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Lyndsey’s Bridal Shower

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  One of my bf's from high school is getting married in a few weeks and her bridal shower was this past weekend! It was great to see old friends and especially great to see Shannon's newest edition...Miss Kenna! Jodi (and baby Haven inside the belly), Lyndsey (the bride-to-be), Miss Kenna,

Boy or Girl?

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Ok...so I went against my better judgement. I bought a gender prediction kit. I know I know. Is it likely that these things are accurate???? According to my ultrasound tech today...she says she has proved this test wrong at least once. Hmmmm. Here's how it started....

My daddy’s a veteran.

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Last weekend we went to our local park to search for daddy's flag. The park displayed flags in honor of local veterans. It didn't take long and we found it! I think this picture is sweet....daddy showing P that "this is daddy's flag...see". Awww! P is proud that is daddy is a veteran! A

Suddenly the pool is “cool”

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A lot has changed since our infamous swim lessons this past spring. Remember here...when my child was the "pool escapee"? The only child in the class that could only last 20 minutes in the water before the 2 year old tantrum surfaced. You do remember that right? AHEM. Well...P "the super

Welcome to the WORLD!

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My cousin Tara had her twin boys last week!! Her and her husband just moved to Italy this past year so it doesn't look like I will get to be meeting them anytime soon. :( They are there for Jonathon's military work. I guess pictures will have to hold me over for now. This is my mom's twin sisters

Love this boy!

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Were you all wondering if I fell off the face of the earth? No? Oh, that's right...I forgot...I'm not "MckMama" or someone near as blog popular. I'm just a momma with one kid...not four. That is WAY less entertaining so I guess I see why MckMama has better stories. Haha! I have been

In honor of Independence Day…

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I wanted to share with you an email that I received from a friend of mine this week. Amanda is the wife of Greg Settle, a soldier and Captain that fought in Iraq with J in 2005 and who is currently serving in Afghanistan. Greg is also a friend of mine from college. I can't help but remember what

P’s TWO YEAR PICS

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P had his TWO YEAR pics done by JASON YORK PHOTOGRAPHY (who also happens to be J's best friend) and they turned out soo cute!  Of course my favorites are the ones where he is holding his CG since it is so fitting for this time frame. I think the pictures really captured his personality.   These

Miner’s Game

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 These pictures are so long overdue! J and his business partners rented a suite for opening night of the MINER'S (a local minor league baseball team in our area). They had such a great turnout. I think around 70 clients showed up! I kept telling P, "daddy's going to take you to a baseball

Photos on Canvas

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Many of you asked me where I got the canvas print for Courtney and Brett. I have ordered from a few different places...but I got Courtney and Brett's HERE. The quality is just as good as others I have ordered and the price is amazing. The one I ordered for them was a 24x36 print and I paid around

Best Father/Daughter Dance E-V-E-R!

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I wanted to share some pics from Courtney and Brett's wedding! Make sure you scroll all the way to the end of the post....I saved the best for last. ;) Courtney and Les - they were both already crying before she even got down the aisle.  So sweet! The BEAUTIFUL BRIDE!!! The decorations were

A smile for your Monday.

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Today is Monday. I know. I'm Captain Obvious here. Monday's suck in general. But, you know what make Monday's even worse....WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME SICK! UGH! That's me today. You know what make Monday's worth it....when you have a kid as cute as P and he is wearing his daddy's sweat