First Day of School!

Today was Maddox's first day of 2K at NorthPark. We met his teachers, Mrs. Leahia and Mrs. Nora,  a few days ago and he is very excited about starting school. He is so ready to see his little friends again. I just can't believe how fast he is growing up and how big he is! Love this sweet boy!

Potty Trained!

I am so so so pleased to announce that we are officially potty trained in our house!! Yay! I am enjoying these few months of no diapers before they make a reappearance in our house in a short few weeks. Maddox has really done an awesome job so I can't complain too much. Sure, those first few days and on a few random days in those first few weeks I wanted to pull my hair out, but overall it wasn't so bad. Before we started, we talked about the potty a lot and even sat on it a few times. We went to the store and let him pick out some new big boy underwear so he was excited about that. He already had some Thomas underwear that Gigi had given him a while back, so he picked out a pack that had his new favorites, Toy Story and Finding Nemo.

The first couple of days were filled with accidents because we ditched the diapers and went to underwear cold turkey, but it didn't take him long to start letting me know when he needed to go. We made a big deal out if it every time he made it in the potty...lots of praise and even rewards (like suckers and popsicles) made him excited about it. We even promised him a new tricycle once he became a big boy and could use the potty everytime. He's had his eye on a new tricycle for a while so he seemed pretty excited about that.

We are happy to announce that we have been accident free (even on road trips) for a while now and we are now the proud owners of a shiny red Radio Flyer tricycle. Let's just hope that this all continues and we don't have any major setbacks once the new baby arrives. We are so proud of our big boy!!

Helping Daddy Recover...

Blake had his wisdom teeth removed yesterday or as Maddox says, "They fixed Daddy's teeth." He did really well and as always was quite funny when he was coming off the drugs they used to sedate him. Against my advice, Blake insisted on messing around on his phone on the way home and we discovered later that he somehow managed to delete all of his contacts, etc. off during that time. A lot of jello and mashed potatoes were eaten and of course there was a lot of napping too for a good bit of the day. Maddox even got in on the action and took a nap with his daddy to help him feel better. I just couldn't resist snapping a quick picture on my phone.

Welcome Bailey!

Our beautiful new niece arrived on Saturday, June 25th! We got word that morning that she was on her way, so we loaded up the car and headed to Atlanta! Sweet Bailey Reese arrived at 1:25 pm weighing in at 6 lbs 12 ounces. She is a tiny little thing and she just perfect! She also looks a whole lot like her big brother, Jackson! I know everyone is excited that there can finally be pink frilliness and bows on a Turner baby now...hooray!

It is safe to say that Maddox was completely smitten with her. When we had to leave the hospital room for a bit for the doctor to come in, he cried because he wanted to go back in to see her. He also enjoyed holding her and loving on her and didn't really want to give her up when asked to let someone else have a turn. When we weren't at the hospital he kept asking to go back to "see Bailey" too. I just hope this is a sign of things to come when his little brother or sister arrives!

Our trip to Atlanta was short, but sweet! We enjoyed getting to spend time with family and Maddox and Jackson had so much fun playing together and building forts and tunnels. We are so thrilled for Scott, Jessica, and Jackson and can't wait to see our sweet little niece again!

End of the Year Party!

Maddox's class had a fun luau-themed end of the year party. They had a picnic lunch with hot dogs (although Maddox only at the bun part) and pretzels and grapes (both of which Maddox ate more than his fair share). After lunch they ran around playing in the water. There were beach balls, a few swimming pools, and a water table. Most of them ran around like maniacs having a great time. We were very fortunate that the rain held off too. Most of the morning didn't look too promising, but it wasn't until they were heading inside that it began to sprinkle. They ended the party with popsicles too, which are Maddox's favorite. All in all it was a great way to end a great year. Maddox has loved his teachers and classmates and I know he will really miss them over the summer! 

Jackson's 3rd Birthday!

Yesterday afternoon, after our Baby Sprinkle, we celebrated Jackson's 3rd Birthday. His actual birthday was on Easter Sunday, but we celebrated yesterday since they were all in town for the weekend. Everything was super cute (as to be expected when Jess is planning something) and everyone had a great time.

The yummy cupcakes Donna made...

 There were even a few canine party guests. This one was a good sport...

 The birthday boy blowing out the candles...

 Maddox stuffing his face with cake...

 Water fun...

 Right before present time, we amazingly got them all to sit in a row...

 Jackson's new scooter (which I am pretty sure Maddox has already added to his wish list)...

 More water fun in the front yard...

I can't believe that Jackson is already three! Can all of these sweet babies really be growing up this fast and if so, what can we do to stop it?

Baby Sprinkle

This morning some wonderful friends of ours threw Jessica and me a "Baby Sprinkle". It was an outdoor brunch at Niki's new house. The weather could not have been more perfect and the decorations and everything they did to set up was so beautiful. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful friends and family to help us celebrate such exciting things like these precious new babies that will be here before we know it!

 The very generous gifts from friends and family. You can't tell from this picture, but in the background are some very cute little signs with our names on them.

 The mommies-to-be with all of the grandmothers...

Grandmothers again...

Not only did the food spread look great, but everything tasted delicious too!

How cute are these flowers hanging in baby bottles?

 Jess and I opening gifts together. Since we don't know what we're having we got a lot of cute, but practical things that will definitely be put to good use. There was no shortage of sweet girly things for little miss Bailey though!

And somehow I did not leave with a picture of us with all of our wonderful hostesses on my camera, but we are so thankful for all of their hard work and love they put into doing this for us. Thank you so much Niki, Donna, Courtney, Brooke, and Jennifer!