sneaky hat girl

harold was just doing the laundry {yes i know...he IS a good husband} and anyway one of the hats georgia wore when she was first born was in there. there is NO telling how that happened. i actually have know idea where she could have found that hat AND how that little booger got it into her laundry basket. anyway, i put it on her head and oh my. we got a good laugh. first she wanted it off. then back on. then off again. then on again. silly girl.

and here she is the day she was born wearing it.

we've come a long way huh. all those smarts growing up there ;) got a weekend full of birthday parties coming, one of which is cousin winn. pics to come. enjoy your weekend.

Moo-ving Up

georgia's cow shirt seemed quite appropriate yesterday. she's moo-ving on up in the world you know. we're getting into new territory over here. and yesterday was the day for a trip to the shoe store. baby needed new shoes. walking shoes that is. i told her to grab her sippy cup and let's go...
she was excited you can tell. then again, she's pretty easy to excite. lots of personality in that tiny little body. so off we went and can you believe i didn't take my camera? i thought about it but some memories i like to just store inside my own little mind. is that mean??? oh well, i got plenty when we got home. so here you go...

although we have some shoes already she can't seem to walk in them. so i went to find something she could walk in. after several attempts and 45.00 later...such a ripoff. we don't spend that much on our shoes we found the perfect pair. that is until she got home and started pulling at them and whining. so i took them off and saw that they were rubbing her ankles raw. so back to the bare feet. thank goodness i can take those suckers back. nevertheless, i'll keep letting her practice with what we already have and she'll get the hang of it soon enough. she's big girl you know, so of course she will. and just when i thought my girl was indeed big, she grabbed her paci and her bunny and let me rock her to sleep.

so maybe not that big just yet. which is perfectly fine with me. hope things are moo-ving & shaking where you are. hee hee hee

Moo-ving Up

georgia's cow shirt seemed quite appropriate yesterday. she's moo-ving on up in the world you know. we're getting into new territory over here. and yesterday was the day for a trip to the shoe store. baby needed new shoes. walking shoes that is. i told her to grab her sippy cup and let's go...
she was excited you can tell. then again, she's pretty easy to excite. lots of personality in that tiny little body. so off we went and can you believe i didn't take my camera? i thought about it but some memories i like to just store inside my own little mind. is that mean??? oh well, i got plenty when we got home. so here you go...

although we have some shoes already she can't seem to walk in them. so i went to find something she could walk in. after several attempts and 45.00 later...such a ripoff. we don't spend that much on our shoes we found the perfect pair. that is until she got home and started pulling at them and whining. so i took them off and saw that they were rubbing her ankles raw. so back to the bare feet. thank goodness i can take those suckers back. nevertheless, i'll keep letting her practice with what we already have and she'll get the hang of it soon enough. she's big girl you know, so of course she will. and just when i thought my girl was indeed big, she grabbed her paci and her bunny and let me rock her to sleep.

so maybe not that big just yet. which is perfectly fine with me. hope things are moo-ving & shaking where you are. hee hee hee

Make It Monday {well, kinda}

ya'll know about youtube right? well we're not big youtube fans, but i have been trying to learn how to french braid my own hair {with no luck, so minde can you please come over and teach a sister} so i looked on youtube, wondering if that would help. it didn't, but OH MY. you can find the neatest darn hair tutorials on there. seriously. so after wasting an hour watching/practicing/photographing while georgia slept here's the result of my new favorite style...

isn't is cute???? it was so easy too. so here's how to make your own messy updo. here's the link to the video i watched {and be warned...it takes a minute to get past the eyeshadow. i had to restart it a couple of times because i couldn't quit staring at it}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE105h92o8E&NR=1

happy monday. now i'm off to laundry. with cute hair i might add :)

Make It Monday {well, kinda}

ya'll know about youtube right? well we're not big youtube fans, but i have been trying to learn how to french braid my own hair {with no luck, so minde can you please come over and teach a sister} so i looked on youtube, wondering if that would help. it didn't, but OH MY. you can find the neatest darn hair tutorials on there. seriously. so after wasting an hour watching/practicing/photographing while georgia slept here's the result of my new favorite style...

isn't is cute???? it was so easy too. so here's how to make your own messy updo. here's the link to the video i watched {and be warned...it takes a minute to get past the eyeshadow. i had to restart it a couple of times because i couldn't quit staring at it}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE105h92o8E&NR;=1

happy monday. now i'm off to laundry. with cute hair i might add :)

what you want???

