catch up, part 4 - georgia

kaitlin, caroline and amy dancing at the varsity

more of the same!

abby joined in for ring around the rosey

bekah giving caroline a lift to phillips arena

snow white

the seven dwarfs

caroline watching the show intently

mommy and her little princess

abby and aunt rachel

while we were in georgia, we also got to go see disney's princesses on ice at phillips arena with all the fortney women plus our fearless leader, grandad! god bless him for dealing with all of us! veda, leah and amy bush and sarah bowling also came with us. before the show, we stopped and ate at the varsity, which is always good :) caroline isn't completely well versed on all the princesses so i wasn't sure how much she would understand. well, she was enthralled and loved it!

caroline's quotes of the day

#1
caroline: mommy, i want a baby
mommy: well, you have lots of baby dolls
caroline: not that kind
mommy: what kind do you want?
caroline: the kind you get from the doctor

#2 (after caroline woke up very grumpy from her nap)
mommy: do i need to pray for your heart?
caroline: yes, mommy
mommy: lord, please fill caroline up with your kindness and your love. allow her to be a blessing to everyone around her. in jesus name, amen
caroline: thank you, mommy
mommy: you're welcome. are you going to be have a happy heart now?
caroline: no, i don't think so

**oh well, i tried :)

catch up, part 3 - georgia

sarah and luke on their awesome playset

what can you say? he's precious!!

body shot :)

can that smile be any bigger??

"redneck" caroline...note the mullet and popsicle mustache!

little luke

aunt lauren and little peanut

taking a dora break

mommy and andrew

after the wedding in florida, caroline and i rode back with joyce and sonny to spend some time with family in georgia for the week. we were able to go to cumming and spend a day with my sis and her kids. it was so good to see them and see how baby andrew has grown in just a few weeks. he is a sweetie! we had so much fun with them, it was just too short. it's especially hard to live so far away with all my precious nieces and nephews in georgia. they grow so fast and i feel like i miss out seeing everything.

catch up, part 2 - st. augustine, florida

kaitlin and caroline after the wedding

they loved playing in the rocks...whatever works!

the beautiful bride and handsome groom

uncle john and kaitlin relaxing after the wedding

caleb took this pix of caroline...he's good!

miss abigail

caroline hugging the bride

tony and joyce

abby sporting some cool shades

the new trend for toddlers everywhere...pink dora shades!

caroline and grandad kicking up their heels at the reception!

kaitlin wants in on the action, too!

caleb and caroline leaving the reception

emma marie corey

above are some pixs of john's cousin shannon's wedding in st.augustine, fl on october 21. we had a great time and couldn't believe how warm it was...well in the 90s. shannon and her new hubby tony had a beautiful wedding and reception and caroline was in awe of the bride. she would barely say a word to her, just hugged or stared at shannon. caroline, kaitlin and abby had a blast dancing all around and wearing themselves out :) we loved our time with john's extended family and john especially treasured the time he got to spend with his grandad. we don't get to see everyone in florida as much as we used to so it was a blessing! on sunday, we got to see emma marie corey christened by her grandad, john's uncle david. emma's mommy, michelle, is john's cousin. how special to witness that!! she is a gorgeous baby...i loved holding her :) the weekend was way too short, but we'll take what we can get!!

catch up posts, part 1

trying to find their way through the maze

owen and caroline feeding the bunny rabbits

rafe, caroline and owen on the tractor ride

this one makes a perfect seat!

yeah, you're right rafe, these need to be moved!

this is part 1 of my attempt to catch up from the past few weeks! the pictures above are of our visit back on october 20 to the pumpkin patch in mt.pleasant with caroline's buddies, rafe and owen. it was about 85 degrees which is why caroline is dressed in summer clothes :) it was a really neat place. they went through a little maze, fed bunny rabbits and goats and loved the tractor ride. oh, and they picked out a few pumpkins...actually, the mommas picked out the pumpkins and the kids just rearranged them!

caroline's quotes of the day

caroline: where's doctor daddy?
mommy: he's working late so we're going to meet him for dinner.
caroline: can we have moe's or mexican? (yes, no doubt, she's our child...she was born craving salsa and cheese dip)

**side note, i have no idea why she called him dr. daddy, we have never called him that before :)

caroline: mommy, i want a baby!
mommy: oh really, what kind?
caroline: a baby sister
mommy: how about a baby brother?
caroline: i just want a baby, mommy!! (said very emphatically)

**she's always liked baby dolls, but has become infatuated with real babies since my sister had baby andrew...little does she know how that would rock her world :)

caroline's quote of the day

caroline: i'm trying to get all the dirt out of my nose, mommy!

(explaining to me why she has her finger up her nose :) )

caroline's first haircut

pre- haircut...looking a little ragged on the ends

the cool pink airplane...it had pedals, too!

this is why movies are great for tasks like this....

all done...i know, it doesn't look that different, but i can tell!

caroline had her first "professional" haircut yesterday! it's been a long time coming. she was really looking like a redneck when her hair was not in pigtails. i was considering cutting off everything in the back, but just couldn't do it after almost everyone i told looked at me like i was crazy. especially john! he could care less about anything related to hair, clothing, appearance, but he had an opinion on this one. he LOVES her hair! so, i just had it trimmed up. we went to the cutest place in mt. pleasant called bangs n' bows and she got to sit in a pink airplane. they also had the movie "over the hedge" on so she was mesmerized by all the animals. she was not bothered one bit by the scissors, cutting, etc. she smiled and sat still until she was finished. of course, it only took about 5 minutes. welcome change from my kind of hair appts :)