May 31st - PARTY!

What a great day for a party!!!


Here is Mary's version of her first birthday party:

My Family:



My Siblings:




My Grandma Mary and my Godmother Mary and Me Mary:



My friend Courtny and Me with our mommies:



My new little pool with my cute pink floaty duckies:



My Daddy:



My Mommy and my presents:



My crown:



My cake:



And back in my pool:



With my tasty duckies:


My parents and grandparents:




My Great-Grandparents:

May 22nd - My girls

This pink outfit is almost 14 years old ... it was my oldest's when she was almost one! We tried to take Our youngest's picture in it the same way we took her sister's picture way back then, even tried to set her by the same big stuffed bear, but she did not want to sit there very long. Still fun to see the comparison:

Alphabitty Moments

Please come join us for Alphabitty Moments over at MamaBear's blog, she has a great talent for this photo stuff. And we are having a blast making our way through the alphabet with moments captured on film.

This week we are on letter L.
Want to see my post for ?
Check HERE

I ♥ Faces for April 28th ~ Reflection

Please come visit I ♥ Faces to see adorable faces in reflections this week





Click HERE to see what I entered

K is for Kisses

I'm enjoying a new meme from the Homeschool Post.



This week K is for Kisses:

Here is how to join the fun:

1. Post a photo for each letter of the alphabet of anything that starts with that letter.

2. Write a few short explanatory, quirky, or witty sentences about each photo you post.

3. Only post one photo at a time (the meme can take as long as you want - a month, three months, whatever… you aren’t being graded). You can link them later in a blog post so they are listed in order if you are the list-making type.

4. If you want to join the meme, sign the Mr. Linky over at HSBA and use the “A B See Photo-Meme” graphic in your sidebar.

5. When you post a photo, come by and add it to the weekly A B See linky that we’ll be posting on Foto Fridays for those who have some alphabetical photo to share. You can sign it each week as many times as you have posted photos - one time for each photo linked post. Make sure you link back to the HSBA on your posts, too - so others can come and join the linky.

Faith Hope and Lullabies

We have had great need for calming music lately, its been a long winter of illnesses, and I have honestly invested in several lullaby cds out of desperation. Any mom who has paced and rocked, paced and rocked, and paced and rocked with a sad little one during wee hours of the morning day after day after day will know the desperation I am talking about. Praise the Lord we are getting back to healthy and we have found a new favorite place to listen to Lullabies:

I hope you will go visit Faith Hope and Lullabies at their website. If you are in need of calming lullaby music, here is your chance! Or stock up on cds to give away as baby shower gifts, I can't think of a better gift!

Please join us today as we visit MckMama's site and pray as her little guy, Stellan, is having heart surgery

I ♥ Faces

Please come visit I ♥ Faces to see adorable Self Portrait faces this week





Click HERE to see what I entered

Look what I made at ImageChef:

J is for Jump!

I'm enjoying a fun meme combinding pictures with letters of the alphabet at the Homeschool Post.



To join the fun please visit Foto Fridays



This week J is for Jump

Easter Photos

I entered my favorite Easter Picture of our baby girl over at I ♥ Faces, It is also posted at my Growing In Rejoicing blog. Click HERE to see that entry

Then come visit I ♥ Faces to see more adorable faces





Here is our family at my parents house:



My parents (Grandma & Papa C.) with their 10 grandkids:


See how goofy they can be:




Pictures of Miss Mary on her first Easter
"Ummm ... whats this green stuff you sat me on?"






"Now why did you give me these eggs?"


Mom's favorite shot:




Egg hunt time!







Mmmmm ... Mary's first Easter Brunch:






Here's the kids with other cousins at my in-law's (Grandma & Papa S.'s) house



Mary wondering "What?? More of these eggs??"


More egg hunt!!! The boys just keep looking for eggs.





Oh, and Mikayla got to find some too:



Grandpa, Daddy and Daughter:


But after all this fun, food and family ...
... we just gotta nap!