Thankful

We survived our first family road trip, or the "Tour de Thanksgiving" as I called it. We went to Mamaw and Papaw's in Rabun County and then on to Knoxville, TN to see the extended family. It was a long haul and a slightly stressful trip, but so worth it because Parker met his great-grandparents for the first time. I will cherish the memory forever of my daddy handing Parker to his great-grandfather. And I couldn't help but get teary as my Nanna held Parker for the first time. I am so thankful for my precious, precious family. I was so fortunate to know my great-grandparents and am thrilled that Parker got to meet his. The Lord has blessed our family beyond description and for that I give Him praise and thanksgiving!

Parker with his great-grandfather Byrd.

Great-grandmother Nanna Byrd.

"Aunt Happy" and Nanna Byrd.

Parker with his great-grandmother Welch.

Parker with his Uncle Larry.

My dad's best friend since grade school.

Daddy and Me

My two favorite boys after bathtime!

We are leaving on Tuesday for our first "road trip" as a family. We will head to Mamaw and Papaw's in Rabun County and then on to Tennessee to see the extended family. Parker will meet his great-grandparents and great aunts and uncles for the first time. We will be in the car for 3 hours each trip. It should be interesting! I can't even wrap my head around what all I will need to pack!!!

Parent Dedication

This past Sunday we participated in the Parent Dedication at our church. Joshua and I dedicated our lives to raising Parker in the nurture and admonition of the Lord in the presence of our friends and family. Our prayer is that Parker will seek after Christ and that his life will be a testimony to His greatness!

For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him. So now I give him tothe Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord. I Samuel 1:27-28

My Child will never....

Don't ever make this statement. One of my biggest pet peeves in the classroom was children sucking on their thumbs or fingers. I thought it was very gross and pretty much shamed kids into kicking the habit. I decreed that my child would never suck his hands; I simply wouldn't allow it. I should have known from the first ultrasound where Parker was sucking his thumb that I would be eating my words. Does my child suck his thumb? No. His fingers? No. His entire fist? Yes. Constantly.

12 Weeks Old

I can't believe Parker is 12 weeks old! He is beginning to "talk" a lot more. It is almost like he is carrying on a conversation with you. He is also holding his head up a lot more, especially when he is on his tummy. You have to watch him now because he can scoot around in a circle and will eventually roll over to his back. I'm not sure if he is meaning to roll over, but he is!

Below are some new pictures taken by Cindy Stansberry of Stansberry Photography. She does an AWESOME job. She and her husband Daniel are some of our best friends here in Griffin. We are so thankful for their friendship. Check out more of Cindy's work at http://www.stansberryphotography.blogspot.com/

Happy Halloween!

Here is Parker the dragon! I've been calling his costume a dinosaur for weeks, but I was informed by the nice lady in line to get our picture made that he is a dragon. Dinosaur, dragon, whatever...HE IS STINKING CUTE!!!