Roll Tide

The Sands family geared up for the first Alabama football game of the year yesterday. We started the day off with a good ole garage sale. What a better way to start the day. Hey, we did make some good money for our old "junk"! We invited friends over, dressed the boys in their best Bama gear, fired up the grill, and the boys watched the game while the girls played cards. It was great!


Here are my boys ready for some football!

Casey is a little thumb sucker! It's so darn cute and I don't know why. Maybe because his thumb is half the size of my pinky and it's so CUTE!!! I found him sleeping like this the other day. At least he can comfort himself :)




Oh, Bryant went to the ENT and we got GREAT news! All is well with him too!! Yea! We couldn't be happier to hear that. He does have some pressure behind his ear drum and still has problems but the dr thinks we can manage it with allergy meds (to dry up the fluid) instead of more tubes. Super!

Running and running and running

NO, that's not what Casey is doing (just yet), but that's what I'm doing! That's right, I'm training to run a half marathon (13.1 miles) in November. It's my goal to get myself into shape. I even ventured out and got a double jogging stroller this past weekend. However, we used it to walk to Sonic with the kids and get ice cream. How productive is that? :) Tonight I went to the track to calibrate my new gadget that Chad got me, and I took Bryant with me. He had so much fun and was so darn cute watching me and waving and then running with me. He would even stop and crouch down the ground in the "start" position "like they did on TV" he said. You'd never know we watched the Olympics all day for the last couple of weeks :) What a cutie he is. So anyways, if you need me, I'll be running!

All's Well

Casey's dr appt went great yesterday. Everything is working as it should. He's just a lazy pooper!! Now we can try to start him on solids and hope that it only helps the situation. Oh and he's gained a little more weight weighing in at a whopping 14lbs 2oz and 25 in. He's HUGE. OK not really, but he's getting bigger at least :)

Now on to next child and next dr appt. Bryant's is on Friday so we're praying for good news from there as well.

I'll keep ya updated!!

That's the way he rolls!

Casey is now a full fledged roller! He started out a few weeks ago rolling from tummy to back and just this past Saturday, he did the other way. I was sitting on the floor with him and he did his usual roll to the side from his back, but this time he kept on going. I had to coax him with a toy to get his arm out from under him, but after that, there was no stopping him. Now he's constantly on the roll!! BUT he doesn't seem to get that once he rolls onto tummy or back that he can go back the other way just the same. For instance, when he rolls onto his back at night, he won't just use his new skill to roll onto his tummy. CRAZY!

On another subject, Casey will be visiting a gastrointestinal dr tomorrow for some pooping and spitting up issues he's been having. I'll keep ya updated on that one. He's had lots of prayers sent up, so I'm sure God's with him. Oh and Bryant has an ENT appointment on Friday for a check up on his tubes. We are praying he won't need another set, but he has had 2 ear infections in the last 2-3 months so it's not looking good. Send prayers up for him as well that all goes OK!

Today was the first day of school and I stayed home!!!!!! It was fabulous! I got to spend the day with Bryant, Casey, and Noora (the little girl I'm keeping). We had a good time. Bryant loves being home AND having someone come over to play everyday. It's just the best time ever for him.

Stay at Home Working Mom!

That's me! This was my first week as a stay at home working mom. I've been keeping 3 girls this week. One will be full time and the other two are just temporary while their parents are doing inservice. It's been busy, crazy, and somewhat fun. Bryant is loving having kids to play with him. He thinks it's just a big party everyday! So far, I love it! I'm so happy to be home and do things with my kids, teach them what and how I want, and see all the neat things they do. I truly feel blessed to be able to stay with my boys!

Here are a couple of pics of my crazy boys being crazy and silly like always. Oh how I love them!!




Fun day at the park!


With their fabulous Mommy!

Teeny Tiny

That's Casey, teeny tiny. He's a big 4 months old now and still a little one. He went to the dr today for his check up and dreaded shots. He only weighs 13lbs 12.5oz and is 24in. Now let's compare that to our monster baby Bryant. At 2 months (that's right 2) Bryant weighed 13lbs 4oz. What in the world? So basically Casey is just a bit bigger now (at 4 months) than Bryant was at 2 months. Now that's just crazy!!!!

He may be tiny but he's getting so big to us. He rolls over tummy to back and almost back to tummy. He laughs, coos, smiles, and cries....and oh how he cries!!! He's got the crying thing down pat BUT we love him anyway! He holds toys and grabs things (loves my necklace and hair). And the best thing is, he LOVES his big brother! His face just lights up when he sees Bryant. It's like magic. I love to see them together. They love each other so much. It just melts my heart! My boys are just great!!!