So there's this guy named James that I kinda love :)

Today before we went for pictures we had to stop at the gas station and my husband bought me a rose from there. He rarely buys me flowers because when we first got together I used to say I hated them cause all they did was die but in all reality I do LOVE getting them so when I was surprised today with one I was very happy and excited! I do really have the best husband! Thank you babe!!

Professional Family Pictures

So today we went to do some professional family pictures. We have not gone as a family yet to do this. It was a very stressful trip to do it I will tell you that right now. Having a 1 year old that does not want to corporate makes things very hard. We got some good family pictures but than we also wanted to do her 1 year at the same time. That did not happen. We got a couple good ones of her but that's it. We didn't even get to do the 1 year old block because she was screaming so bad it sounded like someone was trying to hurt her.

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Shaley's Pictures

I have the coolest child!

So in one day I taught Shaley to put her duke's up and it is hilarious! She thinks its so much fun to do. So yesterday I got a good picture of her doing it. I also got a picture of her getting stuck under her toy that she has been doing a lot of lately she thinks that's fun to do. In the picture she is laughing.

This is her putting her duke's up


This is the toy she was stuck under

And than she got out

Morning

This is how we wake up in the mornings. Such a sweet face.
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Daddy's Birthday Present

So I took Shaley down to a Pottery Studio. That was such a blast. I thought for James' birthday I would do something so different for him. I was going all out for his party so I just wanted to add more memories to it. This studio that we went to was very neat. You go in there and pick out a piece of potty you would like to paint. I found a nice sushi plate. Shaley had a blast being able to just paint all by herself. She was a big girl. She had a paint brush in each hand and was going at it. We want to go back and do a family painting soon.



Has 2 Paint Brushes

Concentrating so Hard

She didn't really like her hand being painted

The Ending Result

What a Party!

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So I pulled it off! James turned 33rd on Tuesday the 21st and I did a surprise party for him! We had such a great turn out. Lots of people showed up and best of all James was actually surprised.. haha. For anyone who doesn't really know James that well he is the hardest person to surprise, so I feel very honored I actually did it. I invited a lot of his friends that he hasn't seen for some time. He was surprised all the way till he pulled in the parking lot and saw one of his friends car. But hey at least he was surprised up to that point.. haha. I had some help during the day. My sister Amanda and my friend Ashley came over and helped out with Shaley and cooking all day. We made some marinated chicken, shake and bake type chicken, sweet potato crunch which was a hit, muffins, and salad. We also of course had chips, salsa, dip and a veggie tray. I got a photo cake made for him which he has never had. I tried to do a big deal for him because I did want to show him I care and love him. He was very happy as to who was there and what I had planned so I am glad he enjoyed all of it. We really did have a great time! Thank you to everyone that showed up! Here are some pictures from the night...

Waiting Waiting Waiting

He made it! Look at that smile


Getting Birthday Loves From His Baby

He said he had to add some style to the hat I made him wear haha

Amy, Ashley and I

Matt, Jamie, Kelly and Amanda

Trying to get a good picture of the kids, they all love eachother so much! Emma, Ayden and Shaley

James loving on me cause he was so happy

And than of course he had to grab me..crazy man!

Opening presents

Getting Ready for the Cake, this is James and his Uncle Ron when he was little, of course he had a guitar

Blowing out the candles, look at Shaley's face she is thinking Wow that's alot of candles!! haha

Shaley playing with Daddy

I put this mat together with a picture of James when he was little for everyone to sign. He loved it


Well by the end of the night we had a great time and I am so happy the big turn out!

Shout out to my Husband!!

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So I did a shout out to Shaley and wanted to also do one for James...
I sometimes don't give him enough credit or show him how much I do appreciate and love him. He really is a great husband and daddy. We have been together for 2 years now and am still loving every minute of being with him. Marriage is not always easy but he is the first one to step up to make anything and everything work. We met in Louisiana. His sister Jamie and I went down for the weekend to check out New Orleans (Their family used to live there) and stay with James. We automatically clicked and got along so great. We say now it was love at first site :) Everything that happened with us happened very quick but we have been very fine with all of it. We met in June of 2007, I moved down to Louisiana in August, got engaged the beginning of September on the beach in Florida it was beautiful, and than found out we were pregnant at the end of September. Our original wedding date was June 21st (a year after we got together) but once we found out we were pregnant I wanted to be married before the baby got here. We up'ed the date to January 26th, 2008. We had a beautiful wedding with lots of people that came! At this time of getting married I was 5 Months pregnant so it was a long day for me :) James put up with alot while I was pregnant, poor guy! But like I said before he is the one that always steps up and does anything to make things work. We have a lot more memories but I am going to post some pictures of those memories instead of going on and on like I can do.

The beginning of our journey, first picture taken of us

Down on Bourbon Street the weekend we met

The night we got engaged, it was so windy on the beach

Our Wedding, signing the marriage license


The weekend we told everyone we were pregnant

Goofy times






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I know I may be hard to live with sometimes but I do love you Babe!!

This is a shout out to my monster!

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She is my whole world! I just want to let everyone know how blessed I am to have Shaley in my life. Everyone always asks me "why don't you go out" or " why don't you just have one drink" or "why don't you let her stay here for the night" My answer everytime is Shaley. I love being there when she wakes up in the morning or when she goes to bed at night or going in the middle of the night to look at her sleeping. I do not want to miss one thing that happens in her life. No one can ever tell you about how it is to be a mommy till you really do become one. I look back and think when I was pregnant. I was miserable, very sick the whole time and huge. I wanted her out of me so bad and all I kept saying was how I did not ever want another one. I regret ever complaining or saying that stuff because it is so worth doing whatever it takes just to have another one of her in my life. I love how when I am in a bad mood or just emotional she is right there to make me laugh or smile about something whether it is making a silly face or giving mommy loves *tear*. She is just the best thing. I have never really been very emotional until I have had her. At least once a day she does something that makes me tear up, it is such a great thing! I just wanted to let everyone know how I feel about being a mommy and how much I really do love it!
I am going to post some new pictures of my little girl doing what she does best, making me smile!

Running down the hall with a balloon being a happy girl

Being a sweetheart with her stuffed doggie

Acting like the little monster that she is

These are my absolute favorite times, when I see the 2 of them together

This is how I get the kitchen cleaned, put her in the sink to play

Drinking the water, being so goofy!




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