Trip to Sulligent

Great Grandma made him laugh so BIG!!

Great Aunt Melinda and my precious baby boy.

Dad had his 30 year class reunion this past weekend when we were in Sulligent. Dad and Mom dressed up for the occasion and looked mighty nice!

Dillon chillin with Rylan on the floor

Brianne looked at Rylan's head and said " He has a dent in his head!" What a blonde moment! LOL It's called the soft spot honey!

Caitlyn with Rylan. She loves to take care of Rylan when we come and visit. She's a great babysitter!

Five Generations

This past weekend we were in Sulligent and planned to take this picture for the five generations represented. My Paw Paw Walter (Dad's grandpa), Grandma (Dad's mom), Dad, Me and Rylan. It is very rare that you have 5 generations in a family so we wanted to mark this special occasion.

Rylan's First Vacation

We headed to the Great Smoky Mountains on July 4th so excited to finally be on vacation and also wondering how our 5 1/2 hour trip was going to be with a 2 month old. Rylan did really great on the long trip. He got pretty fussy when we were about 20 minutes from our destination - but can you blame him?? He slept most of the way and just looked around mostly. I was very relieved when we finally got there though. We had good family time and just enjoyed being together. Here are some pictures from just the driving around we did while we were there. We couldn't really do anything cause Rylan is still so young, but it was fun.

INDEPENDENCE DAY FEAST 7/3/09

He slept while we ate

Dad cooking, David watching..haha

Those ribs are looking good Dad! (they were extraordinary as Chase said)

Mom working on something, Aunt Sonya holding Rylan, Caitlyn just hanging out

I had to take a break to feed the little one!

Precious Rylan

He just adores his Great Grandma


We finally got to eat!


Dad enjoying the ribsME definitely enjoying them obviously!
After the meal, everyone was worn out.

David, Rylan and Sonya

We went to my parent's house for our 4th of July feast, on the 3rd of July. Haha. Butch and I are leaving tomorrow going on vacation with Rylan to the mountains of Tennessee so we celebrated the 4th on the 3rd. =) We had a really great big feast. My dad cooked some awesome ribs, we had a Boston butt, sausage cooked on the grill, baked beans, french fries, garlic bread and some strawberry pudding...wow. It was a great day. My grandma, cousin and Uncle David and Aunt Sonya were with us and celebrated as well. And of course, after we ate, every one had to take a nap and rest up with all that food in their bellies. (Except me because I was taking pictures!!) lol. Rylan had a great first July 4th on the 3rd!! It was a lot of fun and we enjoyed every bit of it. Dad & Mom - thanks for having us over and we really loved all the food!! It was delicious. =)

2 months old

I know I say this so often - But I can not believe how the time has flown by. We went for Rylan's 2 month old check up and the doc said everything is great! He weighs 12 lbs. 3 oz. and is 23 inches long. It blew my mind when I saw that he had doubled in weight since he was born. It's hard to believe that he used to be so small. Wow, the time really does just get away from you. We are really enjoying Rylan even more every day....he has started smiling more and laughing. He has noticed his feet, but hasn't really played with them yet. He will just sit and stare at them and get cross-eyed. He is holding his head up more and more on his own and kicks those little legs when he gets mad or frustrated. Rylan is the joy of our lives! I never knew motherhood was this wonderful!

Father's Day 6/21/09

Father's Day was a very special occasion this year, not that it isn't always, but this year was Butch's first Father's Day to be celebrated. Over the past 2 months since Rylan was born he has been such a wonderful Father to Rylan. I could not have asked for anything better. He has been a wonderful example of what a Dad needs to be. I never doubted his capability of being an awesome Father because he has been an amazing husband and leader. I'm so thankful to have such a Godly husband and a Godly father for Rylan to look up to.

Last night as I was putting away the dishes from supper I was watching Butch talk to Rylan and give him a bath...I've never seen such sweet moments. I couldn't imagine my life without these two guys. It's the most amazing thing. What is even more amazing is when Butch comes to get Rylan from me and says "Mom, we're going to pray" (speaking for Rylan of course) - that's one of those moments that makes me realize I'm so blessed. How many Father's can say they take time out of their schedule every night to pray with their kids and wife? God has truly blessed me beyond compare.

Oh yea, to finish my Father's Day post - we went to church Sunday morning and afterwards went to my parents house to wait on them to get back from Florida. We wanted to have dinner with my Dad too; plus my parents were having withdrawals from not seeing Rylan for almost 2 weeks. HAHA. When they got home we went to eat and celebrated together. Mom and Dad brought us back some t-shirts that said "Rylan's Dad" and "Rylan's Mom." They also brought Rylan a onesie with his name and a bear on it and a couple of other outfits for souveniers. So all in all, it was a great day and I just want to say that I have a WONDERFUL DAD - I love you! AND I have a WONDERFUL HUSBAND and FATHER for Rylan - I love you MORE!

8 weeks