Spring is here!!

    We absolutely love spring!!  We have been locked inside for way too long and now we can't stand being indoors.  We try and walk every night, Caden can ride in the baby carrier facing out.  He loves looking around and feeling the wind on his little cheeks.  Grayson enjoys our walks because he practices riding his bike so one day soon we can take the dirt bike's training wheels off (he has to be really good at riding his bike for this to happen). 
     We also are enjoying the grill again!  We had first "party" of the season.  It was so much fun with all of the babies and kids running around the yard.  JR and I kept laughing because the house was empty around 9... oh how our parties/get togethers have changed :)  
    We have loved having JR home for Spring Break this year as he gears up to start a new/old job Monday.  He is going to be the shop manager at Fortec where he formally worked. 

Easter Weekend

  We enjoyed a very fun and relaxing Easter weekend with family and friends.  The weather has been just perfect so we enjoyed being outside.  Grayson went to an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at Maple First Methodist and had so much fun.  He collected 67 eggs and was very proud!  Allie and Elijah joined us later at the festival and were able to spend a lot of time together.  Later that evening we grilled out with Dana and Justin which was much needed!  Sunday we went to Small Group and Church at Noonday Baptist.  We had a great service with the boys!  After church we went to my parents for a low key lunch of hotdogs and such.  It was nice to eat outside and enjoy time with my family.  After that were went to Whitlock's Grille with JR's family.  It was a busy weekend but we enjoyed every second!

Easter Egg Hunt

Caden and his Bunny

Motor Home Travels

  This past weekend I took off with my parents in their motor home for the weekend.  We went to Savannah for the WERA motorcycle race.  My dad races motorcycles and they also run a Children's Ministry at the race track.  The children of the racers come on Saturday and Sunday to hear about Jesus adn complete a craft.  I decided that it would fun to take Grayson (7), Caden(2 months) and my nephew Elijah (3).  We had a lot fun but was very tired after a fun filled weekend.   At times my mom and I questioned our decision :) but it was worth it!  The boys had a lot fun watching the races and finding my dad among the other racers.

At Children's Church

Watching for "FaFa"

My Dad racing

Grayson singing at church

Grayson sang with his friends from Sunday School. It was so sweet to hear the little kids sing about Jesus!! It always melts my heart!

After they sang they were all asked what they can do to help. Here is Grayson's answer:

Baby Dedication at Noonday Baptist Church

Today was baby dedication at our church Noonday Baptist. We had Grayson and Caden dedicated today. That means we pledge to raise them in church, teach them the way and how to follow Christ. We were so proud to have both sides of our family there along with our closest friends. It made the day so very special!!

After the dedication we took some pictures of the boys...

Caden smiling at his Daddy

Caden is One Month Old!

We are enjoying all of the time we have as a family. I can not believe that Caden is one month old already! Time is flying by way too fast! Here are a few pictures of the little man :)

We are almost finished with Caden's room! I absolutely love his room. It is such a peaceful and relaxing place to be.

It has been way too long!

SO... a lot has happened since I wrote last. I am going to try and be a lot better about updating!

First- Caden Alan Flanagan joined our family January 6th at 3:04 pm. He weighed 6 pounds and 15 oucnes and was 19.5 inches long. I was induced that morning around 9:00 am so he was born very quickly! The labor and delivery went great, the only problem I had was with my epidural. I am enjoying every second I have home with him and am dreading returning back to work March 31st. The only positive is that I only have 6 weeks there until summer.
Second- Grayson turned 7 on February 7th! We had his party at Monster Golf in Kennesaw. He had a great time celebrating with friends and family. It really is hard to believe that he is growing up so fast! I am also loving all the time I have to spend with him. Caden and I try and go to have lunch with him once a week at school. He really enjoys us coming and is such a proud big brother! So Proud and Happy to be a big brother!!!
Life is great!