Congrats Grads!!

Tonight is Carroll Academy's graduation. Because of all the rain they had to move it to the gym. But I remember 9 years ago, I was standing up there getting my diploma! I know the graduates & their parents are all proud of them! My cousin, Randall, is graduating tonight. I know he will be glad to be out of high school! Thursday night is Morgan's graduation at Franklin Parish High School in Winnsboro, LA. She has been to several different schools between Mississippi & Louisiana, that I know she will also be glad it's over! You both have worked hard & deserve the next step in life. Move on to the next chapter of your life with an open mind & an open heart, after all it is just the beginning! It's an amazing experience to grow up & be who you are meant to be (even tho it's not much fun at times!). Congratulations to the both of you & we love you!

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises." Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning. ~Orrin Hatch

Happy Mother's Day

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!! I know my first one was wonderful! When Natalee got home from daycare Friday, there was a card she had "made" for me in her diaper bag. It was the sweetest thing! Friday night she & her daddy took me out to eat, since Terry had to work yesterday. They gave me a pair of Open Heart Earrings to match my necklace I got for Valentine's Day. Those two are too sweet!! Saturday night, daddy & Irene came over & played with Natalee for a little while, while I made a graduation cake. Sunday morning, Natalee & I got up & went to meet Terry's parents so we could go to church with them, where Mr. Roger preaches. They gave me a nice silhouette necklace & the sweetest card! After church, Mr. Roger took Mrs. Delma & me to eat at Chili's in Starkville. He is too sweet! We had a great day just enjoying their company & talking. We got Terry a to go dessert & we stopped by MedStat on our way home to visit with him for a bit. Natalee & I then went to my grandmother's where my sister had cooked chicken spaghetti for all the moms in the family. We sat around granny's talking & enjoying each others company. After a long and eventful day, we finally got home & both hit the sack! Here are some pics of the card!

A Weekend of Firsts!

It's been a while so I thought I would update you on what all has happened over the past week. Thursday night I showed Natalee how to hold her bottle. She has done it ever since & doesn't seem to mind it. Sometimes she does still get lazy & won't do it, but that's ok...mommy will hold her bottle anytime she wants her to! She also tried green beans for the first time Thursday night...she does not like them by the way! But she does like the sweet potatoes! I also did something I thought I wouldn't be able to do for a very long time & it was still very hard to do and that was let Natalee stay away from home for the first time Thursday! She stayed with Aunt BB (my sister) which is only about 5 seconds down the road, but I was still worried about her all night! I know she was in good hands, but it was still hard & it will still be a while before she does it again! Saturday, I gave her a sippy cup for the first time with juice. She took to it ok but she's not that interested in it right now. But she loves her juice!! And the most important first was my first Mother's Day!!!! (I'll tell you about that in another post.)

3 Month Proofs

Yes, I know Natalee is 4 1/2 months old..but I'm just now getting around to this. I am attaching a few of our favorites out of the 54 proofs we had of Natalee's 3 month photo shoot. They were all so cute! We had a very hard time deciding!

If It's Not One Thing, It's Another!

As most of you know, Natalee has had 3 ear infections since she has graced us with her presence. The first one when she was 2 months old, another 2 weeks later, and the third about a month later. Monday she started coughing a little. I gave it a few days to see if it would get better (most of her coughs had gotten better in a couple of days). Instead it started getting worse! She had her WIC appointment for cereal this morning & I had made her an appointment at the Children's Clinic for this afternoon. Terry jut called & said she now has BRONCHITIS! Poor baby keeps getting sick & mommy & daddy doesn't know what to do! Sometimes I wish there was no such thing as sickness, but I know it will pass & one day she will be all better!

We Got A Truck!

You know last week I told you the Blazer broke down. Well Sunday we went to Jackson to CarMax just to look. We didn't think they would be open on a Sunday, but they were! We looked around the lot then Terry & the salesman test drove a truck. They were gone a good 30 minutes. When they got back, we decided we would see what the monthly payments would be before we decided for sure what we (he) wanted. They were just what we were looking for! So we bought a red, 4 door, 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 truck! It is so nice & drives great! We both love it! It was about time to buy Terry a vehicle anyway, and I'm glad we got him something he likes!

What a Week!

I hate vehicles! Our blazer was already a piece of junk but Terry & I were both hoping it would hold out until he got out of school so we could afford to get another vehicle. Well he was on his way to school tonight & guess what? It freakin' blew up! Not literally blow up but under the hood did catch on fire! Why does this kind of stuff always have to happen to us??? This is the second vehicle I have owned that this happened to. The first one I was in the 9th grade & had just gotten out one afternoon. I walked to the gym parking lot & smoke was boiling out of it! Sometimes I just wish vehicles didn't exist!


In other news....this week has actually been a pretty good week. Let's start with last Friday night...we went to eat at the Mexican restaurant for my daddy's birthday. Brandi kept Natalee for a little while so Terry & I could spend some time together. Saturday, we had Morgan's graduation party. She will be graduating high school in 2 weeks in Louisiana, so we will not be able to attend. Sunday was a lazy day. Terry had to work so Natalee & I stayed at the house then went to mom's for supper & to watch the Natalee Holloway movie. It was a pretty good movie, in my opinion. Tuesday, Katie Lauren had a 2nd grade play. The title was Go Fish. It was about a shark that wanted to be friends with the other fish in the ocean. She was a butterfly fish. Oh we also picked up Natalee's 3 month proofs from Price's Saturday. They are sooo good! I'll have to make another post & post a couple when I get them scanned in! There are so many good ones & don't know where to start to choose my favorites! Well that about sums up our week! Hope you all have a great weekend!

A Doctor Visit

Natalee had her 4 month check up & shots today! Doc said she is very healthy and everything is right on track. She is doing everything she is supposed to (rolling over, grabbing at things, laughing out loud, etc...) at this age. I can proudly say that we had NO ear infections this time! Yay! Doc's exact words were "She couldn't be any more perfect!" He told us that we could start juice today and she could drink water now also. We get to start veggies in about 4 weeks. So tonight we tried some apple juice. Natalee loved it! We'll try pear juice tomorrow night! He left out of the room & we waited about 30 minutes before the nurse came in to give the shots. Of course Natalee screamed! I felt so bad. I hate when she has to get shots. I personally don't like needles either so I know how she feels! Oh I almost forgot! She now weighs 11 lbs. 5 oz. and is 22 3/4 in. long! She sure is growing but she certainly doesn't look like. She is very petite!

Happy Easter!

Yeah I know it's been a couple of days, but I just now got my pics uploaded...Anyway, we had a great Easter weekend! Natalee & I visited with Terry's Aunt Linda & her family Saturday. I also to Natalee to have her picture made with the Easter bunny (I'll have to post that pic later!) Saturday night we dyed eggs at my mom's house. Natalee would have rather slept! Sunday morning when we got up, we went to see what the Easter bunny left. He left Natalee a lot of good stuff! She got a summer outfit, several books, a rubber ducky, a chocolate bunny, and some sunglasses. We then got ready & went to church. After church we went to my moms for lunch & an egg hunt. Our family from Louisiana was here so we had a good crowd. Natalee & Madison (7 months old) both hunted a few eggs (okay so the mommies hunted them!). Madison had a blast, but Natalee wasn't sure what was going on, she had fun though. Well here are a few pics from the weekend! Enjoy!

Spring Pic

Natalee had her Spring Pictures made at daycare last month. We got them back yesterday...here it is! This was taken March 5, 2009 at 2 months old!