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!

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!

Yummy!

Lil Miss just started on cereal

& looks pretty excited about it!

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!

Lil Miss

I decided one afternoon to have a photo shoot with Lil Miss & these are 2 of my favorites!

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 ;)

Welcome Lil Miss

We had a big surprise this month! Lil Miss arrived early! Although, I can't really say it's her fault... my BP was out of control & I developed pre-eclampsia. So, to help the both of us, we had a c-section on Sept. 21st - this made her about 5 weeks early, but after more testing, she seemed even younger, possibly 7 weeks early! She needed extra oxygen & TLC for a few days - which was really tough on us. Also sometimes when born that early, babies don't like to be touched - so that was extremely tough! & as she was on the mend, my situation went downhill with the BP. The condition usually passes after delivery, but mine did not. I actually had to be readmitted for treatment & was quiet scared. Everyone is now home & I'm so thankful to have everyone under one roof. Lil Miss is doing great & my BP seems to be leveling off - thanks to everyone for their thoughts, prayers & support.