First trip to visit Aubie

On our way home from the beach, we stopped in Auburn to visit "Aubie's House". We have talked to McKenleigh about Auburn and Aubie since she was born. We have Aubie books and a DVD she has seen many times. I even admit, I taught her what an Elephant says 'Bad Bama" and what Aubie says "War Eagle". This was McKenleigh's first visit and she had a wonderful time.
As soon as we got into town, she started asking to see Aubie. It was a beautiful day and we can't wait to take her back again soon.

Looking so Big walking on campus.

Here she is with Aubie on the way Tennessee.

Proper Family Pictures

Jason laughed at me when I asked him to take a white shirt and khaki pants or shorts for a picture on the beach. What would you do that for? Coming from a guy who grew up on the beach, why take a family picture there?
Then he began seeing other families in our area with what he likes to refer to as "the proper family picture" in their homes and liked the idea. So here are a few of our "proper family pictures"

Beach Cont.

Quick video of McKenleigh's joy of sand.

July Cont.

For Christmas this year Jason and I gave my mom a trip to the beach, so July 14th Mom, McKenleigh and I hit the road. A friend of ours has a condo in orange beach, Al. and he let us use it for the week. Here are pictures of the condo We had an amazing week and Jason was able to come down for the end of the week and then Hunter, Jill and their daughter Riley (owners of the condo) came for a night. The condo was great. From the front door to the master bedroom was 30 steps, so McKenleigh crawled all over the place. She loved beach. She tasted the sand, smelled the sand and ate the sand. We had a great time. Thanks Hunter and Jill. Here are a few pictures.

June pictures

Memorial Day

Two years ago, a few weeks after Jason and I started dating, we went to Shiloh for the day. It was a long car ride, but we had a great day. Last year we had been married for 5 months, I was three months pregnant and really didn't feel well, so we stayed home. This year I wanted to go somewhere. Jason loves history so we decided from now on every Memorial day we would go somewhere to remember the day.
This year we went to Stones River. It was a nice day. I did not realize how much happened there. McKenleigh did great. We look forward to making this a great family tradition.

Montana

Feb 21-27th we went to Big Sky, Montana. Yes we took McKenleigh and she did wonderful. She slept on all the flights and enjoyed her time out west. Jason was able to Ski and McKenleigh and I had some good bonding time. We went with our friend Ben from Nashville and met his Dad, step mom and James, a friend from college out there. It was a great week.

Trip to see Sarah

This week my Jason sent me out to Colorado to spend a few days with my best friend Sarah. We have not seen each other since my wedding in Dec. She just found out a few weeks ago they are pregnant with their second child and due in March.
We had a wonderful time. We got pedicures and pre-natal massages. It was a wonderful trip. Her daughter Danika has gotten so big, and we had so much fun playing. It will probably be another 9 months before we see each other again, but I am so thankful for her. She is a dear friend and I thank God for blessing my life with her friendship.


















Had to compare the bellies.

Auburn

Warning-long post

This weekend Jason and I went to Auburn for the opening weekend of SEC football. Jason has been looking forward to this weekend since December. We left after work on Friday and drove to Birmingham to stayed the night. It was a great idea, because it would break up the drive and I would get to sleep in a little. Wow were we wrong. About 1am The Church of the Almighty God (that was the name on the bus) checked in and the girls were on our floor. They slammed doors and yelled in the hall until 4 am. I finally decided to get up and get a bite to eat. The Lobby was full of kids playing on the computer and watching TV. So we got up about 6:30 and checked out. I called my mom around 8:30 and thanked her for being a responsible adult when I was younger and making us be quite and sleep on school and church trips.

Ok, so I shook it off and was really ready for the day. We headed to Auburn for a great day of Tailgating. It was so much fun. We were within 100ft of so many of Jason's friends. We spent most of the day with Hunter and his wife. We had BBQ sandwiches and hung out. We were also able to see Ashley (Owen) Ondreski's parents. We had not seen them since her wedding last October. Then we spent some time with John and his wife Ashley. It rained a little off and on, but the weather was wonderful.
After a great day with friends, we headed to the stadium. We found our seats and as we sat down, the rain came down. But I had my raincoat, so I was ready. It rained until the beginning of the game and it was great weather from then on.
To be honest, the game was not pretty, I didn't know if we would pull it out or not, but I had a great time. It was my first time in the stadium and I loved it. The baby was so funny. Every time the announcer would talk or the crowd would get loud she would jump all over the place. it was so fun. She and I had a great time.
I took it easy most of the game and felt really good, but Jason decided I was tired and we needed to leave during the third quarter. So we began the walk back to the car. I am so glad he made us leave, because I began to really feel it on the walk back. I really was tired.
We made our way to the car and then over to his friend Craig's place. He has a restaurant / sports bar down the street. We ordered some food and were ready to watch the end of the game. After about 5 min, I told Jason to stay and watch the last 5 min, but I was going to the car. I went out and within seconds I was out.
I slept all the way to the hotel and until 6am. It was so nice to sleep in a quite place. The next morning we got up and went to church in Auburn and I met many of Jason's friends there as well. We went to lunch with the Goodman's, then I hit the bookstores and bought a few things for our little girl.
It was a great weekend. I look forward to going back soon.

