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So, it's been a while (LONG while) since my last blog. To be honest, I just really haven't felt up to it. I am now 6 and a half months pregnant and it's been a rough one. I really envy those women who "love" being pregnant, because as most of you know - - - it's just not for me. I love being a mommy so much, I just wish you didn't have to go through the 9 months (actually 10 months) of being pregnant. But, I am entering into the final phase, so that feels really good. And, we are so excited to meet Parker (or "Pah-ka" as Austin says). Austin really does not understand that our lives are about to be turned upside down, but he knows that Parker now resides in someone's stomach. Sometimes he thinks it's mine, sometimes his. He's pretty funny. Ok, so now for the good stuff, here is the past couple months' pictures.

In September, Nay Nay turned the big 5-0!!! Simon came over from England to surprise her, and the whole gang from Daytona. We took her to dinner, but had bigger plans brewing . . .

Then, in November over Thanksgiving, we all went to St. Thomas for the BIG celebration:
She sure doesn't look 50, does she???




What a great trip! Happy Birthday Nay-Nay!! We love you ;)

Then, we had a wonderful Christmas - - - beginning with Christmas Eve:

Charlie came home for a couple weeks from boot camp:
Nay-Nay gave Austin and Jackson Teddy Ruxpin. Austin fell in love. His new best friend!

Then, Christmas morning. Papa & Sunny got Austin a slide! It was a big hit...

Yes, every toy went down - - -

The day after Christmas, we headed up north to Pensacola and had Christmas with the Boyd's and Heather & Joe:

With Aunt Heather- so sweet!On his "I spy" blanket from MiMi that Ms. Williamson so lovingly made for him...


Then, we headed even further north up to Mississippi to the farm where we met up with some very special folks.

On the four-wheelers - - - he HAD to where the "hat":

Future Gator quarterback???? Um, by the way- how 'bout those Gators???!!! Woo-hoo! National champs again!!A handsome group of Napier blood-

Playing with mommy-

Bubba and CC-

The "outlaws" :) - - - PS- for those who don't know, Luann is PREGNANT too!! Yea! (They are not sure what they are having yet.)

Great-granddaddy Joe and 3 of his greats!

And then back to Pensacola, where we visited Gigi:

So, as you can see, we had such a great holiday season. It was busy, but very fun. We made lots of wonderful memories.

Hope you all had a great one too!

Now - - - in closing, a picture for fun. One of mommy's favorites . . . not so much daddy's:

in my heels and matching necklace!! At least he has good taste :)

Halloween Pics

Here are some pics of Austin in his Halloween costume. He was Mike Wazowski from the Disney movie Monster's, Inc. Sorry, they are a little late!




We went to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party again this year and had a blast! He was big hit - - as was cousin Jackson. Jackson was a Power Ranger, excuse me - "Rhino Ranger" -




Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

GO RAYS!!!

We've definitely caught the fever . . . we are so excited for our Tampa Bay Rays making it to the World Series!! It's pretty exciting- the whole town is into it. So, we got Austin a jersey and hat and his daddy couldn't be more proud. Here are some pics

Scott got out the tee we got for Jackson a couple years ago and Austin went to town. It's all downhill from here. :)

Babies, babies, babies

Introducing Jade Elaine Barthelemy and Gregory Cole Sager ...

Over the past three weeks, we have welcomed to the world two precious, precious babies from some very special parents.

The first arrival was Jade Barthelemy. She was born on September 22, and was 8 lbs, 1 oz!! Austin went with us to the hospital and while he had no clue what we were doing there, he enjoyed playing with the balloons and stuffed animal we brought for the baby. Jade is simply beautiful and mommy and daddy are doing great. Congrats Ryan and Lisa!!

Proud daddies!

The second arrival came just a couple days later, my cousin Cole. (Actually, these two babies had the same exact due date!) Cole was born on September 24, and was 8 lbs, 11oz!!! We got to visit him a couple weekends ago. He is the sweetest little thing and such a good sleeper! Austin was around Cole much longer than Jade and pretty much ignored him. I held Cole for HOURS, and Austin would just stop by and see me from time to time, study Cole for a minute, say "baby" and then walk off and go play. He just really wasn't that interested, which I guess is good. I'm afraid his tune might change when the baby is at our house and doesn't leave.

Cole with his big brother Zachary

Reading to Austin while holding the baby . . . I think I can handle it!!

