Happy Birthday Davis !!

I can't believe that 8 years ago today Davis was born. Where has the time gone? This is a child that Dr's said was "incompatible with life and would not survive birth." We all prepared for the worst and thought we would never bring him home. Some days that seems like a lifetime ago. Here we are 8 years later and I can't imagine life without Davis. I praise the Lord for such a sweet miracle. Davis is truly a blessing and a gift !! Happy Birthday to my precious Little Buddy :o)

Claire 5 months

Christmas pictures 2009

This is truly Cathryn's personality !!

Sweet Blessings !!

Oh Christmas Tree

The tree is a magnet for Davis!! He loves pulling on the ornaments and ribbon. Then we hear a big laugh .... Davis thinks it is sooo funny

What a sweet smile :o)

Claire can't resist her first tree!!

Best Waffles In Town !!

Thanksgiving at school

Lovin the Dot Paint !!

Our new found Love!! Dot Paint.... No mess and easy to use. Cathryn has a blast practicing letters and numbers :o)

Cathrn decorated her craft box

Pretty Pirates

Halloween in Gatlinburg 2009

Sweet Saturday !!

Cinnanmon Rolls + Kitchen soccer = Sweet Smiles

Gatlinburg/Dollywood

Several times a year our family tries to get away to Gatlinburg and Dollywood. My favorite is always Fall. During Oct. Dollywood has a gospel/harvest celebration and is just beautiful with fall decorations, crafts, music, food and activities ... Not to mention fun rides for the entire family. Davis loves the excitement and we look forward to each visit :o)

Picture Taking

Cathryn loves to get my camera and take pictures of EVERYTHING. Today when I downloaded my pictures I found these along with 20 more of the floor, chair, ceiling, my elbow (I think) and legs.....

Rolling Over !!

It's official Claire is rolling over.... She has been doing it off and on, but since the weekend she has not STOPPED !! Everytime I turn around she has rolled over and gotten stuck. Today when I went to check on her durning her nap she had fallen asleep on her tummy. I had to take a picture. We have now entered a new stage. NO more lying there and not moving...... Time is going by tooooo fast !!

Soccer

This was Cathryn's first year playing upward soccer. It was sooo much fun . Cathryn did a fabulous job and really enjoyed herself. I loved watching her play and I must say she is actually very good... We look forward to next year when she can play soccer and basketball :o)

Lovin' Fall

FALL!! My favorite time of year !!! This is when I love the mountains most. My parents came just in time to see the beautiful leaves peak. We had a wonderful time exploring trails, having a roadside picnic, driving up mountains and looking at Gods beauty.

Cathryn loves to run !!

My three blessings !!

My girls... Cathryn and Claire





PawPaw and Cathryn playing around

Sweet sight !!

NaNa and Cathryn

Senior Moment

Have you ever had a senior moment? The kind of moment were you know you are not crazy, but you feel like you are. Yes, I know a few specific people reading this have. I won't mention any names, but you know who you are. Well today was the day for me. I had plans to make a pumpkin topiary for my front porch. I am not very crafty, but I can copy like the best of them. I went to Michael's and bought everything needed. When I came upon the isle with the glue guns and sticks I said, "No, I have plenty of that at home. I have a glue gun and a 1000 glue sticks." When I passed the fake pumpkins I said, "Nope I have those too." Finally I got home and began to make my topiary. The only problem was #1 my pumpkins were no where to be found and #2 my glue gun/ sticks were missing. I was very perplexed because I new I had just seen them. I could picture them in my head and I new where the should be, but they were no where to be found. So the hunt began !!! No closet, drawer, cabinet or bed was left un-turned. How could I loose 3 PUMPKINS and 1000 glue sticks. There is not a happy ending to this story. I still have not found my pumpkins or glue gun/sticks. I had a senior moment and it was scary because I know I saw those darn PUMPKINS !!!

This is the final product !! Cathryn helped me make the pumpkin topiary. And yes, I had to buy new pumpkins.... I never found the missing ones !!

P-A-R-T-Y H-A-R-T-Y !!!!

I can't believe we just celebrated Cathryn's 4th birthday. Where has the time gone ??? Yes her real birthday isn't until Sept. 29th, but we had it early so everyone could swim. What a Fabulous time we all had. I love a good party and what more fun than 15 kids, great ADULT fellowship/conversation and food :o) Ok I could have done without the 15 kids, but Cathryn had a wonderful Birthday. I am not going to tell her that her REAL birthday is coming up in a few days. She would want another party !!!

Beach Ball Cake





Yes the water was cold at first, but that didn't slow them down. You won't see any adults swimming . We are smarter than that !! :o)