okay i had some other things to post but harold told me that all people are really interested in is Georgia. he told me to just 'give the people what they want'. i think he really just wants me to hurry with this post so i can play with him :) so here you go...nothing particular, just a few pictures of baby girl. as you can see lots of big girl walking going on.

what you want???

okay i had some other things to post but harold told me that all people are really interested in is Georgia. he told me to just 'give the people what they want'. i think he really just wants me to hurry with this post so i can play with him :) so here you go...nothing particular, just a few pictures of baby girl. as you can see lots of big girl walking going on.

some excitment...

we've almost got 'Touchdown Auburn' down pat. no worries though...i'll be sure to keep working on it.

and g. marie is getting better everyday at walking. yesterday she walked from our kitchen, through the dining room and into our living room. i can see her confidence and balance improving each day. she gets excited and starts walking fast which causes most of her falls but she's getting there. and of all the milestones so far {holding head up, sitting up, crawling, etc.} seeing her walk is BY FAR the most amazing and special. i guess because she's almost to the point of not needing me for transportation. she can get where she needs to be without me. she is able to explore her world on her own terms {and feet}. i think i'll feel the same when she learns to read. she will no longer require me, or anyone else, to give her information. she can seek it out for herself. again, the thought of that independence makes me excited. and i can feel God working in my heart to be able to rejoice at those things with happiness rather than sadness or fear. i can feel Him changing my role as a mother to be the shepherd that is required rather than than the fearful, worrisome & weak human i once was. no doubt it will be a process, but i will changed forever. i already am. not perfect...just changed.

this little silver angel sits on top of the bookcase in her room {i had to sneak it out...she's napping} but on the right wing it reads:

"A mother is not a person to lean upon, but a person to make leaning unnecessary."

if you are a mother you know how hard that is. or will be. but i pray for this often. i will fail her. disappoint her. hurt her. so my job is to do everything i can to move her towards independence and her own personal relationship with Christ. he will NEVER fail her. he will NEVER disappoint her. he will NEVER hurt her. so i'm rejoicing today that she getting steps closer to that. literally. and that makes me very very excited.

some excitment...

we've almost got 'Touchdown Auburn' down pat. no worries though...i'll be sure to keep working on it.

and g. marie is getting better everyday at walking. yesterday she walked from our kitchen, through the dining room and into our living room. i can see her confidence and balance improving each day. she gets excited and starts walking fast which causes most of her falls but she's getting there. and of all the milestones so far {holding head up, sitting up, crawling, etc.} seeing her walk is BY FAR the most amazing and special. i guess because she's almost to the point of not needing me for transportation. she can get where she needs to be without me. she is able to explore her world on her own terms {and feet}. i think i'll feel the same when she learns to read. she will no longer require me, or anyone else, to give her information. she can seek it out for herself. again, the thought of that independence makes me excited. and i can feel God working in my heart to be able to rejoice at those things with happiness rather than sadness or fear. i can feel Him changing my role as a mother to be the shepherd that is required rather than than the fearful, worrisome & weak human i once was. no doubt it will be a process, but i will changed forever. i already am. not perfect...just changed.

this little silver angel sits on top of the bookcase in her room {i had to sneak it out...she's napping} but on the right wing it reads:

"A mother is not a person to lean upon, but a person to make leaning unnecessary."

if you are a mother you know how hard that is. or will be. but i pray for this often. i will fail her. disappoint her. hurt her. so my job is to do everything i can to move her towards independence and her own personal relationship with Christ. he will NEVER fail her. he will NEVER disappoint her. he will NEVER hurt her. so i'm rejoicing today that she getting steps closer to that. literally. and that makes me very very excited.

Make It Monday - Butterfly Embroidery

I'm going to try something new around here. It's called 'Make it Monday'. Lots of the things Georgia wears/has/plays with are simple things that I have made for her. And lots of times friends and strangers will ask about those items so I thought it would be fun to share the 'how-to' with you. Not only do I love making her things, I'm also a mother with a budget so lots of times I am forced to be creative if I want cute stuff for her. So anyway, here's the kickoff:

It's a simple embroidery on a white onesie. All I needed was embroidery thread and needles and a onesie. You can use a shirt or onesie or whatever.
After I had my supplies I got a Mark-B-Gone Pen and drew the design I wanted on her onesie. I threaded the needle and tied the knot on the end of the thread and went at it.

Okay, I didn't take the time to take pictures step by step this time but I will going forward. But here's what I did. I used the Split Sticth for the wings, a Running Stitch for the antennea, and French Knots for the body and head.

