Happy Father's Day!

This man is a wonderful, loving, fun daddy. These three boys are very lucky to have him. Every morning he wakes up with the two big boys and makes them some cinnamon toast. And every day after work, he walks in the door, and the boys start yelling "Daddy! Let's play bad guy!" and he spends the next hour or so playing spiderman to their batman and superman. Daddy's know how to play with such focused, uninterrupted, undistracted fun that I often try myself to replicate it.

What a great Spring we have had. The weather has been amazing; the humidity has been low. The crew and I have loved being outside. I wish it would stay like this for a few more months, but I think the heat is on it's way. Today's high is 89. We love going to the playground, feeding the ducks, walking at Radnor.. these are just a few of our weekly events. Here are some of my favorite pictures from our adventures.

A neat trail we found at Radnor leads to an old underground pump

Brody went to the Spring Game with Paw Paw

Grandmother and her 9 great-grandchildren

Painting is one of Brody's favorite things

Aidan loves playing in his new playhouse

Playing in the backyard

A trip to Collierville with all the cousins

Strawberry picking

We love riding our "cho cho"

Feeding ducks always means getting soaking wet

Two Rivers playground

Hendersonville playground

Church playground... we find them all

A little too cold for swimming, but they loved rafting

Aidan's new favorite pasttime

It has also been a busy month.

 Steven's wedding

These are just a few of my favorite pictures from that weekend

 

Kade turned 3 months

Aidan turned 4

 Mother's Day

Brandon's birthday 

Sweet Baby Boy #3

Introducing Kade Stevens O'Neal. Although we struggled agreeing on a name, and he was nameless for almost 24 hours, we finally found the right fit. Kade is Scottish I think and means something like 'from the wetlands'; we liked it. Stevens is my Dad's middle name and my Grandmother's maiden name. I miss my Grandmother and wish she were here to see these three, sweet little fellows.

Kade was born February 10. Weighing 8 lbs and 7 oz. 

Aidan came to the hospital and was so excited. He wanted to hold him and would just talk to him. "Hi, Guss. I am your big brother, Aidan."

Poor Brody was sick and didn't get to visit us at the hospital.

Proud Dad

Aidan took this picture!

Kade is a big boy like his brother Aidan, and has a look all his own, but this picture reminds me of Brody.

Kade has darker hair, and actually has some hair. He has a little cleft chin, and a hint of a dimple or two.

Look at those cheeks.

These boys love their little brother.

1 week old

I spend many a day with characters like these - Curious George, Superman, and Baby Batman,

Waiting on Baby

While waiting on Baby, we decided to get some maternity/family/Brody age 2 pictures made.

37 weeks

My sweet Brody Man wasn't feeling picture   

                                                                             day, but we still got some cute pics.

Halloween

We have had such a fun filled Fall so far and have made so many memories... pumpkin patches, playing in the cool outdoors, hiking, dressing up, sitting at dinner talking about our blessings. I love this time of year!