Treasured Memories

Baby Ethan!

2011-02-02T09:37:00.000-08:00

On January 8, 2011 we welcomed our new nephew, Ethan. He weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces. He is so cute! We are so excited! Connor just loves him. I hope he likes his new sister as much when she gets here. Here are a few pics from the hospital.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Love,
Kirby

Update!

2011-02-02T09:27:00.000-08:00

Things have been so crazy with the holidays, new year, and baby doctors appoinments. It is getting so close to the arrival of Miss Kate! I am getting so excited but realizing how much I need to accomplish before she gets here. I have started on her nursery and am waiting for her bedding to arrive. It is being custom made so it takes a little longer. Her nursery colors are going to be pink, green, and white. It is going to be so cute. I just cant wait to get it finished. My best friend, Ashley, has been painting her heart out. These are the letters to hang above Kate's bed. She is also working on some picture frames for me to hang in here room.

The furniture is in place just waiting on things to arrive so I can place them. I have started going to the doctor every two weeks. I go next Wednesday. I will be 33 weeks. Wes' cousin, Erin and I are due 1 day apart. She is having a boy and I am having a girl. It's baby fever in our family. We have baby showers and birthday parties coming up. I can't believe Connor is going to be 4! My baby is growing up. We are having a Toy Story themed party this year. He is going to dress up as Woody. I put on the invitations for the other children to dress up as well so we will see what they come up with. It is going to be a blast. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love,
Kirby

Church Christmas Play!

2010-12-20T08:07:00.000-08:00

Last night was our church Christmas play. Connor was a sheperd. He did so awesome! I was so proud of him. He got right up there and sang his heart out. He amazes me everyday! Here are a few pics. Hope everyone has a great week.

Love,

Kirby

Happy Anniversary!

2010-12-15T08:44:00.001-08:00

I just would like to wish a Happy Anniversary to my sister and her husband! Jenn and Justin have been married 9 years. They have two beautiful girls that I am proud to have as nieces. Hope you two have a wonderful day! We love you!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Love,

Kirby

Christmas Photos!

2010-12-08T12:00:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had Christmas photos made with the talented Tessa Curtis. Connor was not very cooperative. But we still managed to get a few good shots. Thanks so much for the photos. I love them. Here are a couple of shots fromthe session.

Love,

Kirby

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-02T08:29:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving dinner at Grannyma's house! Hope everyone is having a great week.

Love,
KIRBY

IT'S A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-11-02T09:16:00.000-07:00

BABY WILLIAMS #2 IS GOING TO BE A GIRL! WE ARE SO EXCITED!

Happy Birthday Wes!

2010-10-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

Today Wes turns 23! Hope you have a great birthday!

Love,

Kirby, Conman, and Baby #2

Go Pioneers!

2010-09-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we went to watch the Pioneers play! It was so much fun. Here are some pics from the game! Enjoy. Hope Everyone is having a great week.

Love,

Kirby

Here Comes the Bride!

2010-08-13T08:15:00.000-07:00

This past weekend one of my dearest friends got married. Lauren and John had a beatiful ceremony and one heck of a reception! It was so much fun and Lauren was the most beautiful bride I have ever seen. Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Dunahoo! Here are some pictures from the wedding!

Happy Birthday to ME!

2010-07-15T09:13:00.000-07:00

Well my birthday was a couple of weeks ago. For lunch my friends from school took me to Applebees. Then Wes, Connor, Jacob and I went to Chuy's for my birthday! It is a great Mexican restaurant in Murfreesboro. We shopped a little after that. Then that weekend my mom cooked at the river and my family came. It was so much fun we rode the boat and just enjoyed each others company. Thanks everyone who helped make my 23rd birthday so special.

Love,

Kirby

Fun at the Lake

2010-06-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

We have been having some good times at the river! These are some pictures from Memorial Day! We had a bunch of people come down. It was so much fun. I love when everyone gets together and we get to talk and ride the boat. This was a great day. we had good food, good weather, and great company. Hope everyone is having a great summer.

Love to all,

Kirby

Stella Bess is HERE!

2010-04-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

Stella Bess Dunn made her arrival into the world on Friday, April 23rd. She is so beautiful. We are so happy to have this new addition in the family. Congrats to Laura and Jacob on a wonderful daughter.

