Tailgate Time - Go Hogs!

Football has officially began! The Razorbacks were off to a good start - and we helped bring them in the right way! As always went to our favorite deck tailgate. We signed on to rent this deck that overlooks the alumni lot across from Razorback road and the stadium along with being able to watch the jumbo tron while sitting in the deck! It literally takes us minutes to get to our seats. It has been perfect for us and all of our friends and we throw a great party at the same time! Here are a few pictures from the first game - as you will see Evan loved the iced cookies (every time you looked at him he had an iced cookie in his mouth. Also, it was Davis's first football game! He did fabulous. He slept during the entire tailgate and as soon as we got into the game he ate a bottle and went back to sleep. Parker did fantastic as well! He bounced from my dad's lap (Papa) and uncle David's lap the entire time, and loved the hot dogs and when we called the hogs. Every time people clapped he would stand up and get so excited and clap and laugh so much. Evan was the biggest fan.. He talked my dad (papa) into going into the game an hour early! Yes, he knew exactly where to go and that he needed a ticket. So dad took him in and literally watched the warm up and sat thru the entire practice and game without wanting to go! He clapped, called the hogs and ate several hot dogs and of course his favorite skittles! We actually made it thru the first game and took all three kids in the game and were still alive after it all! So if anyone says you can't do it... well we proved them wrong! The kids did great and had a great time doing it! I am so glad we took them in, and would not have changed anything! I hope you all enjoyed calling the hogs into the new year! Here are a few pictures from the tailgate and game. I will upload more when I have them on the computer! Enjoy!
God Bless,
Michelle

Welcome signs to Davis

Here are the yard signs we had put out to welcome baby Davis. Sorry just now posting them but just found them in all the pictures!

Trip to Little Rock

A few weeks ago we took a trip down to Little Rock to go with Aunt Mandy to her first Wedding dress shopping trip. We met them at Proposals and Dad and Ray to the boys to Uncle Geoffrey's parents house to go swimming while I took Davis to see Aunt Mandy try on dresses. She looked absolutely beautiful. She found a dress that she really loved, but we walked away from it for her to go home and think about it instead of jumping at one of the first ones she likes. After dress shopping we picked up the boys from Geoffrey's parents house so that Ray, Dad, and Geoffrey could play a round of golf. While they played we went and visited my mom's parents - the kids great grandma and grandpa and of course all of the Aunts and Uncles. Everyone came over to see the boys and us of course. Since my mom is one of seven the house was full of relatives. It was so nice for everyone to get to see little Davis and the other two boys! After visited the great grandparents we left to go meet everyone for dinner. Goeffrey's parents along with my parents and Aunt Mandy and Uncle Geoffrey all met and had dinner before heading back to Northwest Arkansas. The boys slept the entire way home, everyone was worn out but it was a great trip. Here are some pictures from the day! We had a great time and were so glad we made the trip!
God Bless and enjoy the pictures!
Michelle

Our little golfers

More pictures!

I love my boys!! They are all so handsome! Evan looks so big in a few of these! It makes me sad to think how smart and big he is getting! I hope you enjoy them as much as we have!
God Bless,
Michelle

Davis's first baby photo session!

Yesterday we went down to Fort Smith to take photos with Mika Beth. She did a phenomenal job! Here are a few that she has already posted on facebook. I can't wait to see the rest! The boys all did great and finally Parker likes a photographer... in the past he hasn't given us his Parker smile, along with getting out of our lap - this photo session was different! Thanks Mika Beth we can't wait to see the rest!
God Bless,
Michelle

Baby Davis Ray is here!

Saturday August 6, 2011 Davis Ray we went into the hospital to deliver Davis. We arrived around 5 am and I was hooked up and getting my epidural around 7 or 8 am. By 10 Dr. Clouatre broke my water and my contractions were progressing. I started at 3-4 centimeters dilated and by 10 I was around a 6. All of the nurses said we would have Davis around 4 - I didn't agree and said it would be earlier and Ray agreed. They also did not agree with me that I would have an 8 pound baby. One nurse even made a bet with me that he would be around 6 and I went with 8 pounds. By 12:00 my nurse Nicole checked me and I was 7 centimeters dilated. Since we all thought it would be a little while my mom and dad took the boys with them to go pick up my brother and pick up some lunch and my nurse had left to get some lunch as well. Dr. Clouatre decided to go to the other room and deliver the other lady down the hall since she was further along. Not even 15 minutes later I told Ray that I felt like things had changed and that Baby Davis was on his way... he asked if I was serious and I told him yes.. I got hot and felt a little discomfort down there and in the past I had no discomfort at all. So we called a different nurse in to come in and check and of course I went from a 7 to a 10 in minutes! We called mom immediately and told her to get back fast, and they called Nicole our nurse and told her to come back. Dr Clouatre was close to being finished so that told me to lay back relax and not move... no coughing. I laughed and said so were going to wait on everyone, and they looked and asked me don't you want to?, and of course I said yes so 30-45 minutes later we were prepping to start pushing. Right before Dr. Clouatre looked at Ray and asked if he wanted to deliver Davis. Of course being the last child Ray jumped at the opportunity, he gloved and draped up and got ready. Four pushes later Davis was delivered - Ray delivered him on his own... with a little help from Dr. Clouatre. It was perfect! I couldn't have imagined it to go any better. Everyone was there to see little Davis come into the world! Ray and my sister went and got Parker and Evan and brought them to introduce them to their little brother and it was such a special moment! God is amazing! The pregnancy went like clockwork, the checkout and everything. The nurses were amazing and we were so lucky and blessed to have everything go so smoothly! Here are some pictures from the special day... finally!
Love and God Bless,
Michelle

Here are some pictures from the hospital of the fabulous day!