Happy 9 Months!!

That's right! My baby girl is 9 months old today! She keeps us smiling each and every day... What a blessing it is to have her in our lives!

4th of July

Last year we decided to start a tradition and go to a different city each year so we could experience new 4th of July entertainment and fireworks displays. This year we went to my home town, Guntersville. It was all planned out... stay at my dad's Friday, go to Spring Valley Beach WaterPark Saturday, and watch fireworks Saturday night. Everything went as planned until we realized G'ville's fireworks show wasn't until Sunday night. We had no choice but to have our own fireworks show once we got home.

At the waterpark...

The awesome kid area Walker wanted nothing to do with...

Walker amazed us that day.
He learned to swim a few feet while his face was underwater.

We made it home before dark on Sunday to shoot our own fireworks.

Walker was excited to help his daddy...

Mary Ella enjoyed watching from inside while snacking on some crackers...

Zac decided he was going to make another tradition...

shooting massive fireworks!

Here is a sample of the big ones.

I had to change the picture effects so you could see it...

First Time To...

We finally took Walker swimming this summer. We went to Point Mallard because they have the perfect kid play area. Walker enjoyed it for the slide but mainly he wanted to swim with Zac in the big pool. He even was brave enough to get into the wave pool. I know he will be swimming on his own any day now. He LOVES the water!

So here it is... First time to slide into water!

Major Event!!! First time to sleep in his own bed. It took a little tricky and creative thinking to make it happen but it worked! Hint: Look who's sleeping with him. :)

Mary Ella's pulling up onto everything now. She is 8 months old and has 2 teeth. She is such a big girl and HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!

While I was getting our bags packed to walk out the door I heard Walker reading his Bible stories book to Mary Ella. She was really enjoying it. How precious are they?

Here's a couple pics from Grandmother's house. We go there every Sunday after Church to visit. Steve took these. He usually gets a few good shots that I can't ever get!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, especially my husband! Walker was sooo excited to give Zac his "Iron Man" card. We had a great day going to church, visiting Steve, Nicia, and Grandmother followed by a day of relaxation at the house.

I had to include this picture from the camera. I took this several weeks back of Walker dead to the world after a day of play outside. Can you say Al Bundy! HA!

First Hair Cut, Wedding, & Buggy Ride

We could wait till she was one to get her first hair cut. You see how long and crazy it was growing. LOL! Since we had a wedding the next day and pictures next week end we thought now was the perfect time to do it.

Saturday we went to Birmingham to my cousin Johnathan's wedding. It was a beautiful yet HOT day.

My big boy!

Beka and Blake with the kiddos...

The fam shot (Finally!)

My sweet girl! Notice her new cut... finally no hair in the eyes. :)

Best buddies...

Walker and his cousin Anna having a great time together...

Mary Ella loves riding around in the buggy at daycare. Yesterday I caught them outside. Yea!

Bath Time and Blake & Beka's News!

Here are my babies enjoying bath time together. Walker acts silly and Mary Ella laughs her head off at him. It's really fun to watch.

And Blake and Beka are engaged!!!!! Yea!!!!! How sweet is this picture? The wedding is in Pensacola in August. I know it will be a beautiful and sweet ceremony. Love you guys!

10 Year Anniversary

I can't believe ten years has come and gone. Well actually May 2nd is the day but to celebrate we went to Gulf Shores for a week of rest, relaxation and a little business. Zac had a turf conference on the second day.

We went deep sea fishing for my first time....tons of fun! And yes, I caught a fish.. Red Snapper and Trigger Fish. Zac caught a few too. He was playing camera man so we didn't get his fish on tape.

Here I am with Trey our fun deckhand. Zac baited my hook and Trey took off the fish. I don't eat them so you know I'm not going to touch them.

Poor Zac. He really caught several but I couldn't balance a camera and those huge fishing poles. I hate we didn't get it on film for Walker.

Randoms...

Here's Mary Ella with her new walker

This is about the only picture I got of Easter.

Their baskets...

Walker's program at preschool Good 'Ole Noah... He was a monkey! He's the one in the middle dancing like a monkey!

Nanny and Daddy Ralph came to see him.

Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards

To all you parents that buy Huggies... Here is another way to save money if you haven't been doing so already. Collect the codes that come on the package of diapers. If you go to http://www.enjoytheriderewards.com/ and sign in you can enter the codes as you collect them and earn points. Codes can be worth 5 points and sometimes 20 points. Even if you don't use Huggies you could still join in on this because you can shop with your points for FREE things! Their online catalog has things like free $25 gift cards to Gap or for gas. If you're already buying the diapers there is no reason to throw the codes away. Plus you can even use your points for free diapers... Win-Win situation! I'm just sick for just now deciding to do this. I can't tell you how many codes I've thrown away. Here are some ways to collect codes:

• Google search Huggies reward codes and you will find page after page (some codes may already be expired but worth the try)



• Ask friends to save their codes for you (everyone can use the same codes, you just can't put the same code in twice in your account)



• Tell your child's daycare/ preschool to save the codes (this has been huge for me! I just got a hand full from them and some codes were worth 20 points!)


• Always open email from this website. They always give you a code for points just for reading the email.
  

I had to share this since there are so many of you buying Huggies. Let me know how it goes!

Look What I Found...

You know Spring & Easter is around the corner when you look out in the field and this is what you see...

Zac had gotten rid of almost all the sheep so I had no idea to be looking this year for babies. As it turns out, the baby Zac bottle fed this time last year became a dad this year! Isn't he cute?

A Healthy and Fun Addiction!

I am hooked 100% on saving money! If you are a Publix shopper you know what I am talking about. I am fairly new to this but since I've started a month ago I have really improved. My first trip I spent $37 saved $37. Today's trip I spent $65 and saved $92. There are several websites that promote the world of coupon purchasing, not to mention all the BOGO free sales. I do this every Wednesday when the sales start. It really is fun to save so much. My friend Christy and I text each other the second we leave the store to tell how much we saved! Here's today's picture.


And here's my sweet baby girl sitting in the table at daycare. She is growing like a weed! We call that little guy her new friend... Andrew. He's sitting in the table every morning waiting on her. He lights up when he sees her.

Recent pics of the kids at home...

yummy, carrots!