happy 4th of july 2009!!

we had a wonderful 4th this year. thank God that sydney felt good enough to come out and shoot some fireworks. luke was much more brave this year with the "fire", so we had to watch him like a hawk!! cory and jamie were the pyrotechnics this year and shot the "big" fireworks...well, pretty fireworks. we have so much to be thankful for this 4th of july, not only am i thankful for living in the country that i do, but i am so thankful to be a part of such a wonderful and blessed family. luke got to hold a sparkler by himself (for a milisecond!)

dawson and logan lighting up some sparklers!

getting ready for baby allie!

we started painting allie's nursery yesterday. she'll be here before we know it. luke had fun helping out!

happy "late" father's day!

ok, i know i'm like 10 days late on posting this, but, better late than never, hu?? we've been so busy here lately that we don't know what to do with ourselves.



but, just want to wish my dad a very happy father's day. he is a very special man in my life. growing up, i just didn't realize how important my dad was to me. of course, as a teenager, i definitely took him for granted. but now, since i am married and have child(ren) of my own, things have really changed. my dad is such a hard worker and has always worked so hard to give us girls whatever we wanted (within limits, of course!). he taught us so much about responsibility and making our own decisions. he is a Christian man that puts God first in his life and i respect him so much for that.


thank you, dad, for all you have ever done for me and the things you do for my family. i love you very much!

oh yeah, my dad is also CRAZY about his ol' chevelle!

on saturday before father's day, we celebrated with my family with a good cookout, ribs and all the fixins, at mom and dad's house. yummy! we got to celebrate cory's father's day on sunday with a good lunch at his parent's house. cory had a good father's day, too. new lenses for the good ol' oakley sunglasses! hey, that's what he wanted! luke and allie love you! (i know, no pictures.....)

slumber party......

well, sort of.......dawson got to spend-the-night with us last night. luke had a BLAST. they stayed up late...well if you call 9:00 late, and watched TV and then they were off to bed. he just thought it was the neatest thing that dawson got to sleep in HIS room. here are some shots of them right before they went off to sleep. (yes, they both slept ALL night....didn't hear a peep from either of them)

we hope we can do it again real soon!

oh, i can't wait!!

cory ordered these t-shirts for the "kids"....yes, i said "kids"! i can't wait for them to wear them!

summer, summer, summer FUN!

luke and i went swimming with my friend brook and her 2 girls katie grace and hannah today. we had a BLAST! this is the first time luke has ever been in a BIG swimming pool. he absolutely loved it. he was sort of a little dare devil. i think he will catch on to swimming really quick.

IT'S A GIRL!!

we went yesterday for our anatomy scan/ultrasound and, well, it's official.....we are going to have a sweet baby girl in november! (Lord willing, this one doesn't come early like luke did!) we are super excited. luke has been telling us that it's a girl, but hea WANTS a boy. so, he was right all along.

keep praying that my pregnancy continues to go well. the dr. has restricted me from lifting and doing any strenous activities (yes, kinda tough with a 2 year old!). we pray that this baby is stong, healthy and FULL TERM!!

i'm working on uploading the ultrasound video to my blog...so bear with me...i'm stll learning!

bama, here i come!

ROLL TIDE, BABY!! well, that's what luke would say! i think he'll be very interested in the games this fall....well, at least we hope so!

twilight

ok, i am NOT a book reader, at all!! i was always a clift note reader in high school. a few friends at work kept talking about the twilight books and how good they were, yadda, yadda, yadda. ok, i am totally HOOKED! i finished the first book in about a week (which is REALLY good for me!), and now am on the 2nd book...about 1/3 finished. can't wait to see the movie!

SHOTS.....UGH!!!

well, about 10 weeks ago, my OBGYN told me.....at 16 weeks, you'll start your progesteron shots one time a week to help from going into pre-term labor. at that time, it seemed so far away. well, guess what, week 16 has arrived. UGH!!!! got the medicine, syringes, needles, alchohol wipes, 2x2 gauze and even a sharps container in the mail yesterday. i immidiately put them in the closet! (yes, i am a BIG chicken when it comes to shots!) melanie, my sister that is an RN, called yesterday willing to come over right then and give me the shot...well....no, no, not today, i told her; let's wait until tomorrow. so today was the day...shot in the HIP! i think she was glad to give me the shots if i say so myself! it actually wasn't that bad.

oh, the things we do for our children!