It's Over Already??

Well, once again the weekend is over. It is always too short. We had a very productive weekend...we got lots of cleaning done on Saturday, and went to the park yesterday. Alexa had a great time. Here are some pictures from our trip and a few others. I hope everyone had a great weekend...a happy Monday today...have a great week!

Alexa playing peek-a-boo with mommy

Mommy helping Alexa on the slide

Alexa having fun on the slide

She loved the park!!

Alexa going into the tube...

Alexa coming out the other end!!

Alexa and Mimi feeding the fish!!

Alexa and mommy by the fish ponds

Thursday Thirteen

This Thursday I want to list 13 things I am thankful for

1. I am thankful that I am a child of God
2. I am thankful that I have Christian parents
3. I am thankful that God has blessed me with a wonderful daughter
4. I am thankful that I live in America
5. I am thankful that I have a good job
6. I am thankful that I am going to school so I won't have to stay in this job forever!
7. I am thankful for the wonderful family I have that supports me
8. I am thankful for the troops in Iraq and other places that are protecting me and my family (I wish they would all come home soon...especially Severyn!)
9. I am thankful for the health of my family members, especially Alexa
10. I am thankful that Alexa has a heavenly Father who loves her more than any of us could
11. I am thankful that Alexa has a wonderful earthly father who loves her very much
12. I am thankful that God has blessed me with such a wonderful life...that I have the things that I need, and that I am able to provide for my daughter
13. I am thankful that I truly am blessed in so many ways it's impossible to count or name them all...it's nice to reflect on them and give thanks to my Maker for the wonderful things He has done in and around me. Thank You God for all of your many blessings! Thank You for giving us this Thursday to write about being thankful...and thank You for the blessings You are going to give us in the future. What a truly awesome day!

Happy Thursday everyone...don't forget to give Him all the praise for the wonderful things in your life!

BIRTHDAY PICS!!

Finally some pics from the big event! Jodi sent my SD card home with Mimi and Pop after they spent the night at her house to celebrate Walker's birthday which was actually today. She also sent some cricut samples to me too...so exciting!! I can't wait to play with it! :)

Alexa playing on Walker's caterpillar

Alexa and Walker playing with their books

Alexa helping me read her card

These two are pretty much self-explanatory...I don't know if you can tell from the picture or not, but Alexa has red icing on the left side of her face because Walker wanted to share his with her!! :) LOL!! They were both so cute covered in icing!

Weekend Pics

Ok, here are a few pics from this weekend...unfortunately Jodi still has my SD card, so there aren't any from the birthday party. There are a few of Alexa in her birthday dress because she wore it to church on Sunday too...had to show off the adorable outfit her Mimi made her and Aunt Jodi appliqued a cupcake and embroidered her name on it. So cute!!

Alexa enjoying the french toast Pop made her

This is Alexa eating breakfast on Sunday after her big party!!

This is Alexa playing with her new laugh and learn piggy bank

Isn't that just the sweetest smile! :)

Such a sweet happy baby!

Such a sweet smile!

Daddy giving Lexa some sugar

Alexa in her new pink crocks...a present from Mimi and Pop

My newest scrapbook spread...I call it The Faces of Alexa. Linds I'm not sure if you can tell from this picture or not, but in all but one of the pictures her mouth is open...how funny! The only exception to the rule is when she has her paci in. She loves you and misses you. Hope we get to see you soon!

So Exciting!!

We had a great time at the party on Saturday...sorry I haven't gotten any pictures posted yet. I gave my SD card to Jodi so she could download all of my pics to her computer and it took too long so I had to leave it.

They were both so cute playing in their cakes, it was so funny! It was almost like they didn't know what to do with it...or maybe they were just scared to tear it apart because we don't let them do that normally. Great fun was had by all, our cousin's children came and they had a great time playing with all of the toys. They both got some nice stuff...lots of noise makers! My dad absolutely hates the little driver toy we got for Alexa...she presses one button over and over. He said "it sounds like a broken record" LOL! :) I think we are going to exchange it for something else that isn't quite as irritating!

We really had a great weekend all around! We spent Friday night at One Scrappy Chick, and we all got a lot done. Steph, Mere, and Jackie, it was great getting to spend some time with you all...hopefully we can do it again sometime soon! Jodi, don't think I'm leaving you out...I had a great time with you too, and hopefully it won't be a one time thing! Lindsey I will post my newest spread for you ASAP!! I can't wait to get some pictures of the birthday party printed so I can work on it next weekend. Danna talked about having another all day crop on Saturday, so if she does that then I won't go on Friday night. I hope I have the pictures by then, I just can't do a spread without the pictures there! I have plans for some other cute spreads...we are going to take the babies to a pumpkin patch and get pictures of them picking out a pumpkin, so that should be cute...especially with the pumpkin cutouts from the cricut. Then I'm also going to try and take Alexa to the park one day this week and get some pictures of her on the slide and stuff like that. It's funny...all of my ideas about pictures now revolve around what kind of cute scrapbook spread it will make. LOL!

Saturday we had the party and all was well there. Then yesterday we went to church and then rested...I took a much needed nap! :) I was supposed to go to Jodi's to play with the cricut, but I was just too tired. I hope I get to go over for a while tonight and play.

Alexa had her 1 year check up today...and she had to get 4 shots. :( She was such a big girl! She didn't cry when they stuck her finger, and then she only cried for a minute while the girl was giving her the shots...as soon as she finished she quit crying. It still made me sad though! I just love her so much and hate to see her in pain. I know Jodi feels the same way about Walker's appointment on Wednesday. She was 19lbs 3oz and was 29 inches long. It's crazy to think of how much she has grown. She as 7lbs 1oz and 20 inches when she was born. They grow up too fast!

On a brighter note...I won Meredith's contest!! Thanks Keith for pulling my name out of the hat! :) Thank you also to Meredith for having the contest in the first place. I can't wait to see my goodies!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and I hope you have a great week! I'll try to post some pics as soon as possible.

Happy Birthday ALEXA!!

Today is my sweet Alexa's first birthday!! Isn't that exciting? We woke her up with a wonderful rendition of Happy Birthday, and she loved it! She is taking a little nap now, and then we are headed to Jodi's house for the party. I can't wait to see them both covered in cake! :) I will try to post some pics later of the event. It's been a great year, and I'm looking forward to celebrating it and starting a new one! Happy Birthday Alexa Lynn, mommy and daddy love you so much!!

Fabulous Friday!!

I am a firm believer in the fact that nothing can ruin a Friday...why? Well, for the simple reason that it's FRIDAY!! That means no more work for 2 days, and what could be better than that? The answer this weekend would be that my sweet little angel is turning ONE! I can't believe it's been a year since I had her. That means this time last year I was still just waiting on her to arrive. I wouldn't go back to that moment for anything...in fact I would skip right up to after delivery! :) Next time I'll think more seriously about having an epidural! Oh well...I can say it's been an amazing year. Thankfully I'm about 50 pounds lighter than I was the day I had her (before delivery of course!)...I'm pretty sure the only thing better than new clothes are clothes that you couldn't fit into anymore. I so love being able to wear all of my old clothes again! :) I also love everything that has happened in the past year. Alexa can walk...she started at about 9 1/2 months. She has a vocabulary that includes: hey, hi, bye, no, uh oh, mama, dada, baba, ball, baby...I think that might be it, but I have to say for 1 I think it's pretty impressive! :) I'm looking forward to the times to come...I know it only gets better!

Just wanted to get a quick entry to say HAPPY FRIDAY!! I'm so glad I'm getting off early today, and can't wait for the crop tonight. See you girls there!