Speaking of that--we have an announcement too! We will be welcoming Baby Boyd II to our home next spring! BBII is due May 4, and we are SO excited. I am almost 13 weeks and besides being CRAZY sick for the entire 1st trimester, things are going really well! Pictures of my ultrasound to come . . .

OOPS!

For some reason, I made this post and never posted it! oops~ So, this is actually from April...

"Every good and perfect gift is from above. " James 1:17

That is the scripture we put on Austin's birth announcement because it best describes what Austin is to us. An absolutely perfect gift from God! A couple of Sundays ago was Austin's baby dedication at our church. Having Austin dedicated was so important to us and it is a day that we will remember forever. We are so thankful that God has blessed us with such a precious gift. And, this day gave us a chance to publicly dedicate our baby to the One who gave him to us!

It was a very exciting day! I was so nervous that he would squeal and cry when our pastor held him to pray for him, but he just went right to him . . . phew!

We are so glad that MiMi & Granddaddy, Nay Nay, CC & Jax all got to be a part of this very special day.

Summer Has Come . . . and Gone!

I have been such a terrible blogger. Where do you make the time to keep up with it all? I just don't know. Something's got to give, and usually, it's blogging for me ;)

Anyway, things in ole' Tampa are going great. We've had a fabulous summer. I know Scott is sad to see it go (since he hasn't had a day of work in a couple months- lucky dog) but for those of us who must work year round, it will be kind of nice to get back on the old schedule. I'm glad Scott has gotten to spend some QT with Austin though, they are getting pretty tight! Speaking of Austin (you knew it was coming) . . . he is SO much fun . . . and so stinkin' adorable!!! He's 15 months and starting to talk and really imitate the things we do, it's hysterical. Seriously, he's just about our only entertainment these days (besides Jax, of course).

Here's a little recap of some of our best summer moments through a few pics.

Thanks Papa & Sunny for the fun splash mat. It may look like he stayed put on this thing and played so content, but that is not the case. I spent about 30 minutes chasing him around the yard and sitting him back down on the mat, and then we went inside. He's a BUSY BODY for sure!

Daddy's hat, paci, phone, golf club, watching Baby Einstein . . . good to go.

Austin discovered Jackson's spider man rain boots and he's obsessed! Doesn't matter what he's wearing, if he sees the boots, he's got to have them on!

Hanging at the house with Nay-Nay.

This is from my 10 year high school reunion. What a blast! It was so much fun to see all our old friends and get to spend an entire weekend together!

I just love this picture- it's also from the reunion weekend. Isn't it so pretty? Two beautiful gals with lil' Austin, what more could he ask for???

Getting some love from Jax.




Ever heard of the Blue Ranger? Well, Jackson met him at MGM . . . definitely the highlight of Jackson's day.



Spending some time with MiMi and Granddaddy.


We also got to spend a couple days with Papa, Sunny and Chance in Orlando at Universal and had such a blast! I didn't take any pix though :( The only thing that could have made our summer complete would have been to see Heather & Joe and Alan, Luann & Olivia- We miss them SO SO much!!!! Alan just got a new job (congrats!) - Luann just started her third year of med school and as for little Olivia . . . she's not so little anymore. . . she's starting KINDERGARTEN this year!! I'm going to do a blog with pix of them soon so stay tuned.

Last, but definitely not least . . . this pic takes the cake . . . ACB trying to use goggles for the first time. Yes, his eyes are crossed. Not his best look, but I can't look at it without cracking up! This is from the 4th of July.

Back in Paradise . . .

Magen's Bay, St. Thomas, USVI

Isn't it gorgeous? This was our view every evening as the sun set. Could God have created anything more amazing? Over Memorial Day Weekend, Scott & I headed south again to the USVIs with our friends Anna & Geoffrey. The trip was just fabulous!! Without a doubt, this is our favorite place to travel and we are already planning to return soon. Relaxing by the pool, sitting on the beach, touring the islands, we just LOVE it all! PURE paradise.









Thanks to the Hancy's for joining us . . . you made it a memorable vacation for sure ;)



This past weekend, we went over to Daytona to visit my cousin Nicole and her fam. We always have the best time visiting them and now that we all have kids, it has become quite a spectacle -- but super fun!

We went to the pool and Austin & Jackson loved watching their big cousins Zach & Makenzie swimming all around. Jackson was so inspired that he swam by himself (with swimmies) for the first time AND put his face under the water holding his breath!! We are so proud of him. He now wants to go to the pool every day. Unfortunately, Austin was trying to put his face under the water like Jackson, so he didn't last long.



Looks like it is going to be a fun summer at the pool with these boys.