It's Been Awhile...

Sorry it's been awhile, but life interuptis... We've been having a great summer - Sissy got to stay w us for a week & we went to the beach! It was Lil Misses 1st time & Lil Man barely remembered the 1st one (at age 1) - Everyone had a great time, but it's a whole 'nother thing taking a family of 5, then just the 2 of us!

Easter Pics

Lil Misses 6mos pic happened to coinside with Easter!

I think she knows how to work the camera, don't you? Time sure flies!Things that make ya go Hmmmmm....
That girl LOVES her big brother!

Ready for Easter

Lil Miss tried on her Easter dress before we went for her 6mos pics & to meet the Bunny! Lil Man actually did better then I thought he would...

Blessings

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow - mine do!

Snow Days

We usually get snow once a year in the deep South -

these were some of our favorite pics... This was actually taken of Sissy in Tennessee & sent to us - I just loved it!
Don't they look just thrilled?
Lil Miss actually was having a good time....

Even when her brother dumped snow on her!

& of course Jackie dog had a ball!

Cousins and 3mos

Sorry it's been awhile since I posted! The holidays were hectic & then I got a consulting job at my old company! This was a photo shoot we had with all the Booker kids over the holidays - it was like hearding cats crazy! There's our 3, the both of Dave's brother's kids... I can't wait to send this to their great-grandmother, Dot! Of course, I had to have one of our 3 - Lil man wasn't the most coorperative, you can even see a tear in his eye...

These are some of Lil Misses 3mos pics - These feature her in the christining gown my mother 1st wore 60 years ago & the rest of the family thereafter... I have it framed with the pics of both my kids wearing it... it very special to me

Christmas Magic

Some images from Christmas...

Lil Man on his new trike, Lil Miss is the best present under the tree this year~

& Jackie dog even got some frisbees from the man in red!

Lil man taking the trike for a spin...
& Lil Miss tries out her new playmat - cheese!

Christmas Parade

Brrrr! It was a chilly night at the Downtown Christmas parade!

Happy Thanksgiving

We have alot to be thankful for this year - the arrival of Lil Miss, who is such a sweet little girl & loves to be cuddled! Lil Man, who loves to give kisses & Sissy, our teenager in training!

House Divided

Mama's Boy & Daddy's Girl!

Happy Halloween/Birthday

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mother - also known as Grandma Mell or as my son, putting his own spin on it, calls her Moe. I could talk about all her years of dealing with raising a daughter & the trials of such, but right now at the forefront of my mind is her invaluable dedication to me & my family during the birth of my 2nd child, Lil Miss. Having been admitted to the hospital 5 weeks before my due date, Mom was there every minute (I did let her go home to sleep). While she was in charge of me, my husband took care of Lil Man, but she still found time to go check on him, clean my house, start laundry & have the carpets cleaned! She became such a fixture at the hospital, the nurses said she should be hired to decorate rooms, after making mine so homey... & then did end up spending the night after I was readmitted with blood pressure complications... I could go on & on, but that's it in a nutshell - I can never thank her enough, or tell her I love her enough... love you mom! Halloween was pretty much rained out, so I was glad we went to 1st Methodist's Fall Festival a couple of days beforehand. Ironically when folks asked me how old Lil Miss was & I said '5 weeks', I also had to tell them that the day (the 28th) was actually her due date! Lil Man was Buzz Lightyear & Miss was a Lil Leopard & she won the best infant costume!

This was a pose I used for the kids Halloween cards - I can't believe she fit in the pumpkin!

I LOVE this picture!

Not Jealous

No, he's not jealous, he just wanted to go for a swing too ;)

Chicago - My kinda town!

We recently were able to attend my cousin/Godchild Kimmee's wedding in Chicago! The ceremony was beautiful & of course having a family reunion is alway a bonus! My poor legs/feet were so swollen that I had to wear my flip-flops to the wedding! At least they were black :D Below is our visit to Grams' house (my maternal grandmother). She enjoyed seeing the kids & the kids loved the Jockey outside - which has been around longer then I have! K was telling us that he was her Prince & giving him kisses (like her mom used to)....

A visit to the Brookfield Zoo was also on the agenda - Lil man posed on the Lion at the entrance, just like I did at his age! We loved the Dinosaur exhibit - at least he did until they moved & roared! & I still can't believe I mounted that tiger on the merry-go-round!

Navy Pier was our last day - Thomas the Train ride got FIVE visits from Lil man! The Children's Museum was also a big hit with the kids - making pizzas, fishing, playing in treehouses, changing tires - whew! Wears me out all over again! A few micellaneous - Lil man lovin' on the baby belly & his time on the putt-putt course! When golfing, he'd knock the heck out of it & then pick up the ball & place it next to the cup to put it in - then, he'd yell - 'I DID IT!'

A great visit in all & thanks to our benefactors, mom & Payne :D

Close Shave

While Mommy was taking a shower, Lil man decided he'd be Daddy & 'shave'. Needless to say, there was a big scream & lots of blood! As I applied peroxide, he kept saying 'bad Daddy' (way not to take responsibility son) - he did love the Nemo tattoo band-aid though... Mommy reinstalled the kid proof door thingy-ma-bobs today...

Racing to Bed

At least, we hope that's what the reults will be! We got Lil man this toddler bed, 1. the crib will be free for Boo & 2. Mommy can have her own bed as well ~ so far, so good!

Summer Belly LoVe

Lil man loves mama's baby belly - he usually says 'baby's hot',

but I like when he says 'Mama's hot' ;)

Sibling LoVe

Lil man had a great time during his Sissy's visit this week.

Here they are making kabobs, a favorite cook-out pasttime during summer visits. Another favorite pasttime is reading books! Sissy read 3 books every night! His favorite from the library right now is Flying & we also heard author Pete Litwin perform his book 'Pete the Cat, I love My White Shoes' at the library this week, so we got a copy for home.

Lil Man's Birthday #2

2 years ago today, this Lil man entered my life & changed it forever! Such a sweet natured boy & very precocious (if I do say so myself) - he amazes me everyday & I can't wait to see what he does next! I'm truely blessed!

Here is his birthday cake - my 1st atempt at a 'creative' cake & it didn't turn out so bad (if I also say so myself) - For those not 'in the know', this is Mack from the movie CARS - Lil man LOVES him & loved his cake! (red velvet with butter cream frosting).

Happy Birthday to YOU!!!

YUM!!!

For his 'actual' birthday, we all ventured to the GA Aquarium - everyone had a blast (as long as we stayed away from the alligators!)