Dj is 2...seriously...

So my baby is 2...I am so thankful for her- honestly I don't know what I would do without her. I just cannot imagine my life without this little peanut. Is she challenging? Yes maam. Does she drive me bonkers at time? double yes ma'am. But man am I thankful God blessed us with one more little peanut. She has brought so much joy to our lives on a daily basis. I am getting sad thinking about her growing up - I know she will- but I just wish time would stop flying by so fast. Slow down for petes sake. Geeeesh. We celebrated her with a little Elmo party because she is a big fan of the red guy. Mainly just family and friends (who may as well be family) celebrated antd it was a good time. Just to document, here are some of the precious things about this little peanut...
- she adores M and S and thinks they are rock stars
- bc T was out of work for 4 months- she really bonded with him and loves her daddy so much
- she is such a good sleeper- well most of the time- and will, if I let her, sleep till 9am...mommy can get so much done!
- She is such a talker- talks all the time except for when she is sleeping. The kid has the gift of gab- not sure who that came from...well...
- she is truly the baby- everyone coddles her and loves on her and she bosses all of them around and they do what she says. hilarious. funny now but praying she grows out of that..not too cute as a 6 year old doing that...
- such a ham!!
- likes to try new things- food wise
- loves to color
- loves elmo, dora and just about any cartoon thing but doesn't love to watch tv unless she is doing it with her sisters
- loves to "jump" on the trampoline but would prefer everyone just sit on it instead of actually jumping. She yells if folks jump...as if it is a trampoline...come on!
- is very curious- loves to open up everything and if there is a zipper- this is just a small challenge for the likes of Dj
- loves to snuggle most of the time...
D and AB....best buds!


M and S made signs for the little girl

M was cookie and s was elmo- so fun- they decided to do this on their own- sweet girls.

Happy girl!

my very talented friend Courtney Kunkel made this incredible Elmo cake AND it was delish!!
Happy Bday DJ...you are the joy and light of our lives...

Family Beach trip and S is 6!!

Hello blogger land- its me- the slacker blogger gal. I do my best:0)...which is pretty stinky I suppose but oh well. Lots has been going on- good stuff- learning lots- God is teaching me lots and I am learning how imperfect I am daily and I am good with that. It's all about learning to be the best me I can be and being the momma my kids need me to be and the wife my hubby needs me to be. That fulfills me. Thank you Lord for forgiving me of all my imperfections. So, we digress, back to my blog, My sweet sassy, middle, red headed coo coo bird S turned 6. We had a week of celebrating her- we went to see Smurfs- the movie and to eat her birthday dinner at Sweet Tomatoes- her choice. So yum. Then, for her part, she was able to invite 4 of her buddies plus her sister and have a party at one of her favorite places, The American Girl Bistro at Northpoint Mall. She had a ball. The hard part was choosing her buddies because she wanted to invite everyone- such a sweet kiddo. But she managed to pick some and we had a ball. Just to document, here are some of my favorite things about my S girl...


- her ability to entertain herself (and have a blast) for hours.


- her love of her sisters (both of them!)


- her kindness to others


- her love of art


- give the kid some crayons and some paper and she is one happy kid


- even when she doesn't want to do something (summer math)- she does it anyway with a happy heart


- she loves to wear dresses and get all fancy


- she also loves to get down and dirty and play outside and pick up worms and bugs and make houses for them


- she loves her family so much


- she loves her cousins and grandparents so much





There are so many things I love about this child- I could go on. Thank you Lord for choosing me to be her momma. I am so blessed that I get to watch her grow up. I love you S!!! Do not Fear!!


Me and my two biggest at AG cafe...



Soph and her buddies

Soph, Lilly and her beautiful cake...yum!

The whole gang and their babies!

And we're off...

me and my cute hubs at the beach. So thankful he was able to go with us this year. Last year he had to work:0(

Silly D...love this face.

