Leighton Catherine Heinlein

On August 20th at 8:41pm, Kurt, Sutton, and I welcomed Leighton Catherine Heinlein into our family. After 7 hours of labor, with no complications, Miss Leighton came into our world at 7 lbs. 15 ounces and 20 inches long. We are all so blessed and happy to have such a healthy beautiful baby girl! Here are a few pictures that we've been able to take. I will post more once a more stable routine has been established. Enjoy!!

Love to all,
Courtney

Leighton's Room

Finally, here are some pictures of Leighton's new room. As you can see it is still a work in progress (even though she might be joining us any minute now!) I ordered some gorgeous window treatments through the mail that have yet to arrive and we still need to hang a few pictures. So, as soon as everything is complete I will post more pictures (Leighton will probably be in them).

It's funny, with Sutton I believe I had her room up and ready months before my due date. With the second one you have so much other things going on (like chasing after a 3 year old) that things get done last minute. Oh well! The most important thing is that Miss Leighton is healthy and happy!! Enjoy the pics!

Love to all,
Courtney

Blogging Delay

Hey Guys,
Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted a blog. I actually have a lot of new pictures of the nursery however, I've seemed to have misplaced the cord that will allow me to upload the pictures from my camera to the computer. So, as soon as I can get to the store and purchase a new one, I will be sure to post all the pictures of the new nursery. Hope all is well!

Love to all,
Courtney

Sutton's New Room

In preparation for the arrival of the new baby, we have begun to turn the house upside down with all types of renovation projects. One of the things we decided to do is have Kurt and I move to the larger guest room downstairs, give the baby Sutton's old room, and put Sutton in our old bedroom, (we figured that with all her new toys and "big girl" bed she would need more space then her sister). So, after four days of painting, riping up carpet, and decorating, we finally completed Sutton's precious new room. Now it's on to the baby's room:) Enjoy the pics! I'll be posting the nursery pictures in the next week.









Love to all,
Courtney

She's 3!!!

I cannot believe that yesterday we celebrated Sutton's 3rd birthday! It seems like only yesterday that we were bringing her home from the hospital. She is growing up so fast and turning into such a wonderful, bright, and beautiful little girl.



Since, Sutton is obsessed with "The Little Mermaid", we decided to do an all out princess party at exciting Chuckie Cheese. We invited a few of her friends and had a blast. We had pizza, an Ariel cake, presents, and played tons of games.









By the end of it all we were all exhausted but, it was all worth it just seeing the smile on Sutton's face.

Enjoy the pics.

Love to all,
Courtney

Fabulous Furballs!

Our little Sutton is obsessed, to say the least, with animals. So, when we heard that the Springfield Zoo had summer educational programs for her age, we immediately signed her up.

The first class we attended was called, "Fabulous Furballs," and if you could guess by the name, it had everything to do about mammals. The children were introduced and allowed to touch the various mammals they had on hand. Hands down, this was Sutton's favorite part!! She was so patient, waiting with her one little finger up,ready to touch any animal that passed by.



Next, they took the children into the classroom where they had tons of learning activity centers. There was an arts/crafts station, puppets, books, and sensory table. As you can see from the pictures, Sutton enjoyed the painting.








All in all it was a wonderful day and we are looking forward to the next session, "Big & Tall, Large & Small."

Blog Update

Hey Everyone! Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted any new information. Sutton and I went back to South Carolina for 17 days and we just got back into town. Once I have all the pictures downloaded I will be sure to post all that when on during our trip. Hope all is well.

Love to all,
Courtney