The kids get prepared to cheer on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.








They also cheer for the Boilermakers of Purdue!

We had a fun halloween.  K went as an elephant, and A went as a lobster.
When you ask K what an elephant says, she replies, "Roll Tide!"  What a quick learner, huh?




Visiting Nan at her home.

We had a great time laughing, eating, watching football, and eating.

Go Colts!

Between the beach 2 weeks ago and a trip to Indiana last week, the Corbin family has been burning up I-65!!  We had
a great visit with S's parents and brother and extended family from California.  We had a blast introducing K and A
to their cousins and since this was A's first trip to Indiana, we were also glad to show him off to several friends.

Little man is 5 months old and growing like a weed...


Uncle Bob and K were especially fond of each other...


Riding her first merry-go-round


K wasn't afraid of the HIGH slide


check out the hair 'do...


she wanted to do the slide several times




Mimi and her favorite grandson (of the non-canine variety )


This is S's cousin's son who was visiting from Orange County


K's cousin (22 months) is close to K's age and they enjoyed doing puzzles on the floor together


My brother-in-law holding ADC and our good friend's son who is 10 months)


He and I were deep in conversation...


Another great friend, Allison, meeting A for the first time


Papaw and his look-alike


This is the oldest son of S's cousin.  He is almost five, and he loved to JUMP!!


He was great with the smaller kids and K loved him!!


Uncle Bob enjoyed spending time with a little girl!


J looks like the proud uncle with his pride and joy!!


K wanted to kiss him more than he wanted to be kissed


we were lucky to have beautiful weather all weekend!!




the cousins---very close like siblings


the cousins plus spouses....we wish we saw them more often!!)




One of Mimi's best friends and a 3rd grandmother to K and A....we love Terry!!




all of the grandchildren of the Sleeth sisters

We had a wonderful time in Florida last week with my family on our annual beach trip!! It was especially fun to see K
another year older and really enjoying the sand and the water.  The weather couldn't have been more perfect and A
enjoyed his first of many beach trips!!



Papa and "little man" watching the tide roll in...


Playing in the sand is hard work!!


K wearing Hicksie's sun hat




This fountain by the pool was a BIG hit!!


we were so happy when Daddy joined us a few days later...








my sister, "Tia", loves her niece and nephew and they love her!!




Relaxing with Hicksie during a shopping outing










K loved being independent enough to float in her boat by herself


a little Daddy/daughter reading time

This week included K's first day of Mother's Day Out and her 2nd haircut.  Due to some "issues" A was having,
and the fact that apple juice wasn't doing the trick, our pediatrician recommended that we go ahead and give him some
baby food fruits.  So, we started with the powerful prunes and although he didn't particularly care for them, within 36 hours,
we had success!!   We've now moved on to pears and he likes those MUCH better. 

First day of school today


the prunes are messy and stain but, they did their job!!






Getting annoyed with the prunes so, K was coming over to comfort him









the boys relaxing together...

I've had several out-of-town friends ask me what we did for A's nursery....since we don't find out the sex ahead of time,
we already had a gender-neutral nursery.  So, we moved K into a "big girl" room and kept the baby's room the same, with
the exception of the name on the wall and a few little "boy" touches.  Here is a visual tour of both rooms for those of you
who are interested....

If you remember when K was in this room, her letters were in white and looked a little more feminine.
















This is K's new room.  She still sleeps in the crib but, her "big girl" bed is ready for her when she is ready for a twin.
I am happy to say that EVERYTHING in this room (furniture, accessories, curtains, rugs) except for the wall letters and
bedding came from Wal-mart!! yeah!!

We continue to have an awesome summer and our kids make us laugh every day!!  The highlight of my month was a 
girls' getaway to a friend's beachhouse last weekend.  S was Superdad/Mr. Mom and with the generous help of my parents, held the fort down while I was away for 3 days.  It was a MUCH needed (and I must admit, I feel that it was deserved ) break from the daily routine and I came back feeling mentally, physically, emotionally and spirtiually recharged.  Let me also say that S is absolutely deserving of some time to himself and is planning a guy's weekend in the fall.  It was great to get away for a break and it was also wonderful to come home to my awesome family!!

ADC had his 4 month check-up yesterday and weighs a whopping 14 lbs 13 ounces and is 25 1/4 inches long!! 


SO bored with the outfit changes and picture taking....


Blowing bubbles in the backyard---our favorite late afternoon activity





Getting a tutorial from Daddy on a new bubble toy...don't let that angelic face fool you---she
has her terrible two moments!!


She got the hang of it....


Playing at McWane Center, the children's science museum





Pushing all the buttons and "driving" the submarine





the purple sand center was a mess and not Mommy's favorite station!!


K's heaven----lifesize crayons!!





ADC hung out with me while K played but, wasn't too thrilled about it at this moment


Tuckered out from all of the action...taking a rest on the ladybug pillow