Baby Day

Today was the Baby Dedication Celebration at Otter Creek. The service was really special and Andrew was lucky enough to have sweet cousin Kate with him on stage too. Being a parent is a daunting task in itself, but striving to raise a child to love and serve the Lord truly takes a village of believers. James and I feel so blessed to be at Otter Creek and are so thankful that Andrew has a family and a church family that are committed to walking with him on his spiritual journey.

James and I with the little man

Cousins!

More cousin love!

And I can hardly believe this little guy is now 9 months old!

West Tennessee

James worked nights last weekend, so Andrew, my mom, and I headed to west Tennessee to see my grandparents. We also made it to Memphis on Monday, in spite of the snow, to see my friends at Ruch Clinic. I miss them so much and I was so happy to be able to stop by and visit, and of course introduce them to Andrew. We were able to eat lunch at Holiday Ham which was great, but we missed out on Muddy's cupcakes as they are closed on Mondays. Next time we will have our priorities in order :).  We made it home just in time for it to snow again...

I love snow, but I am very ready for the warmer temperatures to come and stay.

We also got to hang out with the Graves family last week. Kara and I were college roommates and she and her husband, Josh, are parents to sweet Lucas. I hope Lucas and Andrew will be friends for a long time.

Andrew is VERY busy these days. He no longer picks up toys just to chew on them. He figured out this week that the basketball will actually go through the hoop. James and I are thrilled that at this point in time, basketball is favorite sport :).  We had our first stand-off this week as he sat and looked at the electrical outlet, then back at me, then back at the outlet, etc. This went on for a couple of minutes until he finally crawled away from the plugs. I was using my best stern parent voice and I guess it worked this time :). I know this is just the beginning, though. 

In other news, my family (parents, grandparents, and Meggie) is headed to visit Caroline later this week. It will be my grandparents first trip south of the border and I really wish I could be there to witness it, as I am certain my grandfather will have lots of ridiculous things to say. They will do some sightseeing in San Diego and lots of playing with the sweet kiddos at the City of Children. I am hoping they have such a good time that they want to go back.

Happy Valentine's Day!