we need to do this MORE often!

here andrew kindly shares in "time out" spot with kate

and NO he wasn't in time out.

look at that beautiful child.

he gives me goosebumps!

& he is as mellow as her appears in this pic

the kids and i trucked on over to mooresville to see a family we've been missing for months; the cummings.

not a day goes by that i don't think of these folks fondly. melanie has been an incredible friend for nearly a decade and it wasn't until i left her house on sunday that i realized just how much i've been missing her. melanie shared my first pregnancy with me and supported me fully as i tipped scales across town. post pregnancy melanie got me through my first marathon, she was the first friend that i told when we found out we were pregnant with trey. melanie has been the friend that i've been able to drag to the southern holiday home show year after year. she is that friend that has unconditionally loved our children and has always done her best to keep up with their busy life's. she has been the friend that always remembers to call me on my birthday and my KIDS birthdays just to tell us she was thinking about us. melanie is the friend that shares her secret recipes with me and has taught me how to host a party. i could go on and on...

it is a joy now to see her with her son andrew. he is precious and exudes all of the love he has been showered with.

can't wait to see you later this fall my dear friend!