All Because Two People Fell In Love...

WOW! Time Flies

2011-09-22T14:25:00.000-07:00

Lyl loves Mommy's heels!

This year was Tim's class reunion. If he told me once, he told me a million times to remember that he went to a small high school in a small town and it would be nothing like mine. Now, I LOVED high school! So, in turn I also LOVED my class reunion, but I went to a large high school with a large graduating class-you know so EVERYONE didn't know your business. Man, was I in for a surprise at Tim's!
Just to brag on my hubby for a second, he was Mr. West TN for football 3 years in a row, he was also offered multiple college scholarships, as well as, being mentioned in the paper (if not an entire article about him) each week after the game. In other words, he was the bomb-diggity in football. I know, I would make a good football wife, but he was tired of it after college-sigh.
Ok, so back to the point. You would've thought Tim was still IN high school and still IN the paper every week. It was like he never left, now for my hubby, this was torture, he hates being the center of attention. But, for me, I could NOT be prouder of him! I like to tell everyone, he is my trophy husband-lol!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Sweet Girl

2011-08-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

We had Lyllian's birthday party at the park this year. It was wonderful!!!! I used the theme Teddy Bear Picnic, because this girl loves her teddy bear. Because of the large number of pictures we took, we decided that collages would be better way to show them.

Sprinkler Park Fun

2011-06-30T14:16:00.000-07:00

This past summer we had the opportunity to visit the Sprinkler Park in Collierville a few different times with some friends. Lyl wasn't sure what to make of it at first, but after awhile, she was right in the middle of it all. What is better on a hot summer day than a picnic lunch and a water park?!?!?

Redbirds Baseball

2011-05-28T14:11:00.000-07:00

We had a BLAST at the Redbirds game this year! This is Lyl's 2nd time to ever go to a baseball game (the first time, she was still teeny tiny) and she was mesmerized. She sat with Pops most of the time and LOVED it! She especially loved the playground they have for the little ones, but she did not like that the big kids were playing. It looks like more games will be in our future next spring!

Favorite Things March

2011-04-05T19:10:00.000-07:00

If you have never heard of Katie over at Cleared for Takeoff, you should check her out. She has the monthly post of all of her favorites. I decided to link up this month. Check out others favorite things here.

1. I love my new BIG rings I got at Spring Market, they are wonderful:

Doesn't it look fun?!?!

2. I am loving the my Nuetragena face wash...

It makes my face feel so fresh and clean.

3. Babyganics-this stuff gets EVERYTHING out of Lyllian's clothes. Gotta stain, this is the stuff you need!!

4. Skinny Taste-

since restarting Weight Watchers, I have found so many delicious recipes on her site-she ROCKS!!

What are your favorite things this month?

Going to the Chapel

2011-03-19T22:12:00.001-07:00

I LOVE showers! You know wedding and baby showers. Today I was lucky enough to host a shower for my brother's finace'. It was a BLAST! It had a "Love Bird" theme and I had so much fun getting it together.

A little "Love Bird" Wedding Chapel to welcome you at the door...

The Yummy food!

More yummy food and cupcakes (which I guess is technically food, but they deserve their own naming).

The buffet table with the "Love Bird" tree...

"Please choose a Love Bird from the tree and write good wishes or advice for the couple."

CONGRATULATIONS!!

I was so excited I got to be apart of this special day and this special time in their lives! Love you both!

I love her SNOW much!

2011-02-10T13:02:00.001-08:00

We had another snow day, today! Now, as much as I like to have a day off from work, I really don't want to have to go to school until July! Anyway, despite my negativity for a split second-we did have fun today! Lyllian and hubby built a small snowman-apparently on our street, we get all of the sun, so our snow melted FAST!!! Lyllian had fun helping her daddy! Luckily, I bought carrots at the store last week, so we had a nose. I was out of buttons though, so we had to use grapes for the eyes!

Now, I just wonder if we can just make it a 4 day weekend, I mean, why go to school on Friday?

I hope you all had a wonderful day in the snow and stayed warm!

Losing It!

2011-02-03T08:16:00.000-08:00

So, I started Weight Watchers, again. Actually, I guess I never stopped. I just quit going to meetings, but I was still paying for my Monthly Pass. This time, however, I have someone from work going with me. Plus she told me I was her motivation-now I can't let her down!

Last night was the first weigh in since I re-started. It also concluded my first FULL week on the new Points Plus program. Which, by the way, is easier for me than the other. Anyway, I LOST 5.6 lbs!!!! I was so excited!

Two other girls I work with also signed up for Mem-fit Boot Camp! Yep, I'm gonna do it! Groupon had a great deal yesterday and we jumped on it! I am pretty excited!!!

I know this is kind of a boring post with no pictures-sorry! But I will keep you all updated on the progress!

Look...

2011-01-31T20:12:00.000-08:00

whose hair is long enough for PUPPY DOG TAILS!!!! She looks so stinkin' cute! ( I know, I'm biast)

She also had fun tonight cheering for the girls basketball team who WON the County Championship!
Way to go Lady Eagles!!!

Go, Fight, Snow?!?!

2011-01-15T19:23:00.000-08:00

For those of you that don't know, I am the cheerleadering sponsor at Pisgah. I have been for a few years. Anyway, we have always gone to UCA Nationals in Orlando in February. Well, this year we decided to go to NCA Nationals in Dallas, which happened to be the first week in January, no biggie.

We left on a Thursday, we were suppose to return on the following Monday evening. We finally returned the next THURSDAY afternoon!!! Yep, you read that right, THREE extra days!!! Now, I love vacations and I will lengthen a vacation any time, but not without hubby and the sweet girl.

I have a LONG story about what all happened, but I won't go into all of that, because-really-do you care? Anyway here is the short version:

We arrived in Dallas at 11:30 Thursday evening with 18 kids and 5 adults, we were EXHAUSTED!!! We had flown from Memphis to Atlanta and then on to Dallas. We get to the hotel (the Sheraton) and are waiting in line (the other sponsor and myself) and this gentleman (using that term VERY loosely) comes up to us and says are y'all with the group of 800 that are checking in? I said well actually it is 23 and yes, we are. He then asks us if he can skip us in line, what?! Are you kidding me, we tell him no, politely and tell him there is a second line that may be moving faster. He gets pissed, asked us where we were from, we say Memphis, he responds obviously not from Texas. He then walks behind a post and calls us B***hes. Yep, welcome to Dallas!

All goes well from here, the squad does great, they place 2nd in cheer, 5th in dance, and 3rd in performance. That is until Sunday night...snow and ice are coming through and our flights have been CANCELLED until Thursday morning! I head downstairs to see if we can extend our reservations because we can't get home, not because we want to extend our vacation. I was told no by both the reservation manager and a supervisor. When I tried to explain the situation again to her, she replied "We didn't make you stranded" I asked if she could help me find a hotel then, and would they be able to provide me with transportation since we had none and the only jackets our kids had were their cheer warm-ups (the temp was suppose to be 55-60 the whole time we were there)-her reply "we don't offer that service" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! I was livid at this point. I find a hotel that can pick us up and has room for us. The next morning, I speak to the hotel manager and tell him what happened. He was embarrassed and says they could've let us stay one additional night, yes they were booked, and they would have been able to provide transportation. They will be getting a letter to their home office from ME!!! The manager bought us all lunch in a very nice restaurant and had the chef make one of our kids a birthday cake (which happened to be on that day).

We get to the new hotel (The Hotel Lawerence) in Dallas. It was built in 1925, but is in good condition. They were EXTREMELY nice to us and the kids. The kids think they see a ghost that night. The next morning they do research and find out the hotel is on the list of haunted hotels in Texas and was featured on Ghost Lab. They spent the rest of the time talking to EVERY employee they could find to ask about it and trying to find ghost. Oh the stories they will have!

We finally made it home Thursday, in time for the kids to change into cheer uniforms, get to school for the game and for the 8th graders to be recognized for 8th grade night. All in all it was an adventure, not one I care to be on again in the near future, but it was fun.

Oh, we also took them to the mall where they could browse, Gucci, Coach, Tiffany's, and True Religion. They loved it! And we went to The World Aquarium in Dallas-AMAZING!!!

Chef Lyllian

2010-12-26T21:02:00.001-08:00

She LOVES her kitchen!!!

Christmas Fun!

2010-12-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

We had such a busy Christmas this year! It was fun, but busy! In order to keep from posting a BAZILLION pictures of Christmas, I made a slideshow. I realized after I finished, I was missing Christmas with Tim's mom and Christmas Eve at my parents. I have very good reasons though, we videoed everything with Tim's mom and my mom took all the pictures with her camera at her house. Oh well, you can see what else we were up to this Christmas!

I hope you enjoy the slide show as much as we enjoyed experiencing it all.

This year was a tough year deciding what Santa brought vs what Mommy and Daddy gave Lyllian. She gets three presents from Santa and three presents from Mommy and Daddy (since that was all baby Jesus got and it helps keep the cost down)-anyway we don't want Santa to overshadow Mommy and Daddy you know-so we had to split up the big gifts. Santa delivered the kitchen and Mommy and Daddy gave her the tricycle. Santa delivered a tea set and Mommy & Daddy gave her the dollhouse. Santa delivered dress up clothes and Mommy & Daddy gave her the Fancy Nancy game. The stocking is from Santa and doesn't count with the three presents. Trust me, everyone else did plenty of spoiling with out Santa's help. She got a table and chairs and TWO ride on toys from CiCi & Papaw; along with some more Fancy Nancy stuff. She got a bean bag & Shopping Cart from Grammie & Pops; along with Angelina ballerina and Oliva dolls. Maw Maw gave her HUGE building blocks, an Aqua Doodle and MUCH, MUCH more. I think she is still overwhelmed and doesn't know what to play with first.

