Happy Birthday to Someone Special!

I would like to wish a very very Happy Birthday to my best friend Lauren Patterson. I love you so much. I know you have had a very rough year but I know things are going to be better. I hope you have an excellent birthday and New Year's Eve. You are just an awesome person and my HERO! Much love to you.

Love,
Kirby

P.S. TO everyone I wish you a Happy New Year and hope everyone has a great and safe night tonight. Love to all and wishing you an awesome 2009!

Happy Birthday Emmy!

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Emmy, Bubbles, Lynette,
Happy Birthday to you!


We love you so much and hope you have an excellent birthday!

Love
Kirby and Conrad

(Emmy is Connor's name for Lynette. Pap & Emmy is my dad and step mom) Love you too and can't wait to see you both tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Cissy!

Today is my Cissy's birthday! She is the big 3-0! She is as beautiful as ever. I love her so much. She is one of my best friends and I do not know what I would do without her. She is my cousin but I just tell everybody she is my sister. She has always let me be right by her side no matter what. I thought it was a privilege to get to hang out with her and her friends when I was young. She never complained she always let me go. She is the best. I also stayed with her the whole time she was pregnant and almost everyday after, both times. We are practically joined at the hip. I love all my cousins like that and my real sisters. To a great sis I hope your birthday is as wonderful as you are. Here is a pic from her surprise party we gave her today. I LOVE YOU CISSY. Conman loves you too.

Daycare went to the Pumpkin Patch

Hence & Connor (Best Buds)
Bree giving Connor some love.

What a Crew.

Connor and Grandpa D

On the Hayride!

Learning the Family Business!

Saturday we auctioned off my grandparents house. It was very hard to see the place where we grow up be sold. But as everyone keeps telling me at least we have our memories. Anyways to the better part of the story. Connor loves his Pa. He wants to be doing what Pa is doing at all times. Well Saturday morning I dressed Connor like the guys always dress up for the auctions and we headed to work. During the middle of the auction Connor saw Pa on the microphone so he decided he needed to be up there too. So we got him a stool and an unplugged microphone and stood him beside Pa. It was so hilarious. Here is a picture Mom got with her phone. I just love it. Well I guess I do not have to wonder what Connor will be when he grows up. Enjoy!

Smile

I received the smile award from Alison. She is like my sis and everyday I find out more and more about her that is just like me. It is so great. Thanks for giving me this award I love you more than you will ever know.

These are the rules:

1. The recipient must link back the the awards creator

2. You must post these rules if you receive the award.

3. You must choose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself.

4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award.

5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient.

6. You must create a post sharing your win with others.

7. You must thank your giver.

Characteristics for the Smile Award:

Must display a cheerful attitude. (not necessarily at all times--we are all human)

Must love one another

Must make mistakes

Must learn from others

Must be a positive contributor to blog world

Must love life

Must love kids

Now I would like to nominate the following:

Caitlin Killian- I love ya girl and love when we get to hang out since it is very rare!

Ashley Freeman- One of my best friends. I love ya and you are such a good friend and you always make me laugh.

Shea Thompson- New to the blog world! I am happy to be able to keep up with you and your family. Love ya.

Regan Anne- My sis, always there for me, love ya!

Jennifer Boyd- My sis, my new teacher, lol, love you and Smiley Mylie!

New Site!

NEW SITE!!!!!!!

www.sewsweetembroidery.blogspot.com

Check out Sew Sweet's new website. It is too cute. You will be able to find all kinds of cute gifts for any occasion. They are located on Sparta Street if you want to go visit in person.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Love,

Kirby

Cash and Connor

Last week we got to visit with some of our very good friends. We were so happy to get to play with baby Cash. He is so precious. I am so glad that Cash and Connor are going to be good friends. We miss Caitlin, Colby, and Cash. We are so happy when they come to TN to visit. I am so excited Caitlin is having a girl this time. Now the boys can have there time and we can have girl time. Lol. Here are a few pics of the boys from the other night. We love you all and can't wait to see you at Christmas.

Love to all,

Kirby

Birthday Fever!

