Beach May 2012 with Nat and Rac and kids

Eva Caroline

I went to Knoxville on Tuesday March 13 for Natalie to be induced on Thursday. Nat went into labor Tuesday night getting to the hospital at 6 cm. I timed her contractions. That made me feel like I was a part of her labor.
Eva was born March 14th at 12:09 (about) weighing 9 lbs, 3 oz just like her mama. I guessed the correct weight and Stephen guessed the closest time of arrival. BTW I won the March Madness NCAA tourney for the second year in the row...just want to remember that.

I came home to buy a camera and keep Matt and Robyn's boys then returned to Knoxville with Rachel and Hannah.

Grandbabies come to Northport

February and March all 6 of the grandbabies came to Northport to visit without their parents. Also Grandma Ollie spend 4 weeks in Morning Pointe and even took a trip to see new Baby Eva. We visited with Aunt Bev with Colton and Lindsey. Lindsey and her parents, Chad and Christi are living with Aunt Bev since their house was blown away in the tornado of January 23rd in Trussville. Plus we visited Aunt Katie and Uncle Lance. They bought their first house in Pelham.

First Cruise

LeGrand and I took our first cruise on Norwegian Spirit from January 15th thru the 22nd. We had a blast.

Thanksgiving 2011

I always want to remember wonderful Thanksgiving 2011!
All my children and grandchildren came to town. Also LeGrand's mom, his brother Craig and his brother Gary and his wife, Penny and son, David. Plus a couple of "extras".

It was a beautiful day and we had tables set out on the deck. I don't remember much about the food other than I made a WW sweet potato casserole and Natalie made a non WW one and hers was more than delicious.
Thanksgiving Day was Katie's birthday. Hannah would celebrate her 1st birthday the following Tuesday. Saturday we had a little party for her.

Thanksgiving morning, before the extended family came, we went to the quad to walk, ride bikes and play football, except for Hannah who needed a nap and Robyn who was kind enough to stay with her.

The day after Thanksgiving we had Crosby Thomley hired to take professional pictures. Crosby's son, Morrow, works with LeGrand. We met at the President's mansion on the UA campus.
Natalie had an ultrasound to determine the gender of her baby in October. The nurse had written it down on a piece of paper and Nat and Brent had planned on opening it on Christmas. But they decided to open it while all the Hutchison family was gathered for the pictures. She had a pink and blue balloon. She was to pop the pink if she was having a boy and pop the blue if having a girl. She asked me to do the honors of reading the results. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE the ultra sound was not of Natalie but her sister, Rachel! That is how They told me Rachel is expecting a baby. The we found out Natalie is having a girl!

Then we got some wonderful pictures from Crosby!