Ok, so I have babbled long enough, you really only want to see the pictures of her anyway...

***I had to remove the pictures, I couldn't get the Christmas music to turn off***

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T23:02:00.001-08:00

From our family to yours!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

2010-12-04T19:51:00.000-08:00

At least around our house it is. We start putting up Christmas decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving. I am all about not getting Christmas out until Thanksgiving is over.

Anyway, we have been busy little bees here lately. We made the grandparents their yearly Christmas ornament. Sorry I can't show you, the grandparents read the blog. But I can assure it they are CA-UTE!! Let's just say Lyl did some finger painting on them this year.

When we were finished with the ornaments, she wasn't finished finger painting, so we gave her some paper and let our little VanGogh go to work.
She had a blast! She didn't want to be finished when Mommy said time was up. We now have this beautiful piece of artwork up on our fridge for the world to admire.

Tonight we went to Pops retirement banquet. He has retired from the Air National Guard after 33 years of service. It was a nice banquet and he received a very nice shadow box with all of his ribbons and medals in it.

One of my favorite childhood memories is baking Christmas goodies with my mom. I decided to start the tradition with Lyl this year. She LURVED it! She did a very good job and only got slightly messy. I think we will have to get her an apron like Mommy's since she likes to help in the kitchen.

She helped cut all of the cookies with the mini Christmas cookie cutters Daddy bought us. Her favorite was the Gingerbread Girl.

We tried to watch them baking, but since I am always telling her the stove/oven is hot, she didn't want to get near it. At least she listens!- ha!!

After they cooled, I drizzled them with green cookie icing and let her "sprinkle" on the red sugar. We had to keep moving the cookies around because Lyl liked them to be "really" red. She had fun, but I think the thing she enjoyed the most was getting to stand in a chair, cause that's a no-no ya know!-ha!

What are some Christmas traditions you have started with your little ones, or some you can't wait to start?

Blog Wrap Up

2010-11-12T13:09:00.000-08:00

No, I'm not closing down the blog, although maybe I should since I have become a B.A.D. blogger. I simply need to post a WHOLE!!!! bunch of stuff and decided that instead y'all have to scroll through each one, I would put it all together.

Over my fall break, the Lyl and I traveled by ourselves, yes, all alone, on a plane to NH to see one of my very best friends, Rebecca. Now, Lyllian has flown before and she did great, so yes, I was nervous, but I thought, really, I've done it before. Well, yes that statement is true, I have flown with her before, but not by myself. Tim was with us last time and she was smaller. Anyway, it was bad, not throw on the floor kicking and screaming bad, but it was yes, she is my child and yes I realize she is not happy and she is screaming so please stop looking at me bad. I picked the 6 am flight, thinking she would go back to sleep on the plane. She didn't go back to sleep, but the other passengers on the plane DID want to go back to sleep and couldn't thanks to my child. Oh, and I should mention here that these were regional planes, so they were tinytinyplanes.

Long story short, she was much better the second leg of the trip and we were both glad to be on land for awhile.

While we were there we went to a little town called Keene. It evidently has the world's largest carved pumpkin festival. I have never in my life seen so many pumpkins in one place, much less I have seen them ALL carved. The town has rafters, yes, rafters of carved pumpkins everywhere! It was crazy and there were a TON of people there.

We also went to visit Quichie Gorge, it was in a quaint little town and was beautiful. But then we went to Woodstock, it was picture perfect, like right off a movie set. I loved it!

I think I said about 4,218 times how beautiful the scenery was, even on the interstate.

We also went to visit Ben & Jerry's. Lyllian loved her icecream.

Lyllian saw wild turkeys in Rebecca's backyard and watched Maggie chase them.

And we finished it out with a trip to the Vermont Country Store, where I brought make some delicious cheese and seasoning packs. We had so much fun and yes, it really was beautiful. So glad you will get a white Christmas this year, Rebecca! Thank you for having us!

Next up, Halloween! We took Lyllian to Zoo Boo this year. She still has no idea about the whole candy concept, and I'm ok with that, but she did like watching all of the other kids dressed up in their costumes. We also went to our church's Fall Festival. Lyllian did pretty good, she really like the pig race and wanted to take one home (no they weren't real, they were wind-up). She did not, however, like the inflatables AT ALL. She didn't even like the big inflatable slide her CiCi took her own.

We have had our first bout of ear infections. She has a double one, and let me tell you, I felt so bad for her! She didn't want to take her medicine and I know she was miserable. I think she had a diet of water and yogurt for a week. It was all she would eat and the doctor said to let her eat it then. Thank goodness we had 15 months with no ear infections!!!

**Pictures to be added soon!-Anybody know a quicker/better way to add pictures besides typing everything and then having to rearrange for pictures? I really think I am doing something backwards...

FREE Christmas Cards

2010-11-07T20:47:00.001-08:00

I love, love, love getting Christmas cards in the mail each year. Now that most of my friends have children, it is awesome to watch them change each year. Also, it is a great way for me to show off my little cutie!!

Last year, I took pictures of Lyllian at home and sent them in to be made into cards. I say "I", but it really took me, Grammie, Auntie Susan, Auntie Becky, and Tim to get the pictures done. And might I say they looked pretty darn cute for a group of people who were/are NOT professionals.

Anyway, we have used Shutterfly in the past and I love their cards. Their service is pretty awesome too! So this year I was browsing through the Shutterfly cards and came upon some super CA-UTE cards, like these:Choice 1-Monogram

Choice 2-Modern/whimsical damask

Choice 3-Elegant damaskChoice 4-Fun holly

Choice 5-Elegance Abounds

Aren't these cards from Shutterfly wonderful! I can't wait to get Lyllian's picture done so I can see what her beautiful little face will look like in each one.

One thing I must have on my Christmas cards is "Merry Christmas", I know for some people it doesn't matter, but to me it does. So, which one do you like best? What are you Christmas card ideas? Do you have any "quirks" about your family's Christmas cards?

So, on to the really reason for your reading this post. You want to know about FREE Christmas Cards. No, really Shutterfly is giving bloggers 50 free cards. Free always makes holiday shopping a little more fun! Wanna find out more?

GO HERE TO CHECK IT OUT

Don't forget to tell me which card you like best.

Oh Happy Day!!

Newlywed Game

2010-09-30T20:12:00.000-07:00

How long do you have to be married before you are no longer "newlywed"? 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? after your first child is born? second child? Is there a guideline?

Anyway, I took this questionaire from Katie over at Cleared for Takeoff, she played it with her hubby and it looked like fun! So here it goes, I asked the hubby the following questions about me:

1. She's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Hubs: Chick show, as in Grey's Anatomy, 90210, Drop Dead Diva

Me: Yep, that is pretty much it on the dot

2. You're out to eat, what kind of dressing does she get on her salad?

Hubs: Thousand Island

Me: Actually it is Ranch or Honey Mustard

3. What's one food she doesn't like?
Hubs: Sloppy Joes

Me: Exactly, I think Sloppy Joes look like someone couldn't figure out what to do with left over spaghetti sauce when they ran out of noodles and stuck it on some bread. It tastes like a cross between spaghetti sauce and meatloaf.

4. You go out to eat and have a drink, what does she order?

Hubs: Wine

Me: Yes, usually or sweet tea.

5. What size shirt does she have?

Hubs: XXL

Me: Yep, God blessed me-then it looks like a tent-I find it hard to find a good t-shirt.

6. What size shoe does she have?

Hubs: 7

Me: Well, technically,no-once I had Lyllian I now wear an 8-81/2-but before I was pregnant, yes he is correct.

7. What's her favorite type of sandwich?

Hubs: Pimento Cheese

Me: Yep! :) YUMMY!

8. What would she eat everyday if she could?

Hubs: Pimento Cheese or Sonic

Me: Maybe not so much pimento, but I LURVE me some Sonic!

9. What is her favorite cereal?

Hubs: Fiber One

Me: Actually, it's Cheerios, but I tried to get on a Fiber One kick at one point.

10. What would she never wear?

Hubs: Tube top

Me: yeah, that's true

11. What is her favorite sports team?

Hubs: MTSU Raiders

Me: I mean since I am still paying them for school, I might as well support them, right?!?

12. What is something she does that you wish she didn't do?
Hubs: Nag

Me: Haha! Lyllian's books need to be picked up. :)

13. What is her heritage?

Hubs: English

Me: I actually think it is Dutch

14. You bake her a cake, what kind?

Hubs: Chocolate or Strawberry

Me: Strawberry please!

15. Did she play a sport in highschool?
Hubs: Yes

Me: True, basketball, volleyball, & track

16. What could she spend hours doing?

Hubs: Scrapbooking

Me: True again, love me scrapbooking or shopping

17. What is the unique talent that she has?

Hubs: Creativity

Me: Aww, thanks!

18. What is her type of coffee?

Hubs: Dark as it gets or anything by Starbucks

Me: Yep, with lots of cream!!

19. What is her favorite vacation spot?

Hubs: Gulf Shores, AL

Me: He is correct!

20. What is her favorite snack?

Hubs: Cheezits

Me: Yummy, I think I want some now-ha!

Happy Fall Y'all

2010-09-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

Sweet Treats

2010-09-22T21:19:00.000-07:00

I started with this:

And some apples. Then it became these:
In the fridge to "cool" the carmel:

I made these little labels:

And ended with these:

I will be giving these to all of my 7th grade teacher colleagues. I know I will probably be THAT mom, but you know, I'm okay being THAT mom-ha!

We are family...

2010-09-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

I got all my cousins with me. Earlier in the month (I realize I am late posting this) we had a family reunion. We have one every year the Saturday after Labor Day-anyway! Last year Lyllian was just a wee one and had no idea what was going on, this year she was in the middle of EVERYTHING-what a difference a year makes.

