A Starter

Wedding Favors

So sweet!!

Quick Blurb

I will be covering Josh and Kimmy's wedding in a series of posts, as soon as I get my act together over here at my house.

Also, could you all tell me that it is ok that I took belly pictures every 4 weeks with Violet, and at nearly 20 weeks with this baby I have yet to take any?!?!!?

I feel so bad about it, but hey, life is busy lately.

So to you, new little person, I love you just the same. I was just more bored with your sister. And that was the last time I would ever be bored.

Father's Day

For Father's Day we went to the Zoo. It was great to see Violet experience the animals.

It was so cute to see her examine them and say their species and declare that they were "pretty cute"


I have always liked the giraffes, as does Violet.
It's their eyes! SO beautiful and those lashes! If someone ever told me I had eyes like a giraffe I'd likely swoon on the spot!

These were Tapirs.

Unique little guys.

We also saw the elephants, but the moment one of them moved Violet was ready to clear out.

This was some of the local wildlife.

I think he was flirting with me.

This is Tim saying, "Look at that gorilla walking down the hill and towards us!"

Approximately 45 seconds later it got close enough to look Violet in the eyes and she commenced screaming. She is uncertain about eye contact with wild creatures.

We had a great time, though I myself was quite winded.

Hope you all had a wonderful Daddy's Day!

Friday Night Picture

Daddy's Girl

Thursday Afternoon Picture

"Uh, can't you see I'm busy?"

A Preview

My sister's wedding is in 3 weeks!

*collective shriek stemming from feelings of not being prepared*

Violet is her flower girl and this is her ensemble. She loves it.

She calls is "pretty wedding dress and hat and bow"
Also, it has yet to be altered and thus, is falling off.

How sweet is she?!?!?!
I gave her my old camera to distract her from trying to grab mine while I took her picture.
I told her that was Violet's camera and that she couldn't touch Momma's camera.
She took it quite well. Good trade I guess.





Then I tricked her into putting Violet's camera in her basket to pose this shot.
I never knew you'd have to be so sneaky when you became a parent, but you do.
I kinda like it....is that a bad sign?

A Few Things

As I sit to write this I am realizing I can feel the little flutters of a tiny turkey in my belly.

I will be 14 weeks tomorrow which means, second trimester!! I am wearing maternity clothes and the extreme nausea has abated to the point that I am only taking my medicine once a day or not at all! Praise God for that!

Thanks all for the prayers, this has been much better than it was with Violet, and I couldn't be more pleased and relieved!!

Also, I think our bumper crop of dandelions is quite precious. My husband keeps muttering something about gasoline and a match when he sees them. Men and women......