Yesterday was Wes's birthday. Happy Late Birthday. I love you so much and hope your day was wonderful. This week has been so crazy with the funeral and everything. We decided to go out of town to eat in a couple of weeks for his birthday and our anniversary.

Also today is Laura Dunn and Mel Stinson's birthday. I love you ladies and hope your day is awesome.

Tyler's birthday is tomorrow he will be the big 2-1! Happy early birthday to you.

Happy Birthday to Wes's dad and mom whose birthday's are Saturday and next week.

I hope all of you have wonderful birthdays! This month is wearing me out with b-days.

Love to all,

Kirby

We Will Miss You Granny

Early Sunday morning we received a call that Wes's great grandmother had passed away. She has been in the nursing home for about seven years and lived on her own til she went there. She was a 102 when she died. This is just so amazing to me to see a person live such a long life and be so healthy. It was just the past year or so that she got really bad. She had two strokes over the past couple of months. She was a very sweet lady and will be sadly missed. Please keep the Tollison family in your prayers. I wanted to share this poem that they had in the pamphlet at the funeral home. It just really makes you think and appreciate the people around you and cherish the time you have with them.

God saw she was getting tired,

and a cure was not to be;

So he put His arms around her,

and whispered, "Come with me."

With tearful eyes we watched her suffer,

and saw her fade away;

Although we loved her dearly,

we could not make her stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,

hard working hands to rest,

God broke our heats to prove to us,

He only takes the Best!

I love you all!

-Kirby

An Overdue Update!

Well I am finally back. I feel like I have been gone for ages. Lol. My life has been so busy lately. I do not know whether I am coming or going. A lot of things have happened over the past month and I wish I would have kept up with them better. I am not going to give every detail but in this post I am going to try and recap the past month or so just to let you know what we have been up to. The last week of August I started my third year of college. You would think I would be excited about this because that would mean I only have one more year left. Well, as usual I have changed my mind about what I would like to be when I grow up. I am now a nursing major. I should start the nursing program next fall and graduate a year later than I had planned. Oh well at least I will be doing something I love. We also had a big birthday dinner at Grannyma's. It was so much fun catching up with everyone. We also got some exciting news that day. I am going to be an aunt again. Jennifer is due with baby number two in May. I love babies. I love how every year our family grows. Well the first week of September we celebrated a lot of birthdays. So Happy Late Birthday to Donald, Dad, Bree, Abram, Mallory, and Arden. Then came the fair. Connor loved the fair this year. He wanted to ride the carousel constantly. He cried when we took him off. I love the fair because you get to see people you never usually get to see. The week after the fair we moved into our new house. We love it there. It is so great getting to be back on our own. I miss my mom but I know it's a step in life you must take and be on your own. Connor loves the new house I was so afraid he would be scared at night but he isn't and I am so thankful. Last Friday night we went to the Pioneer football Homecoming game. It was a lot of fun. It was the first game we have been to this year. This past Tuesday Wes and I celebrated our two year anniversary. Wes, I just want you to know that even though these past two years have been a little rough I love you and am so glad I have you and Connor. You both mean the world to me and I do not know what I would do without you. Thanks for two great years. So Wednesday was one of my best friends birthdays. So Happy Birthday to Ashley. I love you girl and am so glad to have you as a friend. Last night Kirsten and I went out to eat and have a girls night. We have not been able to hang out in a long time and it was great getting to catch up. Tonight I do not know what we will do. My dad is in town and so I am sure we will do something with him. I want to thank my dad so much for all the work he has done to help me at my new house. You will never know how much I appreciate you. Caitlin, Colby, and Cash will be in tonight and I can't wait to see them. I think I have rambled enough for now. So I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love to all,
Kirby

Our New House!