Pretty cute, huh. I just bought thead to match the polka dots and now she has something that matches. There are so many different stitches that you could use to make it look as you please. Just take the time to look through them and start practicing. This onesie took me less than 30 minutes and cost less than $4.00 to make. So worth it.

And although she doesn't seemed so thrilled about her new digs, they sure make me smile. Let me know if you have any questions. Now, get busy.

Make It Monday - Butterfly Embroidery

I'm going to try something new around here. It's called 'Make it Monday'. Lots of the things Georgia wears/has/plays with are simple things that I have made for her. And lots of times friends and strangers will ask about those items so I thought it would be fun to share the 'how-to' with you. Not only do I love making her things, I'm also a mother with a budget so lots of times I am forced to be creative if I want cute stuff for her. So anyway, here's the kickoff:

It's a simple embroidery on a white onesie. All I needed was embroidery thread and needles and a onesie. You can use a shirt or onesie or whatever.
After I had my supplies I got a Mark-B-Gone Pen and drew the design I wanted on her onesie. I threaded the needle and tied the knot on the end of the thread and went at it.

Okay, I didn't take the time to take pictures step by step this time but I will going forward. But here's what I did. I used the Split Sticth for the wings, a Running Stitch for the antennea, and French Knots for the body and head.

Pretty cute, huh. I just bought thead to match the polka dots and now she has something that matches. There are so many different stitches that you could use to make it look as you please. Just take the time to look through them and start practicing. This onesie took me less than 30 minutes and cost less than $4.00 to make. So worth it.

And although she doesn't seemed so thrilled about her new digs, they sure make me smile. Let me know if you have any questions. Now, get busy.

guess what????

we gots lots of this sort of stuff going on around here. she is 10 months and 1 week old today and i'm pretty sure she'll be running all over the place by her first birthday. big girl!

guess what????

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we gots lots of this sort of stuff going on around here. she is 10 months and 1 week old today and i'm pretty sure she'll be running all over the place by her first birthday. big girl!

busy has taken on new meaning. need i explain???

*edited to add:
i just looked up the word 'culprit' because i wanted to know the real meaning and now i kinda feel bad saying she's the culprit. while she is the one who opened the cabinets, oven drawer and pulled the sheets out of the laundry basket, she doesn't really know its wrong. she's just exploring. so she's not really the culprit okay. i don't have time to re-photoshop the picture but just pretend it says "here's my sweet baby girl who likes to do things that keep her mommy very very busy."

busy has taken on new

busy has taken on new meaning. need i explain???

*edited to add:
i just looked up the word 'culprit' because i wanted to know the real meaning and now i kinda feel bad saying she's the culprit. while she is the one who opened the cabinets, oven drawer and pulled the sheets out of the laundry basket, she doesn't really know its wrong. she's just exploring. so she's not really the culprit okay. i don't have time to re-photoshop the picture but just pretend it says "here's my sweet baby girl who likes to do things that keep her mommy very very busy."

a morning with friends...

georgia and i spent the morning with friends {heidi, dede & sarah avery} at the botanical gardens. it was a breezy 60 degrees which made the bright sun a welcomed treat.

poor georgia can't keep up with sarah avery yet so she just sits and watches her little friends run circles around her. we're almost there though. lots of standing up and she has taken a step or two a few times....

and here is the highlight of the trip....

look closely behind {no pun intended} georgia. she was busy trying to put my sunglasses on her head while sarah avery escaped dede mid-diaper change with one shoe in hand. it was HILARIOUS!!!

i'm sure the gardens have some sort of clothing policy but thank goodness the streaker wasn't kicked out. dede, heidi and i sure got a kick out of it though {and let her run around a little longer than we should have naked but it was SO darn funny}

hope you're enjoying the sun as well....love from us all.

a morning with friends...

georgia and i spent the morning with friends {heidi, dede & sarah avery} at the botanical gardens. it was a breezy 60 degrees which made the bright sun a welcomed treat.

poor georgia can't keep up with sarah avery yet so she just sits and watches her little friends run circles around her. we're almost there though. lots of standing up and she has taken a step or two a few times....

and here is the highlight of the trip....

look closely behind {no pun intended} georgia. she was busy trying to put my sunglasses on her head while sarah avery escaped dede mid-diaper change with one shoe in hand. it was HILARIOUS!!!

i'm sure the gardens have some sort of clothing policy but thank goodness the streaker wasn't kicked out. dede, heidi and i sure got a kick out of it though {and let her run around a little longer than we should have naked but it was SO darn funny}

hope you're enjoying the sun as well....love from us all.