Oh... and Jason and I celebrated 2 years this weekend!. Two years ago this weekend we met at church and married a year and 3 months later. In 3 months we will have a little girl. Wow, God does amazing things.

Trip to the Beach

This is a few weeks late, but here are some pictures of our trip to Florida. We enjoyed wonderful food, Jason surfed for the first time in 15 years and the beach was great. We hope to go back once the baby is 5 or 6 months old.

Congratulations Adam

August 10th my younger brother graduated from the University of St. Augustine. He received his Masters in OT and will begin next week working toward his doctorate in PT. He has worked so hard and we are all so proud of him. We were able to travel to Florida for a few days to celebrate and enjoy the beach. Congratulations Adam. We Love you!











Mom, Adam and Dad

















Adam would not have made it without Adrian!

July

June was a blur, and July even crazier! Here is a look at the past month.


July 7th -
We traveled to Rockford, IL to some of our dearest friends' wedding. We decided to drive there and wow! IL has SO MUCH CORN!!! I was shocked. We decided to make it a little get away weekend. We were able to swim at the hotel, I love to swim. We stopped and made a visit to Lincoln's tomb It was very interesting. It was a hot day, but I am glad we went. Then we drove over to St. Louis to meet some friends for lunch. It was nice to visit with friends and take a break from driving. Tracy it was good to see you. Over all, it was a long trip, but we had a great time.

Shaun and Danielle- the happy couple!












Lincoln's Tomb


July 13th-15th
Adam my brother offered to help paint our living room as a wedding gift.He has been in graduate school since then, but came to Tennessee for as internship this summer, so I jumped on the chance to paint. Dad, Mom and Adam came down, brought scaffolding and we painted all weekend. Thank you all so very much. I couldn't have done it with out you. The room looks great. Love you all so much.

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July 19

Jason and I went to the Schermerhorn to see Diana Krall. I had not seen her before, but it was great. We had box seat and she did an outstanding job. It was a wonderful night out.

Chattanooga

This past weekend we were able to visit with Jason's dad (David) and Dinah. They are missionaries in the Bahamas, so we don't get to see them very often. They were up visiting a supporting church in Chattanooga, so we were able to spend the weekend with them.

Jason and his dad love to play golf together. They had a tee time for Saturday afternoon, but they both woke up hours before the girls did, so what do they do? Headed to the range to hit balls. After an hour or so on the range they came back and brought Dinah and I coffee. Aww I love my morning coffee.

With the guys off to the course and Dinah and I went to the mall. This was my first time to spend time with Dinah and I had a wonderful time. We had coffee and enjoyed good conversation. She also spoiled me!!

Dinah took me shopping and I bought me a new outfit. =) I got new shoes and two purses as well. It was a wonderful treat. I helped Dinah make an Easter basket for a friend of hers, and we enjoyed lunch before heading back.

The guys had a great day of Golf and then we went to Sticky Fingers for some great ribs. If you haven't been there, you should try it. The weather was so good we were able to sit on the porch.
If only the time could last. It is now back to the grind, but the time was so precious. Thank you David and Dinah. We love you.

Big Sky

Big Sky Montana - 2007
We got married in December and Jason talked me into waiting until February to go on our honeymoon. I was not thrilled about the idea, but WOW it was the best decision. We were able to spend the first two months getting settled and looked forward to a nice vacation.

We went to Big Sky Montana for my first ski trip out west. I had ski in the east, but Wow! it is amazing out there. We had fresh powder 3-12 inches every day. Jason was wonderful. He surprised me with a night at the spa on Friday night and bought me a great pair of powder skis.

We had a wonderful time. It was nice to come home, but we can't wait to make it a yearly trip if not a few times a year.