My new nephew!

Welcome Alex Bradford Godbey! Amanda had her baby July 4 and he is precious! Blake is adjusting well to his baby brother and Elyse adores him. Praise God for his safe arrival! I know these are not the best pictures of him but they will do for now. :-)

Fun with friends

We have had so much fun playing with friends this summer! The first few pictures are of a playdate at Waveland, which was a blast! Hunter, Ty, Madeline, and Kylie came! They will all be at Ms. Sherry's next year and they are the cutest bunch of kids!
The last few pictures are of a fun night we had with our friends, Jenny, Stevie, and Ella. We had planned to have dinner at their house but instead decided to dress up as cows for "cow appreciation day" at Chick-fil-A. We had so much fun making costumes and got free Chick-fil-A meals for dressing up that day!
We are so blessed that Elyse has such good friends!

Elyse's first trip to the beach!

We just retuned from a wonderful vacation! We went with Ryan's family to Daytona Beach and it was fabulous. Elyse loved the beach, which was surprising to me because she hates to be dirty. Whenever she gets something on her hands, she says "mommy clean please." She said this for the first little bit and wanted me to clean her beach shoes. Finally, she realized the sand was ok and even sat down to play in it. The resort we stayed in was Daytona Beach Shores and Spa Resort. It was SO nice and I would recommend it to anyone taking a beach trip! We spent our mornings at the beach/ pool, afternoons napping, and evenings shopping and eating out! Elyse's highlight of the trip, I believe, was riding on the airplane. Of course she couldn't remember doing this twice last year so I'm sure she thought this was her first time. She is still saying, "I ride on the airplane! I'll be back!" She is really loving the pool now so I'm sure we will have to frequent that a lot this summer.

Overall, this was a perfect vacation. Praise God for safe travels and great family time relaxing!

Fun in the sun at Nana and Pops

We enjoyed a full day at Nana and Pops house. They bought a great new playground and a swimming pool, which Blake and Elyse loved! This is the first of many fun days here for the summer!

Our trip to Pigeon Forge

We had a wonderful getaway last weekend! We went with mom and dad, Amanda, Brad, and Blake to Gatlinburg and it was a blast! Mom and Dad were so sweet to take Elyse and Blake down during their nap time last Friday so they could sleep most of the way. The rest of us joined them in Pigeon Forge that Friday night. It was a short visit but we managed to squeeze in shopping, a trip to the Gatlinburg Aquarium, and good family time. :-) Elyse and Blake had so much fun playing together. I never thought I could have had twins when Elyse was a baby... but at this age, it would be great!

She's not a baby anymore!

Look at these pictures! If they don't scream "little girl," I don't know what does. I mean, her hair goes up in pigtails!! And she is talking like crazy and actually having conversations with us! She amazes us more and more everyday and does something at least twice a day that makes Ryan and I look at each other and say "she is so awesome!" What a fun age and what a miracle God has given us!!

Happy Easter!

We started a new tradition tonight! We took Elyse to Nana and Pops and Blake came over too. Nana hard boiled some eggs and then we dyed them! We were a bit worried first when they wanted to throw them but they quickly learned they had to be gentle and they did awesome! It was so much fun and we were so impressed with how focused our toddlers were on this activity!

On a different note, we are reminded of how blessed we are after having a great doctor appointment with Dr. Cottrill, our cardiologist this week. She did chest x-rays and said she was "quite pleased" with the size of Elyse's heart and how it looked. She doesn't want to see her back for 6 months!! Praise God for this healthy girl! Is He awesome or what??!! What better time than Easter to remember how truly awesome He is in EVERY way!