THE VIEWS...

THE VIEW FROM OUR BALCONY


OUR VIEW POOLSIDE FACING THE BEACH!


MY VIEW POOLSIDE! HA!


BRIAN'S VIEW BEACHSIDE! THATS ME WAVING LIKE A DORKY TOURIST!


YOUR VIEW OF THE HAPPY COUPLE AFTER AN HOUR LONG NAP ON THE BEACH - IT WAS THAT RELAXING!

I love you Bri! THANKS for all you did for our trip...you amaze me and bless me in abundance!

Lunch with friends...

Well, we are back with a few great pics...thanks to my friend Jessica who brought her camera on our lunch date. We had a fun fun lunch with Caroline and her Mommy Allison, and Ryan and his Mom Jessica. We had a fun time with Mommy's and babies...sitting at one long table. To give you a picture...here is a synopsis of what our table looked like... Caroline in her carseat on the table, Ryan in his stroller taking a snooze after a minor little meltdown when he got the the restaurant. Matthew's carseat on the table while Matthew was sitting in the high chair. Covering the table was baby food, bottles, formula, toys, and all other baby loot scatered about. It was so funny. We sat at a table that could sit 6 or 7 people and there was 3 mommies and 3 babies and we were packed in with all our loot and the kiddos. People were bumping in to our gear and maneuvering around us. It was funny. I sat there thinking, "What did people do before all this STUFF?" Sometimes I think life with baby may have been a little easier and lot lighter of a load without all the loot. The conversation consisted of...eating habits, pooping habits, sleeping habits, developmental achievements...of the babies and the mommies! Ha!

Check out the pics below...



Sweet Caroline and Matthew admiring each other....they were grabbing at each other and staring...so cute.


Of course my boy is the blurry one in the pic...as he NEVER stops moving. So fun!


My very favorite. Ryan has a handful of Matthew's face...ha! The first of many wrestling matches between Ryan Tootle and Matt Garrison!


Sweet Caroline was over it, Matthew was serenading the whole place, and Ryan...just chillin.

As for other things with us...we are buying a new camera today. The other one is gone forever I'm afraid! We are going to a backyard concert tonight which should be fun! Hopefully we will have the new camera by then and we can share some great pics.

Matthew is crawling!!!!! Well, scooching across the floor is probably a more accurate description! But, he gets on his knees in the crawling position and just rocks and rocks. When he gets frustrated with rocking, he starts schooching! So, next step...a legit crawl. Will keep you posted!

Sweet Kriby Gray, we are so glad you are feeling better and so sorry you were sick!

For those who are wondering...

For anyone interested...please be advised that the camera is missing! I am not slowly trickling out of the blog world...We cannot find our camera anywhere. Please pray we find it. So many cute pics not yet downloaded. So, things are trucking along just great here. Matty is growing and growing and is SOOOO close to crawling! Our 5 year anniversary is coming up and we are planning a little babyless outing! Should be fun!

Hoping to post pics soon,

Court, Brian and Matty

FATTY MATTY and his very first ear infection :(

That's right, today, my boy was diagnosed with a DOUBLE ear infection...that's right - both ears. Poor little angel. He was not himself all day. SO cuddly and so sad! Although I loved the cuddle part, I HATED how sad he was. He was inconsolable! Dang ear infections! Hate em!


This is the version of Matthew with a double ear infection...very chill after his first dose of antibiotic and numbing drops...he was tuckered out from screaming all day!


Check out the rolls on my angel...love em!


A better shot of the fat rolls...

SITTING, STANDING and MY FIRST TWO TEETH!

Check out my pearly whites! YEAH! No more 3:45 am crying sessions cuz my teeth hurt so bad! That is...until the next teeth decide to come on thru


Mommy thinks my teeth are SO pretty! She shows them to EVERYONE! Do you think everyone cares that much about two littly bitty teeth?!?! Well, she sure does!


Look at me standing up holding on to Daddy's arm!


And...I CAN SIT! With almost no help at all. I am still a littler wobbly, but I am doing great!


Mommy says this is the cutest pic of all! Sitting all on my own...what a big boy! About 30 seconds after this picture was taken, WHAM! I did a face plant in to the carpet...but, Mommy sure was proud for those 30 seconds.

A friend named "Bernie"

Dont ask us why, but for some reason, the "Ernie" that Daddy bought Matthew has been re-named Bernie. Matthew cant talk, soooo, we cannot blame it on him. Dunno, we call him Bernie...and that's that!

Point is, Matthew loves him the most of every toy. He giggles and laughs when he sees him..cracks up is more like it. He will scooch across the floor to get to him. Bernie may actually get our boy crawling...GO BERNIE GO! GO MATTY GO!


Reaching for his buddy!


Gotcha!


Bernie getting a little bite on the hiney! OUCH!


A big KISS for my best buddy!


Whats wrong Matty?! Did Bernie have bed breath?! Who knows...frustration is running rampant here lately...Matty wants to crawl and run NOW!

TAGGED!

Okay, so I have been TAGGED by my friend Stacy...this means that I have to share 8 random things about myself that nobody would know. And then, I get to TAG more friends... I dont know if I will share anything that is much of a mystery...I'm not a big mystery...but here we go...a few confessions at least.

1. I LOVE reality tv. That has to be the first confession. Love The Hills, Big Brother, Runs House, etc... I know, I know...but it is captivating! And when you have DVR, you can watch these great shows commercial free...yippee!

2. I secretly REALLY wish I was a star on Broadway...no, really! I mean it! I asked Brian before we got married that if I ever "made it big", would he quit his job and hit the road with me?!?! He said he would. You are now thinking..."I didnt know she could sing and dance?!?" I can't! It's a dream, okay!?!

3. I want to start a foundation called the Josiah Foundation that brings "hope and a future" to inner city, at risk kids...especially teen parents..I am praying about what this means...I just feel like God is beginning to press it on my heart.

4. I had the longest caterpillar in the 5th grade...what does that mean, you ask? For every book we read, we got to add a circle to our ceterpillar...I had the longest one! Whoo hoo! What happened to that little reader?!?

5. I had a margarita the other night with my friends Amanda and Lindsey..it was my first drink in about 5 or so years...I slept SOOOO good - best sleep I have had in a VERY long time. I may be forming a new nighttime ritual... HA HA!

6. Have any of you ever seen "Runs House"? I am married to Rev Run! Brian and I just laugh and laugh at that show because he is so much like Brian. We have had a few friends randomly say that as well...that Brian reminds them of Rev Run! HOLLA!

7. Okay, this is one nobody knows - for sure... There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman called "When Love Takes You In" and when Matthew and I are home alone, sometimes, I will dance with him on the middle of the living room to this song, "our song" and I cry! What a sap huh!!?! Here is a link to the video and song...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=demRHgul2Zk

8. I want to adopt again...right now! I am ready! I would love a house full of little people running and giggling! Bring it on!

Okay, so there ya go! Now, AMANDA, MEGAN, CHARLIE, CHRISTIE, AND LISA - YOU, MY BLOGGING FRIENDS HAVE BEEN TAGGED!