Laundry Bandit.....

I really enjoy playing in piles of clean clothes, taking dirty clothes from the laundry basket, and rolling by in my walker to steal towels from the racks.

Mega Blocks.....

Santa brought me 200 Mega Blocks for Christmas but I didn't get to open them until this week, so I was pretty excited to see what they taste like. My daddy built a lot of things while I played with the box they came in and then I would get tired of that and demolish whatever Daddy built.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Jo...

My big sis turned the big 30 this past week and we took the opportunity to take some family pics (big brother is missing due to the fact he lives on the other side of the country). Growing up, my sister had the misfortune of a summer birthday which always seemed to fall the same week as our family vacation....so to appease her we would have to eat at McDonald's (which I hate) but that was the rule...the birthday girl gets to eat what she wants...Needless to say, we missed trying some really great restaurants in many Southern towns. Now that we are older, it is nice to have family dinners at home....like the great steak dinner we had tonight. Happy Birthday Sister!

Standing Up.....

Pulling up to my walker has now been surpassed by my need to climb onto my walker..... and yes, I just turned 7 months old Saturday.

Emily and Jameson's Wedding.....

Emily and I have been friends for nearly fifteen years. We have truly grown up together and have been a part of almost every major life event in one another's life. Our personal paths and life timelines have been a little different and have made it so that I have not been able to spend as much time with her in the past years (or even on her wedding day) as I would have liked. Families, babies, work, and other life responsibilities as we have grown up have eaten into our time together. Long gone feel the days of poolside girl talks, country road car rides, and long lazy lunches. Our lives have moved in new and exciting directions but ones with more restraint. I love my life and my boys but I can't help but grieve a little over the loss of girlhood fun which Emily was so much a part of. I know as our lives continue to advance and unfold that we will be there for one another because that is just the kind of friends we are...lifelong. We will learn to cherish the small amounts of time together with more appreciation and will anxiously await more life events that continue to shape us. As we experience more weddings, anniversaries, milestone birthdays, and the birth of our children, I know we will grow closer and our bond will only strengthen despite our length of time apart.

Emily I love you dearly and you have always been the best of friends to me. You are constantly reliable, dependable, and selfless. You go out of your way to be kind and helpful and you do your best to make everyone feel at ease. I am beyond happy for you as you have joined lives with whom I feel is an answer to a longtime prayer of mine. I always felt so blessed to have a wonderful man in my life and I always wanted the same for you. God has answered that prayer with Jameson. I immediately loved him and he effortlessly blended in with all of us. I am so happy for you and so honored to call you my friend. With much love, Happy Wedding Day!

Hatcher Sits.....

I just keep getting bigger. I started pulling myself up to a standing position this week and now I'm sitting unassisted..... What's next for me?

Emily's Wedding Rehearsal.....

The Bride-to-be

Bridesmaids: Laurel Donahue, Elyse Burkhardt, Stephanie Fuqua, Meda Pierce (Matron of Honor), Kitzie Shepard, Rachael Lindsay..... Not pictured Lara Reid (Matron of Honor)

Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

I so much enjoyed working with Emily, her sister, and new mother-in-law on the flower arrangments and bouquets. I truly could play with flowers all day...they make my soul happy