table at gam's

natalie LOVES her new table and chairs at gam and pappy's. she could sit there for hours [okay, so 7 minutes is the max], going from chair to chair...pushing the chairs around the room...putting her baby doll in the other chairs...and reading the Paint Pig and Sesame Street books at the table.

little bit

my little bit is growing up too fast! she looks like such a big girl here!

"where's your bellybutton?"

sweet eyes...

celebrating molly

we had lots of fun last weekend celebrating molly's upcoming arrival. i am so excited for my sister, katy, and her husband lonnie. they will be amazing parents and we are all so excited to meet this little blessing!

mother's day

"Someday, the light will shine like a sun through my skin & they will say, What have you done with your life? & though there are many moments I think I will remember, in the end, I will be proud to say, I was one of us." ~ story people

sadie love

sadie butter is so sweet...

congratulations tom!

tom graduated from uga last saturday! we had a great time celebrating with him and we are so proud of him!

nat nat and pap pap

Thanks Pappy (a.k.a Pap Pap) for coming to spend the day with us today.
Natalie had SO MUCH FUN (and I did too).

the journey to get a good picture

With this one-year-old, it is almost impossible to capture the right moment! She is off and running so fast, I can hardly catch her. Before I have time to press the button on the camera, she has turned around or gone the other way. One strategy I've tried to use is to lay down on the ground. She thinks it is so funny when I do that, and she heads over to climb on mama. Here are a few outtakes from my latest journey in trying to get a good picture of my sweetheart in pigtails.

adventurous soul

It is so amazing to watch Natalie explore her little world. She loves to go outside and play in the yard. One of her favorite things to do is to climb up the hill into our neighbors yard, and then run down the hill. She goes so fast, it makes me nervous...but there is nothing in her eyes but adventure!