These pictures are from when we were packing up at the hospital and heading home as a family of three for the first time. I had brought one of my favorite outfits (the roots outfit that my Grandma and Auntie Deb gave us) for Jay to go home from the hospital in; however there wasn’t even a prayers chance that he would have fit into it! As it is, the blue monkey outfit that he wore home was swallowing him whole and it was a newborn onesie! I love his little squishy faces in some of these pictures- so cute. I can still hear the little noises that he used to make, man he didn’t make those for long…
all ready to head homemy guys at the hospital waiting to leave
so squishy- before his cheeks filled with nutsMommy and Jay- home sweet home!
Recently I have had to go through our photo library and cleaning it out. We apparently take a whole lot of pictures (who knew) and we have been running out of space on our drives for new ones. This is a terribly long process and I am not even 1/4 of the way through- yuck. However, seeing all of the “old” pictures has been really fun. I have come across so many pictures of Jay when he was first born, it’s hard to believe that he was so tiny once… where did my itty- bitty baby go?
sleeping with Mommy while we were still in the hospitalsnoozin' with Daddy in the hospital
There is a new (I think, we don’t get out that much) song on the radio lately that I have really enjoyed. Frequently, I get so caught up in everything that I forget to stop and enjoy the here and now. The unfortunate part about that is that my here and now is pretty amazing. For whatever reason this song made me stop and think about how much time I am wasting, maybe I should take some advice from this country artist…
Love Like Crazy by Lee Brice
chorus:
be a best friend
tell the truth
and over use I love you
go to work
do your best
don’t out smart your common sense
never let your prayin’ knees get lazy
and love like crazy
I hope you all enjoy your day off with family and friends and get a chance to love like crazy!
I have been wanting to get some nice pictures of us as a family for some time now; you know aside from the self portrait style (which in all honestly I sometimes really love- but they have their place). So this past Sunday Nan and her two adorable men headed over to Rollins College with us to grab a few. My little guy wasn’t really cooperating, the ground was far more interesting than anything else around, however; Nan worked her magic and was able to grab a few that I’ll cherish forever. Thanks friend- love you!
my favorite
man o' man do I love this guy!might be a permanent expression on my face when this little boy gets to be mobile
love this too- my two handsome guysthe Knight familysweet friend and the little boysmy sweet friend Nan
Jamie and I had a wonderful long weekend; I hated to see him leave for work this morning! Granted I usually don’t like when he has to leave in the morning regardless of how long the weekend was. We enjoyed some wonderful time as a family and also some wonderful time with family. Jay also had his first dip in the pool this weekend! I have many more pictures to share from his swim but I am busily trying to hack away at some of my work this week so I’ll tease you with just one from the day.
When I was young I was spoiled rotten by these two ladies (and my Mom’s other sister and brother who aren’t pictured).
They came to every recital and soccer game (even if I did stand on my head in the goal for the whole game), they spent endless hours playing with me and dressing me up like a princess (don’t believe- I have pictures) and spent hours, well, just being there for me. Apparently, when you grow up the spoiling doesn’t end because they did it again. In Mid- March they flew all the way from Canada to meet my son. I am not sure that I could describe how proud I was to introduce them to little Baby Jay…
It was so great of them to make such a long trip, we LOVED having them here. I wish daily that they were closer so we could see them more. While they were in town, aside from just starring at Jay (which surprisingly many people can do for long periods of time), we took them to see some of the nontraditional Florida sites- ie we didn’t go to Disney or the beach.
We went to Craft Azalea Gardens to check out the flowers in bloom…
We went to the Audubon Society Birds of Prey Center (my Aunt loves birds)…
Auntie Deb with a Bald EagleGrandma with a Great Horned Owl
We took walks on the Cady way path…
and hung out at our place.
first time holding Jay :-)four generations of Houghtons
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture!love this picture too- doesn't my Grandma look great?
Their visit was such a treat and I loved every minute that we were able to spend with them. I only wish that we could do it again soon.
I am not sure that I could have paid anyone for help this good…
the perreault family 