The State Capitol of Florida

Jake and I kept Walker and Will while their parents went to the Jimmy Buffett concert in Tampa. We decided to take the boys out to lunch downtown and to the top of the capitol building on Friday afternoon. Jake and Caroline had never been either so we thought it would be a fun time for everyone. I have not been up there in many years and I forgot how cool it is to see Tallahassee from 22 stories high.

Caroline's day care from the Capitol

Will and Walker like to make Caroline laugh. Watch the video to see more!

New Posts

Hi everyone,

We have been a little slow posting lately. Make sure you read all of the new posts starting off with Week 12.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Love,
Kelley, Jake, and Caroline.

Halloween

Halloween 2007

Caroline was a pea in the pod for Halloween this year. Her Great Aunt Peggi made the costume for her and it fit perfectly! Will and Walker were in town so we joined up with them and went trick or treating at Do's house and and Deb Deb's (Debbie) house. Grandma and Grandpa (Jake's Parents) came over for dinner and we got some pictures with them as well. Caroline was the cutest pea ever. Jake kept calling her his "Sweet Pea."

Will was a blue Power Ranger and Walker was Obi Wan Kenobi from Star Wars.

Week 14 (October 22-28)

Jake left for his final work week this year! He left Thursday to teach a school in Puerto Rico. While he was gone Caroline and I did some fun things...

Friday night we went to Maclay's first football homecoming. Grandma Brenda, Travis, Allie, Deb Deb and Cody were there. Maclay lost, but we had a good time seeing everyone.

Saturday Do, Cody, Debbie and I got up early and headed to Jacksonville for the Florida/Georgia game. Caroline stayed home with Grandma Brenda. It seems like they had a good time together and Brenda cleaned up our house so she is welcome back anytime. Brenda said " I should pay you guys for keeping her. She was so much fun!"

Sunday we went out to dinner for Cody's 16th b-day. He got a Jeep Grand Cherokee and it is really nice. I can't believe he is 16. It makes me feel so old!

Week 13 (October 15-21)

Welcome to the world...

Chloe Anne McKee

born October 17th, 2007

7bs 8oz

18 1/2 inches

11:01pm

My friend Summer had a baby girl this week. I am so excited for her and her husband Chris. I can't wait to meet Chloe! Congrats!

Sunday was the Breast Cancer Walk at Southwood. Jake, Caroline and I raised $290! We had a good time walking and it was not too hot to spoil the fun. We met Grandma and Grandpa out there and they walked with us. Thanks to everyone who donated. We could not have done it without you!

Friday night we had dinner at the Wellman's. Jake got to meet Megan and I got to hold her this time. She is so little compared to Caroline. I cant believe how easy it is to forget how small they used to be. Claire was very eager to show us her big girl room. It is so nice...especially her clock and her paintings on the wall! Claire also took me on a tour of the whole house even though we have been there many times before. I saw Megan's room, Susan and Andrew's room, and I even got to see the bathrooms! I feel honored.

Megan( 4 weeks), Claire( 2 1/2 years) and Caroline.

Here are some pictures of the girls hanging on on Friday.

Saturday we walked down the street to the Methodist Church. They were having a fall festival with games, crafts and a pumpkin patch. We picked out a few pumpkins and took them home with us. Here are some pictures.

Pictures of Baby Caroline (1 month)

Hi!

So many people have missed this link in a previous blog that I thought I would add it again.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b356ab842526&sid=0BYuWbJw5YsWST

This link is to pictures that a wonderful photographer, also my friend, took for us when Caroline was 1 month old. We plan on doing this ever couple of months so please check back at the end of October to see the new ones!

Week 12 (October 8-14)

Jake and Caroline went to St. George Island on Monday to visit with Aunt Kate and Uncle Ed. Here is Jake's blog entry...

"Daddy gets to blog this time!

After we got back from Baton Rouge Caroline and I got up early Monday morning and headed to the beach. Unfortunately Kelley had to work so it was just the two of us Aunt Kate and Uncle Ed were renting a beach house on St George Island. We got there around 10:00 and visited with Kate and Ed for while since they had not seen her for a long time they were amazed how much she had grown and changed.

After a while changed Caroline into her bathing suit and headed to the beach. We spent some time playing in the sand and then mean old Uncle Ed buried her in the sand. She seemed to enjoy it and in fact she almost fell asleep while she was buried. We dug her out and put her in her carrier and let her catch a nap.

Once she woke up we went down to the water for the first time. We all took turns playing with her in the water and although she did not appear to love it she did not hate it either. Aunt Kate made a promise that anytime Caroline wants to go to the beach she will take her. We will hold her to that!!

After playing in the water it was time to go inside for a while. We got Caroline up to the house and she was covered, head to toe, in sand. We tried just wiping it off but in the end we just had to take the hose and just hose her down. We got her dried off and then fed her while Kate made lunch. While the adults were eating lunch Caroline took another nap.

Around 5 we went back down to the beach but just to sit around. We did not want to get to sandy this time. We stayed there for about an hour and a half and then it was time to start packing up and heading back to Tallahassee. We left around 7:15 and when we got to town it was time to go to Mommy’s volleyball game. We did not get home until after 10 and after she got a bath to remove the sand that the hose missed and Kelley feed her she went to sleep.

It was a long but it was a lot of fun! The only thing that would have made it better was if Mommy could have joined us. Thanks Kate and Ed for sharing you beach house for the day."

Nana's b-day was October 8th. Cody, Debbie, Do, Travis, Allie, Jake Caroline and I went out to dinner to celebrate at Bonefish. We had some yummy fish and Jake had steak as his last meal before he got his wisdom teeth out the next day. Allie and Cody also have October birthday's so we sang to them as well.

We had some first time visitors this week as well. Brooke (Wood) Adkins and her mother Susan Weaver came over to visit us. They brought Caroline a really cute pumpkin outfit. We can't wait till they can come back and visit again.