February 2008

Here are some recent pictures. Andy and I went to Austin and had a blast while Nana stayed with the boys. (Thank you, Nana!) We got to spend some time with Matt and Kristina, see a movie, shop, and relax a bit. Clayton is eating solids and has two teeth. Colin is doing great at school and can write his name like a pro, and Carter is his usual self...the other day he told me he's not Carter Hedges, he's Superman Hedges. Like I always say, Carter has no idea he's only two. He'll be three in about two months, though! Next month is busy, we have a trip to Maryland planned and, my favorite, the spectacular golf weekend! Things are good...super busy as usual, but good!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! We can't believe it's already 2008. Here are a few pictures of our Christmas this year. Our last day of school was December 19, so we had a few days to shop and bake before the big day. We had our sitters come on Thursday afternoon and Andy and I took off to Christmas shop--we had so much fun!
Then on Christmas Eve we went to church at First Baptist Aledo with Uncle Rick and Aunt Mindy and their crew, followed by dinner at their house (Joe T's!) and the best part...a train ride around the neighborhood on Uncle Rick's land train! We were COLD but the boys loved it. Then we went home and the boys chose to open a gift from Uncle Joey: helicopters!
On Christmas morning Santa came and I was the first one up! We got video of the boys seeing their toys and we ate breakfast casserole (a Nana tradition) and unwrapped gifts. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Christmas--we love you!
On the 26th I turned 27 and Andy took me out shopping and to a nice dinner with friends.
Then on Friday we went to Austin to visit Uncle Matt and Aunt Nina! We played board games, Andy played nine holes of golf, I got to shop (again!), and the boys got to play with their cousins, so everyone had a great time!
Then back home on Sunday (we stopped at the Czech stop in West, Texas where we stacked on kolaches).
On Monday (New Year's Eve) we went to our friends' house.
On Tuesday we relaxed at home and Andy went back to work on Wednesday.
Last night we exchanged gifts with Aunt Bertie at Carrabas. We gave Aunt Bertie the best gift of all...six lovely visors from a Rough Riders baseball game we attended this summer! =)
Clayton will be six months old on Sunday. He is rolling over and almost sitting by himself (right now he tips over after a while). He laughs all the time, especially at his "bubbas."
The boys and I head back to school on Monday, so we have a few days to rest at home before we are in full swing again.
We wish you a happy and healthy new year!

Halloween 2007

All three boys have been sick since my last update (Colin had a sinus infection, Carter had strep, now Clayton has an ear infection/upper respiratory infection.) Also, we have had visits by Nana and PawPaw and YaYa. Plus, Aunt Bertie got married to Uncle Nick and the boys were ring bearers (Andy ended up being a ring bearer bearer and walked down the aisle with the fellas.) They were so precious in their tuxes! Clayton will be four months on Tuesday!! Halloween was so much fun. On Friday and Saturday we hit the pumpkin patch. On Sunday we went to a Fall Festival at First Baptist Aledo where we jumped in bounce houses, roped a steer, played games and, of course, ate a lot of candy! Then on Wednesday night we went trick-or-treating hayride style with our Life Group at New River Fellowship. After initially deciding to be Swiper the Fox (Colin) and a ninja turtle (Cart) we ended up with good ol' Batman and Superman. And the boys wear Batman and Superman every day! Clayton dressed up as a spider! Anyway, we had a fun time the past week and if we could just get well we would be in good shape. I have only caught the boys shoveling candy in as fast as they could one time, so that is good. Today they were using sticks to harrass an enormous grasshopper, and it jumped on Carter's arm and he flipped out, saying, "It hurt me! It hurt me!" They are hilarious!

Smiley Boy!

Hello! I realize I have not posted in a while, but things are super busy around here! I still think the transition from one baby to two babies was more difficult, but it is certainly more busy now. The fellas are doing well: Colin is learning to write his numbers, Carter is his usual sweet self, Clayton is smiling and "talking" all the time, and the big guy just got over being sick. I wish I had more time to write, but Clayton is calling.... Love you!

Back To School

Hello! Here are a few recent pictures of the boys. I love this one of Carter: "I sense trouble." The one of Colin smiling really big is hilarious because I told him to get some Doritos out of the pantry since he ate his sandwich and he piled his plate as high as he could! We are finally getting over a string of really bad colds/bronchitis and I am so glad to have the boys well again (Colin still has a bit of a cough). We started school unofficially last week and officially this week (the students had class). Colin likes his new teacher Ms. Hayes and Carter is running the show with his class. Carter is really funny these days, but he has been a STINKER lately--terrible twos was nothing with Colin compared to this business Carter is pulling. Clayton is doing well with SuSu in his personal nursery at school. He has no problem taking a bottle. He's getting very strong and has started smiling! I tried to catch one on the camera, but no luck yet. Andy's job with Countrywide is good for now and he is doing really well as far as production, so we feel like his job is secure. I, of course, love my classes at Calvary. We went to a football game on Friday night and the boys LOVED it! They ran around with all the other kids while Andy and I watched the game and visited with friends. We love you all!

Clayton Six Weeks

Hi everyone! We head back to school on Monday, so it will probably be a while before I post again. I bet you didn't know super heroes wear heels, did ya? Carter has bronchitis but he's getting better thanks to his medicine. Tomorrow is my six week check up and I am looking forward to being cleared for exercise. Can you tell which baby picture is Colin, not Clayton??

Colin's Fourth Birthday

Colin had his FOURTH birthday on July 25, which was a Wednesday, and his Batman birthday PARTY on Saturday, July 28 at Jump Party. We had a great time. YaYa was here last week with us and we did all sorts of fun things! Nana and Papa are here with us now and they are seeing the movie Underdog as I write! The boys have loved being spoiled by their grandparents, but next week real life kicks in and I will be on my own with the three boys while Andy is at work. Yikes!! Actually, I am looking forward to a little quality time with them before we head back to school on August 20 for in-service.

Clayton is four weeks old today and he's doing great. At his two week check-up he weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz. and he had grown 1 and 3/4 inches! He had his first shot and he did fine. Colin had his four year check-up and he had to have SIX shots--poor guy! He was kind of excited at first, but then he cried really hard when the nurse started injecting the shots and when I picked him up off the table when she finished he said, "What happened?" It was awful and I'm glad it's over. Colin is in the 75-90th percentile for his height and weight. He's been eating like crazy lately and sleeping a lot, too, so I think he's going through a growth spurt. Carter is our talker and he is hilarious! He talks almost constantly and he's very funny. He doesn't have much interest in Clayton although Colin is constantly kissing the baby and asking to hold him.

Andy is doing great--above is a picture of Colin holding in his new net a frog Andy helped him catch. (The frog died shortly thereafter.)

I'm sure I have missed a ton of info, but I am holding Clayton and trying to get about five different things done all at once...I am pretty sure this is how my life will be for a while!!