Welcome to the Kurtz Family! I am from south Georgia but married a NOLA boy. He swept me off my feet and moved me to the great state of Louisiana. Together we've created a precious family of two sweet boys.... only 14.5 months apart. We are busy! Brooks is silly, giggly and so much fun! Parker is sweet, cuddly, and so loving. You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but Parker has a rare disease called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. We are learning to deal with CVS as a family and keep Parker as healthy as possible!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Happy Birthday Dear Brooks, Happy Birthday to YOU!

Brooks had an amazing 1st birthday celebration with all of our family! Thank you all for making his day so special. We had so much fun celebrating our birthday boy! Just wanted to share some pictures with all of you.





























Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Brooks is ONE!!!

Can you believe this precious newborn boy....


is now this BIG handsome 1 year old boy??


His Daddy and I sure can't! A WHOLE YEAR has passed since our sweet Brooks Carter was born. This year has FLOWN by... way TOO quickly! I love this age and stage with him. Each day is something new and I feel so LUCKY to watch him grow! His first birthday party was so much fun... and oh so special for all of our family! Expect a photo bomb of birthday pics in my next post! :)

Let's start off with his stats (which I accidentally deleted the scale picture.. dumb mommy!). Big boy Brooks weighs 28.8 pounds and is 32 inches long. This puts him in the 100% for weight and the 95% for height. He's a big one! And we love every little pound and inch of that chunky little body!!!

He's also had a big month of firsts! My biggest excitement is that he said his first word. Not mama, not dada.. but "cat, cat!." Aside from "cat, cat" and sweet baby babble, he can also say "hey," "bye," and "yay." Brooks can also stand on his own! And he walks all over our house pushing his walking toy (or grocery cart as we call it). He's even taken a couple of first steps! We are PROUD parents! Brooks can also dance and clap his hands. His growing personality is so cute and fun to watch!

Here are some sneak peaks of his 1 year old pics... taken by Ashley Braud at Click Photography. Ashley did such a phenomenal job!! Can't wait to see the rest!

Our family of three! Woo hoo! We all made it through this first BIG year!


Beautiful boy having fun with Mommy.


Baby Parker coming soon!


Love that sweet mouth.


Happy Birthday, Handsome Boy! Thank you for finally making me a Mommy and Chad a Daddy!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Happy Father's Day!

Brooks and I have been DYING to create a special post for Chad for Father's Day... As he is off to work now, we finally had our chance!

Top 5 Reasons You are the BEST Daddy:

1. You've read to me since before I was born. "Daddy Kisses" is still one of my favorite books and we know why!



2. You love on me even as I sleep.



3. You play with me.



4. You pray for me.



5. You love my mommy & me which is the greatest gift of all!


"The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him." Provers 23:24

Chad, THANK YOU for all that you do for our sweet baby boy! We love you and hope you had a WONDERFUL first Father's Day!