Rainbolt Family Get Together 2011

 Three weeks ago we headed to Searcy to spend time with all of Michael's family.  Matt, Beth, Brisco, and Gordie (their dog) drove down from Michigan,  Craig and Tiffany came in from Virginia and Alabama, and Jeff, Sarah, Lydia, and Jack Henry were there too.  We had a great time all together and I was very bad at getting the camera out.  I was busy trying to wrangle Eden;)  Brisco has gotten so big and was walking and running all over the place.  Eden and Lydia didn't know quite what to think at first.  He is the cutest thing.

Craig and Tiffany had their first wedding shower with the church while we were there.  The shower was wonderful and they got lots of fun stuff.  They are so cute and we can't wait until January and their big day.  It will be here soon.

Eden and Brisco playing on the floor together.

 Brett and Jenny had us all over for dinner one night and Eden was playing with Mary Evelyn and Caroline.  I couldn't get Lydia to join them for a picture.

 Michael and Brisco with their serious face:)

 Craig and Tiffany with Mary Evelyn and Caroline.

 Some of the family members.

 Brett playing around with Eden.

 The girls modeling and posing together.  They were so funny together.  Eden is going to learn so much from watching these girls over the years.

 Michael with the silly girls.

 Tiffany reading to Eden and Caroline.

 Present night.  Eden could not wait to open the gifts people had gotten her and for Harper.  She was thrilled with everything she got. 

 Monogrammed shirt from Tiffany.  She loves it and wears it all the time.

 Smiling big while opening a gift.

 A super cute shirt from Granna and GiGi.

 Opening her gift from Matt, Beth, and Brisco.  She loved this purple watch and trying to tell us the time for the rest of the week.  It's pretty funny when you ask her "what time is it" because you never know what she will tell you.  

 Harper was given a burp clothe, bib, and blanket from Matt, Beth, and Brisco.  I love them.  They are so cute and soft!!!!

 Craig and Tiffany.

 Some of the desserts from their shower.  They were really yummy!

Craig and Tiffany opening a shower gift.

Aunt Beth, Brisco, and Eden hanging out together.

We had such a wonderful time with everyone and we can't wait until the holidays and the wedding to see everyone again.  We always miss everyone and wish everyone lived closer together.  

Wonder Place Fun

 Wow, it has been a while since I posted last and I really don't even have the desire to do it now for some reason but I'm going to try my best and catch up a little.  Eden ended her summer gymnastics program and loved every second of it.  The last two weeks they did little awards and ribbons for them.  I had my camera for this one, when she got the "Incredible Cartwheel Award".  She was so proud of herself.  We signed her up again for this fall and she's had one class and loved all the new girls she met.  She even mastered the back roll all by herself and her teacher, Mrs. Kyla, was impressed.  Eden definitely looks forward to gymnastics each week.

Towards the first of August we went to the Wonder Place to use our Groupon I had bought that was expiring.  My mom happened to be in town and was able to go too.  Eden had only been there one time and that was a year and a half ago.  She remembered everything though.  She went from station to station over and over again.  We were there for several hours and she still didn't want to leave.

Eden playing at the water table.  I think she could play with water forever;) 

 Having the greatest time.  Love her smile.

 Peek-A-Boo

 Hannah and Eden in line to "check out" at the grocery store.

 Eden playing veterinarian.  She loves her some animals.  It may be a very nice career choice for her.

 Have I mentioned lately how much she loves puppets?  I have video of her telling a story with the puppets but you can barely hear her over the other kids in the background.  She was so cute getting different puppets on her hands and making up stories for them.  She has such an imagination.

 Eden finally getting a turn at checking out.  Hannah was very patient with Eden so slow at the register;)

Sand Table.  Eden did this for so long it was kind of crazy.  She loves pouring sand in and out of things. We will definitely have to do this again sometime this winter.

