My 1st beater!

 This was Caleb's 1st experience with licking a beater. Needless to say, he thoroughly enjoyed it! He loves mashed taters!

 So exciting!

Mmmmm

Christmas Pictures

 Our handsome little man

 Our beautiful little lady

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas season. Lets not forget the true meaning of Christmas this year! Jesus is the reason for the season

Christmas 2010

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Chastity's very 1st braid. I'd have to say, she was extremely cute with them!

Our little cowgirl! She was all partied out by this time.

1st Haircut!

My little man had to have his very 1st haircut last week. His bangs were getting quite long and it was becoming impossible to keep them out of his eyes! So, last week mommy tackled the job of giving a squirmy 6 month old a trim. Not an easy task i might add! Despite all of his squirminess; i think it turned out ok. I must say, he looks much older with it.

This n That

Life around our house is definitely NOT slowing down! I can hardly believe that Christmas is almost here! Little Caleb is now 6 months old and ALL boy. He brings lots of joy to his big sister, mommy and daddy. 

Below are a few pictures taken recently. Every morning, the kids and i have been taking walks up and down our little lane. Now that the weather has cooled off a bit; it is quite pleasant and the kids seem to enjoy it.

 This past weekend was the fall festival in our town. Here, Chastity is showing off some of her goodies from the parade.

Sneak peek!

I am in the process of giving my bedroom a makeover and my dear mother is getting rather "impatient" to see some results!!!! So......here are a few pictures to let you in on what i've been working on. Keep in mind, I am far from being finished; so what you see doesn't necessarily mean it will stay that way! I am hoping to make real progress by this weekend. We shall see! Enjoy! 

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These candelabras were a freebie from a yard sale....a little spray paint and they are as good as new! They  now grace the top of my dresser 

This is definitely lacking the finishing touches, but here it it anyways!  It started out as a plate holder, but i thought it would be cute holding picture frames instead! A little spray paint does wonders!

this little guy sits on a shelf in a corner cabinet

Still not sure what to do with the mirror yet....

One of my favorite accents.....found the pedestal in the clearance section at Old Time Pottery for a whole dollar .......the glass dome went with a cheese plate which was a thrift store find for another whole dollar! The cute little birdy came from Dollar Tree

A Weekend to Remember

This past weekend, Andy and I went to Family Life's Weekend to Remember Getaway in Tampa. We are so glad we took the time to go; it was definitely worth it! We would highly recommend it to anyone. Its a bit on the pricey side by the time you pay for a hotel, food, parking and retreat, but a good investment in your marriage! Just one of those things that helps to refuel your relationship with your spouse and your whole outlook on marriage in general. Besides, who would argue about having your spouse to yourself for a whole weekend?! Not I! Quality couple time can be a real challenge to achieve with two little ones in the house!

Waiting for a session to begin

The view from our room! We were on the 26th floor with a view of the bay. It was beautiful at night!

Sunset!

And of course; the weekend wouldn't be complete with out coffee!!!

Watching a cruise ship leave......wishing we were on it!

Homasassa Springs

This past weekend we decided to take advantage of free admission day at Homasassa Springs park. Boy, was it a hot one!! We still enjoyed ourselves, although we were more than ready to leave and find a cool place to eat!

I absolutely love these pictures of Chastity and her buddy Aunt Jenny

It waa the neatest thing to watch these fish jumping. They were constantly popping up all over the water

All tuckered out

Thought this was kinda cute!

This is the "warning" sign at the Hippo pond! Definitely don't want to be too close when he does his business! YUCK