Front
Back
Kitchen
Dining Room
Living Room

As most of you know we are in the process of building a new home. We are almost finished and I am so excited. Only about three more weeks until we can move in. Building a house is definitely an experience and a test for a relationship (lol). I have never made so many decisions in my life. It is not completely finished but I am already in love with it. The colors are beautiful and I cannot wait to start putting my furniture in and hanging pictures and stuff. Wes and I went out to the house tonight so I decided to take some photos. I had just realized that the last time I posted about it was when we had just got the lot. So here are a few snap shots. When we get everything cleaned up and moved it I will definitely have some more pics. I am so excited to see how Ashley fixes Connor's room. It is going to be AWESOME! Hope everyone has had a great weekend. I start back to school tomorrow. I have a great schedule and I am so excited. Have a great week.



Love to all,

Kirby

Update!

Well we have had a busy week. It seems like this month has just flown by. I remember thinking I have a month before school starts and I now I start class on Monday. Crazy how life flies by. Well Monday night we had our monthly Morrison Ruritan Meeting. It was Family Night and we had supper and played Bingo. Connor and Annabella were playing together. They are so sweet together I just love that they are so close. If Connor wants Annabella to go with him he grabs her hand it is the cutest thing watching them walk hand in hand together. Tuesday we headed to Murfreesboro for Connor's 18month check up I cannot believe he is that old. I was looking at some pictures from this time last year and it brought tears to my eyes. I just love him so much and I enjoy watching him grow and learn new things. Connor had to get two shots and blood work done. He weighed 26lbs. 7oz. and was 33 in. long. He is getting to be such a big boy. Rae Rae went with us to the doctor so we did a little shopping and ate lunch at Panera Bread. Then we went and visited Lauren. She was doing good that day and we had a great time visiting with her. Wednesday I had to run a ton of errands getting stuff for the new house. I can't believe we are going to be able to move in in about three weeks. This house has thing has went so fast. I am so excited to finally be getting back into a house of our own. I love being here with Mom and appreciate everything she has done for us but it's kind of hard having two families in one house. I know though that if we had not moved in with mom I would have never made it through last semester without her help. So a big THANK YOU goes to Mom. So Thursday I had to be at the office all day. It was also my grandmother's birthday. We went and had lunch at Loafin Around. We had such a great time. Thursday night Wes had to be the auctioneer at the 4-H chicken sale. Mom and Donald took Connor and he loved it. Finally Friday, took Connor to daycare, and dropped off some things at the house. Had to get my driver's license renewed, then Regan and I grabbed some lunch. Went to Motlow to register for a class and also went by Sew Sweet to see Karissa who just got back from a cruise. Last night we went to Nikki and Blaka's. Baby Trinity or Baby TT as Keira calls her, is so precious. Connor and Keira played together they are too cute. I told Nikki maybe Connor would marry one of her daughters. Lol. We stayed and visited for a while. We had a great time catching up. We grabbed some supper from Crisp Springs Market and headed to see Miss Arden Claire. Mike was home and we have not seen him in a while so it was good to talk with him. Then we came home and went to bed. Today we are just cleaning and hanging out around the house. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Also, please keep Julie and Jenifer's family in your thoughts and prayers because they lost their grandpa yesterday. I love you girls and am thinking of you. I know how it is to lose a grandpa.

Love to all,
Kirby

Happy Birthday Grannyma!

Today is my Grannyma's 82nd birthday. There is one word to describe my Grannyma, "Angel". She has been such an inspiration to me. I love her so much. She has always been there for me and has been a role model to me and to everyone in my family. I wish I could be 1/2 as great as she is. She has raised a family and taken care of everyone her whole life. She never has a mean thing to say and is truly an angel sent from heaven. I am so glad that God chose her for our family. She holds us all together when things seem to be falling apart. I will never be able tell her or show her enough just how wonderful she is and how much she means to me. She is truly my hero. I wish her the best birthday and hope she has many more. We love you and thank you for teaching us by the way you live daily that God is so great and loving. Happy Birthday Grannyma! Hope your day is as wonderful as you.

Love you,
Kirby & Connor

Congrats Pa!

Tonight we went to Cookeville to Pa's graduation. Donald has been taking a paramedic coarse for the past year. He finally got finished about two weeks ago, so tonight we loaded up to go cheer him on at his graduation ceremony. It was very nice. When Donald walked across the stage Connor was standing in his chair waving at him. It was so precious. Connor loves his Pa so much and we are all very proud of his accomplishment. We had a good trip we also stopped and ate at Cheddar's. It was very delicious. The only thing that would have made it better is if Mitchell would have been working and was our waiter. I called him on the way up there and he had just gotten off work. Oh well maybe another time. Hope everyone has a great Friday!

