Things in March...

Happy Easter!

Emerson, Austin and Mica

Pretty girl in her Easter dress!

Mommy and Emmie!

Oh, what a mess!!

Spaghetti Night!!

Grayson's 1st B-day!!

Mommy and Emmie

Emerson LOVES to slide!

Boyfriend and Girlfriend

Yummy!!!

I Love Ice Cream!

This is the life...

First snow!! What a cutie!!

Prettiest Mom

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Ok guys I know it has been a while. I have a lot of catching up to do! Here is a pic of me and Em at the park today. It has been a crazy weekend. We were in Stuttgart this weekend when the tornado hit. I have some pics I will try to post later. I also have 2 mo worth of pic of Em also!! Hopefully I will get better at my blogging skills! I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day!

It's About Time...

Emmie in my sisters rocking chair. She loved it!!

Emerson loves her some Mica!! My mom made the girls these matching dresses. Aren't they cute???

Silly girl and her daddy!

What a big girl!!!

Look at the super cute boots her Aunt Ashley gave her!

Ok so I apologize for taking so long to post. Here are a few new pics! Enjoy!!

Love Never Fails

I receive an e-mail devotional everyday from Joel Osteen Ministry. I thought I would share this one! I thought it was neat how I choose this verse yesterday to post and this devotional talks about it today...

Today's Scripture
“Love never fails” (I Corinthians 13:8).

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria
We all have people in our lives that are difficult at times. Maybe it’s someone you work with, a family member or even your spouse. Relationships can be complicated, but remember: love never fails. The Word of God clearly defines love in 1 Corinthians 13. It says that love is patient and kind. It doesn’t seek its own way. Love doesn’t keep a record of wrongs. And most importantly, love never fails. Notice that this chapter doesn’t talk at all about how you feel. God’s love isn’t about feelings. It’s a choice. You can choose to be patient, even when you don’t feel like being patient. You can choose to be kind, even when you don’t feel like being kind. No matter what situation you find yourself in, you can choose love. You are never more like God than when you are walking in love. And when you are walking in love, you will never fail because love never fails. Open your heart to God’s love today. Ask Him to show you how to love others better. As you walk in love, you’ll find peace and live in victory all the days of your life!

A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love which never fails. Thank You for loving me so that I can be free to love others. Empower me, by Your Spirit, to walk in love no matter what I may face today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Happy Valentine's Day

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking. It is not easliy angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love NEVER fails.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

Happy Valentine's everyone!!!

Emerson's Birthday Party

Emerson had a WONDERFUL birthday party today! She is soooo blessed to have soooo many people that love and care about her! We want to thank everyone for attending her birthday and for all the wonderful gifts!! We had a great time seeing and visiting with everyone!! Instead of downloading a lot of pictures, click on the link below and it should take you to the pics that were taken today. Enjoy, we sure did!!! :)

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Pics from Emerson's 1st Birthday

First Present

Maybe I should taste it first!
Wow, this is fun!

Our lil' basketball star!

Wow, more bath toys!

Me and my Daddy!

Me and my Mommy!

Precious Birthday Girl!
Silly faces!!
Eating pizza for the first time and she LOVED it!
Look at that face, it cracks me up!

Still not sure about it.

Feels kinda funny!

I may not eat the cake but Daddy will!

YEEAA!!!

Emmie playing with her new toys!

Good Night Baby Girl!! We LOVE You!!

Emerson is 1!!!

Happy Birthday baby girl!!! We love you so much! We hope you have a WONDERFUL 1st birthday!!

We already let her open one of her gifts this morning. We have another one for her to open this evening. I made cupcakes for us to eat tonight! I promise we will take LOTS of pictures and post them later! We will have a small birthday party for Emerson, Gregg and me this evening. On Sunday, we will have her actual birthday party!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMERSON!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

4 More Days...

Well, 4 more days and my baby will be 1!! Where has the year gone??? She is soooo much fun!! Here are a few of her "new" toys...she loves the bathtub and as you can see in one of the pictures she is playing with my shaving cream lid...she loves to play with her bumbo...I know it is not a toy and there was a safety recall on the thing but we are always right there when she is playing with it...when asked, she will SOMETIMES touch her head and her belly...the other night I asked her if she was ready for a bath and our precious little girl crawled from the living room to the bathroom...ok and the most exciting news...Emerson started walking Friday night...she is still doing a combintation, walking and crawling but you can tell the fear is gone. Emerson we LOVE you so much!! You are soooo much fun!! You bring smiles to our faces and you make us laugh sooo much!! I am sad to see you grow so fast but excited about what the future holds for us!! We love you baby girl!!!

11 months (a little late)

I am a little late posting these pics. They were taken on the 7th and we were recovering from the stomach bug. All of us were recovering!! It is crazy that she is already 11 months old. She is so much fun and she is getting such a cute personality. So some things she is doing...puts things up to he ear and says "Hi," when she sees you for the first time she says "Hey," She really is getting curious about everything, she will walk as long as she is holding on to her toy, us, coffee table, etc., she has taken a few steps on her own but still doesn't have the confidence, she likes to eat what we are eating (I think she might be done with baby food. She wants the real stuff), she would rather feed herself, she blows kisses all the time, she got a new convertible car seat (which I will post pics once I remember to take some) and she is doing a lot better with car rides! I guess that is it for now! Emerson you bring us such joy! We love you VERY much!!