Slumber Parties and Celebrations

Caroline and Will had their first real slumber party! Caroline is the boss and sweet Will just obeys everything she tells him to do. We call them "the twins" because they look so much alike with their blonde hair and blue eyes. They have so much fun together and I know there will be many more sleepovers to come. 

Happy Birthday, GG! We loved celebrating her at Sunday lunch! She is as good as they come and loves each one of us with her whole heart. 

We also celebrated Lollie's birthday!! We are so very thankful for her!

And we had the most exciting gender reveal for the Laney family as they are expecting their third baby! This will make the 5th grandchild and we cannot wait for HIM to get here :) It's a BOY! 

Our princesses.......

First Taste of FALL 2017

We kicked off Fall with the sweetest time at Disney on Ice with Miss Elizabeth and her mommy. Watching Caroline's reactions to the music and characters literally made me teary eyed. Seeing all things through her little eyes in a gift that I will always treasure. I will remember this day forever. 

We are FALL ready :) Photo shoot because Mommy couldn't resist capturing this sweetness.......

Picking out our family pumpkins for the season......

What's Up Doc?! John Collins 12mo and 15mo Check Up

One Year Check Up

At one year old John Collins started to babble some. Still isn't walking. Sleeping 12 hours at night with a 2 hour afternoon nap. Loves to eat, drink milk, get into anything and everything he isn't suppose to, and give lots of loving. When you ask him if he is one he shakes his head no. Funniest trick he does to date. He is always holding on to an object (usually his green broom) and dragging it around the house.  He empties our our mini-beverage fridge on an hourly basis and eats a healthy amount of dog food daily :) He keeps my back hurting from bending over to pick up his messes.  Every time I look at him on the monitor while he is sleeping he has is lovey covering up his entire head. He is sugar sweet and we love love love him. 

15 Month Check Up 

At fifteen months old we officially have a  walker. He took his first steps at 11 months on 8.31.17 while Grandmommy was babysitting him and Mommy and Daddy were at work. Although I was quite upset that I missed his first steps, seeing him walk to me when I got home from work will be one of my favorite memories. He loves his sister and is still as rambunctious as ever. He communicates by whining since he still isn't saying any words so that is not always the most fun but he makes up for it by being so stinking cute! He still has a healthy appetite. He loves  to go get a book and then come scoot back and sit in your lap for you to read it to him. He loves destroying my shoes in my closet and emptying out my bathroom drawers.  His favorite object to keep in his hands and mouth is a toothbrush.  Still sleeps like a rockstar and gives the sweetest loving when he wakes up.  He will open his mouth and give you sweet juicy kisses.  

Some sweet photos of him at 15 months plus his 15 month check up......

Caroline is 2.5!

This sweet picture was taken on September 4, 2017, Caroline's two and a half birthday! She is sweet, smart, sassy, independent, energetic, bossy, and has the biggest heart. She looks like her daddy but has her mommy's personality. She LOVES fruit snacks. So much so that if you ask her what she wants to be when she grows up she responds with "a fruit snack." Her favorite person in the entire world is Will Laney followed closely by Grandaddy. She remains a Mommy's girl but she sure does love her Daddy too.  She is the best big sister, always asking about John "Coyins" and making sure he is well taken care of.  She has recently transitioned into a big girl bed and after only a couple of bad nights, she is rocking it! She isn't very interested in potty training but we are also not really forcing the issue. She will go when she is ready. She still sleeps with all her "stuff" which includes two blankets, two lovies, her bunny pillow, Mr. Bear, and her beloved paci. She loves going to church and going to her mothers day out program. Her favorite movie is Alice in Wonderland and her favorite color is pink.  Whenever Alan or I leave the house she says "You going to run an errand? You be right back?" She loves going out to eat at the "restriant" (restaurant). When we are getting on to her she always says "Mommy, stop asking me!" When she does something she isn't suppose to do and I say "Caroline, why did you do that?" she responds with "Because, I did it."  Her spunk and enthusiasm are exhausting some days, and she can be quite difficult at times, but she sure makes up for it with her love and sweet heart. She consistently says "Thank you, Mommy" when I give her something she wants and "You welcome" if she does something and I thank her for it.  When she leaves the room to go do something she says "It's ok, Mommy. I gonna be right back."  She loves getting in my make-up drawer and "putting her lips on." She puts on my high heels and walks around in them daily and I must say she is pretty good at it. When she is doing something she enjoys and I tell her it's time to go she replays with "Let me do it jus a minute."  She can recite three different bible verses and loves to sing songs.  She gets more and more independent each day and we couldn't possibly love her beautiful self any more. 

The best 2.5 years have been with you Caroline Catherine Cease! We love you MORE!