I'm Giving In!

After many requests for a belly shot, I'll add one for all of you with an inquiring mind. I was talking to Allyson on the phone last week, and she asked me to take a picture of my growing belly. So, I sat my camera on the tv and snapped this one. Sorry it's fuzzy, but you'll get the idea.



I also thought I'd share pictures of Sawyer's first carousel ride. He loved it! He really is a happy kid and likes most anything-which is VERY FUN! I hope Eli will be the same way!
Sawyer and I ventured to the YMCA pool today for our first time. It was only worth it ($10 for about an hour), because he REALLY likes the pool. However, the pool was gross-kind of green, there were LOTS of kids (I was the only adult in the pool), and the lifeguard got on to me for having his swimmies on-so I'm not such a big fan of the YMCA. Sawyer wasn't bothered by any of this though, so I just tried to enjoy myself too.
When I got there and got in, I was proud of myself for being brave enough to tackle the pool alone(with the help of my little buddy), but for me, that's kind of a big deal. I'm learning to do a lot of new things alone these days though, and I've decided I'm just going to have to "suck it up, buttercup" as Uncle Pitt says, and get out there if I'm going to stay sane in Enterprise.
I am excited that we really liked church on Sunday, and I met a friend in Sunday School. Sawyer and I are going to her house for a playdate with her son, Gavin, on Thursday. I hope it goes well! :)
Anyway...that's a quick update on us. I ended up getting a baby bed from Walker's mom. It's 34 years old, but we're going to paint it and make sure it will hold Sawyer. I just plan to use it for a couple of months before we put him in a real bed, so I think it will work fine.

Who Wants to Sell....

A Baby Bed???
Does anyone have a baby bed they want to sell me? I'm looking to buy one for Sawyer. He'll soon be moving into a new room, but I'm not ready to put him into a real-deal bed yet (maybe a toddler bed). He'll be 21 months when the baby gets here, and I like the idea of keeping him confined in a crib as long as I can get away with it. So, before I go buy one at the store, I just wondered if anybody has one in storage they would like to sell me?? :)

....And then there were 3

Well, my house just got quiet again. My parents have been here since Sunday, so we had a great time visiting with them. This was their first time to come to our new house, so we were ready to show them the big town of Enterprise. Sawyer really enjoyed Gmama and Granddaddy. We played at home, went to the park, went shopping, went out to eat several times, and went to the Army Aviation Museum today for Granddaddy. Here's a few pictures from their visit! Hope they'll hurry back soon!

PS-They both commented on how much my belly has grown! It's getting big! :) AND he kicks ALL the time! I go back to the doctor on Thursday, and after that, I'll start going ever 2 weeks. Craziness! Allyson's doing good! She finds out what she's having July 25th. I think I'll post a quiz on the side to see what y'all think she's going to have! Make sure to cast your vote.

Window Issue-Please Help!!!

I am writing this for Erika and my other design savvy friends out there. Walker, Sawyer and I went to Dothan today with a specific goal:
find curtains to cover our windows. (Sorry we didn't make it by your house, D! We were on a mission. I'm still planning to come see your little man soon!)

When Katie came, we had to hang a sheet in the window to give her some privacy. So, we went to Bed Bath and Beyond and found some raw silk-looking curtains I like-HOWEVER, I don't know what to do with them now that we've gotten them home.
Please check out my arched transom over my windows (they look like this in the dining room, guest bedroom, and playroom), and please tell me where the rod goes. I am CLUELESS! Walker and I are in a disagreement about this subject at the moment, so the sooner we can get this resolved the better! :) Thanks in advance for your wisdom! I know y'all are all smarter than me about this stuff!

House Full of Cousins

My sister, Katie, and her girls called Monday and said they could come visit for a few days. We were excited! So, since Tuesday afternoon, things have been a lot livelier at the Williams' abode. Grace is 5, Shelby's 3, and Julia's 1 (3 months older than Sawyer). They played in Sawyer's pool, went to the park, went to eat pizza one night, flew a kite, and whatever else we could find to do around here. The highlight for them was probably around 5:15 each night when Uncle Walker got home. He plays hard, and they loved it!! I hope they enjoyed the trip as much as we enjoyed having them. They left this morning headed to Aunt Al's. She's probably the cooler aunt because she and Uncle Wes live at the beach. How can we compete with that? Oh well! Here's some pictures from our time with the Braddocks. Thanks for coming!


Julia and Sawyer enjoying their juice on the back porch


Sweet Julia

Sawyer flew his first kite


Sawyer and Shelby


Bath Time with Shelby and Julia

Grace

Prayer Request, A Day with the Earnest Boys & a little WARNING

My good friend, Sarah, had her baby today 5 1/2 weeks early. Little Luke seems healthy, just small, so she hasn't been able to hold her little guy yet which I know is hard! If you'll please keep the Martin family in your prayers, I'm sure they would appreciate it!

In other news...Sawyer was in hog heaven all day, because the Earnests (Jennifer, Hunter, and Taylor) came to Enterprise to visit. They are pretty cool kids, and Sawyer definitely knows it! They played in the pool with him, pulled him on the little Gator, played ball, and pretty much whatever else he wanted to do. Their mama and I enjoyed our chat too-not that either one of us are talkers! Right, Jennifer?? :) Thank you so much for our fun day!


As for the warning...Well, being a pregnant girl, I am very into food! -especially food that I don't have to prepare. Commercials for food entice me like you wouldn't believe (all but hamburger commercials anyway). So, when our anniversary came around (June 12th), a gift certificate for Walker to the Japanese Steakhouse here sounded like a good idea. It was kind of a guarantee that we'd have a date and there would be food involved. This seemed to be a great plan. So...last night we ventured out to enjoy our dinner. The hostess asked if we wanted to sit at a table or Hibachi Grill. I thought the grill was a good idea-might as well at a Japanese restraunt. However, I was wrong! This was a total mistake! It was HOT as Hector from the fire they were cooking with and the smells were CRAZY strong! I was definitely a weenie on our big night out! BUMMER!! Who knew our little night out would be such a bust! Next time we may just have to go to Pizza Hut (their Pzone commercials look good to me too)! :)

Love Bugs

I just thought they were cute!