Mississippi!

So 99% of the pictures I took are of Grandma and Grandpa White's house (on the left) and Aunt Ruth's house (right). I'm obsessed with Mississippi. I love it there. I love walking from one house to the other... and everything that is there... I miss it...

Here is me and my Grandma White!

Prepare to gawk.....

This is her 3 carat diamond ring.... have you ever seen one that big... doubt it!

This is where Calvin slept! He was so happy to have his own little space!

It was SOOOO humid there! We spent the majority of our time outside. Someone really smart put some pools out for the kids to play with...

How sweet... Grant was helping Calvin into the big pool!

Calvin had some one who loved "pow-pows" as much as he does!

MacKenzie pulling Calvin and Kate in the wagon!


Calvin being exposed to Justin Bieber.... who later sang him to sleep...
but don't worry...
every other night Brandon Flowers sang him to sleep!

It was a 12 hour drive from NC to MS... Calvin did SO well! We drove all night thanks to my amazing mother.... she drove 10 hours... both ways! It was so much fun and I can't wait to go again... next time I should take more pictures of people instead of houses!

Lucky Boy!

Calvin is so lucky to have two grandfathers that love him :)

He loves it when his Papa plays with him!

Calvin talks A LOT about his Gramps' "tractor"... even though he is really afraid of it!

So sweet!

He is a very lucky boy to have so much loves!

Lets go to the movies!

A few weeks ago Nick and I took Calvin to the movies... He was excited... can't you tell!

No!! He really was excited, because we went to watch Toy Story 3! And I told him all day long that we would eat a lot of popcorn and candy! What a lucky boy :)

Yummy hot dog! Movie theaters have the best hot dogs!!

We usually don't take his blanket outside of his bed... bet he needed something to keep him calm and warm (it gets chilly in the theater)!

I had to put the camera away once the movie started, but he was really well behaved. The only time he ever moved was from my lap to Nick's lap and back again! He was so excited at the end of the movie when all the toys made it back home. He said "They're back! Yay!" He was so cute and we can't wait to take him again!

Only for Calvin!

I'm not going to lie... sometimes I really don't like being a mom. It's a 24 hour job, 7 days a week! It requires a lot of hard work, patience, kindness, and a whole lot of selflessness. Thank goodness I had such a mother with just those qualities to give me the perfect example of what a good mother is! But sometimes I just find myself lacking a few of those qualities.

I would rather not walk Calvin to the playground when it is 95 degrees outside.

It's really hard to sit and watch Calvin eat a cup of pudding and spill it everywhere...

It takes A LOT of patience to read and sing to Calvin before bed when he sits next to me fidgeting with his toys.

And it's really hard to be nice when I am woken up too early by crying and whining...

But when I push through the tiredness and push the stroller through the heat, my reward is a very happy motorcyclist!

And when I get over the fact that he might get a little messy and let him feed himself, my reward is a very happy big boy!

And when I put my patience to it's limits every night to get Calvin into bed, my reward is one sweet, sleeping boy!

And when I unwillingly get out my my bed to go get Calvin and get ready for breakfast, my reward is one happy boy!

There are so many things that I would rather do with my day instead of walking in the heat or changing a dirty diaper, but at the end of the day I find that I am happiest when I give up my wants for what Calvin wants. And that is what being a mom is all about.

Father's Day

I have a lot to be thankful for this Father's day...

This is Nick's second Father's day. Nicholas is the best dad that a little boy could ask for. Nick texts me all day telling me how much he misses Calvin! Every evening after work, Calvin runs to his Dad and Nick runs to Calvin! They are best friends! Any one who knows Nick can see that he loves every second that he gets to spend with his little boy! We are both very lucky to have him!

Nick and I are both blessed to have wonderful Father's too!

We are lucky that we are able to live right down the street from Nick's parents. Dad is always there to give us a good laugh and share chocolate ice cream with! he sometimes even babysits Calvin for us!

We are also lucky to only live 5 hours away from my parents. Calvin loves his Gramps! He might be a little afraid of his lawn mower, but never too shy to give him a hug!

We are so blessed to have such hard working and loving dad's!

I am also very thankful for my Papa on this day. He was very special to me and my family. Calvin and Papa didn't know each other for very long but it was very cute to see the way that they loved each other. Happy Father's Day Papa!

Happy Father's Day to all my special Fathers! I appreciate all that you do and love you even more!

Are you ready...

for the awesomeness that is Brandon Flowers?

Even though I don't think you are and as much as I'd like to keep the awesomeness to myself, because I know that no one can appreciate this as much I do, I have decided to share him with you...

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Calvin: The BIG boy!

It's official! Calvin is no longer caged in a crib! It's been a week since we took the crib railing off and put up the guard rail! It's nice that his crib converts like that! Thanks Mom :)

This was Calvin's first night with the crib rail off! He was SO

excited!

He also needed some new jammies to keep him cool at night. Calvin is into "space rangers" thanks to his new favorite movie...

Here he is with his own Buzz and Woody from Toy Story! Nick and I can't wait to take him to see the new one in theaters!

Playing with his new friends!

No words for how cute this is...

You have to click on this picture to make it bigger... I had taken A LOT of pictures at this point and he was tired of me asking him to say "cheese"...

And there you have it! My big boy in his new bed! If only he were this excited about sitting on his potty seat...