7 months going on 17

Pretty girl!

everything goes in the mouth!

Drama Queen

...and Daddy is almost 31!!

Family & Fall

I loooove Fall!! The weather is nice, holidays are just around the corner, and it's a great time for getting together with family. We had a great time visiting with family this past weekend. We hope to do it again real soon!

Hannah & her Daddy (before he went hunting)

Hannah & Nana in their matching Halloween orange


Hannah & cousin Livi (they're just about the same
size even though Olivia is 1 yr. & 5 days older than Hannah!)

Ryan helping her crawl

Aunt 'Nette & Hannah-Poo

Hannah & Auntie 'Nette

4 Great-grands with Gaga Carter

Duncan, Hannah, & Grace

Grace, Hannah, Shera, & Duncan

Grace, Hannah, & Shera

Old Friends & Twins

It was so special to get together with some of my oldest and best friends from high school. I still can't believe that it's been 10 years since we graduated! It's funny how sometimes life gets so busy that we may not speak for awhile, but as soon as we get together it's like old times again...except now with a bunch of babies!

Eric seeing what it feels like to hold a little girl!

Jen, Court, Em, & Shan

(we missed Jackson!)

Auntie Shannon trying to "steal" Hannah ;)

Parker & Austin

holding one of the boys

Sweet little feet!

Eric & Courtney: The proud parents!

Our Little Gamecock

With a family full of Gamecocks, she doesn't have much of a chance!

Hannah in her cheerleading uniform with Daddy

Too much excitement!

She actually said "Go Cocks!" while we were watching the game.

(Just kidding...but maybe one day...)

6 months and counting...

Hannah has been doing so many new things! Recently she has been eating solid foods, sitting on her own, pulling up (with help), getting ready to crawl, "clapping" her hands together, saying "Mama", AND she has two new teeth!! Unfortunately, I can never seem to grab a camera at the appropriate time. But here are some pics that I was able to get.

Future "Blue Hose" bib

"My brother is a black lab" bib :)

Hannah LOVES her exersaucer!! (Thanks Price & Owen for sharing!)

Playing on her Leap Frog table

Hannah holding her own little bottle!

...peeking out from under her towel after a bath

Hannah in her jumperoo

Peek-a-boo!

Church Dedication

What a special day! We dedicated Hannah to the Lord and vowed to do our best to guide her in the right direction. It was a really sweet ceremony (short, but sweet) and the most amazing thing was how good all the babies were-not one crier!

My family after the church service

Hannah with her Aunt Dona


...and with Granny ... the white smocked dress -and the huge white bow!- she is wearing were gifts from Granny. The bib she has on in the pictures (although she didn't wear it in the service) was a gift from a teacher friend of mine, Anne Marie. And the sweet little shoes she is wearing was a gift from Kelly. They were one of my favorite things because they had her initials on them and they're just so sweet! I was hoping to squeeze her feet in them one last time!

Our little family before the church service

Hannah with friends Noah and Anna-Kate before the service

Summertime Fun

We've been extremely busy this summer...mostly just visiting and relaxing with friends...what could be better? Here are a few friends we've been hanging out with...

We had a great time cooking out and catching up with the Cresses. Sarah Cress is almost exactly 3 years older than Hannah.

Sarah Cress holding Hannah--future baby-sitter??


Owen Jackson's 1st Birthday Party at Silverjax

Hannah and me with Lauren and Noah

(Sidenote: I will never again go to a birthday party without Benjy...it's not easy holding, feeding, and taking care of a 4 month old...what a workout!)

Here are all the babies lined up napping during the party. They were overwhelmed by the excitement of it all :)

Noah and Hannah

We had so much fun hanging out with Noah and Lauren this summer. Once they were a little older we went to the pool a lot too. Noah always took a nap, but Hannah stayed awake every time...she doesn't want to miss a thing!!

Playdates!

Cannon & Hannah at a playdate at Julie's