Love always,

Kirby

Wedding Bells!

Daddy & The (Cutest) Ring Bearer
The Happy Couple
Annabella & Connor

This past weekend we had a wedding in the Williams' family. Wes' brother Rob got married on Saturday. They had an outdoor wedding. It was so hot. Connor was the ring bearer. He was so adorable my grandma made his outfit and it was the cutest thing ever. Congrats to Rob and Kristy. Here are a couple of pics from our evening.

TGIF!

I am so glad it is Friday, but I really wish it was Sunday. This weekend we have a wedding in our family and it has been chaotic. I wish it was Sunday so it would all be over. Sunday is going to be great because we are having a birthday lunch at Grannyma's house. It will be so good. It is nice to get to visit with family. The great grandchildren are so cute together. Our family just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I love it. We have been so busy the past couple of days. We are so happy to have Regan back. Connor missed her so much. He would not let her out of his sight the first few days she was home. It was so cute. Well I hope everyone has a great weekend. Love to all.

Oh yeah, I also wanted to say congrats to Blaka and Nikki Reynolds on the birth of their 2nd daughter. Trinity Kane Reynolds was born today she weighed 7lbs and was 19 1/2 inches long. Congrats to mom and dad and special congrats to big sis, Keira Rain. Love you all so much. Will post pictures soon.

Have a great weekend.

Kirby Michelle

Happy Birthday to the Twins!

Today is my brother and sister's 20th birthday! I am so glad that we are so close in age. We have always been so close and had each other to keep company. My mom always tells people she was glad she never had to worry about having neighbors with kids because we three just played well with each other. That also meant she had three teenagers, three drivers, and three in college at the same time. I love Regan and Ramsey so much. I know we fight a lot but we really do have a great relationship. If you mess with one of us you get all of us. Lol. They have always had my back and I have had theirs. We miss you Regan and hope you have an excellent birthday. I hope you both have an excellent day. Happy Birthday Rae Rae and Uncle Ramz.

Love your big sis and favorite nephew,

Kirby & Connor

Birthday Shout Outs!

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Sally and Cody D,
Happy Birthday to you!!!!

Happy birthday to two of my best buds Sally Pack and Cody Durham. I love you guys and hope you have had an excellent birthday!

Love
Kirby

New Family Pics!

About a month ago we had a wonderful family photo session with Dawn Winton. It was with Wes' family. There is about twenty of us. Here is our sneak peek. The pictures of Connor and Annabella are so PRECIOUS. I can't wait to see the rest. Check out Dawn's blog I have her on my links list. Check out our slide show in a few days.

Happy 4th & 5th!

Connor, Annabella, & Gianna riding the train.
Annabella & Connor on the firetruck!
Connor & Pa downtown.
Annabella & Emilee
Connor & Arden Claire

This year we got to celebrate the 4th double time. We have had a blast the past two days. Yesterday we spent all afternoon and evening at Morrison. Connor had so much fun with all his little cousins. Today we went downtown and enjoyed all the festivities. We got to watch fireworks two nights in a row. Connor loved them. Tonight we watched them from Alison's car because it started to rain. It was still fun. We are so glad for Alison and the kids to be back from vacation. We missed them so much. Here are some pics from the past two days. Hope everyone has had a great weekend.

Update on the past week!

Ever since my mom and them have left it's like everything has been turned upside down. I never knew how much my mom and sister help me in everyday life. I really appreciate all they do for me and miss them terribly. I know they miss Connor and so I thought I would recap our past week so they would know what we have been into.

Wednesday, June 25th- That morning Mom and the crew headed to Germany. Connor went to daycare as usual and I had a lot of errands to do for me and mom. Building a house is a lot of work and a lot to keep up with. Not much went on out of the ordinary.