Even though we took outside ride along toys, one Ella got there with her baby dolls, that was ALL Lyllian could focus on... If she pushed the shopping cart around once, she pushed it a million times!!!

She LOVED the cart-maybe she will get one for Christmas?!?!

We did ride on our lion some though, only backwards-she hasn't figured out how to go forward yet.

Isn't she just AH-DORABLE!!!

We learned how to "love" on Kate (even though kate had it down pat a little better-but she has a big sister) We hung out with Grammie for a photo op...

We played baby dolls with Kate...

We were all smiles, even at the end. We did fall asleep within the first two minutes of leaving though.-ha!

A Night at Grammie's

2010-09-08T19:28:00.001-07:00

My parents kept Lyl for me tonight while I was at church working Awanna's. Pops (my dad) pulled out my old Fisher Price Little People house. She LOVED playing with it! I guess this is technically her first doll house!

Happy Wednesday!

Happy Labor Day

2010-09-06T09:14:00.000-07:00

Whew! We have had a very busy weekend!

We started the weekend HAVING to eat dinner with our Bunny that we had forgotten existed 20 minutes prior to dinner. Honestly, she found this bunny in her stuffed animal basket and you would've thought she had been missing it for awhile. In fact, it is already back in the basket and has not been played with since. Friday night we met up with my parents at Danver's. Lyllian always wants to sit in a chair like a big girl, since there weren't very many customers, I let her sit in a booster seat. She loved it and did GREAT while she was eating. But, just as I expected, once she was finished she wanted down, now she sometimes wants down from her highchair too, but she is more contained in that than the booster seat. Needless to say, we didn't stay long after she finished eating.

We did stay long enough for her to draw her first piece of artwork. I know she is a budding artist. I, of course, saved her artwork and will hang it on the fridge.

Please excuse the quality of the above pictures, they were all taken on my phone.

Saturday was a great Mommy day-I was able to get a pedicure with some girls from work and do a little shopping. I picked Lyllian up and we ended the day with a cookout at Grammie & Pops's.

Sunday we went to a BBQ at the Sutherlen's. We had a blast and so did Lyllian, she probably walked 5 miles while we were at their house. She had a great time trying to keep up with the other kids that were there, in fact she was asleep before we got out of their driveway! Of course, I forgot my camera. She also LOVES bbq, she ate off of both mine and Tim's sandwiches.

Monday we had some friends over to cookout and Linda took some pics for us. They turned out GREAT!!! These are just a sneak peek-Grandparent's Day is coming up and I can't give away all the secrets, especially since the grandparents read the blog...

September is for APPLES!!!

We got tired of pictures and we were getting hungry...

But by the end we were all smiles again!

I think I need another day off just to rest from the weekend-ha!

I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day-here's to a four day week!!!

Sweet Tea Trunk Show

2010-08-25T19:53:00.001-07:00

You are ALL invited to...

For those you that live out of town, you can check out their merchandise online here. After you decide what you want I can take your order!!! Share with all your Mommy friends!!!

Babygarten

2010-08-18T19:53:00.000-07:00

So last week, Lyllian started going to Babygarten at the Collierville library on Monday mornings. My grandmother takes her and she LOVED it! She got to sing songs, listen to a book, make a craft, and then play with the toys. Last week she made a shaker that we had to take EVERYWHERE the rest of the week. We finally "forgot" it at my grandmothers. She can play with it there. She had a great time playing and "talking" to all of the other kids. Lyllian LOVES her books so I thought this would be good. It would also allow them to get out of the house and my grandmother could see other adults-ha! Anyway, they went again this week and she was on her best behavior-except she was teaching the others how to climb-not sure their Mommies were ready for that just yet-ha!

I love the fact that Lyllian can go to "Grandma School" instead of me having to send her to daycare, but I want her to have some different experiences. Maybe I am pushing her too soon, but she seems interested, so I don't want to squelch that. I have been looking at Kindermusik, but I can't decide. I don't want to pay $200 for something I feel like my grandmother can do at home-I mean she plays the piano, so she can introduce her to music.

Anybody ever been to Kindermusik? What did you think?

Suggestions welcome!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2010-07-29T20:45:00.001-07:00

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!

WE LOVE YOU-
MOMMY & DADDY

*You weigh 21 lbs and 13 oz

*You are 30 inches tall

*You wear size 3 diapers

*You wear 12 month clothing

*You wear size 3 shoes

*You eat three meals a day

*You only take one bottle at night-it is about to go away too though

*You do not drink any formula, you only drink organic milk

*You love water!

*You climb on EVERYTHING!!!

*You had a great first birthday!

*You are starting to try and copy what people say

I LOVE WATCHING YOU GROW!!!

-Mommy

It's My Party

2010-07-29T16:30:00.000-07:00

**This is a public service announcement: The post you are about to read, is OVERLOADED in pictures. Please be advised. You may now return to your regularly scheduled reading.**

Happy Birthday to this sweet little girl! We had her party the Saturday before her party-mainly because I go back to work Monday and didn't want the stress of it this weekend. Anyway we had a blast-it was H.O.T. but we had fun anyway! Lyllian taught little Sarah the proper way to eat a smash cake-you know all dainty like.

Even the birthday girl thought it was hot enough to eat ice right out of the drink bucket, and because I am mother of the year I took the moment as a photo opp and didn't try to stop her. Side note: she later tried to climb IN the drink bucket, I did stop that-ha!

This is the best picture I have of the table runners-they are bulap with giraffe print fabric. Yep, I made them with lots of help from my grandmother (ok-I won't lie-I had the idea she put it to action).

Some of our many friends that came and some more decorations. And the kids table that was covered in paper so they could color or eat the crayons-whichever they preferred.

Drink table and more friends!

We had toys-LOTS of toys-and yes, they were all pink!!! It was PINKALICIOUS afterall!

Tables with pink flowers and candles with pink jelly beans-my brother later told me that he ate the jellybeans at his table-what a goober-we had another bag inside that didn't have candle wax in them! Oh, and a puff in the tree-each tree/bush had one in it.

This is our gallery of pictures-I had one for each month behind the cake table and on the table I had her newborn, 6 months, and 1 year pictures framed in frames I made.

The oh so beautiful cake table minus the cake...

Is that arrangement not AH-SOME! Debbie at Debbie's flowers is amazing-she does all of our flowers (ok end commercial break).

Table with the A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. cake!!!!

The cake was compliments of Larissa Miller-my sorority big sis and wonderful cake designer! I sent her way to many pics of what I liked and said find something good-she made it look better than good and it tasted DELISH!!

Lyllian Grace with her proud parents (one very tired looking Mommy!).

The birthday girl with her designer hat and bib on from Ms. Natalie! She wore it like a pro too!

After taking awhile to figure out exactly what she was suppose to do with the big hunkin' cake in front of her, she decided she liked it. (sidenote-Mommy picked strawberry for the top/smash cake since it was her favorite).

And no party is complete with out presents, especially when you get to sit in the special "present-opening-chair"!!

Thank you to all of you that came to celebrate-please have a cake pop to take home! :)

Viva la Mexico...

2010-07-26T22:47:00.000-07:00

Sorry this post has taken me so long to complete. First of all, we have a ton of pictures!! I didn't want to bore you with all of them, so I have picked a few of them. I was also very busy planning Lyllian's first birthday party. Anyway, my in-laws took us to Cozumel for 10 days! It was WONDERFUL!!!! We had a blast and I can't wait to go back. It was such a nice family atmosphere!

The pictures are out of order-sorry! I will tell y'all about each picture though ( I know that makes it all better :))

This is our resort from the pier area. It was beautiful! To the right of the beach is an infinity pool that Lyllian and I hung out a lot in while Daddy snorkel right off shore. She liked being able to see Daddy and he was able to see us.

Every night after dinner the resort put on a "show" in the open air theatre. Lyllian loved it, but usually fell asleep by the end-ha!
This is our little sun-kissed baby one day after hanging out at the beach and the pool!

During our break time from the sun, we took a little tme to read :)

Lyllian lurved playing peek-a-boo at the window to the balcony with Mommy.She got her first taste of Mango while in Mexico (in a popsicle form) and pineapple juice-she loved them both!

Kit and Stanton (Tim's brothers) became Mexican wrestlers while we were there! I never realized how popular wrestling was in Mexico-insane!

Tim and I got to hold some parrots! I actually let the parrot kiss me too-crazy! They are soooo soft!

This is our BEAUTIFUL beach baby!!

Again, with the mango popsicles, it actually had real pieces of mango and was a delish, all natural treat for the beach!

Kit and Stanton also loved the orange drinks at the authentic Mexican restuarant off the beaten path in town, we all did!
EVERYTHING is a jungle gym to Lyl, including the attached bench in the room!

This is my authentic Mexican food, best tacos I have every eaten hands down!!!! I LOVED IT! Our waiter spoke NO English and we really had to practice using our Spanish-- ah-mazing experience!

We had a jeep one day to go explore the island. This view is from Coconuts, the highest point on the island. They had wonderful guacamole and a breath taking view!!!

One of the many views from the road while driving down the coast in the jeep.

This is before we left, Lyllian was helping me pack. She really just wanted me to unpack so she could play in the suitcase-ha!

Lyllian did a great job on the plane. On the way from Dallas to Cozumel she ended up with her own seat. She took the opportunity to catch up on her reading-ha!

She and McGuire built sand castles together!And she crawled ALL over the beach-thank goodness there weren't very many people on the beach and they all thought she was too cute!

I will leave you with this-an AH-MAZING Mexican sunset!!!

