Summer 2009 and Lake Vacation

I can't believe that summer is coming to an end! We have had the best summer and it has been so much fun watching Chapman grow! He is now 6 and a half months old, weights 19 lbs, 2 oz, and is 28 inches long! He is a BIG boy! He loves to eat and to play and is an extremely happy baby! He laughs and smiles ALL the time! Below are some pictures from this summer. We went to the beach for the 4th of July, Chapman was Baptised on July 19th, and we went to the lake for 5 nights in August. We have been to the lake and the pool a lot this summer and Chapman LOVES to swim! He is sitting up on his own and will be crawling anytime! Jason and I are having the best time with him and can't believe how quickly he changes. Right now he LOVES his Baby Einstein exersaucer/bouncer. He bounces, laughes, and plays in it all the time! Below are some pictures from this summer! I hope you enjoy!

Family picture at Chapman's Baptism

Daddy and Chapman swimming at the lake

Bebe, Ansley, and Chapman...Ansley dressed Chapman up!

Chapman dancing at a wedding with his Mama!!! She is crazy!!

This is how I found Chapman one morning and I thought it was so funny!!!

4th of July Beach trip:

Rylee and Ansley at Seaside's 4th of July parade

Chapman enjoying the 4th of July Parade

We tried.........

All the cousins in their PJ's!

Lake Martin VACATION!!!!!

Chapman loved the SeaDoo!

Stella and Marlin came to the lake too! So much fun!

AquaPalooza - This was so much fun...we saw Alan Jackson in concert from the water...it was a great day!

Chapman's Baptism

Chapman was Baptised on Sunday, July 19th, at First United Methodist Church. It was such a special day for our entire family. He was Baptised at the 11:00 service and then we had a luncheon at our house afterwards. Chapman looked so precious is his beautiful Christening gown my Mama made. She also did the flowers at my house and for the Baptismal Font (which we then took home and put around the cake). It looked like we were having a wedding reception at our house. I am still so impressed! It was such a wonderful day!

Chapman also got his first tooth yesterday! I can't believe he is getting so big! He will be 6 months on August 2nd. Time is really flying by!

We have been having a wonderful summer. We have been to the lake a good bit and to the beach once! Chapman absolutely LOVES the water!

Below are some pictures from the Baptism. Enjoy!

Chapman and all of his cousins

New Pictures.....

Okay, so I don't really have time to write much of a blog, but I figured that you would rather see pictures than read a bog anyway, so here are some recent pictures (they are from oldest to youngest...ie., the first picture is the most recent). Jason, Chapman, and I are all doing great and we are having such a wonderful summer. Chapman is now a little more than 4 months old and so much fun. I tried to upload a video of him laughing, but it was taking too long, so I will try to upload one soon! It is adorable when he laughs at his Daddy!

Chapman and Daddy at the Wynlakes Member-Guest tournament!

Watching TV!

Chapman's first time to eat from a spoon!

Chapman and Daddy after his softball game! With all the new babies...we are going to have a mini-Shysters team soon! :)

Chapman's first day of school!!! He is such a big boy!!

Chapman loves the water...and his crab float!

Relaxing in my PJ's

Chapman's first Biscuits game!

Ready for church!

Chapman's first boat ride! He slept the whole time!

Chapman and Daddy at the lake!

Chapman's first time to sit in his Bebe Pod!

12 weeks!

I had such a fun week off work with Chapman. We relaxed, ran a lot of errands, and got to play outside a little bit too! We also had a GREAT weekend! Jason played in the Rites of Spring golf tournament at MCC and Chapman and I had a lot of fun eating lunch with Daddy before he played and going to the parties at night! Chapman also slept through the night Friday and Saturday nights and Mama and Daddy got a lot of much needed sleep! We spent most of the weekend at the golf tournament and taking naps! What a wonderful weekend! Oh, and I have to brag on Jason (even though he will get mad at me).....He and Rick McBride won the Rites of Spring tournament! Chapman and I are so proud of them! Below are some pictures from this weekend. Hope you enjoy!

Laughing at my Daddy!

Hanging out with my cousin, Marlin

Hanging out with my cousins, Stella and Marlin (notice we all match...thanks grandmama and granddaddy)!

Chapman with the Rites of Spring champs (Rick and Daddy)!

Chapman with Mama and Daddy on the course!

Daddy and I match....seersucker!

Mama and Daddy before the Saturday night party!

Daddy and Chapman before his Saturday game!

11 weeks and growing...

Well, a lot has changed since I last updated the blog. I made it through tax season and am now enjoying 2 weeks off, staying at home with Chapman! It is so amazing how fast he has grown. I was just looking back at the pictures of Chapman on my last update and he has changed so much! We went to his 8 week checkup (about 3 weeks ago) and he weighed 14 pounds! We weighed him last weekend at the lake and he weighed between 15.5 and 16 pounds....at 11 weeks! He is a chunk and it is so cute! He has started smiling and wants to "talk" all the time! He also LOVES bath time! I can't wait until the lake warms up and he can get in the water. He is going to enjoy every minute of swimming in the "big bath tub"!

Chapman went to his first church service when Rylee (our niece) was baptized and he did great. Of course I was a nervous wreck because we were sitting front and center. He went to Easter the next weekend and was a perfect little boy again!

Jason and I are having the best time as parents and feel so blessed to have such a wonderful son! We love every minute we get to spend with him and are just so in love with him. Everyone always says it is so amazing how a child can change your life, but there is no way you can actually understand what they mean until you experience it. We thank God everyday for our precious angel!

I posted some recent pictures of Chapman below! Hope you enjoy!

Deep thoughts!

Chapman's first Easter basket!

I can smile!!!!

I am ready for a boat ride!!!!

On Easter at my great grandmother, Wibbie's house

My first Easter at church with Mama and Daddy

Asleep on the couch with Daddy

Hanging out in the kitchen...watching Mama cook dinner!

I LOVE BATH TIME!!!