A Royal Weekend!

One of Joe's Best Friends from Atlanta, Dr. King came to visit us this weekend. He took Joe in when he was at Georgia Tech and has been like a Grandfather to us. Erin is actually named after him, as he is Dr. Aaron King. Maybe one day she'll take on the Dr. part too! We always have such a great time when he comes up even though it is such a short visit. Last year when he was here Anna was still cooking, so this was their first meeting.

We had a delicious dinner at our home on Friday and just spent time as a family. Then on Saturday we headed to IHOP and then the beach which was cut short by rain. Luckily the sun came out again Sat. night and we were able to eat outside at the beach. After church today we dined at the Founder's Inn. SO you can tell our favorite thing to do with Dr. King is eat! I think we all gained at least 5 pounds and Erin discovered she loves popcorn shrimp - that's my girl!

Here are way too many pictures, but I just can't narrow them down. It's only once a year we get him all to ourselves, so we have to soak it in. He and Erin share a special bond and she just loves him to pieces, he even got to snuggle with her on the couch which isn't something we even get to do! Hopefully Anna will take to him just as well in the future, right now it's a momma only phase!

Friends

Erin and Anna got to spend some time with their friends Elena Kay and Cassia this morning. The "bigger" girls enjoyed a popsicle after lunch.

Summer Nights

Last night we took a trip out to the Bay. We knew we were going to have a busy weekend so we wanted to get a little relaxin' in. We stopped by McDonald's first to take advantage of the freebie(thanks Katie) and then off to the Bay. Erin was of course being dramatic and putting on a show, while Anna just tried to figured out how to get the sand to her mouth! We love summertime nights like this with our little ladies!

O Happy Day!

Today we took Anna for a 6 month follow-up at the Cardiologist. Just as we suspected, she's perfect. The Doctor walked in the room and said something to the effect of "holy weight gain!" We love how good they make us feel because they know how far she's come. There is absolutely know residual murmur, which is music to our ears. She had to sit still for one more EKG, but it showed everything normal, so no ECHO was needed.

In other exciting news, I introduced Anna to the snack trap today and she loves it! Can't say the same about being in her new big car seat still facing the rear. Weighing in at just about17 pounds she'll be facing the back for awhile. Also, she'll need to stay on formula for about 4 more months, she needs those calories!

We can't help but feel extremely blessed to have such a healthy little girl that will be turning 1 in less than 2 weeks. We love you little angel!

"Mom - you've been holding out on me - this is good stuff."

Just another EKG - nothing to it!

This is our favorite Cardiologist, Dr. Ellis - he always thinks Anna looks so good!

Random Erin Moments

As anyone with a 3 year old knows at anytime you can be caught off guard. Here's a few highlights from the last couple of days.

On Sunday Anderson gave Erin the world, at least you would think it was. It really is just a little plush JoJo doll, but from the moment Erin met her 2 or so years ago at the Judds she has loved it. Two weeks ago Anderson let us borrow JoJo for a couple of days, and we thought that was a treat. Then after returning home for several days, Anderson apparently thought JoJo would be better off with Erin so he gave her to us. Oh the lovin Erin wanted to do on Anderson. She still walks around asking, "you mean we don't have to giver her back?" What a sweet boy!

Erin was dipping her shrimp in ketchup the other night and Joe was sharing her ketchup which she wasn't fond of. Here's their dialogue:
Erin - Daddy...uhhhh
Joe - I'm sharing with you, it's nice to share.
Erin - No daddy, I'M sharing with you.

And one more...our little Erin is a kisser and lately she's been doing extended kisses on the lips which we try to reserve for family. Last night Heather came over and as we were leaving and receiving kisses, she was included. Here's there dialogue:
Erin - Can I give you a kiss Miss Header
Heather - Sure, but right here on the cheek, the lips are for family
Erin - But you are family to me Miss Header

This little almost 4 year old still amazes me every day, so I just wanted to document those things to look back on one day!

It's Independence Day!

The 4th of July is my husbands favorite day of the whole year! He looks forward to it from July 5th until it comes again. He is the reason for the change of colors and music on the blog! It has become even more exciting since having our little girls. Erin is a huge fireworks lover like her daddy, and it appears Anna will follow suit. I have loaded this post with pictures so I'll keep the text short. It was a fabulous day with friends and family and we're already looking forward to next year! Happy Birthday America!

We always have lunch with the family at the Nieter's pool - Hot dogs and swimming, what could be better!
Anna and her MawMaw in the pool.
Two goggly monsters.
This is all too exciting for Blake so he's taking a break!
Erin helping Daddy tote all our "stuff" to the beach.

My 2 blonde, sandy babies!

I finally got to meet and squeeze little Addison.

Look at these 3, haven't changed a bit since high school.

When do the fireworks start?

Taking a drink break.

Waiting patiently for the fireworks to start.

They started....early!

I love fireworks with Daddy!

Daddy's newest firework buddy!

Playdates

Last week Erin and Anna both got to have some playdates and extra fun times! We just love the summertime with friends.

Care Bear Erin and Princess Samara!
Their first slumber party at my house and they actually slept til almost 8!
Anna and Kylie playing with the cool toys!
Tuggles got a lot of lovin' from these 2 - she's such a loving dog!
Mom - where's my snack?