Family Photo Shoot

In honor of my mom & dad's (ie: Memaw & Pap-paw's) 40th wedding anniversary, we had our family pictures taken in October. We got the proofs back today, and Shannon Watson did an amazing job! Especially considering she had 13 people to work with, and an endless number of combinations of people to take pictures of. Now comes the hard part....deciding which ones are my favorite to hang up in our house, use in our Christmas card, etc, etc. I really love all of them!!

Happy Birthday, Baby Sister!

One year ago today, we heard Dr. Oldfield utter those 3 glorious words, "It's a girl!". I was so very convinced we were having another boy, I was actually totally shocked (and skeptical) when I first heard these words. For the record, it was really Jeff that said these words to me....he leaned down to my face, and with a tear steaming down one cheek, he said, "it's a girl, mommy". I didn't even realize how much my heart yearned for a baby girl until I heard these words. Thank you, baby sister, for bringing so much joy to our lives over the past year. You are the easiest, sweetest, most perfect, easy-going baby we have ever met. We love you more than you will ever know.