All the cousins and their cute buckets that aunt T made for them all last year...

snuggle time

sweet m

I am a sorry excuse for a blogger....:0)...been so long!

Hello all out there in blog land. I win the award for the worst blogger in the history of bloggers. The last time I updated this blog was Christmas for crying out loud. Geez. I am no good:0)...We have been having fun though living this life of ours- so that is my excuse- too busy living to stop and document. I will try and do better (but will make no promises)...So there are way too many pictures to describe what each picture is and what we're doing but you can probably figure it out:0)...One thing super cool I want to highlight- its hard to pick just one- is M's birthday- My oldest baby turned 8. She is such a neat little kid and I am so proud of her...here are some of her awesome qualities at 8...

- loves her sisters and is protective of them

- she takes pride in her schoolwork (well most of the time!!)

- great little soccer player and just loves to score (well really who doesn't??)

- tries hard to include others

- is growing in her knowledge of Christ and what He means to her on a daily basis

- loves one on one attention from her dad and I

- loves to play outside and play pretend

- loves to draw

- loves when I braid her hair

- loves me to sit there with her while she is going to sleep and she tells me what is on her heart- love this precious time.

- loves loves loves doggies (if I were a good momma- I would get her one- in due time I promise!!)

- in lieu of gifts at her birthday party, she opted to have her friends donate money to the Atlanta Pet Rescue center so she could use her money to help the sick doggies there.

- this kid is just one of a kind and I could not be more proud of her...

that said...ENJOY the pics and I will try to be a more frequent blogger!!!

All of her sweet friends at her "club Maggie" disco/karaoke 8th birthday party. So much fun and such a great group of little girls. We had a ball- all 20 of us!! Whew....

These were the party favors- fun disco hats and disco ball necklaces. We also did little blow up microphones that they could put some "bling" on... so fun!

Tear jerker alert: my precious nephew selected my awesome husband to receive his "courage award" in his target class at school. THis might have been the sweetest thing I have ever attended. It touched T's heart so much that B thought of him for this award. B was very touched when learning of T's blood clot condition and that T can no longer play hockey because of his medication. With B being a huge sports fan, this was very impactful on him and he told T that it took a lot of courage to be him!! What a precious boy.

M and her sweet teacher who we adore!!

"Mommy" by M....

Me and D at her mothers day tea....

The whole gang at Poppys baseball celebration party thrown by Gigi! His team won the MSBL world series! To say that he is so proud- is the understatement of the century!! Go Poppy!

Oh Oh! Looks like trouble to me!

Sweet Poppy and S....

Mom got "homer" to come from the Braves organization....

My little soccer star...

Playing outside....

Out little garden

Playing in the dirt at smith gilbert gardens...

Who does this child belong to?? She loves worms- I hate them!! hilarous.

The Fam at Easter

Bunny fingernails courtesy of R- big girl cousin!

2 gals in a pink vette....

my 3 little angels on Easter morning....

and she's off....

my three little monkeys!

Go S

Love this one of D

S with a little Butterfly on her shoulder at the Chattanooga Aquarium over Spring Break....
My 3 amigos in Chattanooga at the indoor pool at the choo choo

ON the walking path over the Tennessee river
Daddy and his 3 girls at his new work.... and the Moseleys come for a visit!
Scott comes to visit from Israel!

D loves Ms. Carmella at the library for story time...

Daddy got very sick with blood clots in Feb. of this year- he was fine - Thank YOU JESUS- but it was a major scare- here he is with all his girlies. Make sure to get checked if you ever have unexplained swelling and shortness of breath- don't mess with that stuff!
Me and my 3 plus an extra (my darling niece) hiking up Kenn Mtn...

Miss R - she is 13!!! We celebrated at the Swan Coach House....

My little girls love to ice skate- that must be the Canadian in them....

Father Daugther dance....
Snow in the 'hood....

Snowy home....
Happy Birthday Daddy! The cake was a masterpiece...well kind of.....:0)