Erin's Prom

Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking a good friends prom pictures. It poured down rain on us the whole time, but we made it work. Erin and her date, Jacob were troopers! Erin, I hope you had a wonderful time at prom! You are absolutely stunning!!!

Lakelyn 9 Months

WOW, time has sure gone by so fast! In 3 more months we will be celebrating a first birthday!! That doesn't even seem possible.  Here are a few things that Miss Lakelyn has been up to:

~She is on the go!!  She crawls everywhere, but is also pulling up and cruising around on everything!  Tonight she even stood up for several seconds by herself.  She was quite proud of herself after that and LOVED that Avery, Oaks and I were all cheering for her!
~She LOVES attention, especially from Avery and Oakley.  She want's to be right in the middle of what ever they are doing at all times.
~Lakelyn is quite lovable and is always giving hugs and kisses.  She is even starting to blow a few kisses!
~She has four top teeth and two bottom teeth! The four top ones all came in at once...it was a rough couple of days around here so I am hoping the rest make their appearance one at a time!! 
~Lakelyn is still nursing, but she is also eating her 3 regular meals a day along with several snacks.  She eats some table food - her favorites being spaghetti, peas, and any type of fruit.
~She is starting to say Bye-Bye and Momma more but her favorite word is still Dada.  In face she pointed right at me the other day and said "Dad-dy."  I asked her a few days ago if she wanted Milk and she said "uh huh."  Everyday it seems she comprehends more and more what we are saying and she is responding more and more as well.
~She LOVES to be outside!  If you ask her if she wants to go outside she goes straight for the door!
~Baths are still hit and miss...sometimes she loves them, sometimes she doesn't!
~She LOVES her Papa and Gran and Papaw and Nana! When she seems them she just lights up!
~Lakelyn is still the most content baby.  She is so laid back and easy going.
~She Moo's like a cow!!  When you ask her how a cow goes she will Moo for you and it is the cutest little Moo I have every heard...or at a least since Avery and Oakley first Mooed!  :)
~She wakes up everyday in the best mood!  Everyday is brand new to her and it is so precious!!  It is so fun to watch her discover new things everyday!!
~Lakelyn is an awesome sleeper and always has been.  Now when I go in to wake her up in the mornings she has rolled over and is sleeping with her butt stuck up in the air and I am pretty sure it is one of the cutest things I have ever seen!! 
~She is also learning to really love the ballpark this spring!  With Avery and Oaks both playing we seem to be spending most of our time there.
~She is not shy at all!  In fact, she will go to anyone and has no stranger anxiety!!  Although, I will say, she can still be quite the Momma's girl.

Happy 9 months Lakelyn!!  I love you to the moon!!

Here are some of her 9 month pictures we took over the weekend!  We finally had some warm weather and sun so we took full advantage of it!  I am loving all the fields that are filled with these little yellow flowers around here!

Her little face cracks me up in this one!

Lakelyn's Baby Dedication

This past Sunday at Church was a very special day, not just because it was Mothers Day, but it was also the Baby Dedication at Church. The dedication is a statement we make in front of the church that we will do our best to raise our child in a Christian home and teach them to follow God's word.  Our Pastor also gives all the babies a certificate, a letter that he wrote to them that we are to read to them when they are older, and their first Bible.  What a wonderful Sunday!!

There were 5 babies dedicated on Sunday.  Beside us we have the Wilcox girls, Miss Piper and Miss Jaycie!

Mrs. Michelle giving Lakelyn her Bible, letter and certificate.

Lakelyn checking out her first Bible!

Wiener League Opening Ceremonies & First Ball Game

This past weekend was opening ceremonies for wiener league and Oakley's very first ball game!  He was so excited all morning, but when he got there and saw the HUGE crowd, he was not so sure about playing ball.  When it was time for his team to go out on the field he would not go unless Daddy went with him.  After the ceremonies were over we had about an hour before his game so we ran to the store.  On the way Oakley kept telling us he didn't want to go back to the ballpark and play ball.  Jason and I couldn't believe it!  That is all he has been talking about and he has been so excited about it!  Then we realized that he thought that all those people were still going to be there and that he was going to have to be out on the field in front of them.  We reassured him that it would not be like that for the game and that it would be just like practice, but with another team there.  He seemed okay with that and once we got back to the ball field he was fine and ready to play!!  What can I say...my little man does NOT like big crowds, but he sure liked playing his first ballgame!!

Out on the field after they introduced his team!

This was the only look I could get out of him at the opening ceremonies...I couldn't get him to crack a smile for anything!

First time up to bat.

I think he ran the whole way with his tongue sticking out!! (Funny thing is I caught a picture of Avery doing the same thing at her last ballgame!)

Oakley & Evan - always by each others side!

The huddle at the end of the game!

Jovie Rose and Big Brother Brody

The other day I had the honor of taking pictures of one of my very best friends beautiful children!  Miss Jovie is only a month old and she has such an awesome big brother!  I had a lot of fun taking these and such a hard time narrowing down the ones I wanted to post on here! 

Just some random pictures

These are just a few favorite pictures that I have taken here lately...not because of the image quality or because it is a great portrait, but simply because they are a moment in my life that I want to always remember!

The other night I found this little frog hanging out on our window.  The kids were already in bed, but I knew they would get such a kick out of this little guy so I took a picture.  The next morning I showed them and they thought it was the greatest thing ever (especially Oakley).  They kept wanting to know if it was going to come back, but no such luck so far.

A few days ago I walk downstairs to find Lakelyn crawling around with a nerf dart stuck to her forehead.  I ran to get my camera but of course by the time I got back she had already pulled it off and Oakley & Avery were trying to stick it back on.  Poor girl...they better watch out, one day she will get her revenge.

Two peas in a pod!  I was getting ready to take some pictures for my good friend when these two jumped in and wanted their picture taken...this NEVER happens so I though I better take advantage of it!  It turned out to be such a good picture and I think it is honestly one of favorites that I have ever taken of them together.