Basketball Jones

2010-07-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

Before Lyllian was born, my dad gave Lyllian some pink Nikes and a pink basketball. I have been waiting and waiting for her to be able to wear her Nike kicks. She finally can! She even has no see ankle sock to go with them. I was worried she wouldn't be able to walk in them since we have really only been walking barefoot, but she did great!

Are they not the CUTEST!!

Lyllian has also recently figured out that Katey likes to lay under her bed while we play in her room. Nowadays she has to check under the bed to find Katey...

Surprise!!!

2010-07-04T22:36:00.000-07:00

This little girl is quite the party animal!!!

On Saturday night I pulled off a SURPRISE party for my mom and her 50th birthday! She was SOOOO surprised!!! I even had it at her house. I had approximately two hours to decorate and get all of the food served, it turned out great! She never saw it coming!

We had a GREAT time and mom enjoyed every bit of it! And Debbie from Debbie's Flowers make the MOST AHmazing arrangement!!! She even painted the calalilies black for the purple and black occasion!

I hope your 50th birthday was awesome, Momma! You deserve it!!! Love you!

Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

~from our lil' FIRECRACKER!

Just for you...

2010-07-01T21:27:00.000-07:00

Grammie! Happy Birthday! I love you!

~Lyllian

11 months

2010-06-30T22:47:00.004-07:00

Lyllian Grace you are 11 months old now and you have a lot going on in your little life:

*You wear size 3 diapers still

*You wear 12 mos clothing

*You weigh right around 20 lbs

*You are probably getting close to 30 inches

*You are walkin

*You have been on your first airplane ride and you did great!!!

*You have been to Mexico

*You became a Beach Baby

*You played in the ocean

*You can now say Katey, except you yell it-every morning when I change your diaper you call her

*You love playing with your house that has a door that opens and closes

*You have been moved to the 1 year olds at church nursery

*You are still learning the meaning of "no"

*You love baby dolls

*You have started to learn how to throw a ball

*You no longer have to sit in the bathtub seat and you love having the room to move around

*You love to swim-you are definitely a water baby!

*You love pineapple juice

*You loved eating mango popsicles in Mexico

*You try to play with Katey by giving her toys

You are truly a joy to Mommy & Daddy and we love you so much! I can't believe how fast you have grown.

10 months

2010-06-01T09:49:00.001-07:00

Lyllian Grace you are 10 months old. You have so much personality and a lot going on in your little life. Here's what you are up to:

*You weigh approx 20 lbs

*You wear 9 month dresses

*You wear 12 months in the rest of your clothing

*You wear a size 3 shoe

*You are still in size three diapers

*You are eating three meals a day

*You are still geting 24 oz of formla a day *You play ALL day and keep Mommy very busy chasing you

*You are still a very good baby!!!

*You have been swimming already this summer and you are a water baby!

*You LOVE bathtime

*You push your lion around everywhere

*You very good in the nursery at church and Mommy & Daddy always get a good report

*You still love playing with the dogs

*You have tried to say Luci, but it comes out "Uci"

*You babble constantly still

*When you wake up in the morning, you "talk" to your lovie and ladybugs on your crib

*You have taken 5 steps by yourself

*You have eaten all kinds of nw foods

*You like to self feed

*You are drinking out of your sippy cup now, but you like to chew on it too!

*You now have 4 teeth (2 on the bottom & 2 on the top)

*You love the Veggie Tales theme song and dance to it

*If I play music in your room while you play you dance too

*You love books, even if you sometimes read them upside down (see below)

*You are getting ready to take your first plane ride

*You are leaving to go to Mexico in a week!

*You are such a precious gift and a joy!

WE LOVE YOU LYLLIE BUG!

Weekend Wrap-up

2010-05-31T12:42:00.000-07:00

I hope y'all had a great weekend! We did! We started the weekend off with a cookout Saturday night. My brother, who calls himself the Grill Master, grilled some shrimp, ribs, a boston butt, and some chicken. It was delicious!!! Lyllian was so good while everyone was over. Sunday we went to church and then swimming. Lyl LOVED swimming!!

After a day at the pool, I ended my Sunday with a Girls Night Out to see...

And yes, it was WONDERFUL!!! I loved it and I can't believe it was only at No. 3 in the boxoffice over the weekend. In other news, Lyl turned 10 months old Saturday, I'll update that later.

We leave for Mexico in one week from today, so naturally I have already starting packing. This is the first time we have traveled with Lyl. Any suggestions on what I need to make sure and pack? I know the basics, food, formula, diapers, swim diapers, etc...Tell me your suggestions.

Doesn't that look breathtaking??? We are so excited!!!

Tonight's Dinner

2010-05-10T19:02:00.000-07:00

Tonight's menu: Chicken, Carrots, Broccoli, Rice and Apples. Sounds yummy, right?!?!

Looks like Lyllian LOVED it!!!
Needless to say, we went straight to the bathtub after dinner...

Mother's Day Weekend

2010-05-09T19:39:00.001-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there. This was my first mother's day and it was truly special! Lyllian sent me some BEE-U-TIFULL flowers with her daddy's help. She also gave me a beautiful heart necklace and ring. We grilled out Saturday with my parents to celebrate. Sunday after church we all went to lunch and then Tim put together Lyllian's wagon. She LOVED her wagon, we walked around the neighborhood while Tim fertilzed the yard. Later this afternoon we went to the park and Lyllian slid down the slide with LOTS of help from her daddy. She had lots of fun. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and did not get to take any pictures at the park or with her wagon. While giving her a bath Saturday night, Lyllian tried to eat the bubbles, it was so cute, but of course as soon as we got the video camera out, she quit.

We did take this video of her walking behind her lion Saturday, sorry the quality is not great, Tim took it on my camera:

I did take some pictures of her "curly" bathmohawk Saturday night...

9 months

2010-05-09T19:06:00.000-07:00

Precious Girl
Lyllian Grace you are 9 months old now and a very busy girl! Mommy and Daddy love you very, very much and are enjoying your new discoveries everyday. Here is what you are up to:

*You weigh 19lbs and 6oz

*You are 27 1/2 inches long

*You are wearing size 3 diapers

*You are wearing size 12 months clothing

*You are wearing size 3 shoes

*You go to bed around 7:30 each night and sleep till 7:30 or 8:00 the next morning

*You eat three meals a day

*You still take 3 bottles a day of 8oz each

*You love fruit and veggies

*You love to walk behind your lion walk along

*You climb on EVERYTHING!!!

*You are fearLESS!

*You have said "Dada"

*You have tried to say "pretty"

*You have tried to say "Katey"

*You are starting to say "dog"

*You still haven't said Mama yet, but I am hopeful that it will happen soon.

*You are EXTREMELY curious

*You will play tug of war with Katey and her toys

*You still love bathtime and get exicted every time I run water in the sink

*You have gotten a new car seat and you LOVE it, you now ride in a Graco My Ride 65

I never thought I could love you more than I did when you were first born, but I am honestly amazed at how much you have accomplished in your little life and I love you more and more everyday!

You are such a sweet angel!!

8 months running late

2010-04-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

Lyllian-you have been 8 months for a few weeks now, but Mommy keeps forgetting to post about you. I don't have the pictures on this computer, so I will make an edit later.

There is a lot going on in your little life right now.

*You will not let Mommy put a big bow in your hair anymore.

*You will still wear the little ones.

*You LOVE bath time and you love to play in the water.

*You like being outside and going for walks.

*You like to swing and now you have your very own outside swing.

*You crawl everywhere and are in to EVERYTHING!

*You are very interested in Katey's food and water bowl.

*You are eating food three times a day and taking a bottle three times a day.

*You are wearing size three diapers.

*You are wearing 9-12 month clothing.

*You like to watch Veggie Tales, but only the theme song.

*You love music.

*You will pull up on the coffee table or ottoman and dance if we play music.

*You follow Katey everywhere she goes.

*You babble constantly.

*When you wake up in the morning you "talk" to the ladybugs on your bumper pad.

*You like to play your little piano.

*You have become quite the shopper and Mommy hopes you continue to like shopping.

*You had your first passport photo made.

*You have had your first St. Patrick's day-don't worry you didn't drink any green beer-ha!

*You don't like your exersaucer anymore unless you can stand on the outside of it and play.

Whew! That made me tired just listing it all! We can't wait to see what happens next, just don't grow up too fast, please!

CVSing!!!

2010-04-11T17:55:00.001-07:00

I only paid $14.73 for all of this!!! YAY!!!

I saved $26.87.

Milk, Cookies, and a Safari

2010-04-02T23:21:00.000-07:00

It's not my boy though...

Last Saturday, I hosted a baby shower for a girl in my Sunday School class. We had a blast, the theme was Milk and Cookies, but we added the Safari with it. I had such a good time planning and getting ready for this shower. I did make the banner and sent it home with Ashley (the mother-to-be) so she could hang it at home when little Logan finally arrived.

I always think everything is all about the details, so I added the little giraffe to the tulle bow I made for the rocking chair. We were able to save it too, I think it will go on her Diaper Wreath for the hospital.

The Cookies and Milk tablescape, yes I learned that word from the Food Network, Semi-homemade to be exact. I loved the way it turned out. The milk carafes are perfect and I am so glad to have found a galvanized tub (on the paint aisle of all places).

A close up of the cookies, gave them all a "Safari" name like Crocodile Bites for Ginger Snaps.

And last but not least, every little boy needs his own blocks with his name on them.

Circus

2010-04-02T21:40:00.001-07:00

We had a very busy Spring Break...

We made our first trip to the circus. Lyllian did great! We put cotton in her ears and covered them with her headband since it got kinda loud. She loved it, as you can tell. She actually took two very short naps, but I was impressed she was able to fall asleep. Once she got tired, she crawled in my lap and put her little head on my shoulder and fell asleep. It was so sweet!
We even watched little Miss Molly get her face painted...

