Darian's First Birthday Party

Darian's first birthday was this week and her party was last Saturday.

Rebekah and I drove down to Biloxi to join in the festivites.Precious in pink first cousins.

Pops and his girls.She loves him and that is how it should be.Enjoying her smash cake. Sweet. So many presents!Birthday girl. "Give me that pelican"

Rebekah's perches with her Pops

Garage Sale

So Saturday, we had a garage sale where we sold stuff.

Mostly our friends' stuff and some of our stuff.

The Giles emptied every closet in their house and brought the contents over.

They sold about 35,096,346 different items for 25 cents.

We were not so sucessful. Bundled babies
Hats and hoods
Precious girl

Things that have squeezed my heart here lately

Click to visit...

1. " we are allowed two"

2. a portrait

3. I've developed a small obessison with these works

4. what an idea

5. just for smiles

6. we finished it this week and I miss it already

7. "it is enough"

8. "that" student being so happy to repeat that I love him and his daily notes of "His name loves Mrs. Carter, good"

9. students repeating good and not so good phrases that they obviously hear to much

10. Rebekah reaching for me in the morning

11. having J.R. for a husband

12. Mexican four nights this week

13. puppies with open eyes

14. good friends who tell me what I need to hear not just what I want to hear

15. my God who was, who is and will be

Health Trust Scrub Run 11.8.08

In the beginning...At the finish line...Chillin' with her JennyJust some more cutenessRebekah and her sweaty 'rents Chris and J.R., First and Second Place in their age groupI'm so proud of him! I got a medal too.

After the run, Jenny's Mama made us a great lunch.

Quality time with Mrs. Becky

Devouring THE word is good for the soulModeling her new hat from MamieThis hat lasted longer than the last one I tried to get her to wear"Uh-oh, Momma has a puppy""I'm gonna get that puppy"
"Almost got it"
"Sweet puppy"
"Sweet puppy, I'm never letting go"

Look how cute she is, and please notice her upturned toes!

One of Momma's favorite times in the day

All in an afternoon

See this mirror thingy that throws reflections of light all over our yard.

See what the reflections of light do to Gravy.

That silly dog chose reflections over playing catch with RG and me.

Precious rolling baby.

Video by baby.Adorable scooting baby.
Excited over a "new to me" toy baby.

I fed myself my entire supper while Gravy watched baby

Happy Halloween!

Our festive decorations
J.R. got the majority of it together, and I made some very minor changes.

She can support her upper body now!

She's really trying to crawl.

She's doing so good!

She also enjoys pulling my hair.

We were "white trash" for Halloween.

Afternoon Bike Ride

Before the rideThe ride

After the ride

On the way home from the ride

She's almost out

She's down for the count