Sunday, January 9, 2011

4 months old




baby boy...please stop growing so fast. you are a precious, amazing little man who brings such joy to your mama's life. you are rolling over, laughing a lot, grabbing for toys, and bouncing about. you are a busybody and love watching what's going on around you...your sweet little sounds just make me smile...you smile all the time...you are really good at telling me exactly what you need. my favorite time of day is early in the morning when you are just talking and talking in your bed. you always wake up so happy! we love you sweet john...

Saturday, January 8, 2011

nat's birthday party












my big girl is three

trip to the pink pig for nat's birthday...12.28.10






precious natalie muse,
how can you possibly be three years old? i truly can't believe it. you are a beautiful, sweet, adventurous little soul who loves people. you've hung tough through the adjustment to having a baby brother. you love school and your friends. your best friend is most definitely ty ty. you love to sing and often tell me to stop singing with you, as you are the star my dear! you LOVE to wear jewelry and always want to wear my necklaces. you are so opinionated about what you want to wear, all the way down to your panties. you make me laugh ALL THE TIME. you know just how to get me tickled, and we'll just laugh and laugh. you want to do everything by yourself now, and are quite the independent little soul--this makes mama a little sad but so very proud of my big girl.
you call underwear, "bunderwear"--this tickles me to no end, and i just can't correct you yet because it is so cute.
you LOVE chewing gum and ask me for some about every thirty minutes.
you like to wear your barbie band-aids, so sometimes we pretend you have a boo-boo when you don't!
you love to watch max & ruby, frosty the snowman and angelina ballerina--it seems that you're possibly parting from the days of barney obsessions, and i must be honest, i won't miss him, my dear.
you are an absolutely incredible and precious blessing in our lives, little miss, and we love you more than you'll ever know! happy 3rd birthday!

christmas 2010














all is calm...all is bright










a few pics from christmas eve...

cookies at grandma's...an annual tradition!

nat and gam washing dishes

my beautiful grandmother and her first great-grandson

the yumminess

natalie and i playing in the yummy dough!

chef natalie and grandma


aunt katy kept up with the little bits...(molly LOVES baby john and wants to hold his hand and give him kisses every time she sees him)

one of the most memorable christmas traditions from my growing up years was making cookies at my grandmother's house...i am so grateful that natalie and john get to experience this each year too!

here we go round...







natalie's face was priceless as she rode the merry-go-round in lanett, alabama a few weekends before Christmas...thanks gam and pappy for taking us--what a magical experience it was for miss nat nat!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

american idol, here we come...



nat is a little stage struck, i believe. this just makes me laugh.