Mylie is 3!

2010-04-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my niece, Mylie Rae! We love you so much and hope you have a great day. You are a very special little girl and you are loved more than you will ever know. We can't wait for your party tonight. Connor is so excited. Love you Mylie Rae. We will see you tonight.

Love,
Kirby (Your favorite Aunt) and Connor

Happy Birthday!

2010-03-22T08:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to Tucker,
Happy Birthday to you!

Today is my cousin Tucker's 20th birthday! I hope it is a great one. We love you!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday!

Love,
Kirby

Happy Birthday Salem!

2010-03-03T08:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Salem! We love you so much and hope your birthday is great!

Connor's Birthday Bash

2010-03-02T07:16:00.000-08:00

Saturday we had Connor's big birthday bash at the Civic Center. He had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came and made his day so special!

Priceless!

2010-03-01T19:36:00.000-08:00

More Birthday and Playhouse Disney Pics coming soon!

Happy Birthday Pap!

2010-02-26T14:26:00.000-08:00

I would like to wish a very special birthday to my Pap! Today is his birthday and he is one of the greatest men I know. We love him so much and are so blessed to have him in our family! We wish you a wonderful birthday!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Big birthday bash for Connor tomorrow. Pics to come soon!

Love to all,

Kirby

Rescue Squad Breakfast

2010-02-25T07:55:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we got up, got ready, and headed to the Rescue Squad breakfast. They always have such great food. Connor loves going up there to see Pa, Bubba, and Pa Donnie. We ate with Darlene and her parents. We wore our VOTE FOR DARLENE BRYANT attire. Here are a few pics I snapped of Darlene and Connor campaigning. Enjoy!

Love to all,
Kirby

HAPPY (LATE) BIRTHDAY TO JEN JEN!

2010-02-24T08:45:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to Jen Jen,
Happy Birthday to you!

Happy birthday to a wonderful sister. We love you so much! Hope your day was great.

Love,

Kirby

Happy Birthday Uncle Rob!

2010-02-19T12:17:00.001-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROB,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Connor is 3!

2010-02-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

Tuesday my precious little boy turned three years old. I can not believe how fast time flies. I feel like I just went to the hospital to have him. He is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. Here are some pics from his party he had at daycare.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Love,

Kirby

Pray!

2010-02-11T06:42:00.000-08:00

Please pray for the Cooper family! Elisa Cooper Luna was shot Wednesday and is in critical condition. Everyone please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. There is POWER IN PRAYER! God works many miracles so please keep this family in your hearts.

Here is a website to the news report where you can read about the incident.
www.knoxnews.com

Love to all!
Kirby

HAPPY MONDAY! UPDATE COMING SOON!

2010-01-25T08:18:00.001-08:00

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

2009-12-10T13:34:00.001-08:00

Last Friday night we spent the night at the River! The next morning we woke up to this. It was so beautiful. I wish I could stay up there all the time. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love to all,
Kirby

Titans vs. Bills

2009-11-24T12:48:00.001-08:00

Last Sunday we took Connor to his firt Titans game. He had so much fun. He loved every minute of it. When the Titans would score a touchdown they shot off fireworks. So he kept asking when they going to shoot them fireworks again. He is too precious. It was a gorgeous day and we all had a blast. Thanks to Nana and Pa for getting us tickets! Hope everyone has a great week. Love to all.

My First Creation!

2009-11-17T07:00:00.000-08:00

Thursday night we went to Wes's moms house for dinner. She made soup and it was so good. After we ate we were just sitting around watching Connor play. Pat said that Wes had told her I wanted to learn how to sew. She said she would show me. So we got everything out and we worked late that night and almost got it finished. Then the next day I took it to Sew Sweet and got it monogrammed. Friday night we went back out there to finish it up and this is the end result. I am so proud of myself for learning how to do this. I have always wanted to be able to sew because both my grandmothers can sew so well. I appreciate Pat teaching me how to do something that I now enjoy. Hopefully I will be making a lot of other things soon. I told Wes that I need a sewing machine for Christmas! Hope everyone is having a great week!

Love,
Kirby

Cutie Pie!

