451. Brownies

452. Krispy Kreme donuts

453. Donuts, period.

454. Rebekah calling donut holes "baby donuts"

455. Rebekah pushing her stool around trying to get to the donuts instead of asking for one

456. Rebekah snuggles in the morning time

457. "hold me tight, momma" and then "dat too tight"

458. Rebekah saying "I want to see her" about her baby sister

459. Mary Alex smiles

460. Mary Alex grins

461. Mary Alex coming out of her skin when she sees herself in the mirror

462. Mary Alex grabbing and holding on tight to anything!

463. Door prizes

464. Running 5Ks side by side with my honey

465. Running 5Ks side by side with my honey with both girlies in strollers

466. Donut bread pudding

467. Trustworthy friends who double as babysitters

468. Friends on maternity leave with me

469. Margaret Elise Rawlinson's safe arrival to this world

470. Mamie's front porch

471. Little hands cleaning Mamie's chairs

472. Rebekah instructing her baby about Mamie's front porch

473. Outings with just my Bekah

474. Bekah telling me "dat not posed to talk/dance/sing" while we watch Beauty and the Beast

475. Bekah's love for her "bank-bank" (blanket)

476. Riding in the Jeep with J.R.

477. Quality magazines

478. The Message

479. acrylic paint

480. footprints in acrylic paint across my studio floor

481. Michaels' sales

482. Medela

483. Vonage. Vonage. Vonage.

484. Facebook

485. An ambitious husband

486. Microwave

487. Frozen meals from friends

488. Cowboy boots

489. "ooh ooh ah ah" boots

490. Butcher paper

MaryAlex and KatieAnn

Due 9 days apart. Born 20 hours apart.

I hope they like each other.

Snoozing. 1 week old.

Tailgating 6 weeks old

411. The Family Medical Leave Act

412. Toaster Strudels

413. 6+hours of sleep

414. Rocking my baby in the silence of night

415. Cuddling my girl in the silence of night

416. Pull-ups

417. Flushable wipes

418. Rebekah's sweet voice singing Bible songs

419. "I ruv you, mum"

420. That special connection between grandmothers and their first granddaughter

421. Rocking chairs...all shapes and sizes

422. Visiting friends

423. Friends who visit

424. Tailgating

425. Little Debbie Brownies

426. Miracle Blanket

427. The whole Giles family

428. Margaritas

429. Mexican restaurants with great patios

430. KLove

431. A husband who makes sure there is gas in my car

432. Healthy family

433. Lavendar

434. Blank canvases

435. The Message bible

436. Bunko

437. Socializing at Bunko

438. Kelly's baking skills

439. Kelly

440. Mary Alex and KatieAnn crying in my backseat

441. Tasha's willingness to have icecream for supper with me when I need it

442. Vibram 5 Fingers

443. Jogging Strollers

444. Rebekah's desire to draw

445. Rebekah's smudgy handprints after she draws all over herself

446. Cellphones

447. Vonage phone service

448. Long conversations with Joy

449. Snail mail

450. New to me books

My #1 girl

When Rebekah was born, I had the joy of falling in love with J.R. all over again. It was so beautiful to see this side of him I'd never seen before.

Since Mary Alex was born, I've had the joy of falling more in love with Rebekah as I watch her love her baby sister.

My first born is a sweet girl.

Putting pigtails in my hair. She wants pigtails in her hair everyday of the week.

On a family lunch date at McAllisters.

On a family lunch date at Chili's after we went to the Pecan Festival.

See how cute her pigtails are!

Supper at Logan's.

Loving her Daddy (and her Miney)

My super good friend, Kat and I (and our girls) visiting at Mamie's

Mary Alex's first women's conference at church. Priscilla Shirer.

Mary Alex's first time to tailgate (at Southern)

Mary Alex's first football game (at Southern)

Sweet Sleepy Smiles