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

Becoming a Family of Four

Waiting for Baby Carter...13 days to go

And she's here!

Mary Alexander Carter

August 18, 2010

5:34pm

8lbs7oz

20 1/2 inches long

Meeting Momma

Sisters first impression

Carter, party of 4

Smitten

Daddy's girls

Sweet sisters

381. ARC camp

382. ARC angels

383. A healthy pregnancy

384. Mary Alex Carter

385. A supportive OB/GYN (and very good friend)

386. My momma and mother-in-law putting up with me during labor

387. A husband putting up with me for the first two days of labor

388. Forest General Hospital

389. Good meals cooked by other people

390. 4 generations of my family loving each other

391. 4 generations of my family rocking on the porch

392. Katherine, Avery and Jan

393. Rebekah's love for Mary Alex

394. MacBook Pro

395. Internet at the house

396. Full size keyboard

397. Full keyboard emails from Joy

398. My best friend

399. Internet that allows me to communicate with 398. across the Atlantic Ocean

400. Hawaiian goodies

401. Honey, my puppy

402. Yardwork completed by other people

403. A glass of ice water

404. Rebekah singing "Jesus Loves Me"

405. Rebekah rocking her babies

406. Rebekah cooing over Mary Alex

407. Mary Alex's coos

408. Mary Alex's baby breath on my neck

409. Rebekah's drawings

410. JR's job

Cousin Will

We traveled to Georgia for Will's first birthday party. Cute birthday boy
They loved playing in this jump.

Rebekah LOVES to hug on Will.

I'm not sure how he feels about it.

Enjoying the weather and her lunch.

April fun

Enjoying a video game
Drawing (and aggravated that I invaded her privacy with a camera)

Sweet thing in the morning

She spent several days outfitted for rain

She likes to "seep" anywhere...

this is our bathroom floor and she has her baby doll and two favorite stuffed animals crammed in that box under her head

351. My husband
352. Our house
353. Our mutual friends
354. Our sweet girl
355. Our sweet baby to be
356. Our dog that stays outside
357. Our parents
358. Happy get togethers at our house
359. Quality time in the car with 351,354, and 355
360. Walks with 351, 354 and 355

361. The Cheesecake Factory
362. Nice hotel rooms
363. Overly expensive hotel breakfast buffets
364. Doormen
365. R's joy over escalators and atriums

366. The three precious years of friendship I had with Rebekah Carol before she went to heaven
367. The peace I have from knowing Rebekah is in heaven
368. The things I have learned since Rebekah went to heaven

369. Quiet art making time in my classroom
370. Kids who do their work correctly the first time so they can enjoy "art making time"
371. My peers at work that rock
372. Having lots of stuff ready for 2010-2011 school year already
373. Not having to pack my whole classroom up
374. Cohesive teams
375. One and half more days of school

376. R going to bed an hour early
377. Watching 4 hours of LOST uninterrupted since 376
378. Afternoon phone calls from college friends who are on maternity leave
379. Middle of the night phone calls from South Africa
380. Texts from my honey

317. my husband who isn't a lazy bum
318. my husband who does and wants to take care of our family
319. my husband who isn't addicted to his game system
320. my husband who is a good daddy
321. my husband who grocery shops
322. my husband who takes showers in the morning
323. my husband period

324. nice secretaries
325. kids following directions the first time
326. Rebekah's typical obedience
326. Dates to the movie theatre
327. Big envelopes of Joy's leftover craft supplies
328. Joy's emails
329. contact lenses
330. air conditioner
331. chocolate candy
332. Teacher Appreciation week
333. Jeep rides with the top down
334. Rebekah's sweet "weeeeeeeeeeeeee" with hands in the air
335. Caliente's food
336. Caliente's atmosphere
337. fresh sheets on the bed
338. fluffy pillows
339. Golden Grahams...put them in the bowl with the milk on top
340. Phone calls from Hawaii
341. Completing 2 IEPs with RAH
342. Absent students when I have a headache
343. Sharpie pens
344. my Wednesday ladies
345. my Wednesday ladies not on Wednesday
346. my friend who said "skid skid skid"
347. good novels
348. pygmy goats
349. grass smell
350. not having a homeroom class