Spring is coming...yeah!

Beautiful day...with my beautiful girl

Posing for the camera


True Joy

True trust

Ready, Set, Go

Racing Mommy

This afternoon we headed out and had some yummy ice cream. Before we went for ice cream, I asked Ava if she wanted ice cream and she said in her clearest voice said, "Okay, lets go get some ice cream!" So very thankful that Ava's speech is coming along so well. After we had ice cream, we drove up to Red Top mountain to drive around and look as some of the new, incredible neighborhoods. The views were absolutely beautiful. It was just a wonderfully, simple afternoon.

Speech with Friends

Having snack time with friends: AJ, Kinley, Lauren and Rayna


Making her Dr. Seuss craft

Catching her "fish" for her picture


Sitting together for craft time

Today Ava started a new program at speech therapy. Her play speech group is now made up of just 3-4 year olds. Also, the program is set up to be a little bit more structured and geared to challenge her and her little friends a more in their speech development. Today was amazing! Ava's attention span was great. She followed directions and had a great time with her friends. By the end of the time at play therapy, I was so very, very proud of Ava and how she surprises me everyday with how far she has come in her life!

I am so very proud, thankful and blessed to be Ava's mommy! It may take her a little longer and she may have to work a little harder at things, but she always accomplish the task in front of her. She faces every challenge with a smile on her face and such a sweet spirit! "I can do ALL THINGS through Christ who gives me strength!

Celebrating the big 3-5

Yummy Sappora

Sparkles was so much fun!


Daddy had a great time too

This last few days I have had a blast celebrating a milestone birthday...the big 3-5! The celebrating started on Wednesday with Grammy coming in town. Grammy and I had a fun time together having fun girl's time shopping for great new spring clothes. Then onto this weekend, Adam helped me celebrate in a very fun and creative way. We started Saturday with breakfast in bed, then on to lunch with Me-Me and Bob-Bob and then the evening was full of roller skating and supper at Sapporo.

My life verse that my parents have always prayed over me is Ephesians 2:10, "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God has prepared in advance for us to do.!" As I have looked over my life, I am so thankful for the dreams and prayers that God has allowed to come true in my life. I am thankful for having a wonderful, loving family, husband and daughter that have loved, supported and encouraged me throughout the years. I also feel thankful and blessed for the incredible friends that are in my life. This evening I am going to bed feeling very blessed and ready to take on the next 35 years!!

Celebrating Valentine's Day

My two Valentines

Roses Daddy gave Mommy

The table is set

Yummy dinner: chicken, green beans, black eyed peas, rice

Valentine Breakfast

Valentine Lunch packed



Giving Valentine Monkey a kiss



Hugging Valentine stuffed animals

Celebrating pink day at school

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! We began celebrating with a Valentine's breakfast of pink grits and strawberries. Ava then had fun opening her Valentine presents from both sets of grandparents and from Mommy and Daddy. For lunch I packed Ava some berry/applesauce, strawberries and then put heart stickers on her crackers and cheese. Today at school they were having pink day so of course Ava had some pink to wear. Tonight once Daddy came home, we had a yummy dinner all together. It was a fabulous way to celebrate Valentine's day with the two loves of my life!

Valentine cupcakes for class

Mixing up the cupcakes


Finished product

This afternoon Ava and I made some Valentine cupcakes for her school class.

Playtime with preemie friends

Ava and Hannah, February 2012

Ava and Hannah, December 2009

Beverly and Hannah

Chick Fil A

Disney Store

Riding the train together

Ava and I had such a fun time today playing with our good friends Beverly and Hannah. Beverly and I were friends as single ladies at FBCW. After we both got married we lost touch but reconnected a few years ago, because we both had preemies. Ava was born early in December 2008 and then Hannah was born early in May 2009. It has been fun to keep in touch and see how these two preemie princesses have grown up. Today, it was so fun seeing the two girls playing and having so much fun together!

What a day for a hike!!

My beautiful baby girl

Getting a lift from Daddy




Posing with Mommy

What a beautiful day it was today!! This morning we had a wonderful time worshipping, had a yummy lunch and Ava went down for a good nap. After Ava woke up we heading to Kennesaw Mountain for a little hike. We were not sure how long Ava would last on the hike, but she made it half way up, walking all by herself. Since it was getting a little late, and the sun was setting (which was beautiful), we headed down the mountain. Thankful today for the great weather and getting to spend time with two of my favorite people! Thankful for how God has blessed our little family.

Getting prettied up!

Most of the time I am in "mommy gear", so it was so nice to get to dress up for the celebration of Chinese New Year. One of the companies that Daddy represents is a Chinese company. They invited us to a Chinese New Year celebration at the Canton House. It was so fun and quite a cultural experience. We saw a festive dragon dance, heard a speech from the Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and I even ate some jelly fish! It was a great night of dressing up and a yummy dinner!