Tickle time

We can't believe Jonathan is almost 6 months old already! It's flying by! It's amazing to see how his personality is showing more and more all the time. He smiles and laughs constantly which melts both of our hearts on a regular basis! One of our little routines is tickle time before he gets a bath every night. He LOVES laying on his changing table and has recently started loving our little tickle session before we wind down. Here's a video of it...it's kinda long, but we can't get enough of his sweet giggles! Enjoy!

Memories and new beginnings

In case some of you didn't know, my parents are moving to Birmingham. My dad has been driving there for work for quite some time now and it just became time to finally make the move. I know I don't live in Gadsden anymore, (and haven't in a long time), but it's still home to me. We moved there the summer before I started 2nd grade. Gadsden is where I began my relationship with the Lord, met and grew up with my 2 best friends, played MANY a soccer game, got married, and lots of many other memories! It's hard for me to imagine not having my "Gadsden roots" anymore.
A few weekends ago we went back to Gadsden for my 10 year high school reunion (yes, I'm officially old!). As God had worked it out, Stephen and Kassi were able to come down as well and we had one final weekend together as a family in our sweet house. Although it is sad (I'm tearing up as I write this), we all totally recognize that this is the path God has for my parents.
Throughout the weekend I just kept thinking of how we're closing one chapter and starting another. Our house in Gadsden will always be our house, my parents house. But now we have an expanded family with JP, Kassi, Jonathan and EVENTUALLY more grandchildren. :) The house they will move to in Birmingham will be Nana and Grandpa's house. Jonathan won't have memories of our family in our Gadsden house, but that's ok. They're my memories with my family.
As God was teaching me this lesson of closing one chapter and opening another, He used his wonderful timing to give us an object lesson - Jonathan rolled over for the first time that weekend! Although there were many sad moments that weekend, there were also many happy ones that just showed me that God is going to bless our family even more in the future!

(Here's the video of Jonathan actually rolling over for the very first time! Yes, he's crying because we wanted him to do it, and yes, we scared him when we all cheered after he did do it! But he rolls over like a crazy man now so apparently we didn't scar him for life or anything! :) )