Funny Moment for the Week

On Sunday afternoon we went to my mother's house. Before we left Shelby was soooo hyper, but then on the way to Killeen she conked out. Doesn't really seem all that funny until you hear what she did and see the picture. She loves this Kermit the frog doll my sister gave her. Well she always chews on his foot, the funny moment is when I look back and see her sacked out with KTF's foot in her mouth! Too cute! xoxo~Jennifer

Fun Time at the Wingo's!


Shelby loves spending time our best friends Michael and Jennifer Wingo's two children Mikey, who is 4, and Caitlyn, who was born 3 days after Shelby. (8 months now) This past Saturday we went to my best friend's house and had Bar-b-cue, and then watched a movie, The Bench Warmers, it was hilarious. Caitlyn and Shelby are just now getting to the point where they sort of play together, they are too cute. I think they both think the other is a baby doll to play with. It is amazing to me that our baby's are already 8 months old! The time really goes by so very fast! Me and Jennifer were out and about together today, and we were talking about how this time last year we were pregnant and couldn't wait for our baby girls to get here, and now we are trying to decide what to buy them for Christmas...I am so very blessed to have the very best friend anyone could ask for. We have been best friends now for over 8 years, but it feels like there was never a time we weren't. I love that our children get to grow up together and be the best of friends. Not many people have what we have, so I definately count my blessings everyday. Enjoy the cute pictures of our sweety's! xoxo~Jennifer

Thanksgiving 2006

Shelby's first Thanksgiving was wonderful! We stayed the night at my parent's house, because I was helping my mother cook, and get things ready for the next day. I made the stuffing and the waldorf salad, of course with the instructions of mommy dearest. My sister Jessica and her husband Scott, and my brother Justin were all there. Scott and Jessica entertained my Shelby while I was in the kitchen helping my mother cook. Shelby loved the cranberry sauce and stuffing and of course the yams. She doesn't like mashed potatoes....she made some pretty hilarious faces when we tried to give her that. And for dessert she had a lil taste of pumpkin pie and loved it! After we got finished eating, I had to hurry up and get ready, because we had to go to my mother-in-law's house and see my hubby's side of the family. All in all we had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. I am so very very thankful to our Lord and Savior for giving us a new baby daughter to celebrate in all the Holiday and family time. I can't wait until next Thanksgiving, because then my new little niece Annalise will be here! lol...that rymed... I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving and took the time to thank the good Lord for all He has blessed you with, and continues to bless us all with, even though we don't deserve it. He is just so good! Well...enjoy the pictures! XOXO~Jennifer

The Holiday's through my baby's eyes...



As you know this is going to be Shelby's first Christmas, so this past weekend we went to her gamma and gampa's house and gampa started to put up their Christmas tree. Shelby was in awe of it all. As I have said before I feel as though I am getting to see a whole new world through Shelby's eyes, and I am just dumbfounded by how such little things make her so so very happy. It teaches all of us not to take anything lightly, every new and different thing is wonderful. I used to think that when I was younger that those were the best Christmas' I had ever had, until now. This is going to truly be the best one yet, I am so excited to see how she reacts to all the presents and FUN family time! My dad (gampa) and her have this wonderful little bond, and she loves him so much, and he was so excited to have their tree be the first one Shelby ever got to see or feel. I was telling my husband's aunt all of this and while I was telling her I also told her that we wanted and needed a new Christmas tree, because the one we had got messed up last Christmas, and she was soooooo sweet and she went out and bought a 7 1/2 foot prelit tree for us, and some ornaments! Chris had to put it up last night(I know it's early), but we are going to be decorating it later. Well, I am going to end for now, but I hope that everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving, and GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!!!!!

Sorry the pictures aren't in the order I wanted them to be in. But, this past Saturday my mother and I hosted a baby shower for my sister Jessica. (http://www.momtobe07.blogspot.com) She had a wonderful turnout and got a lot of really nice things for Annalise! A friend of mine's mother made her cake. If you can't read what it says it said " Someone special someone dear, Annalise is almost here!" It was copied from the invitations. We had close to 40 people there. She was really excited and got emotional of course, but then again so did I. If you look on her blog you will read a sweet sweet poem that was given to her in a frame, if your a mother be prepared with tissues!!! I have more pictures from the event, but this is all I could fit on here for now. The picture of Shelby is after the whole ordeal and she was just tuckered out! Congrats Jessica you are going to be a wonderful mother! I hope you enjoyed your shower!

