rough.

last night was quite possibly our worst night with lane ever...ever! i can understand crying as a newborn baby but as an adult baby it can be overwhelming when you know they don't normally do it. lane doesn't sleep well outside is own home. he'll sleep an easy 10-12 hours straight, at home, so what is so different about other places? here is a recap of our night...

8:00-lane is yawning and rubbing his eyes constantly. we're saying "to bed early, unheard of?!"
8:30-pj's, eat...all the energy he could ever want. smiling, bouncing, giggling. we are kicking ourselves for thinking he was going to sleep early.
9:20-eyes closed in my arms.
9:30-fire alarm in the hotel goes off. sooo loud, we all leave our rooms. smoke in the hallway. (someone burnt something in their room) lane is once again wide awake and ready to roll.
10:30-this time he really is asleep.
12:30-we finish watching the movie, P.S. I Love You, we are both a teary mess.
12:35-lane starts crying. eat.
1:00-calmed down playing with a cell phone in our bed.
1:30-crying again. eat. sleep a few minutes later.
2:30-crying.
3:00-still crying.
3:30-still crying in our arms.
4:00-eat. vance holds him and he falls asleep.
4:30-crying again.
5:15-vance gets him calmed down. sleep.
5:50-vance's alarm goes off.
skip to...
7:15-crying. eat. sleep.
8:45-wake up (his normal time to wake up) all smiles and giggles. acts like he got the best nights sleep. he charms me over with that sweet smile, i somehow forget that i was frustrated with him.

*around 3ish i told myself i deserve to go buy a Caribou coffee today :)

date.

we had a quick 48 hours at home so we decided to take advantage of the fact that we know a really good babysitter. aunt renee came over while we enjoyed a dinner by ourselves...a first since june! in fact, it was our first time going anywhere just us two since then. we enjoyed talking, laughing, and not picking up toys flying from a highchair. thank you renee, it meant so much to us...you mean so much to us!

"hey, i want in the picture!"


lane's cute babysitter.

the south.

pine cones on a beach?


giggles with grandpa jim.


a cafe in the country...
the sign at the front door. vance is so into the andy griffith show right now. everynight in his hotel room he watches 2-3 episodes, he obviously needs his wife there with him.


steer butt?

lane slept the whole time.

giggles with grandma gwen.

lane started making a "Mmmm" sound when he eats his fruits and veggies.

too hot for socks and shoes.

this is how lane feels about teeth. (or his one tooth)

aunt nancy made him his own toy with sea shells, he loves it!

it's warm here!

on vacation soo many pictures are taken. let's try to stay on top of them so when i get home i'm not overloaded with putting 200+ pictures up. ah:)

sweet home alabama.

afternoons in fairhope, alabama.




the hangout.





from aunt nancy and uncle tom's condo.




mexican train dominos.

beach boy.

i'm not one for water. in fact, the ocean is scary (my family would insert picture of me scuba diving in 1 foot of water) but there is something about this shoreline that i find to be addicting.
it's relaxing,
it makes you think,
it makes you wonder,
it's amazing.

toes in the snow.







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pictures really don't do it justice.

gulf shores, alabama.

behind mom and dad's house.

telling lane i'm sorry that everytime he's been to the beach he has had to wear a stocking cap :(

mom doing her thing...looking for sea shells.

i found a feather?

aunt renee and lane crusing the beach.

renee did such a good job strolling that lane took a nap! (a rare occurance in lane's world to sleep outside his normal surrounding!)

sunset.

to vance: we can't wait to see you!! we miss you sooo much!!! seriously can't wait to have you hug us both this weekend!! thank you for working so hard for our family. you are amazing, we love you! -celine&lane
to dana: we wish you were here! it isn't the same getting together without YOU! we love you! plus...did you know Greenbow, Alabama is a fictional town!?! i wanted to go find Forest and Jenny. -celine& renee