I'm no photographer...

But I wish I was!!
It's amazing that I can take a million pictures and not catch a single smile like I want it. There is a certain way Owen smiles that just makes my day but when I break the camera out he refuses to gimme that smile....
I spend a lot of time trying to embed that sweet smile in my mind so that I don't forget it as he grows.

Speaking of growing......I just found the sweetest book for mom's of boys. It's called "Let Me Hold You Longer" by Karen Kingsbury. It is a tear jearker, ladies.... a MUST READ!

Owen is growing so fast..... He is sleeping really well during the night and altogether a very easy baby. He still sleeps a lot during the day, too. Probably because I let him. Price loves his little brother and gives him kisses almost everytime I am feeding him. Owen just laughs when Price talks to him. It's just the sweetest thing.

My grandfather's birthday was a few weeks ago and I didn't write about it because there are some days I just feel I can't handle my emotions.....but on his birthday I was thinking about how I hope my children are like my grandfather and then I thought, well, I hope they are like Josh too. Then it dawned on me that they are almost one in the same!!

Both of them are very dependable.
Both are frugal with their money! (and by frugal I mean : would wear holes in their socks instead of spending $5 for a new pack! They both only like to buy things with cash and hate the idea of credit!! Also, both love to lecture me on my spending habits....Hmmmm......)
Both of them loved Baseball and played in college.
Both of them were brainiacs! (My grandfather graduated Magna Cum Laude at Clemson in Engineering and Josh graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Major in Physics and a Minor in Math (...yawn...) at FMU!)
Both of them were Engineers! (My grandfather was a Chemical Engineer and Josh got his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.)
They both have great work ethics and their Family is their #1 priority.

However, My grandfather was a huge Clemson fan, and Josh is a Gamecock! My grandfather was also a hard-core Democrat who never missed an opportunity to put his 2 cents in! (I'm not sure he would be voting Democrat this year if he were alive...) Josh, a longtime Republican Party Cardholder who just registered to vote a few weeks ago and will vote in his first election on Nov 4th! (better late then never....)

My boys have big shoes to fill!!

One more thought....
My grandmother used to always tell me that seeing a bluebird was good luck.
Friday I was doing my bible reading and I read Philippians 1:3 - "I thank my God everytime I remember you." and then I looked out my kitchen window and whatda ya know.....2 bluebirds!!
I guess they were thinking of me too! :)