A Tennessee Easter...

For Easter this year, we packed up the family and went to visit some really good friends in Cunningham, TN.

On the way up we stopped for lunch at Krystal and had a picnic outside. It was Emerson's first real (over 3 hours) roadtrip, so we wanted it to be really special. :)

Within about 5 minutes of our arrival Griffin mastered driving this speed machine! He LOVED it and was cracking us up riding countless laps in the driveway.

Emerson was all tuckered out from playing with all of Ava Claire's fun toys.

We even had an Easter egg hunt in the front yard. Griffin would pick up the egg and open it before putting it in his basket as if he wanted to first approve the stuffing ... haha!

The Easter bunny found us!!

And last but not least, here we are all pretty'd up for church.

Oh, and Emerson decided to make some milestones while we were up visiting with Travis and Adrienne, too. She has cut her first two teeth and she also pulled up for the first time on a toy basket.

Happy Easter to all!!

March in a nutshell

Well, March is a blur, but I wanted to get some pictures on the blog to atleast document that we survived...
It was a month of ear infections, bronchialitis, colds, sinus infections, hives and more... we have been slightly busy to say the very least. It all started with Griffin and a terrible case of croup and it all ended with us finding out that Emerson (while being treated for her third ear infection) is allergic to penicillin. Rough.
We did have some fun here and there, so I wanted to share these pictures to prove it. And remind ourselves. :)
OK, here goes...

Tunes and Balloons! We took a day trip down to Macon for a little Cherry Blossom fun.

Papa took a ride up with Bennett and Carson

Pic-nickin' with the kiddos.

We also caught the first game of Bennett's Wee Ball season while we were in Macon. Griffin was only slightly jealous that Bennett got to play.

Griffin and Gray enjoying their Ring Pops at the ball field.

We also took a weekend trip to Chattanooga for a little family fun.
Both mornings we took a walk down towards the river to have breakfast outside, we visited with some good friends and we even took Griffin for a walk in the woods to see a "waterfall." Here's a pic from our hike at Cloudland Canyon.

Isn't she lovely? This pic is pre-hives. She was covered from head to toe, but now she is as good as new!

What is it with boys and fire? This picture was probably taken sometime in Feb, but isn't it cute?

Bets and Papa showing some love to Emerson.

Best Daddy in the whole wide world.

One night in February, we decided to fire up the fireplace in the backyard one more time this year and roast hotdogs and marshmallows for dinner. Griffin loved it and we were able to spend some quality family time outside.

Griffin is obsessed with the movie the Jungle Book these days and goes on and on singing "Berry berry cessities..." (Bare Necessities) It is soooo stinkin' cute! Here is a shot of his "Mowgli face" from when Baloo is teaching him how to growl.

Can't remember exactly when this visit took place... it may have even been January. But the picture is so good, I had to share!

Blake got the most exercise of the day during our hike at Cloudland Canyon.

Griffin LOVED walking in the woods, looking at the "waterfalls" and eating lunch on the trail.

Nice looking family if you ask me :)

This picture pretty much sums up the end of February and much of March for us. :( This is Emerson's nebulizer in use.

Five months old!!

Hi all! More to come later, but I wanted to get Emerson's five month pic up before she's six months old :)

And here 's my first Pinterest activity with Griffin... it was so fun and not so messy!!

Official Four Month Stats...

I took Emerson in for her 4 month appointment last week and here are her stats and percentiles for those of you keeping track :)

Weight: 17 lbs .6 oz. (96%)
Height: 25.25 inches (79%)
Head Circumference: 16.25 inches (55%)

She's a healthy girl and we like it that way!

MVP

If you ever wondered if a two year old could switch hit with sound mechanics, here's proof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EufTHL9YHs4&feature=youtu.be

P.S. One proud daddy posted this to YouTube.

This post is going to be pretty brief, but I wanted to give you guys a quick update on what is going on with us...

Griffin is continuing to amaze us with his vocabulary and he comes up with some of the funniest things. For example, we were outside the other day and he was about to take a dog treat from our neighbor's dog when I told him that he "was not to take Abby's special treat from her, that it belonged to her." And then, just as any potty-training toddler might say, he replied, "Abby pooped in the potty?" Because we all know that when you poop in the potty you get special treats :)
As for potty training... except for the rare accident, Griffin is doing EXCELLENT using the potty. He now goes to school in big boy underpants and he can climb up on the potty all by himself!! What a stud!

Emerson turned 4 months old on Wednesday and is officially sleeping through the night (knock on wood). It's been three nights in a row now, and I feel like a new person! What was my trick? Well, it turns out that if I don't jump up out of bed the second that she starts crying, she puts herself back to sleep within about 5 minutes. We will be going to the doctor for his 4 month check up on Tuesday, so I will keep you posted on her stats. Dr. Evans will also be re-checking her ears, because Emerson had her first ear infection (and consequently her first round of antibiotics) last week. But, she seems to be doing much better, so hopefully things are all clear.

Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure. I promise to have more for you next time :)



She is thisclose to rolling over...




What a beauty!

Happy New Year!!!

Wow! What a year! Blake and I have talked a lot lately about how incredibly blessed we have been this year and we can only imagine what 2012 has in store for our little family.

A quick update on what has been happening around the Greene house lately:

We took our annual Tour De Southeast for Christmas, stopping first in Birmingham to spend Christmas Eve with the Greenes and then on to Macon for Christmas Day festivities. A great time was had by all and Santa was very good to us this year. He even brought Griffin exactly what he asked for this year: a BLUE bike!!

Our sweet, beautiful, baby girl turned 3 months old on Christmas day and she is getting so big! We go for our check up at the end of January, so I will be sure to keep you posted on stats, but I am sure that we are on the larger side of average in weight and length. She is absolutely beautiful and getting even prettier by the day. I know that I have mentioned this before, but she is a much higher maintenance baby than Griffin was, but she has still brought so much joy to our little family and we feel more complete with this little angel. Emerson is holding her head up really well and has even spent a little time in the exersaucer already. She will be sitting up before we know it. I remember how much I loved watching Griffin become more mobile - even if it is a lot more work for a while! And I can't wait to see Em on the go!

Griffin began potty training once we returned from our Christmas journeying and is doing pretty well. Although I won't say that he is completely trained until he is telling us when he needs to go, he is staying dry and clean for the most part. He is such a little stud and knows full well that he gets special treats for going to the potty. He has also been very busy tearing up the cul de sac on his new blue bike and playing with his tool set from GG and Pop. He makes us laugh every single day and is just so much fun!

Here are some pictures to wrap up 2011... Can't wait to see what these little ones have in store for us this year!

Emerson at 3 months:



We probably have 1000 pictures with thumbs up!



Boxer briefs like daddy! And the paper towel roll on his arm is his blower that he uses to clean up the house for me :)



Thanks to Mops for Clifford!



Burning up the road!!



Dad teaching G how to ride on Christmas morning. Clearly, Griffin is very interested.



Christmas morning in Macon. This pretty much sums up Griffin's reaction to his new bike. Maybe he just wasn't fully awake yet.



If you ever thought Griffin and Emerson favored eachother, take a look at this picture!




Caroline and sleepy Em


Papa with the girls



Drills from GG and Pop were a hit!!






Decorating cookies at home. The black eye was due to a nasty spill that he took on the stairs. It. Was. Awful.




Happy New Year everyone!! May 2012 be even more full of life and love than you could hope!