Baby Dedication!

We recently had Claire's baby dedication at church. We celebrate Pentecost every year, 50 days after Passover, and each year that is the time for the babies to be dedicated. We also wear white on this day symbolizing purity! We are so thankful to be able to raise up a pure sweet little baby and be able to teach her to serve and obey only God her whole life! Somehow we got all these pictures, and none with Scott. Here is a picture of me and the girls. I thought this was a cute one of Audrey.
Here is sort of a goofy one!
This is my sister in law, Stacy (married to Corey) and their baby, Riley Kate. Eveyone says that Clare and Riley look like twins, which is really funny because most people probably know that Corey was adopted, so there is no blood line there. We think it is sweet that the cousins can look alike!
What do you think?? Twins??

The last of Florida pictures

Here is the last installation of Florida pics....I know, it was A LOT, but I just felt like we got a lot of great pictures. Here is Lilly, we are at a restaurant eating outside...that is one of our favorite things about Florida...eating out all the time and ESPECIALLY getting to eat outside!!

Girls playing at the pool

Claire in her high chair.
Audrey coloring, and holding Grampy's hand, adorable
I LOVE this picture, the girls walking down 5th ave with Grammy and Grampy. We loved having my parents come down for a few days, and having Scott's mom there too.
Audrey enjoying some chocolate ice cream.

Still more.....

Here are some more pictures from the pool....Audrey and Scott....so adorable!!! She really loved getting tossed, as long as you catch her.
Here is Lilly, in a picture Scott entitled "Committed"

Lilly and Claire were playing on a chair....Lilly could see through the chair, so it was sort of peek a boo.

More Florida Photos...

These are some pictures we took in Florida while swimming in the pool...we preferred to go to the pool over the beach because it was cleaner, and required a LOT less STUFF...when we went to the beach, we had to take chairs, towels, toys, buckets, ..... so all that to say...we LOVE the pool. Plus the girls really like to swim! Audrey was a LITTLE nervous about jumping off the side of the pool. Now that we are home and have been swimming a lot, she will go off the diving board, but then, she was a tad scared.
Drying off after a swim
Lillian in the pool
Audrey and Mary, Scott's mom, AKA Memaw. The girls LOVE their Memaw
Even baby Claire loved to swim!!!

The Beach

Here are some pictures from the beach...the girls had a great time playing in the sand and in the water. Scott and the girls....so cute.
Lillian and Audrey testing the waters.
They finally got brave enough to go in
Claire, surprisingly, loved the beach and the sand. She would sit there for an hour and just pick up the sand, and let it run through her tiny fingers.

FLORIDA!!!

Well, I figured I should finally post some pictures from our vacation, since it was like a month ago...we had a great time in Naples. Not only did our family get to go, Scott's mom was with us, and my parents came down for the last few days of our trip as well. We had so much fun, Scott is already talking about going back this fall.

Here is our condo....if you look REALLY close, you can see Audrey on the lanai. OK, maybe you can't really see her, but if the picture was bigger you could.

Here is Claire, right after we arrived at the airport. Scott, Mary (his mom) and Lillian & Audrey drove the 14 hours to get there, Claire and I lucked out and got to fly. She is not the best car traveller, and we didn't want to risk it.
Here is Claire checking out the view from our lanai.
This is a beautiful hibiscus...one of my favorite flowers.
These pictures are a little out of order, but here we come on our airplane.

I've been tagged...

I've Been Tagged...
Here are the rules - mention the rules on your blog. Tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours. Tag six bloggers by linking them. (They shall be "it")...

It has taken me so long to do this because I had a hard time thinking of six unspectacular quirks, but here goes....

1. I am very competitive...(although less so as I have gotten older). I once passed out trying to beat my brother when we were seeing who could hold their breath longer.

2. I CAN NOT throw away plastic grocery bags. I have to recycle them. I do have the reusable bags, but at least half the time (probably more) I forget to take them. I'm not really a recycling or a green nazi, but I just can not bring myself to throw those silly bags away. If I see that someone else in my house has thrown them away....I have to dig them out of the trash so I can recycle them.

3. I am always cold. In the winter time, I have to wear like 100 layers, and in the summer I keep the thermostat at like 85....until Scott gets home and wants to die. (He is always hot). I have to take a sweater with me to restaurants, movies, etc, or I FREEZE.

4. I can hardly go a day without talking to my mother...even if we or they are out of town, we are always in touch. I have to "check in" as we say.

5. I will not let my girls leave the house without bows in their hair. It seems like it doesn't matter how dirty and stinky they are, if they have a bow, it looks like we have it all together. (Not that they are dirty or stinky usually, but every now and then....)

6. This last one isn't really a quirk, but an interesting tidbit that people usually say WHAT???? to. My mother in law lives with us. And I LOVE it. She is wonderful. I wouldn't change it if I could, and neither would she. (And my kids are CRAZY for meemaw).

So there you have it.