Merry Christmas

Thought I would share some pics from Christmas morning. We went to Tampa to spend time with Clay's family.

What a blessing!!

Tate has been such a blessing to our family!!! I'm not gonna lie the first few weeks were rough!! Trying to care for 3 kiddos is alot harder than I expected. I also didn't expect for Clay and I to do it alone without the help of family...but looking back now (i'm writing this 18 months later) I realize Clay and I grew some much closer. When Tate was 3 weeks old we all got really sick (except for Clay). Tate had his first ear infection, Mason and Lyla had ear infections and really bad respiratory issues and I was extremely sick trying to care for everybody. To top it all off Clay had planned a hunting trip with the guys in our family and he left town for 4 days...he did send his mom down to the sick ward for backup which was the only way we (Clay especially) all survived.

The big 5

Happy Birthday Mason!! We celebrated with a "Playball" party at Princeton Park. The kids played all kinds of games with a sports theme. Mason had a blast!!

Tate Clayton Rein

Welcome Tate Clayton Rein!!! Born Tuesday, November 24, 2009. He weighed 7lbs. 13oz. Happy and healthy!!! We were able to bring him home after 24 hours which was a wonderful blessing since Mason and Lyla Grace both stayed in the NICU for a week.

No more training wheels!!

Mason is riding his bike with no training wheels!!! A little bribery goes a long way...Clay told him if he learned to ride his Auburn bike without training wheels then he could pick out a new "big boy" bike. It took him about 5 minutes and he was riding on his own!! We are so proud of him! Mason was also happy to pass down his Auburn bike to his cousin Eric...of course after Clay took him to get his new bike!

Tate's Baby Shower

So special to share the evening with my mom :)

My sweet friends (J. Stead, J. Maynard & S. Wright) hosted a baby shower for me to celebrate baby Tate. It was a great night catching up with friends and sharing the excitement of God's new blessing to our family!

Halloween

Halloween night we went to the Armstrong's for a party and trick-or-treating. It was so fun to watch the kids enjoy the night together :) Since Lyla Grace was sick last year she didn't really get to enjoy Halloween so this was her 1st year experiencing going up to the door...she was SOOOO excited to get candy and loved eating it before she put it in the bag :) It was even more special because Nanna was here to share it with us!! (Daddy was at the Auburn vs. Ole Miss game)