Where we are now......

The Roses are on the move! Aaron has been transferred to Nashville, TN and we are thrilled to be moving to our number one choice!! Life has been crazy lately, and it is going to get even crazier as Aaron commutes for the month of September and I continue working in Birmingham. We feel so blessed to be able to move to a city that we truly love and are lucky enough to already know a few people there, including one of my very best friends! I think it will make the transition much easier for me, since I was worried having never lived far from my family. When we ask Camden where we are moving he replies, "Nash-o-bill!!!". The kids are doing great and growing like little weeds :)



Camden is three and a half years old. He is the best big brother a gal could ask for and sillier than ever! He is constantly singing, dancing, running, and jumping. If you know him you know that he also enjoys his downtime, for sure! He is such a cuddly little guy and still loves to sit and curl up with mommy or daddy. He is an incredibly picky eater and lover of bubble gum. Camden LOVES more than anything to ride his bike or new spark razor scooter.....he just loves making it "shoot out fire". He is also very artistic and is always up for crafts, play-doh, and puzzles. I enjoy hearing his side of the story as he tells me about him days. Camden has my heart.



Hadley is fifteen months old and our silly little wild child! She is dainty, sweet, and very dramatic. She loves jewelry and shoes like nothing I've ever seen! This is truly engrained in her. When we are out and about and see jewelry racks the sweet thing cries as she reaches out for anything anyone will hand her. She does the Itsy Bitsy Spider, sings and dances, loves peek-a-boo, loves being tickled and chased down the hallway as she moves as fast as she can and loves to sit on my hip all. day. long. :) She just started walking this week. She took her first steps at 13 months, but just yesterday has started walking more than crawling. It is SO cute! She is so tall and skinny and looks just precious trying to maneuver her sweet little (giraffe-like) legs.

Aaron is working, working, working. He is such an amazing husband, father and provider for our family. Every single thing he does is for us, and I am so grateful to be his partner in this amazing life God has blessed us with. While Aaron does work about 70 hours a week, he still seems to find a good balance in life and spends all of his off time with us (he just lacks in the sleep department). Our kids actually spend more time with him than most because half of his working time is while they are in bed at night.


I am so happy with where life is taking us. This next month is going to be exhausting and stressful, but it will all be worth it once we get settled into our new home!

The Protector

The other day I heard Camden whisper to Hadley as he hugged her, "I will never ever let anything happen to you". He is the sweetest three-year-old big brother there is! Hadley is such a blessed little girl to have him as her protector.



Even if sometimes he is a little bit rough.....



He calls her his best friend...



Is infinitely patient with her.....



and plays so well with her....




We are so thankful to have such a perfect pair!

baby mine :)

Nine months.....

happy -mommy's girl -flirtatious -crawling -two teeth -lover of all foods -pulling up -so in love with her big brother -tall and thin -says "bye bye", "uh oh", "papa", "bob" -gives kisses when asked -dainty -sweetest baby girl voice -plays pat-a-cake -starting to be more of a cuddle bug -sleeps 12 hours at night -2-3 naps per day -loves peek-a-boo -hates being left anywhere by mommy -lights up when she sees her daddy - loves bath time with her big brother -waves -nursing baby -sweetest giggles -pacifier addict -not very ticklish -has all three of our hearts in her little bitty hand

She is growing up!

This morning was very exciting for Camden and Hadley. He got to feed her solid food for her first time and they were both pretty stoked about it. He was so sweet and eager to help out his baby sister and keep her chin nice and clean. Meanwhile, Hadley was loving it and slurping the rice cereal off of the spoon, a major perk (among many) for waiting 6 months before introducing solid foods. Life is even more fun these days as Cam and Hadley are starting to interact so much and REALLY love each others attention.

The cereal this morning was the first thing Hadley had ever eaten other then breast milk. I love that I have been able to provide all she needs up until this point. I really enjoy nursing and am so thankful that I have been able to share the experience with my babies. It truly is the best thing for them and it is an extra perk that nursing means oodles of mommy-baby time! I had to supplement with formula for Camden because my job at the time did not allow for me to pump enough to keep up. I am so thankful to have a job in which I never have to leave my little ones so I can continue to provide all of the nourishment my baby girl needs throughout her first year.

Time flies!

I can't beleive how quickly time is passing these days! Hadley is five months old and cute as a button. She is still a super talkative little girl and there is no sweeter sound than her little voice. She has recently found her toes AND started to sit up by herself (still supporting with her hands). She and Camden are SO in love with each other and he calls her his best friend. If she is ever fussing he can cheer her up just by paying some attention to her. Life is so amazing and we are so blessed with such wonderful babies! Isn't this the cutest smile you've ever seen?! No word describes Camden these days better that SILLY! He is such a funny little kiddo and the things coming out of his mouth lately have us laughing out loud. He is 100% a big boy these days and LOVES proclaiming to me that he doesn't need a high chair...or pacifiers....or a crib....or diapers EVER again! a post to come on that NEXT :) This is a picture I took of him the other day when I told him to look cool :) LOVE HIM!

I love them.....

And they love each other :)

Roses at the Pumpkin Patch!

Last Friday the four of us spent the day at a local pumpkin patch. We all had a BLAST! Camden enjoyed riding a pony, playing on inflatable slides, riding a train, and a carriage pulled by a TRACTOR! He was an angel the entire time and slept great on the way home. Hadley is always a happy girl when she gets to hang out outside. Nothing in the world makes Aaron and I happier than seeing our kids so happy and having so much fun. We were very thankful for such a fun relaxing day together!