Chattanooga is such a neat city. Of all the places I’ve lived I love it here the most (:
Last night was unseasonably cool….I hope it stays this way for July and August!
Honey always knows how to throw a party!
Fireworks are so exciting!
Eric caught these last two (:
I’ll end this stretch of posts for today with our sweet girl. One of Madyson’s first favorite books was Lullaby Little One. Not only can I resite the entire book without looking, but so can my child…. But that’s to be expected when you ready it 5 times a day! I know that it’s common for children to memorize their favorite books, but when it’s your very own child you just can’t believe it!
The page in the book where the baby is taking a bath goes like this “Splash a-bye, splash a-bye bubble-beard cheeks….Splash a-bye, splash a-bye rubber duck squeaks!” While soaking in the tub a few nights ago Madyson starts singing just that as she piles on the bubbles to her face. I love this bubble-bearded face.
It’s always a busy week in our house after Mother’s Day. Two important birthdays fall very near that day, sometimes even the same day….one of which is my Mom’s that I wrote about yesterday and today, Eric’s birthday. This is the 10th…..YES TENTH birthday I’ve celebrated with this man. That’s almost a 1/3 of my whole life, sheesh! Birthdays are very special to me, particularly Eric’s because it marks the end of one fabulous year I’ve spent with him and the beginning of another. Happy birthday baby, I love you.
….and yes, these are a few more photos captured by the amazing Cheryl Muhr.
I’m the oldest of 4 children so as you can imagine growing up in a house with 6 people can be a little hard to get individual attention. My mom had tons of little things that we she would do so that each person was “special” for a day. Our favorite was the red plate with white lettering that said “You’re Special Today”. Of course if it was your birthday then you were a shoe in for the plate! Well my sweet Mom’s birthday is today and you definitely deserve the plate!
Happy Birthday! I love you Mom.
I finally had the chance to see Liam again, only the second time since he was born, what a shame! Hey, we will take what we can get right Amanda?! I’ve known Amanda since I was 17 years old and her husband Ryan since age 21. We will be 30 this year (wootwoot!), I’ll let you do the math. She’s one of my oldest and dearest friends and I love seeing how our lives have changed over the years. Thanks for the visit Amanda, hopefully next time Madyson won’t be quite as jealous (:
You won’t see me or Amanda’s faces in any of these pictures, we were too busy keeping Madyson’s feet away from Liam’s face!
He’s not happy at all can you tell?!
Madyson loved Liam’s neighborhood park.
This is the only one that I actually got of them together. Bet you can’t even tell that’s Madyson’s arm in the background! Amanda didn’t you get a cute one of them together?
Madyson wore him out.
This sweet girl made me a Mommy almost 3 years ago….I love you baby baby (yes two times). To which she replies, “No, I love you Mama llama!” We love Llama, llama Red Pajama (:
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers and mothers-to-be!
After a busy day of hanging out in the most perfect weather day this year, a delicious Mother’s Day dinner and a bath, Daddy read her Alice in Wonderland. Look how intense she looks, and tired too! By the way, we are really close to giving up that pacie, wish us luck, she looks attached.
Picture via iPadlight, Nikon d700, 35mm, 6400 iso, f/2.8, 1/125 wootwoot!
I handed my sweet friend Tobi this cute green dress and said do what you want with it! Boy did she outdo herself! Madyson LOVES this dress….almost as much as her orange tutu that has yet to come off of her body for about 2 weeks now.
If you are looking for a truly unique, handcrafted gift check out Ivey Handcrafted ASAP! Give her plenty of time to create your piece, it’s a work of art in which you won’t be disappointed.
That’s why my sweet little girl yelled as she chased her friend Foy around my front yard. As you can see she caught him in the end! Foy’s a pretty cool little guy and he and Madyson love hanging out together. On this particular day, I don’t recall anything special that she or he did to warrant chasing for a hug. I guess she just needed a little love!
Although not in focus, it’s precious in all it’s imperfections.
She got her hug and she was pretty happy about it.
Her little feet are always moving…..typically away from me!
I don’t think he was that amused with my efforts in trying to get him to look at me…..come on my life-like animal noises are hilarious!
Not only is she a fabulous photographer, but Joanna Ivey also is handy with a sewing machine! I visited her home when we met right before her and Tim’s photo session, and after seeing a few samples at her work I had to have one. She was super sweet and let me special order a larger version and the end result (as you can see) is pure perfection…..thanks Joanna!
You can check out some other purses and bags at her Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/joannaivey and her Facebook fan page HERE.
(Ummm yes, that’s a pleated front with a button, precious!)
