Major Trouble

I had to post this picture. Any time a dad in Tennessee can put his infant son in camouflage, I think he is obligated by the state to post a picture.
Some friends of ours gave us a bunch of clothes for Owen that their son had outgrown, which was absolutely wonderful. It happens that the dad of the family who gave us these clothes is a Marine. So, we got some fun stuff like this camouflage "Major Trouble" shirt. I think with the hearing aid in, Owen could be special forces. What do you think?

NOTE: Bonus post below. James is on the computer while everyone is sleeping...

A Day In The Park

The Sunday before last the weather was absolutely gorgeous, so after church we packed everyone up in the van and headed to Smoky Mountain National Park. We had a nice pic-nic lunch at the Cade's Cove pic-nic ground followed by a short hike on a nearby trail. We only hiked about a quarter mile probably, but I think everyone had a nice time. Kate was a little disappointed at first because we said we were going to the park, which to her means the local park by the school where there is a play ground. So when we got to the National Park and there were no swings or slides we had a moment of tears and confusion until she understood that you could climb on the rocks, play in the stream and get really dirty hiking. I have to admit though, although this was all fun, we still had to make a short visit to the local park that evening for some swinging and slide time.

A full night's sleep

Owen slept from after his last feeding around 10:30PM until 6:30 this morning. Yeah! I'm not getting my hopes up that it will be a regular occurrence yet, but at least it's a light at the end of the tunnel (I hope!).

So why is it that I'm still so tired?? My two-year-old is wearing me out! It also doesn't help that the kids "tag team" me - that's my term for alternating nap schedules. One goes down and the other gets up, so there's never a break. I guess it could be worse, Kate could not take a nap at all. I'm very thankful that she still naps!

Anyway, here's hoping for another full night's sleep.