Brrrrr

Look at those blue eyes...a hunkahunkahunka


my valentine...sorry, kev

I mean, does it get any cuter than this. It was freezing in Pensacola...it's the beach for crying out loud!

late pics

Here are a few Christmas Pictures and some from New Years in Atlanta for the Chic-fil-a bowl with GA Tech. It was a happening party in the hotel room at midnight as you can see. :) Love it.

So, I am wayyyyyy late updating

I mean, where do I begin. It would take forever to update pictures. I will add a few Christmas pics. Most of you have a facebook, so you can see them all there. It's much quicker to add to it. Well, we had a wonderful holiday, as expected. Kade had to get tubes just before Christmas but it turned out fine since he got sooo much better. It seems December was full of sickness before that time with myself and Kade. So, I recommend tubes if they are recommended. It took literally 10 minutes. But, handing him over to that nurse beforehand was a different story. Wow, I mean talk about trust and faith...you have to have it when it comes to your children.

We traveled to Birmingham, Arkansas and then Atlanta for the Chic-fil-a bowl in a matter of two weeks. Kade did beautifully in the car. He is truly an angel. Christmas was just a whole new holiday this year. Reflecting on the birth of our savior having given birth to a precious baby boy was just a lot of emotion that can not be described. Kevin and I are so thankful to have been blessed with such a gift last Valentine's Day. Everday, even if my day is not going so well, I should remember how greatful I am for this family. He shows us something new everday and trying to see the world from your baby's eyes just brings new meaning to the small things. I mean, I've never been so greatful for a water bottle...for some reason, this is one of life's most fascinating things.

We had so much fun seeing Aunt Kelli, Uncle Brett, Aunt Amanda, Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Chad who we get to see more often, all the great grandparents, grandparents, cousins and many more. The Christmas Eve service was beautiful and we had a great time sitting next to The Hutch's. I could go on and on. Christmas morning was, well, way more gifts than a 10 1/2 month old should have, but maybe we'll regift for birthday. It made for a beautiful display. That Eggs Benedict, thanks to Aunt LIndsay, was, once again...my favorite tradition.

Arkansas was full of yumminess and I gained weight for sure but thanks to Kiki for hitting the pavement a couple of times. Atlanta was fun bringing in the new year wit A and my little bro. The game was no fun, but it's always nice spending time with them. and Jean and Eugene were there with my parents so it couldn't be beat.

Back to work...UGH. What a week. I'll post pics next...need to tend to the Kade.

Mini Special K is under the weather

"I can drive this thing"


What is this big red toy?


Splits...gynmast? Hmmm.

It's been a while since posting. Thanksgiving was wonderful. What a difference the holidays are now with a little angel to add to the mix. He got a ride in our cousin, Scotty', fire truck Thanksgiving Day. You can see some pics here. Now, Kade is very ill. He has what feels like the longest running ear infection ever and it has become nasty, along with a bug that must be resistant to the antibiotics, so they are giving him the 3 day antibiotic shot starting today. Hopefully, he will get better. We need a 100% healthy baby for his first Christmas.Luckily, I am done with his shopping already. So, keep our little baby in your prayers as he overcomes this nasty bug. He has been running high fever and extremely congested which makes me want to check on his breathing every second. Of course, a lot of the time he just plays like nothing is wrong until the fever gets up or during the night (of course). Well, we are thankful it is nothing more serious and just pray for healthier days. Stay strong, special K!

Noah's Ark Closing

Well, Kade has really learned to love his daycare. The teachers are wonderful, the environment is great. However, today I stop in to bring Kade some mommy milk and they asked "have you received the letter"? I knew it couldn't be good. Yes, financial hardship has caused them to close their doors at the end of December! I immediately started sobbing. I felt sick to my stomach. I mean, this is the place my dad camped out at to get me a spot. Infant spots are almost impossible to come by in this town. Not to mention, these poor women find out a couple of days before Thanksgiving that they are out of a job in the new year. It's so sad to see this happen to all of them.
I left the daycare devastated. I had no idea what I was going to do, but as Laura told me ...I couldn't panic. You see, in Sunday school this past Sunday we learned about Paul writings in Timothy that speaks about the need to prepare for difficult times. He used the analogy of a soldier or a farmer or an athlete and how the preparation for hard times is what is most important. We have to be ready to deal with things that might come our way. This preparation is diving into His word so we can be ready to pull out His words of comfort when needed. I'm not saying there was any kind of competition, but this moment felt like I had been defeated in some way. I panicked and didn't immediately say "Ok, God, what do you have for me now". "There is meaning in this and you have a greater plan". I just asked Laura to pray for me. As I was heading back to work, I figured I would stop in on this one daycare on the way. After breaking down to the Program Director who must now think I am crazy, she said she would take my little bundle of joy in January! Wow, in a matter of about 15 minutes, God had answered this prayer! I mean, why do we doubt? Although I will miss the girls at Noah's Ark and never forget the love they have shown my precious baby boy and the comfort I have experienced knowing he is in wonderful hands, I look forward with confidence that my God has greater plans for my baby boy that we might can't see right now.

Big Road Trip and a Demon Deacon

Chad got Kade a tie-dyed wake forest shirt at the B-ball game and Kade was excited!

Wake Forest...beautiful campus!

Brandi and Chad-O...excellent host and hostess!

This is the lobby of ISP where Chad works. Looks like a terrible place to work.




Looking down a street at Duke


Demon Deacon

Well, Leslie and I made a week long trip to visit a lot of residency programs. Although the meal presentations were a bust, we did make some great connections that will hopefully lead to some new docs in P-cola. We took along the Kadester and had wonderful nannies along the way...Thanks to Amanda and Brandi! Kade did amazing in the car. He only really pitched one little short fit on the way up. I wanted to join him since I had food poisoning or something equally disturbing that made me pull over 6 times before getting into Atlanta. Yuck. After my fabulous doc called in some phenergan in Montgomery, it was uphill from then on.
Atlanta, Winston-Salem, Durham and Chapel Hill were the places we visited. We want to pause and praise God for the lullabye CD Darcy gave Kade, the praise baby DVD that Jenn gave him, and the octopus that Sue gave him. For without these items, it could have been a different trip. Yeah for each of you! And, Leslie was on duty much of the way to ensure each of these were functioning properly and Kade had a smile. A nauseated belly required me to be upfront much of the time. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics in Atlanta with Brett & Amanda but we had a great time. Here are a few from the rest of the trip.

Go Ga Tech!

We had a great time this past weekend watching Ga Tech play FSU in Atlanta. Best part was seeing my little brother and his wife, Amanda. Way to short of a trip. We had a fun dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe and the restaurant sang to Cole "happy birthday". So cute. Leslie and Shawn went with us, which was such fun. We had to stop in Auburn for some Mellow Mushroom along the way. I love that town!