Happy 2nd Birthday Solomon

Nanna and Pop Pop got him a hot wheels!

Someone besides mommy got her to sleep. We had to get a picture.

Pre-party bouncing. We let him jump all morning until he was starving. We got him in to eat, then he took a nap, then he was ready to go!

Yo Gabba Gabba Land. I now have this under Solomon's bunk bed, so he pulls out the lower bed and goes into Yo Gabba Gabba Land.

D.J. Lance Rock. The hat actually has his voice telling how to do the D.J. Lance Rock Dance. Solomon will push the button then do the moves.

Evan!

Wrestling.

4 generations!

Stella and Whitt. They are so sweet together. I hope Rose and Solomon treat each other this well.

Decan "mookie"Carnes.

Break time for reading.

Laura and Kohen Stephens.

He loved having cake at his fingertips. He has become a sugar addict.

The D.J. Lance Rock cake did Rock!

Sol was precious. Just like he did last year, he got embarrassed when we sang Happy Birthday to him. I just loved it.

I think Joy enjoyed the ball pit as much as anyone.

Stella, It's getting hot in here.

Break for a kiss.

Pooped out Parker.

Dog pile. For some reason Solomon was always on the bottom. He was having fun, but a little scared at the same time.

Cozy in his new Snuggie after a busy day. Thanks Parker.

Solomon is 2 years old! He has brought more joy to our lives that we could have ever imagined. He definately keeps us on our toes. We never know what he'll say or do next. We look forward to watching him grow, learn, love, and explore. Thank you Solomon, we love you.

Having Fun

Fun with pudding. Solomon and Caroline are little messes when they get together. Their teacher Mrs. Dallas pointed that out to me yesterday when I picked him up. I think we knew that already.

My very good friend Emily from SCO came to Memphis to meet Rose. She also discovered a ladybug inside. Sol had the best time-poor ladybug.

Laura Ruth is 18!! That was one of the best days of my life- the day she was born. I don't want her to go to college. She does so much for us and is so much fun to be around. Happy Birthday!!!

Martha and Solomon. Sol knows where they live, so every time we drive by he says he wants to play drums (Wii) and Justin, Martha, and Al's.

Showing one of his many boo boos.

He's dressed as spiderman. Can't you tell. He has on a maroon shirt of Neall's. I guess it's red like spiderman? My knee socks. And for some reason underwear on his head. Of course spiderman always has a puckey.

We walked in Sol's room and the boys were huddling. Sooooo cute.

Solomon was watching Spiderman and Parker was getting in his way. It was so funny. Parker was rolling all over Sol just laughing and Sol rolled around with him, but kept his eyes on the movie the entire time.

Labor Day Photos.
Other people were holding my children for a minute and I got a few photos at the party. I just love these photos. The kids are just precious in them.

Katie Bradshaw. Beautiful.




Sollie.

Sarah Jane and Hays Martin.

Parker, Katie, and Linton.

Linton.

Sol's bathroom break.

Caroline. Look at those Eyes!

Maggie and Solomon. They love each other. Solomon wants his hands on her all the time. He tells her to "follow me," but she doesn't mind too well.

Uncle Ben, Rose, and Cade.

playing Frisbee. Or arguing over who gets the Frisbee.

This was precious. Sol and Parker were trying to open the gate. They would argue and laugh. When they gave up Sol said " Yeah we did it!" Whatever.

Makin' Milk

Solomon has this spiderman toy that has a string between two suction cups that spiderman slides down. As you see we're sitting in bed and he grabbed the toy and said "Mommy I makin' milk" He's very observant.

Rose 1 month (August 28)

Rose kinda looks funny in a bow. I think it's because she doesn't have much hair in the front. When I put the bow in Solomon took it out and said, "Carolines's" He pronounces it Coroline.

1 month and it seems like she's been with us always. She fits right in. Solomon doesn't get upset when she cries. It bothers me more than it does him. It's amazing how much energy it takes to keep something so small content. For the most part she wants to be on her mommy. Her favorite place to be is laying on my chest in the big comfy rocker in her room. I didn't realize how much I would use this rocker. I wish I had it when Sol was an infant. The one baby item you can't live without is a big comfy rocker (I didn't say pretty, I said comfortable.)

She sleeps pretty well. She goes to bed in her bed usually a little after 9pm. She usually wakes up about 1am, sometimes she makes it to 3am. Then I nurse her in the big comfy rocker and fall asleep with her on my chest. I wake up at her next feeding at 5 am and rock, feed, and sleep until Solomon gets up and wants me to cuddle him. I feel like the most cuddled person in the world- I would never want to change that. Maybe it's the last 10-15 lbs I need to loose that's so cuddly.

She has a little acne on her cheeks. I can't help but pick. I know I could get sent to DHS, but I do it without even thinking. Solomon has the same problem with his mosquitoe bites. He has a place on his arm that looks awful. When he picks the scab it bleeds everywhere. The problem is hereditary. Right Justin? I know Mary-Margaret is scared to death that Maggie will inherit this picking trait.

I took this photo at 5 am trying to catch her smiling. She usually smiles when she wakes up, but she seemed more confused by the camera at 5am.