We aslo had our picture taken with the clowns, I found it only fitting to see the clowns since two of Lyl's great-grandfathers were both Shrine clowns. I only put one on here since her facial expression was the EXACT same in EVERY picture with the clowns.

Day at the Zoo

2010-04-02T20:50:00.000-07:00

Warning!!...picture overload!!!

Over Spring Break, Lyllian took her first visit to the Memphis Zoo. Thank goodness we did not go on FREE day, it was, however, still busy. We had a great time!
Uncle Adam went with us and was even devoted enough to feed Lyllian while we walked so I could show my niece Molly all of the animals. What a good uncle!
We saw the flamingos...

We saw brown bears...

We saw polar bears...

We saw panda bears...

We saw meerkats...

We saw cats, really big cats...

We even had our picture made with a baby panda...

We had a terrific time, but we were EXTREMELY exhausted at the end of the day!!!

Bathtime Fun!!

2010-04-02T20:41:00.000-07:00

Introducing Lyllian and her bathtime "fau"hawk...

She's "squeaky" clean!!!

Couponing Adventures

2010-04-02T20:28:00.000-07:00

I got all of that for $120 and some change!! I was SUPER excited!!

I only paid $15 for these at CVS...

Couponing is so exhilarating!

5,412 Posts coming your way...

2010-04-02T20:15:00.000-07:00

It has been WAY too long since my last post and a million things have happened since then, so this is just the warningn that many, many, posts are following this one...

This pick is from Christmas time when 'uncle" Craig come to visit before he was deployed over seas. We miss him and hope he gets to come home soon!

Wishful Wednesday

2010-03-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

This week's Wishful Wednesday was SUPER easy for me!

I wish...I could win the lottery REAL soon, and I would hope to...

FINALLY BECOME A STAY AT HOME MOM!!

I mean who wouldn't want to hang out with this precious girl every day?!?!?

That is my main goal, I would also like to donate some to church, pay off student loans, buy a house on a beach in Hawaii, buy a new house here with at least one more bedroom so we would be prepared for another baby, buy new furniture, but the BMW SUV I would really like to have, go on a shopping spree, donate some more to other charities, and just have fun with it...

A girl can dream right?!?!?

Actually, back in 2005 Tim and I won $10, 0o0 playing PowerBall. It was my one and only time to play. We were

1 number

away from

245 MILLION!!!!

Yep, that's right, 1 number was all we needed...

If you would like to play along head on over to Seattle Smith's and check out everyone else's wishes...

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-10T19:31:00.001-08:00

7 Months

2010-03-07T20:35:00.001-08:00

Lyllian Grace you are now 7 months old and you are a busy little girl! Here is what you are up to these days...

*You are still wearing size 2 diapers, but Mommy and Daddy are buying size 3 from now on, you can technically wear them.

*You wear 6-9 month clothing for length, and a few things you have are 12 month.

*We aren't sure of your weight, you didn't have a check-up this month.

*You have gotten your flu shot.

*You are crawling A LOT!!

*You pull up on everything you can.

*You LOVE books! Maw Maw reads to you every day.

*You love fruit!

*You are becoming more accustomed to eating your veggies.

*You have tried puffs and yogurt melts and like them too!

*You still take your bottle, but usually only 3 times a day, you would much rather eat veggies and fruit.

*You are not interested in a sippy cup, even if we put your milk in it instead of water.

*You like to sit on your quilt and play with your toys.

*Your favorite toy is Grammie's IPhone, especially the Piano App.

*You laugh all the time!

*You are becoming very ticklish.

*Getting your dressed has gotten a little easier, you are beginning to understand helping by putting your arms through the holes.

*Daddy had to lower your crib because you can pull up on it to stand now.

*You are beginning to notice the big bows Mommy puts in your hair and that you can get them out. (makes Mommy shed a little tear)

*You love to watch Katey play and you belly laugh at her.

*Katey lets you pull on her and pet her when you want. She also likes to give you kisses.

*You know who has you and you like to raise your little arms up for us to pick you up.

*You still love to jump in your jumpers.

*You have discovered your lovie and sleep with it every night.

*You finally have figured out what teethers are for instead of your fingers.

*You are growing and discovering new things every day!

*When Mommy gets the camera out, your go for it everytime!

We love you sweet girl!

Weekend Wrap-up

2010-03-07T19:56:00.001-08:00

WOW! This weekend has flown by and we have been busy bees! Only one week 'til Spring Break and I can't wait! I get to spend a whole week with Little Lyl and we will be going to the circus that week!!!

I LOVE being a mommy-especially because this little lady wakes up like this EVERY day! She always has this big grin on her face when I go to get her in the mornings, but now instead of lying in the bed to give me the grin...she has learned to pull herself up in her crib! Lord, help us when she learns to walk!!!
Saturday my mom came over to "help" me swap out Lyllian's 6 month clothes for 9 and 12 month clothes. I think she came over more for entertainment purposes though-ha! Lyllian loves to play in her crib while I am working in her room, I just put some toys in and away she goes. Well, Grammie and I decided to play dress up with some of her summer hats and her winter hats that came with outfits. We took one off and her hair looked a hot mess-ha! I love her expression her-"who, me?"

Today our church celebrated its FIRST birthday! (Happy Birthday, Crossroads!) In celebration we had "Dinner on the Grounds" and "Baptist Bird"-fried chicken. Each age group was assigned something different to bring, i.e. veggies, salads, desserts... Lyllian also wore her mommy's dress from when she was a little girl. Isn't she just adorable?!?!?!

This weekend was so beautiful and we couldn't let it go to waste. We decided after Lyl's nap this afternoon to pack up and head to the Shelby Farms Flea Market and then over to Shelby Farms for a stroll. Lyl loved it! We took Katey too, she whinned while we drove through the park until she was able to get out and run. I can't wait for more weekends like this!

Tonight we decided to have Olive Garden. It was delish! Lyllian is usually very good and only reaches for what I put on her little placemat thing, but tonight she wanted her daddy's lemon. We finally gave in and this was the reaction...

I didn't take a picture of this, but Friday night, my mom and I went to a consignment sale. I walked away with 10 smocked dresses, some pjs, two Fisher Price toys, a swim suit, a pair of Nike tennis shoes, and some play outfits for Lyl all for $182!!!! I was in HEAVEN!! I loved it! AND---95% of my items still had the original tags, including the Feltman Bros bubble outfit!!! Amazing, I know!

Hope y'all have a good week, I will be counting the days until Spring Break!

Katey

2010-03-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

Ever since Lyllian has come along Katey, our first baby, has unfortunately not gotten as much attention as she is used to. She was the one who I cuddled with each night, that I been replaced wtih Lyl now. She was the one that went EVERYWHERE with me, that too has now become Lyl. I still try to give Katey as much one-on-one attention as possible when Lyllian is asleep. Today, Katey was able to spend some time with Daddy all by herself. Too bad for Katey, the day included a trip to the vet for her annual wellness visit. Everything was great! Look at her looking so sweet and innocent...

Check this out!

2010-03-02T18:22:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine is a Southern Living At Home consultant. If you have never seen this stuff, you are in for a treat! I wish I could have it all, but my husband would probably be very unhappy with me. Anyway, Amanda is having a giveaway that you can check out here. The platter she is giving away is A.W.E.S.O.M.E.!! Go check her out, and host a party. What a great way to get your girlfriends together and hang out. You can also get some great hostess gifts.

Busy, Busy, Busy, Pickle Tasting, Busy, Busy, Busy

2010-02-26T20:18:00.000-08:00

We have been busy little bees around here lately. We almost have a crawler, she combat crawls right now. Yes, we have it on video, but I can't get it to upload. I'll edit this post when I get it to work. Tim has been in Spanish school this week, so we have gotten to see A LOT more of daddy and it has been WONDERFUL!!! However, trying to get ready with someone else in the bathroom too was not that easy. I'm not so sure we could work the same shift-ha! Anyway, we gave Lyllian a pickle spear while at Panera Bread and she LOVED it!!!! She takes after her Momma, awww.

Sorry for the poor quality, my camera battery was dead (of course) and I used my phone.

Check back soon to see our "crawling" baby.

Faith Is...

2010-02-15T09:06:00.001-08:00

Yesterday was an a.w.e.s.o.m.e. day at church!! Rob preached about what faith is, we used the entire chapter of Hebrews 11. It was really an eye opener to me and the take aways are all something that are easy to remember. So that being said...

Faith Is

*Believing when you can't see it.

*Obeying when you don't understand it.

*Giving when you don't have it.

(side note-this is not just monetary)

*Persisting when you don't feel like it.

*Thanking God before you have it.

*Trusting if you don't get it.

And, just so you get your Lyllian fix, here ya go...

Par-tay!!

2010-02-13T22:15:00.001-08:00

Our niece, Molly, had her 5th birthday yesterday. Today, was her party and Lyllian's first time to attend a birthday party. The theme was a luau. The kids got to swim (obivously indoors since it is snowing here) and all of them got to wear grass skirts and leis. Lyllian had fun! She looked so cute in her little grass skirt. **Sorry, no pics of the skirt, my camera died.** But I do have a picture of our little water baby. She LOVED the water!!! We will have so much fun this summer!!!!!

A Little Love Bug

2010-02-10T19:49:00.000-08:00

Since I mailed out our Valentine's Day cards today, I will share it with you...

Is she not just precious?!?! I LOVE MY LITTLE LOVE BUG!!

Happy Wednesday!

Snow Day...again

2010-02-08T21:47:00.001-08:00

This is what we woke up to this morning...