So, yesterday we went to the Cameron Park Zoo. It was Shelby's first time and she loved it! The funniest thing was the turtles in the aqaurium...she loved them and kept trying to grab them. The turtles liked her too, one of them hit it's head on the glass trying to get to her. So my mom got her a stuffed turtle to remember today by. We went down a slide together that goes underwater, and she was squealing with delight everytime we went down it. Chris had to go down it with her, her grandma had to, and so did uncle Justin, and of course I did like a dozen times...lol...but we all had a lot of fun. It is really neat to relive childhood through my daughter's eyes....everything so new and undiscovered. She is such a blessing and I look forward to lots more new adventures to discover with her.

So, this past weekend was pretty interesting, let me tell ya. Saturday morning I went to the Rosebud city garage sale with my husband, mother-in-law and my daughter Shelby. It was very chilly, but a lot better than being extremely hot like it was last year. I have to say I was pretty dissappointed, I mean I found a few things, but last year there was just so much good stuff and this weekend there was just a bunch of junk. So after that we went to my husband's aunts house, I cut their hair every two weeks or so, she has a really nice camera and we wanted to have her take our first family portraits, instead of having to pay a photographer. Well, my husband was not feeling well, but we did get Shelby's pictures taken, and there are some of the most adorable pictures she has ever had. They are editing and taking out red eye and all that, but when they get finished I will be posting some of them on here for everyone to see. I have been wanting a digital camera for a while now, especially after I had Shelby, and we were going to get one Christmas time, but Chris aunt gave me her old one that she bought 2 years ago. It works great and it holds 560 pictures on the card. I was SOOOO happy to have one. Shelby does things that only I see sometimes and wished I had had a camera, but now I do. So yesterday was a long day. I had been missing my dad a whole lot, he only lives about 25 miles away or so, but he works a lot of hours at his job, so we don't get to see each other as much as we would all like. So, Chris and I took my mom and dad to lunch at Chilis. They had this great special going on where you get a half rack of ribs, a salad, and a dessert for $9.99. It was WONDERFUL!! After that we went to my parent's house and watched Over the Hedge, which is really cute and hilarious. Then we came home and just took it easy the rest of the day. Now I am behind on laundry again! (the story of my life) lol. So, yeah...I guess I could keep rambling on and on, but I better go for now so I can get some rest...I have to go to the denstist tomm, eeek. So, until next time I want to wish everyone a wonderful week! Question for everyone before I go...am I the only one who feels like this blog writing is like a therapy session everytime you write one?

Yes...I am new to the "blog" thing, but my lovely grandma introduced me to it, so let me know how I'm doing. It was my baby girls first Halloween, and she was a sunflower( the cutest one you will ever see, don't ya think?). My grandma painted the little freckles on her nose and cheeks, that was just the icing on the cake. She got all kinds of goodies. Her great grandmother (lookingatmygardenupsidedown) made her a pumpkin jar filled with suckers that I get to enjoy. Her grandma (my momma) got her a little pumpkin basket filled with new socks, a little outfit, a new teething ring, a sweet card, and a helium pumpkin balloon (she LOVES balloons), her auntie jessica got her a cute card for her first Halloween, and her other grandma (my momma in law) got her a little stuffed animal. Let me tell you, she is just NOT spoiled at all (sarcasm). This is only Halloween, not Christmas, but when Shelby is involved no one can resist her, definately not me. She just makes everyone so very happy! My mom is a beautiful woman inside and out, but when she is with Shelby, she truly glows. My mother hasn't had the easiest life, but she is the best mom I could have ever asked for....she is my inspiration, and I would LOVE to follow in her foot steps. Ok ok ok...I'll stop with the mooshy(sp?) talk...for now...I really need to go to bed. hey grandma I copied the pics to post from you! I love em! and I definately LOVE YOU!!!!!