Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Fall Pics Edited

These were edited by our Photographer Rebecca Shipley with GRINS & GIGGLE PHOTOGRAPHY.







Monday, October 27, 2008

Fall Pics 2008

I took these myself so I'm very proud of how they turned out!!


It started out like this....


















....then we added to it. :)


















This is Landen with his new punkin' cup Mommy bought him.












































































He had so much fun decorating!


















































































































L to R: Daddy, Landen, Brodie and Mommy. :)

















Here is Landen with his white punkin'.


















































































Ain't he a little man??!






























































































































































Thursday, October 23, 2008

Are You Ready???

Babies are people too!

And......

Human rights should begin at conception!

And they are not punishment! But Blessings from God! (Please see video to follow.)


Landen @ 2 months






















This is Brodie @ 24 wks 5 days.
The fuzzy line at the bottom is not a smudge in the pic
or static in the sonogram machine,
but it is Brodie's heartbeat...and a strong one at that.
If that's not a sign of life I don't know what is!



















And here is my Brodie at 35 wks 5 days




Wednesday, October 22, 2008

THIS SAYS IT ALL:

Time passes.

Life happens.

Distance separates.

Children grow up.



Jobs come and go.

Love waxes and wanes.

Men don't do what they're supposed to do.



Hearts break.

Parents die.

Colleagues forget favors.

Careers end.



BUT.........

Sisters are there,

no matter how much time and how

many miles are between you.

A girl friend is never farther away

than needing her can reach.



When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you

have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life

will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,

praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on

your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the

valley's end.



Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk

beside you...Or come in and carry you out.

Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,



daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,

Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended

family, all bless our life!



The world wouldn't be the same without women, and

neither would I. When we began this adventure called

womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or

sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we

would need each other.

Every day, we need each other still.









Monday, October 20, 2008

Brodie Is 4 Months Old!







Mommy Finally Gets To Hold Brodie Again!

I went to the doctor today for my follow up visit after my surgery.

The surgeon took off the steril strips and said that everything looked really good and that I was healing really well. He also said it would be okay to pick up Brodie now, which is what I couldn't wait to hear! For the first couple of days I couldn't hold him against me at all. Then on about the 4th day I couldn't take it anymore and so I put a pillow on my belly and had Stephen to hand him to me and held him that way...lol

The surgeon also said there were no restrictions on what I could eat either. He told us in a funny way "The gallbladder is gone and they don't grow back, I promise."...lol Thank God they don't!

Anyway, so glad to have all that behind me and life here almost back to normal. :)

Here are some pics of me and Brodie.