Isn't that BEAUTIFUL!! I didn't think we would actually get this, but at 5:00 this morning I received a text saying we didn't have school, but this time it was snow and not ice. It was the pretty fluffy stuff! Katey loves the snow, you can see her in the picture above running in it. I hadn't taken Lyllian out in it until today because we mostly had ice. But, today Tim and I suited her up in her snow outfit and let her experience it.

Isn't she a precious snow angel. We didn't leave her hood off of her, but the snow suit was way to big and the hood covered her face. We were literally out in it for 3 minutes. We decided to bring her a snow ball inside to play with...

She was a little confused, but right after I snapped this picture she picked some up to put in her mouth-too bad I missed that. Then she proceeded to drop it on the floor piece by piece, but Katey ate it up-ha! I took a little video of Lyllian and her snow ball...

Blog Hop with other Mamas

2010-02-07T20:01:00.001-08:00

I love to "blog stalk" as Natalie says. I always like to read what other people are up to in their lives and learn from their ideas. So Mandy over at A Bug's Life posted about a blog hop at My Life as a MaMa. I know sounds a little like my sister's, aunt's ex-husband's brother's uncle's third wife type thing...ha! Anyway it links you to other mama blogs, which are always fun to read, cry along with, and laugh with.

Check it out and happy blog "stalking" (hopping)...

Sneak Peek

2010-02-01T20:15:00.000-08:00

Check out our sneak peek of 6 month pictures over at Shannon Payne's Photography blog! I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!

Thanks Shannon!!

**I know two posts in one day, but I am excited about these pictures.

6 Month Check Up

2010-02-01T19:59:00.000-08:00

Since we didn't have school today, I called Lyllian's Ped to see if I could change my appointment from Wednesday to today. We were able to, yay! So while we were waiting on the doctor, Lyllian had a little bottle...

We also played on the table, well actually we played with the paper, but it was still fun-see...

She also had to have shots, and she took them like a champ-with the help of her bottle. So her stats are;

weight: 16lbs 8 oz...50-65%

height: 26 1/2 inches...75%

head: 16 1/4 inches...10-25%

and a few things I forgot to add the other day:

~you wear a size 2 diaper

~you are growing out of your 3-6 month clothes, but only in length

~therefore, most of your clothes are 6-9 months, especially your pajamas

~you have started babbling hard consonants, all the time :)-makes a momma's heart smile everytime too!!

~you can transfer things from one hand to the other

~you are interested in EVERYTHING-daddy and I are in for it when you do crawl...

SNOW DAY!!

2010-01-29T19:54:00.000-08:00

Our Snow Day in pictures:

We took our 6 month picture...

Played in our exersaucer...

Played with Daddy...

We took a bubble bath!!!

Oh, and Mommy did some laundry and cooked a dinner that Daddy loved!!

**I took this idea from Katie over at Cleared for Takeoff -not our activities, just putting them in pictures...

Happy 1/2 Birthday!!

2010-01-29T19:34:00.001-08:00

Happy 1/2 Birthday to our sweet Lyllian Grace! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!

As I blogged about last month (after the 5 month pictures) we had to opt out of the paper signs, I had to add the text afterwards (obviously).

Lyllian Grace you are 6 months old today and here is what you have been up to lately:

-You have such a personality!! I am so glad you are a happy baby!

-You LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to laugh and squeal-and you can do so quite loudly too.

-You roll ALL over the place now, and you are close to crawling.

-You have eaten carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, and just tonight you had peas.

-You love the nursery at church and we are very lucky to have Ms. Sarah watch you in there.

-You like to watch Sesame Street each day with Maw Maw.

-You love books!

-Your favorite toy is your lamb rattle.

-You have two teeth coming in and you are chewing on EVERYTHING!!!! including Mommy and Daddy.

-You wake up each morning such a happy girl and you will lay in your bed awhile and just talk and talk.

-You like to "pet" Katey-it's more like pulling on her fur and her ears, but she lets you. She gives you kisses when you try to pet her.

-There have been two snow days this year, but we didn't play in either of them-not to worry one day you will get to play in it.

-You are very well behaved when we go somewhere, including out to eat.

-You are such a good shopper and Mommy loves that!

We are so thankful you are part of our lives and love you more every day!!!

**I will update with her 6 month check up stats after this week. We go Wednesday for her check up.**

Bad, Bad Blogger

2010-01-28T20:17:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I have been a bad blogger this week, with good reason: we are hosting the county basketball tournament at school and I am the co-chair of the committee. So the blogging is taking a hiatus because of early mornings and late nights. It ends Monday night, so blogging will begin again shortly.

Thank you for reading and please continue with your daily activities now...

What's For Dinner?

2010-01-17T19:06:00.000-08:00

When Tim and I first got married I made out monthly menus. It worked great-there was never a question about what to cook. I love it! Then, I became the cheerleading sponsor and didn't get home until eight at the earliest, so I tried biweekly menus. It still didn't work out-it was too hard to keep up with and I never felt like cooking that late. I really enjoy cooking so I cooked when I could when we were out of school and didn't have practice. Then we got pregnant-and besides coming home late every night I was always exhausted!!! After Lyllian was born, I wanted to start back with menus, plus I wasn't staying for cheerleading so I am able to come home earlier each day. So, here is this week's menu at the Bogue's house:

Sunday-Spaghetti
Salad
French Bread

Monday-Chicken Fajitas
Spanish Rice

Tuesday-Fried Rice
Egg Rolls

Wednesday- Chicken Nuggets
Mac N Cheese
Veggies

Thursday- Vegetable Soup

Friday- Pizza
Salad

Saturday- Hamburgers
Home made Fries

We are trying to eat at home more in order to save money and having it already planned out makes it so much easier. I would like to say we are trying to save money in order to pay of college loan debt, which we are, but really I am wanting/trying to save money in order to buy an embordiery machine. Not sure we have saved much, but it has been nice to eat as a family when possible. Most nights I fix Tim's and have to leave it in the microwave for when he gets home. Anyway, enjoy what we are having for dinner this week!

So what kind of meals do you have as "go to" meals for weeknights? What is your favorite dinner to cook and what is your family's favorite meal?

Feeling Better

2010-01-17T14:16:00.001-08:00

Look at this little girl that is feeling better and ready for church!!

That's all-short post-I know...

Wishful Wednesday

2010-01-14T16:46:00.000-08:00

I know it is Thursday, but I didn't get a chance to blog yesterday and I still wanted to participate in Wishful Wednesday...

I wish I had the start up funds to build that company I have always dreamt about and it would be...

Plain to Pretty Designs

Actually I have already done some stuff with this. Basically, it is custom scrapbooks, picture frames, notebooks, notepads, etc. I have also done theme baskets. It really doesn't take a whole lot of money to start up, it takes time, and since I have a job that also takes time-well, you can see where this is headed. So I guess technically, I wish I had the funds to stay home and get this started...

Ten on Tuesday

2010-01-12T20:05:00.001-08:00

This looks like fun! I copied this from Kim. Please feel free to copy on to your own blog and join in the fun...

1. Are you usually late, early, or right on time?

I try really hard to be on time, but with Lyllian, it makes it hard sometimes. Just ask our Sunday School class-we are never on time-ha!

2. What is your middle name?

Blair

3. What are the last 4 digits of your cell phone?

4159

4. How big is your bed?

KING-I love it!!

5. What are you allergic to?

Nothing that I know of...besides work-ha!

6. What is the first thing you do in the morning?

Fix a cup of coffee-I need caffeine or I can't function!!!

7. What was your favorite TV show growing up?

I didn't watch a lot of TV, I think it was Saved by the Bell

8. Will you, or did you go to your 10 year class reunion?

It is this year, and yes I plan I going.

9. If a tree falls in the forest and noone is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?

ummm, yeah...

10. What in your opinion is the greatest invention? (You know since sliced bread)

crockpots-I LOVE MINE!!!

Look at this sweet little girl, she doesn't feel very good right now-poor thing! I hope she feels better soon!

Weekend Wrap-up

2010-01-10T19:23:00.000-08:00

WOW! What a busy weekend!! We got to hang out with Megan, David, & Charlotte Saturday. Holly was over visiting too with little Cole. Charlotte loved the babies and wanted to show Lyllian all of her toys. We got one picture with all three little ones.

Sunday we heard a wonderful sermon. It was from Psalm about having pure faith. He really made you think. It was great to hang out with everyone from our Sunday School class today after church. We were sending Becky off, she is headed back home to NC. Her hubby is finally coming home from Iraq-I know she is so so ready for him to be back home!!

Mom and I were suppose to go to a baby shower today, but Lauren had her baby YESTERDAY!! I am so excited for her. I know they will be wonderful parents. We did send them a little happy today, UT booties and an orange bow (gotta get her bow collection started early-ha!)

Anyway, I hope you all have a great week this week-we are finally going to get some warmer weather here in Memphis.

Fancy Pants

2010-01-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

Another mommy that I know through the "blog world" is starting her own blog design business called:

Is that not an adorable name for a business?!?!? Her blog is super cute too! Check her out over at Cleared for Takeoff! She is having a contest to give away a blog makeover. How cool would it be to WIN!! Even if you don't win, her designs are really cute and it is always awesome to support other mommies!

Sick and Tired

2010-01-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

of being sick!!

I ended up catching a cold this past weekend and I am MISERABLE!! Thank goodness we live so close to family to help out with Little Miss Lyl. We had girls and guys night last night with our Sunday School class, and while I had a blast, I probably should've stayed at home in the bed. I don't have many sick days left this year since I took them all on maternity leave. Thank goodness my momma is here, she kept Lyllian Monday night so I wouldn't get her sick and my amazing grandmother is keeping her tonight. It sucks sometimes (a lot of times) to have a husband that works at night. I know it will get better, I just wish it was sooner rather than later. Oh well, off to take some Nyquil and try to get some sleep!!Sorry no pictures today of Lyllian, as I said I've been trying to steer clear of her. It is very hard though!!!

