of the day exploring the vendors, arts and crafts, bands, and the kids zone with a petting zoo, horse rides, bounce houses, face painting, etc. We have also had some nice Alabama weather here in Ohio. The tempature was close to 100 so it was a hot day!

My cute son

My handsome husband

John Thomas making friends, waiting on the parade to start

Our Family

Petting Zoo

JT loves to dance! He loves music

I love this!!

Summertime!

I love, love summer!! I love the hot weather, I love running in warm weather, I love sitting in our backyard watching JT play, I love taking Kennedy on walks, I love it getting light earlier and staying light later, I love Tommy being home more (until recruiting starts, next month), I could go on and on. But I will just share some pictures of our summer fun.

At the Greene, an outdoor mall that has a splash area for kids and bands on the weekends.

 Great combination - you can shop, eat and play.

 Daddy tickling John Thomas

My boys

Date night. YAY!

Having a snack. I thought is was so funny how he was leaned back in his chair eating.

At the pool.

 He will not keep his hats on his head but loved Morgan' s hat.

Big shoes to fill.

Really cute watching him walk around the house in Tommy's shoes.

Trying to make him go inside and he escapes as soon as I got the swim diaper off him.



Looking forward to enjoying the rest of summer!!!

Father's Day

I am so proud John Thomas has his dad to look up to as his role model. Tommy has done a great job raising "Little" Tommy. Tommy had to work half the day on Sunday but then we got to go out to celebrate Father's Day. 

Daddy and his little man

I framed both of these pictures for Tommy to put in his office

Happy Father's Day to my sweet husband!

Strawberry Fields

A couple weeks ago we went to Troy, Ohio, about 40 minutes from our house, to the strawberry festival. Everything was strawberry flavored! Strawberry donuts, jam, fried strawberries, straberry salsa, strawberry bbq sauce, etc. We walked around the festival then headed to Fulton Farms where you get to pick your own strawberries. It was a lot of fun and the strawberries where delicious!! It was so fun watching JT walk through the fields pulling a straberry off the vine and eating it. He loved it!

Fun Family Day!

Catching up

Someone once told me "as a mother the days are long but the years are fast" it seems so true! I can only imagine it will seem much more real as I watch my boy grow. He does such simple stuff that amazes me. Like grabbing the hairbrush and brushing his hair, pointing the remote at the TV, putting the phone to his ear saying hey, hey. When he hears music he starts dancing, he will go to the fridge and say mom, mom until I come open the door and he will grab his sippy cup and walk away. This morning he got his shoes tried to put them on his feet until he got frustrated, brought them to me then went to the back door screaming MOM, MOM until I let him go outside and play. It is so amazing to me that he knows what he wants to do. I promise it wasn't that long ago that i could just lay him on the couch and he could not even roll over. I love watching him grow and see his personality form :)

Sharing snacks with Kennedy

Early morning play with Kennedy

Playing in the backyard before 7am :)

First set of golf clubs from Aunt Dianne

 Thank you, Aunt Dianne!

JT and Daddy

Albama Trip in Pictures

I have been meaning to write a post about my trip home for a week now but have not taken the time to do it. So I have decided to do a recap in pictures. We had a great time!!

JT on the way to Alabama

Gavin met us at the airport. So sweet watching them hold hands!

Long day of playing outside the hospital waiting on baby Seth to make his arrival.

John Thomas wanted to do everything his big cousin, Gavin, did.

Paw Paw helping John Thomas exercise

Playing on a hot Alabama day. These boys love being outside!!!

John Thomas and Grace

I took Gavin to a bike ride in Dothan with the mayor which he declared was a race.

 Poor little Gavin was going as fast as he could around a curve and had a wreck. Nothing a day followed with Chuk E Cheese and swimming couldn't cure :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Love, Love this little man more than I ever thought was possible.

My favorite treat. Self serve frozen yogurt!

Sweet cousins

Trying to copy Gavin playing golf

Troy, Alabama

I always LOVE going home! I love being with my family and friends.

Baby Seth

I became an Aunt again on May 10, 2012! My sister Leigh Anne had a beautiful baby boy.

Welcome to the world, Seth Logan Davis!

My sister does not love this picture but I do! First time opening his eyes. So sweet!

First picture of the family of four

Proud big brother, Gavin



Seth Logan Davis

JT checking out the baby

Home from the hospital

He is such an easy baby! Content wherever you put him.

JT and Seth

My huge eye opening moment - JT is not a baby anymore.

I am so thankful I was able to be there for the birth of my new nephew. My sisters and I are so close. It has been so special that Leigh Anne and Justin allowed Dianne and I in the delivery room for both Gavin and Seth. My sisters were also in the delivery room for John Thomas. I cherish our bond and love for each other. I am so proud of my sister. She is a great mom! I look forward to watching Seth grow and our boys playing together and making life long memories.

SO THANKFUL! We love you Seth!