Grits, Motorcycles, and Deck Rails...Oh My!

Between LASIK surgery, snow days, jewelry shows, Valentine's day, and birthdays I have had little time to blog! I have, however, taken a few pictures. I am having a lot of fun figuring out my camera and playing with the different more manual settings. Here are a few of my better shots:

This one day, Jared like cheese grits!
Didn't like them before, and hasn't liked them since.
This day he DEVOURED them!

Katie (or "Tee" as Jared calls her) gave Jared a few tips on riding his harley!

Frank (or "Fwhy") and Ryan fixed the tool box on Frank's truck while the kids played.

This day, Ryan and Frank put up railings on our deck and Jared and Katie "helped"

They love each other!

A Walk in the Park

We have seriously missed this weather! After Lunch yesterday, Jared and I took a little walk through the neighborhood (camera in hand, of course!) and ended up in the park.

Jared discovered that he is not quite tall enough, nor coordinated enough to manage the big kid swings!

But he is just the right height to walk under the slide!

Yay for the park!

Except he doesn't like dirty hands...this from the baby who eats hair!

Today, we are not as lucky. It is nasty and gloomy out; so we are staying indoors. We will be praying for better weather tomorrow!!

Christmas Season: 2009

Good bye, 2009! We had a whirlwind Christmas season; I barely had time to capture it on camera! Here is what I did catch:

Our Christmas Card Photoshoot:








After Pictures With Santa:


Christmas in Vicksburg:





Christmas Day:

Jared's loot from Santa

This year's gag gift from Aunt Lil :)

Peer Pressure

I can already hear him whinning, "But MOM! All my friends use them!!!"



...and when I took the noonie away...



*** Coming Soon: CHRISTMAS PICTURES!!

Healthy...What's That Like?

We have all been sick around here. It started a week ago when we went to Ruston/Jonesboro/Vicksburg for Labor Day weekend. Jared started with his wheezing and coughing quickly followed by me getting the flu (or something like it). Jared went to the doctor on Wednesday and was put on an antibiotic and nebulizer treatments. I went to see a nurse practitioner on Thursday who I will not be returning to see for any future medical needs. He walked in the room and informed me that, after 3 days of high temperatures, I could possibly have the flu, a viral infection, or a bacterial infection (what else is there?!) and left after maybe 2 minutes. I am feeling much better now and seem to be almost back to normal. Jared's wheezing has almost completely gone away, too. Ryan is still a little congested, but he seems to be getting better, too. I have a few pictures to share; but, with all the sickness, photo sessions have been few and far between.

Maw-maw, Jared, and Ryan

Four Generations :)

Trying out Maw-maw's Wheels

Jared and Nana

Jared playing football with his Nana and Mimi

Jared's new shocked face

He knows he is funny :)

The boys watching football

He steals my iPod and phone whenever he can

Scrapbooking for Dummies

This is the reason it has been so long since I have posted anything. I have been shuffling through a years worth of photos, editing them, and organizing them on pages with captions. It is FINALLY FINISHED!!! I had exactly 27 minutes to spare before the 20% off AND the free shipping offers ended when I hit the final order button...whew! I hope it turns out ok!

Click here to view this photo book larger

Makes me cry a little :)

I found this video file and wasn't sure what it was. When I opened it, it made me cry!

Ryan took this video while I was still in recovery from my c-section so I could see him. He kept running back and forth with pictures, but I had forgotten about this video. He is growing up so fast :(