2009-11-16T14:48:00.001-08:00

Kara sent me this cute picture of Harper! I bought her this outfit as a shower gift. She wore it on her trip to Gatlinburg this weekend. She is so precious I just had to post it. Love ya Miss Harper!

Connor's Pumpkin!

2009-10-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

Last night Wes wanted to carve pumpkins with Connor. Well Connor being the wild child that he is didn't really like the sitting down and focusing on the actual carving. He does not stay interested very long. But this is the end result. I think it turned out cute! Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Happy Birthday!

2009-10-08T12:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to Ashley,
Happy Birthday to YOU!

Happy Birthday to my best girl, Ashley! Today she is the big 2-1! I love this girl so much. She is like a sister to me. I hope you have a great day and know that I love you and don't know what I would do without you.

Love,

Kirby

PS: Hope everyone is having a great week! One more day til the WEEKEND!

My Little Flower!

2009-09-25T10:07:00.000-07:00

I was in Walmart the other day and say these baby Halloween costumes and I just had to buy one for Lilla. I called Jennifer and told her I was getting her outfit this year! So last night we went by and tried it on her and I snapped a pic on my phone. She is the most precious thing. I love her to death. Hope everyone is having a great week.

How can you look like everybody?

2009-09-24T13:22:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I got my hair colored. It is a lot darker than usual and I really like it. I have never had so many people tell me I look like so many different people in my life. It has just cracked me up all week. Donald said I looked like Regan, I saw a picture of my Dad and told myself I looked just like him, the man at the Verizon store said I looked just like Mom, and the lady at the Verizon store said I looked just like my Aunt Annette! It is so funny to me how I can look like all these people and none of these people look anything alike and are so different in so many ways. I know this probably is a silly post but I just thought I would tell of my many different looks this week. Here is a pic of my new hair I love it. Thanks Aunt Wendy!

Pageant Night!

2009-09-17T14:20:00.000-07:00

Tuesday night Arden Claire was in the Little Fairest of the Fair. She did an excellent job and looked GORGEOUS! We are so proud of you. There was 80 girls in the pageant and she got in the top 32 so we were very excited! Hope everyone is having a great week.

Fair Time!

2009-09-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

Connor riding the train!
Connor is ready to head to the Tractor Pull!

I love the week of the Fair. I do not know why I just love getting to see all the people. The Fair food is pretty good too! Connor is enjoying the Fair so much this year. It is so exciting to see him having so much fun. I just love this age. He is so precious. We have been every single night to the Fair and will be there every night till it is over. Here are a few pics from our weekend! Tonight is Arden's pageant. We wish her luck. She is a beautiful girl inside and out and we love her so much! Hope everyone has a great week.

SUNFLOWERS!

2009-09-02T07:56:00.000-07:00

Our Fair entry picture!

Smelling the Sunflower

My Precious Boy!

Yellow as far as you can see!

Riding in the Mustang

About two weeks ago Mom was taking Connor to Gigi's house. She called me and was like you have got to drive out here there is hundreds of acres of sunflowers and they are so beautiful. So the next day Wes, Connor, and I took a drive is Pa's mustang out to Morrison. The sight was breathtaking. I have never seen so many flowers and they were all just perfect. It really was an amazing sight. Good thing I had the camera. Here are some of our pictures from our wonderful family outing.

A Beautiful Bride!

2009-07-18T17:53:00.000-07:00

Today one of my best friends got married. Ashley Shea became Mrs. Jason Newport this afternoon. She was so beautiful. I took this pic before the wedding. Everything was lovely the wedding was so sweet and the reception was beautiful. I am so happy for you two. This couple is so sweet together and I know they will have a great life together. I love ya girl. Hope you have a great time in Cancun. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Love to all!

We are still HERE!

2009-06-29T09:02:00.000-07:00

I know I have not posted in months. But we are back and have been having a lot of fun. Our lives have been packed full for the past few months. I was blog hopping today and was on Dawn Winton's website and she had posted some shots from Hannah's wedding. Here is the most precious one (well I think so anyway lol) check out the rest on Dawn's blog. Hannah was a gorgeous bride. Will be posting some more pics later. Hope everyone has a great day!