Thursday, June 26th- We got up got Connor ready and he went to Ms. Jennifer's as he does everyday. I ran my errands and prepared for a closing at the bank for Mom. My work,plus her work, plus office work, plus two houses full of work, = a very tired me. LOL. The closing went great and then I picked up Connor from daycare and we went home and did our nightly routine. Happy Birthday to Jon today.

Friday, June 27th-Finally it's Friday! Connor went to daycare and I went to work and ran more errands. That afternoon I had to show a house. I also went to visit Alison and Channing before they left for vacation. Arden was at Mim's. Well after I picked Connor up from daycare Mike, Alison, Arden, and Channing all came by the house to tell us bye and play for a few minutes. Friday night Connor went and spent the night with Wes' mom. Wes and I went to the cabin and we had some friend come and hang out for my birthday. It was fun.

Saturday, June 28th- We woke up and cleaned up at the cabin. Wes and I went home to pack. Then Wes went to get Connor. While he was gone I finished packing to get ready to go to my dad's. When Wes got back we waited for Salem. When he arrived and we got the car packed we headed for Chattanooga. When we got there we got our bathing suits on and went swimming for a while. My dad has a pool and Connor loves the water. We swam for an hour or so and then got ready for a fun trip downtown. We parked and went to eat at the Big River Grill. It was awesome the food was delicious. After dinner we walked across this neat bridge to get to Coolidge Park. The view is amazing I never realized how beautiful it was there. At Coolidge Park Connor and Salem rode the indoor Carousel. It was so neat. Then came the fun part. They had the water that shoots up out the ground. Connor had a blast. He would run and around and just laugh. He had the best time. Then it was about to rain so we headed back over the bridge and back to the car. We barely made it to the car before it started flooding. We had to stop at Walmart and get some things and then we headed back to the house to crash after an awesome day.

Sunday, June 29th- We woke up and piddled around until time to get ready to go to Lake Winnie. They do not open until 12 so we had the whole morning to get ready. The park is only five minutes from Dad's house. We pulled in and paid and they stamped our hands. We had so much fun. Connor loved riding all the little kid rides. Salem and Wes rode a lot of the bigger rides. It is a really neat place to take your family. It was very clean and it has a really pretty view. We stayed there for about 4 or 5 hours and then it started to rain so we headed back to the house. After the rain stopped we went swimming again. Before we started packing to go home Dad washed the car for us. He is great. Then Connor, Wes, and I headed back to McVegas. Salem stayed with Dad. They were going to a Braves game on Tuesday night. When we got home we all went to bed to get rested for another week.

Monday, June 30th- Mrs. Jennifer is on vacation this week so Connor has had a different babysitter everyday. Monday he went to Aunt Wendy's. I took him about 8:30am dropped him off to play. They went and saw Nonny and had the best time. I stopped by to check on our house and then headed to the office for a closing. It was pretty quiet at the office. Most people are on vacation. That afternoon I went to get Connor and then we went home to see Wes. Donald ordered pizza and we just hung out at the house doing some laundry and stuff.

Tuesday, July 1st- Today Connor went to stay with Wes' mom. They played hard all day long. I worked and not much went on again today at the office. That afternoon I met Wes out at the house to look at the siding they had started to put up. It is coming together and I am getting so excited. Then we went to pick up Connor and ate supper with his mom and grandparents. Then Wes had a church league game. So we went to the fair grounds and Connor played with Annabella. They won there game. Wes took Connor home for me. Laura, Kaye, and I went walking at the Civic Center. Then I headed home to go to bed.

Wednesday, July 2nd- Today Connor went to stay with Annabella Grace. They had so much fun playing with each other yesterday. I was so worried that Connor would kill Erin. She said he was so good. I was so happy. I worked as usual then about five I headed that way to get the wild man. We played for a little while longer and Erin cooked supper and we brought it home for Connor and Wes. Then we went to check on the house and see the progress. We headed back home and played. Connor had his bath and was so tired from playing with Annabella that he went to bed early. After he went to sleep and went to Kaye's and hung out for a little while. Then I came home and both my guys were sound asleep. I was crashed out shortly after that.

