Spring Break 2011

We had a busy and fun Spring Break!



We played in the backyard.  (Notice the little brother and big sister shirts.)

We went to the Birmingham Zoo.

Layne rode the carousel.

Sutton stretched his legs.

To end the day, Layne played at the splash pad.

 

 

Layne and I also had a girls day out.  We went to see the movie Hop at Bridge Street.  Then before we left, we had our photos made in the photo booth. 



Layne Goes to the Dentist



I took Layne to the dentist to get her teeth cleaned.  I was so proud of her.  She did a fantastic job!

Mrs. Beth is fantastic!  She showed Layne her x-ray.



Layne got in the chair and she was ready.

She watched Mrs. Beth with a mirror.

Layne had to see how the chair worked.

For being so brave, Mrs. Beth made Layne a giraffe balloon.



Look at that beautiful smile!








A Beautiful Weekend and a Stormy Monday

This past weekend was absolutely beautiful.  On Saturday morning, Layne went to Grandma and Verbon's house to fish.  The only person that caught a fish was Verbon, but Layne was still excited.  In the afternoon, we played on the swingset in the backyard.  Then we decided to make our first Easter treats of the season...lovebird peeps.  I hadn't realized that Layne had never had peeps, but she tried them and loved them.  Of course, she wouldn't even try the lovebird peeps, but she loved just the regular peeps.



Swinging in the backyard



Layne loves dandelions

Sutton swinging



Our lovebird peeps

We went to church on Sunday.  Sutton started out doing well, but I ended up taking him to the nursery about half way through the service.  Last week, he stayed in the nursery without me for about fifteen minutes, but that must have just been a fluke.  This week, he would not let me put him down.  He wouldn't even get down and play with the other children when I sat on the floor with him. 

After church, we went to Cracker Barrel to eat. I think it will be our last time eating out for a while.  Just like last Sunday, he was not happy in the high chair.  We ended up eating in shifts.  It's not very enjoyable, and not worth going out.
Sunday afternoon the whole family napped.  I love a good Sunday afternoon nap!  Then in the evening we all took a walk through Old Decatur.  Penny even joined us.

Yesterday Bobby, Sutton, and I planned to go to Bridge Street to look for coordinating Easter outfits for Layne and Sutton and go to the movies to see Limitless.  It was a terribly windy day, and it was suppsed to get stormy in the late afternoon.  We looked for outfits first, but we didn't have any luck.  We went on to the movie.  It was so good, but about an hour into the movie, I got a call from Church Street Academy that they were closing early due to the weather.  We grabbed our stuff and raced home to get Layne.  I hated missing the ending of the movie, but if the weather is going to be bad, I want all my babies in the house with me.

Wrapping Up March

We have had a really busy end of the month.  On Monday, March 21st, Sutton walked!  He had taken a couple of steps a couple of months ago, but they were forced. (We made him walk from Bobby to me, and Bobby sort of pushed him.)  This time we were in our back room.  Bobby and I were sitting on the floor, and he walked back and forth between us three or four times.  We were so excited!  We were clapping and yelling, and he joined in clapping and laughing.  Then later in the day Bobby put him down in the grass in the backyard and he took a few steps and fell.  And that was the end of that.  He was not happy.  Since then, every few days he will take a few steps between us when we forced helped him.  But today (April 1), he had a toy he wanted to give me and on his own he took a couple of steps to get to me.  So, we are definitely getting there.

On Friday, Aunt Marta and Uncle Charlie decided to make a spur of the moment trip to Alabama.  So, we invited them to eat pizza with us and Grandma and Verbon came to eat with us also.

Layne had an appointment at 7:45 on Monday morning at Vanderbilt.  Bobby was working, so it was just the kids and me.  We had to leave the house at 5:00!  It was a good visit though.  Layne had pictures made to send to the insurance company, and since Sutton was wit h us, Dr. Kelly went ahead and saw him also.  He decided to go ahead and schedule Sutton for surgery.  He is scheduled for Monday, May 2nd, at 1:00.  I am ready to get it over with.

After our early appointment on Monday, I took Sutton for a post-op visit with Dr. Metz on Tuesday.  Dr. Metz was very happy with Sutton's eye.  For now...no more eye surgeries!  Yay!  We are just going to continue to patch a couple of hours a day and see Dr. Metz in three months.  Needless to say, we are happy.

So, March was a good month, and I think April will be also.
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