So here's a little of what we have been up to...

Savannah started ballet classes. She has been waiting for this since she was 2!

...Leaning the importance of stretching...

Waiting with the other ballerinas...

Making Jello Jigglers...

Some of her creations...

Loving bananas!!! Just like lovin' Curious George while eating bananas!

Eggs-perimenting with egg-free recipes.

Cupcake batter is still just as good without eggs!

Watching the most beautiful ocean I have ever seen - of coarse it changed in 24 hours - but while it lasted, it was like being on an exotic island only an hour & 30 mins away from home!!

Making frozen popsicles...

...which were very tough to get out even after the "15 second water dip" recommended...

...but just as tasty as could be...our favorites were the chocolate pudding pops

Chillin' with a chocolate sprinkle donut (have I mentioned before how much we love chocolate and sprinkles?)

Chillin with his banana...

Ice Age: "Dino" the Dinosaur (as Savi calls it) was fun - I had to cover her ears for most of it though - she has never been much for loud noises.

We finished up with some cotton candy with sprinkles ice cream to make the day complete.

There is much, much, much more. But for another post... until then...

(I am switching up colors so you can see the different "paragraphs." One day I will learn html so I can separate better... until then you'll get run-on sentences (sorry Mr. Wingard) and different colors due to time constraint.) ;)

Please pray for Stellan. Read MckMama's site for updates, but he is not doing good right now. You can also get more current updates on Twitter from her. I have lots to update and share from our summer. I hope to do so soon. I have been playing around with my picture at the top, but the best pictures I have right now are from LeighAnn Ralls. We love her photography! She is so good with children. I hope to have a more up to date photo up soon. I'll leave you with this...Savannah said today, "Look Mama, I made you a callapitter!!!" So cute! I love it! I may never tell her the correct way to say it! (Does anyone know how to separate my lines without it looking like one big paragraph?)

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well, this week I certainly was NOT trying on clothes in a dressing room with S when she announced that she had to tee-tee. I certainly did NOT tell her to hold it in and then try to distract her by making her my "big helper." I even did NOT tell her they didn't have a bathroom we could use there, because that would have been selfish and insensitive. I did NOT want to just finish trying on my clothes. (side note: She had just used the bathroom 30 minutes before at the restaurant - so I thought she just wanted to go to the bathroom like toddlers do sometimes and we were only two outfits in...probably four to go...and I really don't think they had a customer bathroom) I did NOT get fair warning when S said, "I can't hold it in!" Then I did NOT see that "uh-oh" look on her face which lead to an equally, if not more terrified "uh-oh" look on my face. I did NOT pick her up and place her in the middle of the dressing room just in time for the river to flow. Of coarse, it was NOT tons and tons and tons of "tee-tee." I did NOT pause for a moment thinking what to do - how will I clean this up? And I surely did NOT try on just one more thing while I had her stand completely still before we exited and broke the news to the nice girl working. Are you kidding me? I would definitely NOT do that!!

I also did NOT have to wear pants two sizes (okay, maybe 1 & 1/3 sizes ;) ) too big to church because some laundry fairy completely hid all of my clothes from me - seriously. I could find nothing - they vanished! Granted, with the extra "Crews pounds" I do NOT have to lose, I do NOT have just a couple of church worthy and especially nursery worthy clothes to wear. I did NOT feel like Bozo the Clown with my "balloon pants" as Chase so lovingly called them. I absolutely was NOT so mortified to have them on that I did NOT change them in the van, while Chase was driving down Hwy 55, without removing my seat belt! It was NOT straight to blue jeans for me.

Man I love Not Me Monday!

Now...Here are some recent pictures...Disney on Ice. S was all decked out in Cars from head to toe. We had a good time and even got to see our friends Emily, BearBear, and Paige (pictured below)!

First Haircut and Easter

Crews got his first haircut today at Wiggins' Barber Shop. He is the fifth generation Cotton to have his hair cut by Henry Wiggins! He did very well and sat pretty still as long as his hands were occupied with something "interesting."

Before...

Also before - looking like Phil Collins 80's style...

At Wiggins...

Checkin' out the chair...

The first cut ever!!

The finished product.

The five generations of Cottons with their barber.

(E.J. Cotton - pictured)

(Donald, Don, and Chase Cotton - standing)

(Henry Wiggins and Crews - sitting)

Fireman Crews

He likes to walk in his boots!

FBC Easter Egg Hunt

Savannah shook all the eggs she picked up to check out her "loot"

Easter "baskets"

She has arrived...

Lauri Grace Glisson was born yesterday afternoon. Both Amy and Lauri are doing really good. We are thankful for such a wonderful new blessing to our family.

"Lets go to the Easter Party, then Grant's house."

All of Lauri's cousins waiting...

Grant's first look at his little sister.

Lauri Grace

7 lbs. 6 oz.

20 inches long

admiring her beauty...

proud big brother

This was fun!!

More Pictures

Here are some more pictures of last month. We celebrated both Crews and Savannah's Birthdays last weekend. I don't think we will do a double party again. I felt like I couldn't savour my babies enough that way. It went by all too fast for me. Savannah blew out her candles like a champ and Crews just wanted to touch the fire - I had to hold his hand back. I tell you, boys are different than girls for sure. Savannah never wanted to play in the toilet, trash, or anything nasty, yet Crews finds them incredibly interesting and entertaining. Savannah has also just warmed up to playing in the sand and loves it, but has never (to my knowledge) eaten it. Crews has passed this milestone as well. He not only tried one fist full, but a second fist full, and unfortunately a third fist full! Oh my goodness! I am going to have to let a lot of things go now that I have a boy. I love-love-love them both so much! I am so thankful for them! Also my sister is going to have Lauri Grace next Thursday, so please pray for a safe and easy delivery (cesarean) next week.

Auburn Crew

I am planning on catching up on our past month over the next few days...so stay tuned. For now, here are the pictures from our trip to see the AU crew in Prattville earlier this month.