Chris Maul Photography

I have mentioned before (a time or two or three or four) that our friend Chris is an amazing photographer. We are so blessed to have access to his talent.

Rebekah and I made an appointment to have some pictures taken because it had been a few months. Here are a few results from said appointment.

7 out of 10 times that I look at our sweet girl, this is the face I see.

Thinking hard.

She loves being outside.

I love those dimpled cheeks.

She looks so short when she's sitting down.

She bites her tongue when she's working hard, I don't know where she gets that from...

Full of giggles.

I think she has her Momma's eyes in this picture.

Innocence.
She knows she's got it.

So if you have kiddos or need some good pictures of you and your honey, get in touch with Chris. He's amazing.

www.chrismaulphotography.com

He is also on facebook and myspace.

We have a new additon...it is a feline

A feline that happens to look like my college cat, Ida and has consequently been named "Ida" Junior aka Kittyrat aka "mmm-ow" Gravy is enjoying the animal companionship. Gravy is too laid back to even realize that she could be chasing the cat.

It didn't take the Beks long to realize that Ida is small enough to be carried, I mean dragged around by the neck and sometimes even by the tail.

Apparently, Ida would like a house of her own. She tried this birdhouse on for size and it was a little tight in the hips.

The Beks loves the kitty. She searches her out. Rebekah even helps with Ida's feeding.

Hanging tough.

Because you've waited so patiently...

This summer, we made several short trips to Jackson. We love staying with Granddaddy, Grandmother, and Mamie...where else can a wee girl get sooooo much attention at one time. Most every visit, we also got to visit with Hayley, Jay, Nichole, and our favorite cousin Miles. Rebekah has a favorite toy in Jackson. It is a duck that "quack, quack, quacks"...Granddaddy decided he had a better "quacker"...and the Beks was quite impressed with his duck call. She loves her (Great) Granddaddy.
Our Mamie is quite the lady. She is also quite the shopper especially when it comes to her Beks. She couldn't resist the lure of the GloWorm. The GloWorm was a hit. This is Rebekah giving it kisses.

We (Daddy, Momma, and the sweetness) also spent some time on the Trace on our bikes.

This is the Beks getting ready to head out with Momma. The iBert safety seat has proven to be a great purchase.

I mentioned our visit with the Rogers girls in a gratitude list. They are too sweet. Uncle JR, Aunt KeithAnn, and Baby Rebekah LOVE THEM. They spent one afternoon and night with us. It was altogether lovely. And if you live in the Lake Charles, LA area, you should check out their Daddy's new restaurant...The Landing at Contraband.

All our girls being crafty.

Dropping Rebekah off with her sitter. Rebekah and Lili had matching outfits.

91. My school laptop
92. My Promethean Board in my classroom
93. The first several days of school going smoothly with the exception of one incident involving rocks on the playground
94. Amazing school friends (ahem, you know who you are)
95. My new very efficient classroom assistant (she deserves 105,496,237 stickers and we've only been at work for a 6 days
96. The Trace and its bunnies
97. Pleasant evening bike rides on the Trace
98. Rebekah tinkling in her potty for the first time
99. Rebekah's sweet sleepy time hugs
100. Rebekah's "Meow"
101. Ida handling Rebekah's handling so well
102. My Gravy
103. Marie and Will's short visit with us
104. Will's baby feet
105. Will's squeals
106. Hugs from my students
107. Supportive adminstration at school (God has answered prayers with them)
108. Joining Temple
109. The excitement of a new Bible Study with my Wednesday girls (we start back tomorrow)
110. Rebekah's dancing
111. Rebekah's backing up into my lap
112. J.R.'s laugh
113. 3 nights down and 4 to go
114. Free mobile to mobile calls to my Momma
115. Facebook
116. My school schedule being so easy to make this year
117. My school schedule flowing so smoothly somewhere
118. Artistic talent
119. Cleveland, MS
120. Not feeling like a failure at the end of a work day

82. this blog
83. this photographer
84. Rebekah's grandparents that want to spend time with her all the time (all 4 of them)
85. a supportive principal
86. the hot date I had last night
87. my school laptop
88. nachos
89.Springer Spaniels
90. J.R. and Josh's friendship

61. Grandparents with a computer and internet access
62. Sarah Jane Lewis' safe birth and arrival
63. Sarah Jane's whole family
64. Rebekah's "stomping"
65. Rebekah's love of Kirk Franklin's song "Stomp"
66. Rebekah's appreciation of the finer things in life...I'm referencing her treasures at my grandparents (a plastic container containing two wind up toys and a random piece of plastic)
67. A baby who just lays down and goes to sleep
68. Rebekah's new babysitter
69. New clothes
70. Improving on my 5k tcime (Watermelon Classic)
71. 22nd Annual Spillway Classic Trail Run...so much fun in God's creation
72. Free nights at the Marriot
73. Hattiesburg roads over Jackson's rocky roads
74. Little kids' birthday parties
75. Working with people that are great co-workers and great friends
76. My Momma
77. A husband that cooks
78. A precious little cousin, Miles, who loves my precious little Rebekah
79. Eda mame
80. Brooke and Hays' baby growing in Brooke's tummy
81. Granddaddy playing with Rebekah, she likes his duck call. Creative man.

P.S. I haven't quit blogging. I haven't even been mega-busy (just super-busy)...but our computer did crash and will probably be cremated so I haven't had consistent access to update the blog. We are saving up for an Apple laptop. If you miss weekly blogs enough, feel free to send us a donation towards the Apple.

48. soy milk
49. a "normal" child
50. Mom
51. Grandmother
52. Hayley
53. a husband who likes to surprise me
54. rain
55. kiddie pools and splash pads
56. walks with friends
57. GrapeNuts
58. beds to sleep in
59. air conditioning and ceiling fans
60. summer break

Pops brought us a sweet treat

Dessert in the backyard So excited

MMMMMMMM...

Big bite

Two pieces are better than one

The rind isn't too bad either

Yummy

So good

She found the leftovers and had to have more

Settled in