Current Dog Owners

 Most of you know that my sister, Lindsay, started nursing school at ASU in Jonesboro, AR and could not take her dog with her.  She could not find a single, nice place to live that allowed dogs over 20 lbs so we have acquired Harley for one year.  He is a great dog or we would never have said yes.  Eden loves him and calls him her "buddy" all the time.  I think Harley is having to get used to having a three year old all over him right now.  He will be thrilled when she goes to preschool=)  Poor thing.  He is a golden doodle and so smart and well behaved.  Eden is having to learn some boundaries with him.  So far she has: drug him (lying down) across the tiles in the kitchen by only his collar, sprayed water all over him in the bathroom while she was bathing, laid all over him, and many more things and he doesn't care at all.  He has been a great outside playmate for her in all this heat.  She will run and run in the backyard with him and they will both come in hot and thirsty.  Right now she also loves to feed him and get his food all by herself. This will be a great chore for her to continue.  Of course, we will have to see in a year how well she will let go of Harley. Hopefully that won't be so bad.

Eden giving Harley a big hug.  Can you see the love in her eyes?

Playing outside together.  Harley has a stick in his mouth that Eden threw for him and he loves to keep it and play keep away with her.  Kind of funny.

Running fast across the backyard.  They do this for the longest time.  Eden will come in so red faced, like her momma, when she's hot. 

 Playing with her bubble machine.  She loves this little purchase and I enjoy not having to blow bubbles forever=)

Smiling quickly before getting back to chasing and catching bubbles.  

As I mentioned before, Lindsay moved and we miss her already.  It was so good having her close and being around to hang out with and even to watch Eden last minute when we needed her.  Eden is missing having her Aunt around to play with and taking her to do things together.  Lindsay and I also did a lot together and I will miss that too.  We know Lindsay is going to have a great time in Jonesboro and will be learning a ton but we miss her A LOT!    

Drum Roll Please........

We have a name..........

Harper Ann Rainbolt

We finally decided on a name after having several names on our list for a long time. I think we both new it would be this but just couldn't commit to it yet. We decided on Harper because it has been one of my favorite names for a really long time. Ann is Michael's mom's middle name, just like Eden has my mom's middle name (Michelle). So they will both have their grandmother's middle name. I'm so glad to finally have a name and Eden loves it. She keeps telling us that the name is SO CUTE!!! I love hearing her say the name. It's just precious! We can't wait until we can hold Harper in our arms. I'm sure it will be here before we know it;)

Sweet, Sweet Eden

Just wanted to remember this:

Eden walked up to me randomly and said, "Mommy, you make my heart special." She can come up with the sweetest things sometimes to tell us. We love her so much.

New Nephew Has Arrived

Like I said in the previous post, Sarah's water broke around seven on the Fourth of July. We had a new nephew on the fifth. Jack Henry is so cute and we couldn't be happier for them all. Lydia is a very proud big sister. She is so cute running around and checking on him all the time. It's precious. So glad they are home and doing well.

Family of four now. Yay!!!

Eden couldn't wait to go up to the hospital and hold Jack Henry. She is going to be a great big sister. She loves her some babies=)

Jack Henry getting to meet his Uncle Mike for the first time.

Fourth of July

On the Fourth of July, we started the day with a painting party=) My parents and sister came down early that morning and helped paint the nursery a turquoise mist color. I love the color and hope it will help mix up the nursery a little bit since we are using the same bedding and everything. The painting was done very quickly and then we played games all together. For dinner we grilled out and had a great dinner. It actually became overcast outside so we were able to eat outside on our patio furniture. It was wonderful! After dinner my dad, Lindsay, and I went and bought some fireworks for us to do with Eden. She loves watching fireworks, she's just not a fan of the noise. She holds her ears. It's kind of funny. All in all we had a great Fourth of July with family. That night we even got a call from Sarah, Michael's sister, that her water had broke so we were on stand by for all that exciting news.

Eden painting on the walls before it got completely covered up. She did not want to stop painting and is very protective of her little sisters room.

My dad and Michael busy at work.

Mom working on the trim. Lindsay was busy painting too but didn't want to be included in the picture;)

Mom and Eden getting ready for the fireworks.

We did lots of fireworks and we even did a lantern that was really cool that floated away really high. Our neighbors thought it was really neat. There were several people in our neighborhood that shot some really awesome huge fireworks that we really enjoyed watching that night.