Lunch Date with the Long's

2010-01-02T19:46:00.000-08:00

Our dear friends Megan and Rusty were in town visiting all the way from North Carolina. We were lucky enough to get to meet up with them this time (we didn't get to see them last time they were in town). We got to eat lunch with them today, unfortunately due to Tim's work schedule, we don't get to do dinners out together often. So, we settled for lunch at Macaroni Grill. We had a great time and got to catch up with them. Lyllian was wonderful the whole time and even fell asleep on her daddy. We really wish Megan and Rusty would move back closer to home, they are seriously considering it. Hopefully, something will happen soon.

Here is a picture of Little Miss Lyl with her "Aunt" Megan and "Uncle" Rusty:

After lunch, I met up with my mom and Dora to go see the movie It's Complicated with Meryl Streep. It was such a cute movie and I wish I had her house. I loved it!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T10:49:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year from our family to yours! We hope you have a very wonderful 2010!

**On a side note, yes, Lyllian has on a Happy New Year barrett. I found it at Wal-mart and I knew she had to have it.

5 Months Old

2010-01-01T10:17:00.000-08:00

Look at that BEAUTIFUL baby! I can't believe it has already been five months since you came into this world and changed our lives. Mommy and Daddy love you so much Lyllian Grace!

This is the last month we are going to be able to make a sign to sit beside her, the following pictures show you what happened when she discovered the paper beside her:

Hmmm, this looks fun!

I think I'll try to eat it.

Mommy took it away, so I'm outta here!

I would rather play with my bunny.

Lyllian Grace you are 5 months old and you have a lot going on in your little life:

*You are 27 inches long.

*You weigh probably close to 14-15 lbs.

*You are sitting up all by yourself now.

*You still love to watch Katey play.

*You normally wear 3-6 months clothing, but sometimes you wear 6-9 months because you are so long!
*You laugh outloud ALL the time!

* You like to play with Grammie's IPhone.

*You have experienced your FIRST Christmas loved it!

*You have no interest in crawling, but you want to walk so badly.

*You are still an excellent car rider unless you are hungry.

*You are great shopper and this makes Mommy very happy.

*You have really discovered the toys on you Exersaucer and love to play in it.

*You still sleep through the night.

*We started cereal and then carrots. We had to stop the carrots for awhile, the doctor didn't think you were quite ready.

*You sat in a highchair while we went out to eat one night and did great!

*Mommy & Daddy love watching you grow and discover new things everyday.

Merry Belated Christmas!

2010-01-01T09:20:00.001-08:00

WOW! We have had a very busy Christmas break! I feel like I need two more weeks just to recover from these past two weeks. We had fun, but it has been exhausting!

We started the break by having lunch with "aunt" Susan. We met up at Bahama Breeze and Lyllian was very well behaved. We had a great time visiting with "aunt" Susan.

We started our Christmas festivities at Tim's dad's house in Trenton. Lyllian slept most of the time we were there, but woke up in time for presents. I think her favorite present from Grandma & Grandpa was a little pig that played O Christmas Tree. She thought it was the funniest thing ever.

We left Tim's dad's and head to my parents for Christmas Eve. Lyllian had a lot of fun watching everyone. I really thought she would love the wrapping paper, but she only liked it if it was smaller than her-ha! She of course received some wonderful gifts, including the book If You Give a Moose a Muffin. Grammie even got her the moose to go with it. Mommy & Daddy got a high chair, too. Uncle Adam gave Lyllian her first fishing shirt. He thinks she will be ready to go fishing this summer-we will see. Maw Maw gave Lyllian a new Jumping Exersaucer for her house. She got many more gifts, in fact I wasn't sure we would be able to make it home with all of it!

We started a tradition of getting new Christmas PJ's on Christmas Eve to wear to bed. This use to always be the one gift my brother and I got to open on Christmas Eve. Years later, when Adam and I weren't obessed with opening something on Christmas Eve, mom still gave us our PJ's to wear. Lyllian got to open hers and wear them this year.

Santa came to visit Little Lyl and brought her more great presents. Her favorite is in her stocking, it was a new teething ring that is soft, she loves it. She has also enjoyed her Praise Baby DVD that was in her stocking. My parents, brother, and grandmother came over for Christmas morning breakfast and to see what Santa left. Uncle Adam had the most fun playing with Lyllian's toys. He claims he was just trying to show her how is all worked-yeah, right!

We had a delicious breakfast of Paula Deen's French Toast Casserole and Sausage Casserole-it was YUMMY!

After Christmas morning at our house, we headed to Tim's grandparents in Bolivar. I think Lyllian had too much Christmas, she fell asleep at the table on Aunt Carla. Tim's family does a fun tradition with the kids since there are so many of them. They draw names at Thanksgiving so we aren't buying for all of them. EXCEPT, if it is your FIRST Christmas, everyone buys for you and you don't have to buy for anyone. We, well Lyllian, got to take part in this tradition this year. The adults play dirty Santa with Christmas ornaments. We had a great time!

The Sunday after Christmas, we went to Tim's mom's to celebrate in Camden. We had a great time and Lyllian loved her toys. She got a wagon ( I didn't think anyone had gotten her one, and I really wanted to have one), which I loved. She also got a game that shoots balls out of the stop, this was probably her favorite, she kept pulling it over on her and the air was blowing in her face. It was fun to watch her. We played Catch Phrase while there and I realized just how competitive Tim really is!!!-WOW!!!

I told you it was busy!! I also went shopping the day after Christmas, it was exhausting, but I got some great deals!!

Below is the picture in front of the tree of Lyllian and Katey, it was an experience just trying to get them to sit and stay still. This was the best of all of them, and we took PLENTY!!

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas with your family & friends! We did, but man I'm exhausted!

2009-12-28T08:36:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

All I Want for Christmas

2009-12-22T21:14:00.000-08:00

This year, there is not a lot that I want for Christmas...but there are a few things:

Actually, Tim and I have purchased these already and they will be here in January.

*I also want a new scarf (it is a beautiful scarf with an owl on it).

*I want this to be a wonderful FIRST Christmas with Lyllian.

*I want SNOW!!

*I want some new Dansko shoes (I actually know I am getting these).

*I want a highchair ( I actually know I am getting that too-ha!)

*I want a bigger house-someday...

*I want to just enjoy Christmas and the time we have to visit with the family.

Really, I don't think I want much-but nonetheless, it is my list. I am sure there are plenty of things missing, just ask Tim, I am sure I said "I want, I want" about more things. I just don't seem to remember them the way he does, ha!

This is and will be my absolute FAVORITE gift this year, Thank you, Lord for such a wonderful present.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Here Comes Santa Claus

2009-12-21T18:42:00.000-08:00

Lyllian has gotten to visit Santa twice this year. She visited him once at Zoo Lights and then today we went to The Avenue to see him again. I didn't really like the way the zoo one turned out. It was cute, but I wanted one of her looking at the camera too. She did great, but I forgot my camera. I had it and then changed out of the vest I put it in, so I left it at home. We took some pictures with Tim's phone, but I really wished we had had the camera. Oh well! It all turned out well.

**Sorry the copyright is over her sweet little face, I have not scanned in the ones we bought yet.

Veggie Tales

2009-12-20T21:36:00.000-08:00

Lyllian tried carrots for the first time tonight. She did exactly what I figured she would do. She has this look of confusion. I don't think she necessarily disliked them, I just don't think she really knew what to think of them. We attempted to give her one teaspoon and actually she ate it pretty well, I put about 1/2 of it in her mouth. She spit out some and whatnot. I was pretty impressed. Her ped told us to start with orange veggies since they have the most nutrients, so we started with the carrots. We will try these for three days before we introduce something else. I bought some squash and sweet potatoes to try too. After Christmas, before I go back to work I am going to start making our own baby food. I can freeze it, it will be cheaper, it seems super easy, and I personally feel like it may be healthier for her. Her daddy did take some video of her, so make sure you check it out...

Go Pisgah Go!

2009-12-07T12:13:00.000-08:00

Lyllian had a great time at the Mt. Pisgah homecoming game! She was such a good girl that she FELL ASLEEP during all the festivities! Her "Aunt" Susan gave her this adorable Pisgah dress and she wore it with great pride!! Of course, her outfit is set off my her big maroon bow-ha!

The only reason I talk about Lyllian's big bows so much is because everyone gives us a hard time about them. We love them though, and so does everyone else, they just don't want to admit it-ha!

Step Two

2009-12-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

Step One: The Christmas tree (see previous post) is up and decorated.

Step Two: Outside decor is up including this new wreath I made this year:

Step Three: The rest of the indoor decor. I have this on the piano, and I really like it, but the other side has a collection of snowmen, I think I am tired of. I don't really know what I want to put on that side, but I know I am tired of the snowmen. In the middle I am going to out Lyl's Christmas picture.

On another note, Mom is home from surgery and doing well. She ate with us in the kitchen tonight. She still can't move her knee because of the brace, but she is coping. She has physical therapy starting this week. They will come to the house for 2 weeks and then she will start going to them. For 6 hours a day she has to put her leg in this contraption that will keep her leg moving. She says it is painful at first, but only because her leg begins to get stiff. Please continue to pray during this recovery time and the recovery process.

