9/11 (10 Year Memorial)

Looking up at the flags (my favo)
Cheese

Gammi & her walking

The rows of Flags.

All the flags...

Lily being silly

Love this one... :)

So the 10 year anniversary of 9-11 was this year. I can honestly say that it breaks my heart and made me cry while watching it over and over and listening to the wives/husbands of the fallen speak. I cannot imagine being on the phone with your loved one while watching the building that they are in fall to the ground. Kennesaw National Battlefield had an American flag for everyone that passed that tragic day. My mom and I took Lily to go see them. I got some really good pictures & Lily will have these forever to show her kids too... Its a forever day in history that will always be in our hearts. I was taken away by all of the flags. What a beautiful site it was. My thoughts and prayers will always be with the families of the tragic day and for the individuals who fight the fight everyday & their families.

Up To Date Happenings

looking at the water with gammi
Felt great on a hot day.

Playing while we were waiting

eating ice cream

story time

Lily's bows I made her !

Getting ready for story time.

Going to get crayons for her craft.

So we are getting older which makes me sad. (Well Lily is getting older) I have started to take her to story book time at Barnes and Noble which I know she just loves. They read a book, give the kids a snack, and then do some kinda of little craft at the end. Its fun for me to watch her interact with all of the other kids. I think we are going to start her at Lost Mountain Baptist Church in Nov. We were going to wait till January but I think that she will really enjoy doing the holiday stuff at school with the other kids. I feel like she misses out a lot when I have to work and cannot give her the un-divded attention that she needs. It just breaks my heart. When she does go it will be a big help to my work and letting me get caught up on a lot of things that I need to do. Other than that she is growing like a weed. I cannot beleive its about to be fall already. We are excited for the holidays and other things that is in store for us hopefully soon. One trip that we did make was for my moms (Gammis) bday. We surprised her by meeting my sister and Brooks (lilys cousin) at the TN aquarium. She had a blast :)

Updates & Potty Training

My stock pile cabinet :)
Saved $70.00 bucks at the store with coupons

With her cousin Brooks

Her friend Kendra

Became Best friends

Watching the fireworks

Looking at the fireworks with daddy

Her first boat ride

Wating in the car for it to stop raining.

Okay so I have not been on in awhile but it has been super busy here at the house. I started back Grad school for my masters. I had taken a semester off but now we are back in full swing and its been rough. Not only school but having a full time job & lily at the same time. We are currently potty training now which she is in full steam ahead. We are on our 4th day of no "panties" as she calls them for nap time. She thought she could defy all odds and not wear them to bed last night. After 3 long hours around 12am I heard the dreaded cry and kevin and I both knew what it was. I told her before she went to bed that she would need a diaper but I wanted to let her do what she wanted. We are so blessed that she is a healthy little girl. She brightens are day always with her "Hi Yall" we do not know where she got that from but she sounds like a true Paudling county resident which is a little scary.. :) We went to Hiram for our first set of fireworks. I was a little scared that she was not going to like them but she LOVED them. At the end she said "do it again" It rained on the 4th so we left before they shot them off in the sqaure..

I have been super coupoing lately.. We have a little stock pile cabinet now and about 16 things of laundry detergent. Its really fun to do and no Im not like the extreme people who buy pointless things. I buy things that we use or will use. I think my husband would kill me if I came home with 200 packs of gum or 400 bottles of Advil.. Those EXP. I have saved over $600.00 for the past 7 trips I have gone.. I love doing it and I love seeing my total go from $230.00 to $120.00 like it did today.. :)

Easter & Updates

At Daddys bball game
Playing dress up

Yes mommy.. oh this look of little miss innocent

wagon ride...

easter egg time

Easter Bunny left it at her door

Hunting eggs

Well Easter has come and gone and it was amazing. We had family over at the house for dinner and Lily played. We went to Summerville on Sunday and surprised Kevins Grandparents at church. Lily did great and sat through the service. Overall a great weekend filled with new and exciting memories.

Lily's First Visit to the GA Aquarium.

Beautiful
Another Pretty One

Daddy & Lily Looking at the Tropical section

Our Little family

Whale Shark

Looking at all the fish.

Looking at the star fish with daddy.

So we took lily to the GA Aquarium and she had a blast. From touching rays and sharks.. little ones of course to getting scared by a giant shark passing her at eye level (which she laughed afterwards) we had a great time.

Here are a couple of pictures of miss bug.

Lilys 2nd Birthday

Granna Made Her Cake
Playing

Bubbles!

About to Start Singing (Thanks to kristin Pendley for this picture)

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!

Eating yummy cupcakes..

Pizza Time!

Family Birthday Party!

She just blew out her candle

Granna (Kevs Mom) made her Tinkerbell cake too.

So Lily had a great second birthday. She had her family party on Sunday Jan 23rd which we had a tinkerbell theme party. I put together 36 flower puff balls made out of tissue paper which took forever but lily went "wow" when she saw them hanging from the top. She had a great time and we had lots of good food. We also had her friends party at Little Bears Indoor Playground in Kennesaw. She had 14 of her friends there. She had blast. I was so excited to see one of my friends who I knew when I was Lilys age and she has a little girl that is the same age as Lily too. She was having a blast running through the bubbles and screaming. We have lots of good video and pictures of her. I could not have had a bigger smile on my face when we left there because of how much fun she had. Lily sat with all the little kids at the table and ate her pizza and cupcakes which mommy made a mistake and got "red" icing so it kinda stained lilys hands and the other kids but it did come off in the bathtub. Anyway We had a great time and I am grateful to have such wonderful friends myself to have shared it with and their children to share it with Lily.