Memory Lane

I thought it would be fun to look back through the years of the life of David. He brings us so much joy and we couldn't be prouder of him. I just get weepy thinking of how quickly his life is moving! Here's a look back at David on each of his Birthdays Birth thru age 4 (see previous post for Age 5).........

David's 5th Birthday party

It's hard to believe my baby boy is 5! His actual birthday is on the 27th but we celebrated with his party yesterday. He had such a fun time and enjoyed playing games with his friends and cousins. He wanted the theme of his party to be soccer and Halloween so I had a lot of fun with that! We love you so much David- our big 5 year old!!!!

Our little pumpkins

Yesterday was a wonderful "Daddy Day Off Day". We went to church together as a family, which is very rare and went to the pumpkin patch. We had a great time picking out our family pumpkins and taking some neat pics!

David's first soccer game

David has looked so forward to playing "real" soccer this fall. We missed the first few practices and the first two games while in SC but he was quick to get caught up. Daddy is the coach of his team and has been practicing with him in the backyard. He had a blast! Every time he was out on the field he had the biggest smile on his face! Grant and I cheered them on from the sidelines. Great job David!

Welcome new cousin

We were so excited to visit Aunt Kelsey, Reese and Rynn and meet Raegan! Raegan Isabella Corry was born on September 23rd in Austin. She weighed 8lbs and 13ozs and is a beautiful, healthy baby girl. She looks very much like big sister Reese. Grant really loved her and was so tender with her. David was mostly wrapped up in playing with Reese and Rynn. He really missed them. Congratulations to the Corry family!

Grant's Christening and visit to SC

We had a wonderful trip to South Carolina! The main reason for this fall trip was to have Grant christened in my home church (the same church where David Jr was christened and the same church I was confirmed in). The service was so great and Grant was like an angel. She did so well as the minister walked her around the church while the choir sang all the verses of "Jesus Loves Me". I was filled with emotion- what a blessed event! Daddy had to get back to Texas to work but David, Grant and I stayed on for a week. We were able to go down to Hilton Head and spend a few days with Nana and Papa Stanley. We had so much fun visiting all of our family. There are so many neat things happening in our family and we were glad we got to see BeeGee and Papa's new business, Joey's new pediatric practice, Les and Joey's new home, Nana and Papa Stanley's home renovations, and much more! We even squeezed in an impromptu playdate with the Pennington girls- what fun! Sound like a full week? Well, we topped it off perfectly with a stop by the hospital in Austin upon our arrival back to Texas to give Aunt Kelsey a hug. Raegan Corry was born just a few hours after our visit. We always cherish our time with family and look forward to our next visit.

Final penny update....I hope

Ok, finally the drama has subsided. The xrays this morning showed there was no penny so they cancelled the surgery. However, the tech would not tell me whether or not the penny had completely passed, but only that the surgery was not necessary. After following up with our primary Doc, we are told that the penny may possibly be in the rectum (restrain yourself of the possible jokes sis) and is definitely on the way out. Hallelujah! We treated David to a huge breakfast at IHOP afterwards. I don't normally allow him to eat this type of food so he was beside himself. He had the kids funny face pancake with chocolate chips, eggs, sausage, toast, hashbrowns and topped it off with a bit of my omelet. He already eats like a teenage boy! We are so relieved that he did not have to have the surgery and he promises to never put "foreign" objects in his mouth again. I still have not officially seen that blessed penny but I had hopes that we would frame that darn thing! Thanks for all of the well wishes, it was actually pretty scary there for a bit but all is well!