Our Weekend with the Tews

This weekend, our great friends Marci, Tragg and Reese Tew came to visit us. Reese and Emma have missed each other so much since we moved and they were SO happy to see each other! Here are a few pictures from the weekend.
...Emma and Reese in their matching pajamas.
...Reese and her daddy.
...the girls cruising in the Jeep.

Weekend in Chattanooga

Emma, Mary Wade, and I spent the weekend in Chattanooga with our good friends Amy, James, and Tyler Zippay. We had such a wonderful time and did just about everything there was to do! Emma and James are crazy about each other and had the best time posing for pictures.
...playing dress up at the Children's Museum Theater.
...snuggling on the Chattanooga Choo Choo.
...welcoming fall.
...on the steps of the Chattanooga Choo Choo.
...a little more snuggling at the Chattanooga Aquarium.
...no wonder James loves her - look how cute she is!!!

Happy Halloween!

I put off taking the girls' and Samson's Halloween picture this year because I just knew it was going to be a disaster. Today, I worked up the nerve, got Emma, Mary Wade, and Samson all dressed in their costumes and hoped for the best. Samson was completely immobilized once I got him in his dinosaur outfit, so he was no problem. Mary Wade was the first to lose it, and once I got her calmed down and happy, Emma had her own little come-apart. But, after promises of suckers and candy for one big smile, I got the cutest picture and just had to share it! Happy Halloween from all of us!

The Girls

Here are two funny pictures of Emma and Mary Wade from this afternoon. I can't say enough how wonderful Emma is to her baby sister - she loves to make her laugh and takes such good care of her. She always makes sure that Mary has plenty of toys to play with, a passy if she cries, and plenty of love and kisses. They are absolute angels and we are so lucky! This first picture is my favorite because they look like they are having a very serious conversation - I would LOVE to know what Mary thought she was saying to Emma!

Baby Jon Daniel is here!

On Monday, October 2, our nephew Jon Daniel Latham was born at Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham. Emma, Mary, and I went to see him on Tuesday and he is the cutest thing ever! He is very expressive and I swear he's already smiling! Ryan and Rachel are so happy and we are so proud for them! They are going to be awesome parents and Jon Daniel is a very lucky little man! These are a few pictures from our visit.

Party!

Saturday night, my dearest and closest friend in the world Nita threw an incredible party with her husband Jim. Everyone we missed so much from Birmingham was there and we made lots of new friends too. It made me incredibly homesick, but I know these wonderful girls will always be a huge part of my life, no matter where we live. I am so lucky to have them all as friends and I wish I got to see them more often!