First Time Camping: Lake Conasauga

Camping Hair is what we call this :)

Thanksgiving Part I

Here are some pictures from our Care Group Thanksgiving Dinner!
Jason feeding the girl :) He doesn't get to do that often, so it's a real treat when I pack a bottle.

Who knows? :)

How sweet!

mmm... Billie's yummy sweet potato casserole!

Chris and Janelle

Billie serving away!

Drew and Rachel

Josh and Jenn

Courtney and Buddy

Leigh and Lori

It was great night! I love our care group and I am so thankful that we have the opportunity to get to know these folks!

What a day!

Yesterday was the big 26 for me :) I was blessed with such a wonderful and special day spent with some of my favorite people!!!

This little one being my favorite :) hee hee!

Thank you to my sisters in law for taking me out to lunch! and to Francesca for buying!! Unfortunately, I remembered to take this pic after she and Arden had left :(

My love had all our wedding pictures printed so that I can put them in an album! I was am SO excited, I've been wanting to do this for a year now and just haven't gotten to it...

Jakey made me this awesome shirt! I LOVE IT, he is so talented in the artsy department.

Mommy and Girly on mommy's birthday. Couldn't be happier!

Jennie and Julianne gave Jason and I their COLDPLAY TICKETS! I'm still speechless. I had wanted to go to this concert before I even knew it existed and we just couldn't swing it financially, so I put it out of my mind and tried to ignore the approaching date. Thank you girl for this amazing surprise!!!

Jake and the boys playing with Jason's iTouch

Little cousins!

Blowing out my b-day candle on the delicious birthday dessert that Mom B made. It followed up an amazing dinner.

Last but not least me with my favorite people in the entire world! I am a blessed lady to have such an amazing husband and beautiful daughter!

Thank you to all my family who made my birthday so special. I love you all!!!

A night on the town

Our dear friend Paul came through town this week. It was great catching up and having a few good laughs :)

7 Random Things

for Maggie girl :)

1. My parents almost named me Magnolia Blossom
2. I was born in Maryland, but we actually lived in Virginia
3. I love drinking milk with my pizza
4. I have to sleep with a fan and at least two pillows
5. My middle name is Virginia, after my Grandmother, and that's what we're naming our daughter.
6. I hate olives and mushrooms
7. my favorite place to vacation is Ipswich, Mass.

Back Tracking

I was in Virginia last weekend for a dear friend's wedding. Here are some shots from the festivities... Sorry, i didn't get any good ones of me and my belly...

(This is the best one I had of me in my maternity dress) :)

Baby Shower!

The reason we were in Virginia was that our dear friends Marie and Melanie were throwing me my first baby shower! Thank you, ladies, from the bottom of my heart! I was so blessed and overwhelmed by so many familiar and loving faces surrounding me. Jason and I are so grateful for all the clothes and goodies we received for our baby girl! Thank you, thank you everyone!

Cute little outfit, one out of many!

My Mimi, Dad's mom, came up from Florida for the shower. It was so nice having her there! Man, I hope I'm that stylish when I'm 82!!!

Some of the gals. Stephanie, you did a great job letting me throw tissue paper at you :)

Oh my! I got two of the most adorable bathing suits for next summer. This one is a little patriotic bikini! Can't you just see a little baby belly sticking out of that! I can't wait!

Dad, Jake, & Jason were playing pool during the shower, they came by later to survey the loot.

Look at all those clothes! After a little exchanging of sizes, I'll be set for a while. It seems like I'll have to change her outfit at least twice a day for her to wear everything!!

Thank you again to everyone who blessed us with provisions for our baby girl. We are so grateful! I love you all and miss you all so much.