This is a picture we took of Lyllian right around Thanksgiving:

Starry Nights

2009-12-05T20:05:00.000-08:00

This sweet girl is looking very festive for our trip to Starry Nights at Shelby Farms. Tim's mom came down with McGuire to take us to Starry Nights. Lyllian LOVES to look at lights and has been enjoying the lights on the Christmas tree, so I figure she would love these too. She fell asleep on the way there, but we had to sit awhile in line, so she woke up. She loved it. She looked and looked at all the lights. She was very well behaved and did a great job!

After Starry Nights we went over to Slim Skillets to eat fried chicken. If you live in the Memphis area, or you come here to visit, you should totally check this place out. It is family style dinning and you have the choice of fried chicken or fried chicken. It comes with all the fixin's and it was DELISH!! Lyllian was great through dinner as well.

When we got home to get in our jammies she put on a show for Tim's mom, she was talking and laughing and she finally put her little toes in her mouth (Tim's mom wanted her to do this at Thanksgiving and she wouldn't). It was great!

We had a good visit and McGuire got to play Tim's XBox 360. He is asking for one from Santa this year. Hope you get it, McGuire!

O Christmas Tree

2009-12-04T21:42:00.001-08:00

I love my silver and red Christmas tree! I love decorating it and then being able to look at it all season long. I love to turn off the lights and just have the tree on. The ambiance the tree exudes is amazing!!!

Chirstmas Decorations...

2009-12-04T21:37:00.000-08:00

So, I spent all of last weekend decorating for a friend and my mom. The following picture collage is at Dora's house. I love it!!! I am working on my own house this weekend.

4 months

2009-11-30T18:03:00.000-08:00

This sweet, sweet angel is now 4 months old!!

Lyllian, you are now 4 months old and so much is going on in your life:

*You weigh 13 lbs and 2 oz-that puts you in the 60th percentile

*You are 25 1/2 inches long-that puts you in the 90th!!!! percentile

*You can roll over from your tummy to your back and from your back to your tummy, you aren't very consistent yet-but it will come.

* You are considered a supported sitter, but you want to stand so bad.

*You tried rice cereal for the first time, and you liked it (check out the video on another post)

*You LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to watch football with your daddy.

*You play in your exersaucer and are discovering your toys.

*You have started grabbing things, including Mommy's hair.

*The doctor says you are perfect (but we already knew that).

*You "talk" all the time and we love it!

*You have discovered how to squeal, it's cute right now, but I'm not sure we will always think that.

*You even laugh!!!

*You are discovering who Katey is and you like to touch her. She likes to give your kisses too.

*You like to watch Katey and Luci play, and you laugh at them.

*We love you more and more each day!

First...

2009-11-30T17:21:00.000-08:00

taste of cereal!

Lyllian tried rice cereal for the first time tonight. It was a very good experience. She was not too sure about it at first, but then decided it wasn't too bad. She still likes her bottle a little better though. She is not quite sure what to do once she chews it. We took a little video to share the experience with you all. Enjoy!

Christmas Cards

2009-11-23T19:24:00.000-08:00

Tonight we took Christmas card pictures thanks to my lovely friends Rebecca & Susan. We literally had 4 cameras going at once in order to "capture" the best one. We had such a good time and I had way to many choices to try and narrow them down. Below are just a few from our session...

Precious!

Our little Christmas present!!

Having fun with her daddy!

It's been a year already...

2009-11-17T18:10:00.000-08:00

This time last year is when I started throwing up DAILY!!!! I never in a million years would have thought it was because this BEAUTIFUL BABY was growing inside me. As much as I hate being sick so much, I wouldn't trade it for the world and I would do it all over again.

Sweet, Sweet Baby Girl

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

2009-11-02T19:40:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, October 22nd, we celebrated Tim's birthday at Red Robin. We had a blast and it was delish!! We go Tim an icecream cake from Baskin robbins and of course it was YUMMY!!!!

Isn't little Lyllian just adorable in her Uncle Adam's baseball cap?!?!!?

Happy Halloween

2009-11-02T19:29:00.001-08:00

Happy Belated Halloween from our Little Ladybug. Hope everyone had a great weekend and got lots of good candy!! Lyllian was so adorable in her ladybug outfit and we had a great time at church!

3 months

2009-11-02T19:18:00.001-08:00

Lyllian Grace you are 3 months old now. Here is what is going on in your little life:

*you have discovered how to laugh and are always very happy!

*you have discovered your feet and you love to play with them

*you've started noticing your toys and how to play with them

*you can sit up in your boppy so good now

*you are sleeping through the night--YAY!!!

*you like watching Katey and Luci play

*you still love tummy time and really try to crawl

*Maw Maw says you are such a GOOD baby!!!

*you are drinking 6 ounces at almost every feeding

*you can roll yourself over from your tummy to your back

*you are a big mover when you sleep, usually Mommy & Daddy put you one direction and by the next morning you have turned 180 degrees

*you still don't like to sleep with a blanket

*you are such a good girl at church and everyone just loves you

*you have been dedicated to the Lord and had so many people who love you witness it

*Mommy & Daddy love you more everyday and LOVE watching you grow and develop

Lots of updates

2009-11-02T19:17:00.001-08:00

Bear with me over the next few posts...I have been MIA for about a week and have quite a few updates to make...

Plain to Pretty

2009-10-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

I am participating in Show Us Your Life from Kelly's Korner. This week we are showcasing things we create. I embelish picture frames, clipboards, make cards, scrapbooks, and put together gift baskets. Below are some examples:

I know some of the pictures are small since I put them in a collage. If you are interested in seeing any close up, please email me at plaintopretty@hotmail.com I can tell you prices too, if you are interested.

Ahhhh!!

2009-10-13T18:37:00.000-07:00

I love a clean house!! It feels so rewarding to have laundry done, everything dusted and vaccuumed. It feels so nice to just get to sit and relax with Lyllian. It was a nasty, rainy day and we stayed in our pj's as long as possible today and then got back in them as soon as possible tonight. No special pictures today, but this one is from church and oh so adorable...

A Little Blessing

2009-10-12T21:30:00.001-07:00

Our Little Blessing, Thank you Lord!

Lyllian Grace

Family Photos

2009-10-12T21:20:00.001-07:00

Yesterday after Lyllian's dedication, we decided to take some family photos since we were all together and that doesn't happen very often.

Here is our little branch of the family tree.
My side of the family:
Adam, Carolyn, Maw Maw, me, Tim, Pops, Lyllian, Grammie

Tim's side of the family:

Stanton, Taylor, Jonny, Jennifer, Mammy, Papaw, me, Craig, Tim, Kit, Paw Paw, McGuire, Molly, Mamaw, & Lyllian

Pumpkin

2009-10-12T21:09:00.000-07:00

Happy Fall Ya'll

Lyllian went to the pumpkin patch tonight and got her very 1st pumpkin. She was of course the cutest pumpkin in the patch!!!

And of course her bow just set off the whole outfit!!!

Fall Break is only 2 days and that is just not long enough to spend with my little pumpkin. I wish I could stay at home or atleast work from home. Maybe one day...

Just Ducky

2009-10-12T06:21:00.001-07:00

Nothing really important in this post-just wanted to share this picture of the most beautiful baby in the world. She has on her adorable duck outfit, it even has a duck on the butt-awww!!

Thank you, Lord

2009-10-11T18:50:00.000-07:00

Thank you, Lord for a perfect, precious baby girl. We are so thankful that You blessed us with Lyllian Grace. We are so undeserving of such a wonderful gift.

Today was Lyllian's Baby Dedication. We promise to raise her in a Christian home and be good examples of a Christian married couple. We promise to support her in the decision she makes to follow Christ and support her in wherever he leads her in life. It was such an honor to have Rob Mullins perform the dedication service today at Crossroads Baptist Church. Lyllian was such a good baby. She slept during the whole service until time for Baby Dedication. She was so happy to be in front of everybody and of course she was beautiful. Rob married Tim and I back in 2007, so it was a blessing for him to also do this.

Look how adorable she is in her bonnet and beautiful dress.

Here we all are with Bro. Rob

Mistletoe Merchants

2009-10-04T20:22:00.000-07:00

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, well at Mistletoe Merchants it was anyway. I went Saturday and found a TON of great stuff I wanted for Lyllian. Like this dress below:

Except I put Chocolate Brown bows on the dress and her name is in Chocolate Brown too. I can't wait to take her to the pumpkin patch and get her picture made it in. I also found her an adorable Mudpie Christmas sleeper and of course some new bloomers. Oh, and we can't forget about bows!! I can't wait until next year, I will be armed with much more cash for purchases!!

All I need is my Maw Maw

2009-10-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

So the other night while we were all at dinner, littl Lyl started getting fussy. So, we started passing her around so we could all eat, she didn't want to calm down for anyone. BUT as soon as Maw Maw held her she made herself comfortable on her shoulder and fell right asleep. Isn't she a precious sleeping angel?!?!

2 months

2009-09-29T19:08:00.000-07:00

Lyllian, you are 2 months old today. Here is what you are up to these days:

*Your neck muscles are getting so strong, you love to hold your head up and look around.

*You recognize me and your daddy.

*You love to laugh and coo while you are on your changing table.

*You have discovered your feet and you love to look at them.

*You are staying at Maw Maw's while Mommy and Daddy are at work and you have transitioned beautifully.

*We have started adding formula to your bottles and you LOVE it!

*You try so hard to talk and I know when you do, it will be all over with!

*You don't like to have on a wet diaper and you let us know when you do.

*You move around A LOT in your sleep and scoot yourself to the end of your basinet every night.

*You giggle ALL the time.

*You are such a happy baby!

*You love love love to be outside and look at everything.

*You are starting to figure out the whole toy thing, you know if you hit your toys on your bouncy seat, you can make the music play-you think it is funny!

*You have been on two overnight road trips-you are such a good little traveler.

*You attended your first football a few weeks ago and you were in such a good mood the whole time!