Leia and Ivy went to Camille’s birthday party Saturday. On our way I started thinking that from mid October to mid December is a popular time for birthdays around our house. Leia has started to learn the happy birthday song and has associated cake with birthdays. We met Camille when Leia was just a few weeks old along… Continue reading Happy Birthday Camille
Mimi’s birthday was on Nov 9th. We were fortunate to get to celebrate with her. She is such a blessing to our family! Lisa, Ivy, and Stacy spent part of the day with her then everyone gathered for dinner at aunt Stacy’s house that evening around her new farm house table. We hope you had… Continue reading Happy Birthday Mimi
Mimi and Papa took the family to see Disney on Ice this year. The girls loved it! Three very active little girls were mesmerized by the show; it captured their attention the whole 2 hours. Even Ivy was fascinated for over an hour before she couldn’t stay awake any longer. They girls each got to pick out a special treat… Continue reading Disney on Ice
Halloween 2011 was exciting for our girls. It marked a first for each of them. It was Ivy’s first holiday in her life and Leia’s first Harvest party at school (of course sissy got to go too). The party started at 9:00 (it was the earliest mommy has gotten out if the house with two girls alone but… Continue reading Trick or Treat / Halloween 2011
Mimi helped out while Lisa could not pick up Leia quit a bit. One of the days we thought it whould be a fun to have cousins time. Sara and Katie spent the night with Mimi then Lisa brought Leia and Ivy out the next morning fun at the park. We had a blast playing! The girls slid, swung, climbed,… Continue reading Fun day at the park
We had the opportunity to go to a barn one of Leia’s friend’s mom works at mid-October. Leia is somewhat leery of animals other than her dog-dog, Sierra despite the fact that I have taken her to zoo classes and petting farms since she was old enough to go. Leia is normally the one in the group… Continue reading Visit to the barn
We decided we needed a little fun after a very long week as we said good-bye for a while to mama. Clanton Pumpkin patch was just what we needed on a beautiful Saturday. Mimi, aunt Stacy, uncle Mark,Sara, and Katie meet us there. Leia jumped out of the car and headed to the train while mommy and… Continue reading Pumpkin Patch October 2011
Prior to Ivy’s arrival one of our friends had arranged a fire station tour for Leia and several of her friends. We were fortunate that it had been arranged since Leia missed the fire truck day at school. This tour was way better than just seeing the fire truck since the kids were able to get in… Continue reading Fire Station Tour September 21st
The last 3 years have been a rough road for mama and mom. On Sunday, Oct 2nd at 5pm mama took her last breath with mom holding one hand. God let us experience his sweet mercy as we prayed for freedom from pain and peace. Mom, Stacy, Kristi, and I were able to spend her last… Continue reading Mama Joyce 5/17/29 – 10/02/2011
The countdown began right after Ivy was born for the 2 week mark for Lisa to be able to drive and the 6 week mark when Lisa could lift Leia and life get back to normal. Chris stayed home from work for two weeks after Ivy was born to take care of everything so Lisa could rest… Continue reading Count Down