As close as it gets...

to PERFECT that is. This past Sunday was as close to perfect as it gets in my book. The weather, the company, the food and most importantly the Baptism of our son. As we stood in front of our church as a family, I was as excited to be there as I was on my wedding day. Hunter and I along with our family made a covenant with God to raise William in a Christian home and environment. It was such a wonderful and special moment. Hunter and I are excited about sharing our salvation and our walk with the Lord with William.

After church, we joined family and friends at our house for lunch. The company was great and the food was fantastic. We are ever thankful for the wonderful family and friends that we have. Meredyth, thank you for the pictures and the help getting lunch ready. Mama, Laquetta, Aunt Leigh, Uncle Dale, Aunt MayMay (aka Meme), Grandmother and MawMaw, thank you for cooking AND cleaning up!

Thank you all for being a part of our family's special day! It truly was wonderful!

WHG's 1st Tailgate!

As you can probably tell from our blog, we are HUGE Auburn fans. Hunter and my Uncle Dale set up a great tailgate before almost every home game and we have a great time counting down to game time with family and friends. Well, Hunter has been counting down the days to the first tailgate for William since the little man arrived. So, of course we were in Auburn for this season's opener. William thoroughly enjoyed being outside at the tailgate. He was so happy all afternoon. Hannah made matching outfits for William and Winston and they were so cute!! Thank you Aunt Hannie!! Hunter and Uncle Dale set up a fantastic tailgate for William's first and we all had a great time. Can't wait to see everybody again on the plains. WAR EAGLE!!

WHG 3 Months Old

A lot has happened this past month. We visited Aunt Leigh, Uncle Dale and Elizabeth in Auburn (we will be back this weekend...WAR EAGLE). We went to Birmingham for Anna Kate and Katherine Lee's shower and stayed with Aunt Hannah, Uncle Joseph and Winston. Even after a short stay in the hospital, William is a happy and healthy baby. William has discovered his hands and can get them in his mouth. He coos and smiles all the time. William is well over 13lbs now and changes so much everyday. I thought that I would absolutely burst waiting on 5pm today so that I could go pick him up. It made my day when he smiled as soon as he saw me. William is so much more aware of what is going on around him. His eyes get wide anytime he hears Hunter talking; he loves his daddy. Here are a few pictures from the past month.

Count Your Many Blessings...

Count them one by one! This has been a very hard and emotional week for the Grimes family. We had a bit of a scare with William and spent 2 days in Children's hospital in Birmingham. It all began with a low grade fever early Monday morning and over the course of the day, snowballed into much more. I won't go into detail, but after a little virus, plenty of antibiotics and way more "sticks" and tests than a mother and father care to see their child have...we have a healthy baby. Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers, we appreciate them more than you know.

1st Day of School

William started daycare today, or "school" as we like to call it. I must say, I am terribly jealous of stay-at-home moms. I knew this day was coming from the moment I found out I was pregnant...but that does not make it any easier. William has been able to stay at home for his first 11 weeks of life. First with me and later with family members while I worked part-time. Hunter and I have enjoyed a summer filled with long lunches spent visiting and loving on our little man. However, this morning, I woke up knowing that I would not see him for eight hours straight. I stood at the door and cried as Hunter and William pulled out of the driveway and headed to school. Of course William was fine; it is his Mama that is having a hard time adjusting.

Here is a picture of the sweet baby boy that made me smile today!

Auburn Club of LA

Hunter and I have been involved in getting our local Auburn alumni club up and running again in our neck of the woods. Along with Nancy Eldridge, Katherine Taylor, Kevin and Chrissie Duffy, Sam Starr and Sister Schubert we have been working for over a year to establish a local Auburn Alumni Club. So, after lots of planning, last Monday, the Auburn Club of LA (lower Alabama) hosted its first annual Scholarship Golf Tournement.

William with his Aunt Hayley and Aunt Kat
Playing golf is exhausting!

The golf tournament was a great sucess. After the tournament, we had our annual meeting at the home of Sister Schubert Barnes. Former Auburn Center and local celeb, Joe Cope was our speaker. We had a lot of fun and we hope to see our alumni club grow so that we can help kids from south Alabama experience the loveliest village on the plains!! I want to encourage any local Auburn readers to come join us. We will have a tailgate party for one of the away games.

William meets Natalie and Mallory

William met his cousins Natalie Burke and Mallory Blaire McGlammory for the first time today. Natalie and Mallory will be 12 weeks old tomorrow. We took pictures of the three of them; but hungry, sleepy babies are not always cooperative. I should plan a better time of day to do my photoshoot next time.

Mallory, William and Natalie

Mallory trying to snuggle!

William and the twins would like to wish their Great Granny Fran Happy 80th Birthday!!!!