Heard around the House...

Annalee:

"Mommy, can you help me find a husband?"

About her hurt finger, "God is Healing me."

"I asked God to give me back my fingernail."

"Shelby, wear your shoes like a lady!"

"Where are we going? Why are we going to the store?What are we going to get there? Can I help you with the cart? Where are we going now? Why are we going home? What are we going to do there? Can I help with lunch? Why are we going potty? What are we doing now? I don't want to take a nap."

Shelby:

"Can you hold me?"

"She not sharing!"

I asked her where she got her bandaid," Annalee gave it to me. She my besfriend."

"I don't want to!"

"Aaa-ver-dee!" (Avery in Shleby language)

"I love your buttons, dress, face, makeup, lip gloss, earrings..." or whatever you happen to have on that she noticed. She is VERY complimentary.

Avery:

"Da-da"

"uh, uh, uh..." You get the point.

The Walker

Yeap, it's official.

Hmmm...

Are the girls allowed to sit on the bed like this? No.

Are the girls allowed to use me camera without asking? No.

Do I love this face? Am I laughing hysterically at the evidence? Yes.

What Do Princesses Do?

What DO princesses do all day?

Dig in the dirt...

Eat cupcakes... Preform for adoring fans...

Play soccer...

Baseball/golf ( or whatever you want to call it)... Whatever they do, it is always fun and in princess style!

A Backyard!

I have always wanted a fenced in backyard. Well, we got one, a BIG, BEAUTIFUL one! God is so good to have blessed us with many, many new things, I can only begin to list them: a perfect new home, an increase in Shane's pay, our business growing at an alarming speed, health, weather, timing, family, good times with new friends, a church that is exploding at the seams with growth and excitement for the Lord's work, mentors, a love that continues to grow in our marriage, like I said, the list goes on and on...

One Reason

As soon as I get the house put together, I will post a blog complete with pictures and details, but I had to share this. This is one reason I am in love with our home. I think it is so cute to watch my girls play together on the floor in front of a fireplace.

Goin' To The Chapel...

My little sister just got married! She did an amazing job in the planning and details. She is an artsy one and did a great job at making the day just perfect. The event took place at Sweet Briar College, and all girls school that recently won "most beautiful campus in the country." Complete with carriage rides and dessert reception, the day was above all memorable. What a combination of classic simplicity....and to top it all off, she looked more beautiful than I have ever seen her, ever. We had a particularly fun day with each member of our family playing a part. I was the only bridesmaid, the girls were one of six children in the wedding.

They skipped down the aisle yelling, "The bride is coming, the bride is coming!" Adorable.

The kiss was quite entertaining...

Shane performed the ceremony, and as always did a marvelous job, even though he spent the entire day herding six girls in flower girl dresses, doing his best to keep them clean and accounted for. The happy groom...Tommy.

Shelby fell asleep during the ceremony and Annalee, of course danced the night away, except for the one dance Daddy danced with Mommy and she cried in the corner. What sweet memories...

Impact '08

Another awesome business conference! We were so looking forward to this one, so many changes...the excitement was high for everyone. Our team had several new faces and that always makes for an exciting time. And, as always lives were changed, in more ways than one!

I'm Addicted!!

Try it once; you'll be addicted, too. I have always wanted to try a sprint triathlon. I was training for one in the summer of '06 and then I found out I was pregnant with Avery, no more triathlon. So, when my sister told me last month that she was going to do one, I was all for it. Even though I only had a month to train, I knew it could be done; after all, it was just a sprint (which really just means short). Plus, I thought it would be a super fun thing to do with my sister. I had been working out consistently since the beginning of the year taking 2 weightlifting classes a week and several other aerobic classes. When I decided to do the triathlon, I stopped taking the aerobics classes and added running, swimming and biking to my weekly routine. I did keep the weight training to build up those muscles. Looking back, I really didn't train well, but I have to remember, I only had a month. The event was awesome and it definitely hurt, but I was so fun. I mean, I get to say, "I did it!!" We have already made plans for two other events this summer. My sister, cousin and I are running a women's 8K trail run in May. Then my sister and a couple of friends and I are running the Rock & Roll 1/2 marathon in VA Beach in August. That one should be super fun with bands on nearly every corner of the boardwalk. I may be a couple months prego on that one, but we shall see. What fun to look forward to!

Who's Who?

"They all look so much alike!" I get this comment a lot. So I was browsing through some old pictures and decided to post a few of the girls at the same age. See is you can tell the difference.

Annalee

Shelby

Avery

Avery Shelby Annalee

Shelby at Carl's Ice Cream Avery at Carl's Ice Cream

Where have we been?

We have been in a trasition, a LONG one! I don't have any final reports for you, but prayerfully, we will soon. Until then, I won't spend too much time trying to fill you in on the past year, but rather, I will update on our present excitements. Here are a few photos of the past several months. I promise I will do better from now on...:)

Shelby and her Daddy Baby Avery at the 4th of July, only a few weeks old.

Avery and her Mommy in the fall, love that face!

Sisters Annalee and Shelby in the Fall

Shelby at the beach in the Fall

Annalee running around in the Summer