My Little Blessings

Friday, March 27, 2009

memories...all along in the moonlight!

You gotta LOVE this picture!!!

HA! Scott was always so patient with us...

well, for the most part :-)

Just a little payback, I mean...FUN :-) Let me start off by saying- lucky for you, you DEFINITELY have more of the good, embarrassing pictures!

Who would have thought that those 2 little girls egging Karrie "Ratlips" lawnmower in the 6th grade would still be together?

We made A LOT of mistakes and did a lot of things we are not proud of, but we lived… and we learned....and WE HAD FUN!!!

We grew up, but never apart.

We changed as individuals, but our friendship remained the same.

I know without a doubt that the Lord placed us in each other’s lives. This friendship that we have is rare, and I know it is for a lifetime…no matter how near or far we are!!!

I look forward to making more memories with you, Scott and the girls!! I miss you so much, but I am so proud of you. You are such a beautiful person, both inside and out, and you will make many new friends.

Happy Birthday, J DOG!!!

Senior Prom

Goofing off during lunch

my 17th birthday party...

Rehearsal Dinner...like how our outfits were so similar!

last day of high school

celebrating our birthdays

Oh look...it was YOU that first wanted to be a model...

in that little HOT dress you loved to wear to Plum Crazy!

I, on the other hand, liked the more conservative look ;-)

waiting for our first baby....we were so excited!

Good Times!

You're just like one of my siblings!

Always have been,always will be!

Pep Ralley Days! Wonder if this was when you

got knocked in the head with the spirit stick?!?!

Mr. Yarbourough's favorite girls!

Field Trip...remember those women prisoners

wanted to CUT MY HAIR!!!

Your Bridal Shower

You and your girls :-)

By my side on my special day

I wanted to do more with a slide show, music and all....but you know me with time...I can't seem to manage well and it just slips away from me!

Hope you had a FUNtastic day!

XOXO

Happy Birthday, Julie Ann Jones Monahan!!!!

To my girl...

my best friend...

my sister at heart...

my other "soul mate"....

the other half of my brain...

There's a place where I can go

when I need a good laugh...

A place where I can talk

about nothing for hours

and feel better about any situation.

It's a place where I can just be MYSELF....

It's next to YOU-

and it's one of my favorite places to be.

Happy Birthday!!!

I miss you and I love you!!

I know you are having a WONDERFUL day...and I am so glad you are...you so deserve it! Wish I was with y'all!

More to come....check back later! This house has be CRaZy today !!!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

10 months

I can't believe I'm already posting her 10 month picture! Where does the time go? Before you know it, I'll be planning her first birthday. She has a much better time sleeping now that the tubes are in. However....she still likes to be in bed with her Momma, and she still wakes up a few times in the night/morning to nurse. I need to be within her view at almost all times, or she is not happy :-)

She's at an odd stage right now...I think she's sick of the baby food, but she still has a hard time with table food. She chokes on it and doesn't chew all the way. I'm praying she won't be a picky eater!!! She LOVES cheerios, puffs and almost all the little Gerber finger foods, though.

She's walking around the furniture a good bit, but doesn't have the courage yet to "let go." I'm OK with that!

She still loves that thumb & adores her brother. She likes to bite, too...not hard, but teeth are involved. I say she's just giving us "love". It cracks her up every time she does it.

She is such a sweet baby.....

She's growing up too fast.....

10 months

waving "bye bye" to her bubba as he goes off with Grandpa...

Don't mind the unsnapped onsie....

I took her to get her pictures done and she did GREAT! She was really hammin' it up for the camera. Those girls had a blast with her. It was so hard to choose!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Soccer Star

It's the end of the season already and I haven't posted many soccer pictures. Here's a few from the Saturday we left for Disney. Brayton's BEST game yet. He scored at least 6 goals and blocked many, many more. Everyone said we should tell him we're going to Disney more often, ha! ha!

He was on FIRE and on a mission!!! He has the best coach and a good little team. They play so well together. It's been so fun watching them grow and learn together. They have learned to pass and actually SHARE the ball...
I love being a soccer mom, so much FUN!

Magical Memories....

WOW! I have over 500 pictures from our Disney Vacation! Needless to say, I'm a bit overwhelmed with getting them all together for a slide show. For now, I'll post a few. We had the best time...I'm already wondering when we'll get to go back! Next time we'll go I'm sure Miss Brinlee will be all into the "princess" stuff, so fun! Brayton is exactly 44 inches tall, so he got to ride just about anything he wanted! And a brave soul he was...he got on the Tower of Terror, Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain and Mt Everest! His favorite was Stitches Great Escape and Thunder Mountain. Brinlee was such a trooper and the best baby! We pulled a few 12 hour days, and she just went with it. I took the opportunity to nurse her while riding "Pirates of the Caribbean" (MY FAVORITE) and "The Haunted Mansion". She was happy, so that's all that mattered!

We also got the opportunity to visit Uncle Tony and Aunt Renee. We spent the first couple of days with them...and I can't believe I forgot my camera, so I didn't get the FIRST picture! We did enjoy visiting with them, though.

AND...we got to see our MONAHAN girls! It felt so good, so right! And I find myself missing them more and more each day. I can't wait for our next visit, we'll just spend the time at their house...chillin'! OK, I may feel spunky and post a slide show one day soon.... :-)