Thursday, July 3rd- Today has been alright and not too stressful. Connor went to stay with Kaye today. He loves playing at her house. This afternoon I am going to visit my best friend Lauren. She is such a strong person with all she is going through. She is truly my hero. Please keep her in your prayers. Tonight Kaye is cooking out because some family is coming in for the holiday. We are so excited. Well I know I might have bored you but I wanted to fill my mom in on how we are doing.

Pics from these adventures are coming soon!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Be safe and do not eat too much. LOL. Have a Happy 4th.

Love,
Kirby

Something to Brighten My Day!

As most of you know today is my birthday. I had to work today and after lunch I received these beautiful flowers from my boys. Wes and Connor sent me this beautiful arrangement. I just love it. I thought I would share with you the gift that brightened my day. I am so lucky to have two such wonderful people in my life. I love you guys. Hope everyone has a great night!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

It is so hard to believe that today is my 21st birthday! Time goes by so fast. It seems like it was just yesterday I started high school. Now I am married, have a child, finished two years of college, working, and building a house. I thought 21 was so far away and the past five years have gone in the blink of an eye. I am so happy with my life and am so glad that I get to celebrate another year of life. Thanks to all my girls who posted a birthday post for me. I love you all more than you will ever know. Even though I am working I am having a great birthday. My mom cooked me a huge lunch at the river yesterday. It was awesome. I had a great day at the river with my family. Hope everyone has a great day. Love to all. Please keep praying for my friend Lauren Patterson, I saw her mom today and she is back in the hospital with a fever so please keep her in your prayers. I thought I would share some pics of my wonderful life.

Mitchell turned 20!

Me & Mitchell (Birthday Boy!)
Regan, Mitcho, & Leah
Mitchell beating up Jacob (LOL)
Mitchell after having a blast on the jet ski.
Callie & Todd

On Friday the 13th one of my best friends had a birthday. Mitchell turned 20 and we had him a big party at the cabin. Mitchell has the personality of the group. He can always make you laugh and is always having a good time. We just love him to death. He is super smart. I think he has made straight A's in his two years of college. I think he will be president one day. He is just an awesome friend. Everyone spent the night at the cabin and then we rode jet skis and played on the water most of the day. Mitchell is a great person and I hope he had a great birthday. Here are some pics from our big bash.

MOM!

Mom & her girls!
Our delicious chicken alfredo!
Connor & Sophi
Mom opening her gifts!
Dessert (homemade cheesecake! Yum!)

So a couple of weeks ago was my mom's birthday. I know I am a little late. This month has been crazy. We have had something every single day. It has wore me out. Anyway, we had a girl's night for mom's birthday. Delo and Doris made us a big dinner. It was awesome. It was so much fun to hang out and eat good food. My mom is so special to me. I love her so much. She has always been there for me and I would never be where I am today without her. She is my strength and I love her more than she will ever know. Mom I hope your birthday was as wonderful as you are. Here are a few pics from our night out at the river.

Happy Friday!

New Blog

My sister, Regan, has finally created a blog. We have been trying to talk her into it for a while now. She is getting ready to leave for Germany next week and we told her blogging would be a way she could keep in touch with all of us. Regan and I have sat and thought of website names. It took us a while but we finally came up with the ADVENTURES OF RAE RAE. Everything she does ends up being an exciting adventure. Connor calls her Rae Rae so we thought this was perfect.. Go check her out. She would love some comments to welcome her to the blogging world.

http://www.adventuresofraerae.blogspot.com/

Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy Father's Day!

I just wanted to say Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there. I especially want to thank Wes for being the best dad to our wonderful son. I just love to watch them play together and see Connor love his daddy. It makes life worthwhile. I am so glad to have Wes as a husband. I love him so much and want him to know how much I appreciate all he does for me and Connor. I also want to tell my dad how much I love him. He is the best and has always been there for me. When I was six my parents got divorced. But I do not sit and think about what could have been because actually God blessed me with two fathers my dad and Donald. They both mean so much to me. They are always here for me and have always been to everything we ever had. I love you both so much. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!