2009-03-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Connor's new truck from Mommy & Daddy!( He thinks he is as big as Pa now!)
Everyone wanted to help open presents!

Can't forget precious Channy Whanny!

My precious boy!

Mylie Rae

2009-03-25T08:51:00.000-07:00

Emilee & Mallory cheesin for the camera!
Getting ready to eat some cake!

Annabella & Sophi playing!

Sophi Anne

Bree on the roller coaster!

Connor's Circus Party!

2009-03-25T08:44:00.001-07:00

Mylie playing pick up ducks!
Connor rolling around in the balls!

Beautiful decorations! (Thanks to Mrs. Paula Barnes!)

Circus came to town!

The awesome cake made by Regan aka YaYa!

Where did February & March go?

2009-03-25T08:33:00.001-07:00

I know what you are going to say she is the worst blogger ever she does not even need to be on here. I know I am terrible. I do not know where these two month have gone. So much has been going on I just do not even know where to begin. Connor turned two, we had a ton of birthday is Feb. and March, Connor got a big boy bed, he is talking all the time and he is so smart it scares me, Spring Break has come and gone but it really was just like another week to me cause I still had to work and a million other things to do, my cousin Hannah is getting married we are getting ready for her shower, me and my best friend Jen have been hanging out, my sister is getting so close to the end of her pregnancy I want to hold my new niece so bad, my buddy Kara is getting all Harper Claire's stuff ready for her arrival in June, I just love babies I try to be around as many as possible, Wes landscaped the front of the house and it looks amazing I feel bad for doubting that he could do it, I am very proud of him, school is still going on I am getting spring fever and hate sitting in that classroom, but one day it will be worth it, I am still loving Walmart the people there are great and I have made a lot of new friends, I am starting a new diet and hope to be looking good by the time Hannah's wedding roles around, I am so happy it is warm, I love playing outside with Connor. Well I know this post is getting long so I will round it up. The next few posts are going to be of pictures from our two month absence. Hope everyone has a great Hump Day!

Love to all,
Kirby

P.S. Happy Late Birthday wishes to Mike, Paula, Connor, Jennifer, Rob, Pap, Salem, Tucker, and anyone else in there that I forgot.

I also want everyone to keep Susan Burks and baby Theo in their prayers! It is going to be a rough couple of months for them and they need all the prayers and support they can get.

Update!

2009-01-27T20:12:00.000-08:00

Well hello to everyone. I feel like the worst blogger ever. Things have been so busy lately my head feels like it is spinning. We had a great holiday. Connor got so much stuff for Christmas and he enjoyed opening his gifts so much more this year. It was so cute because he would put his hand over his mouth and get so excited. We spent New Year's Eve at Darlene's as we have for the past five years. Mom had lunch on New Year's Day and everyone came to the cabin to play games and eat of course. I am still working part time at WalMart and I love it. The people there are so nice and I have made a lot of new friends. I have also started hopefully my last semester in school before I get into the Nursing Program which I hope to get into for the Fall. I have Anatomy II and 3 online classes so I have my plate full. There are so many exciting things happening this Spring. My little Connor will be having his 2nd birthday soon, Hannah is getting married, Jennifer will be having my second niece, Mylie Rae will turn two, Channy Whanny will turn 1, Wes has started back at MTSU this semester, my friend Kara just found out she is having a little girl who will arrive in June(check her out you can find her on my links the Fabulous Fuston Family) , my Best Friend in the whole world has finished her last round of chemo and we pray that she gets stronger and that it does not come back we love her so much and I am just amazed at her faith and her strength she is my hero. I know I need some new pictures on here so I will work on getting them uploaded. I want to say thanks so much to Regan and Alison for taking Connor to the Bounce Barn he had so much fun. Connor is learning so much and talking so much more these days. He has been going to Sunday School and has learned all the songs and is the cutest thing in the world when he sings and does the motions.He loves daycare. Ms. Jennifer is a blessing to have in our lives, he learns so much she does lessons with them everyday and he can say his address it is so precious. I love the Grove family they mean so much to us. Bree and Hence are Connor's best friends. He talks about them constantly.. Well I think I have rambled enough for one night. I hope to get some new pics up soon. Hope everyone has a great week.

Love to all,
Kirby

Just Sharing!

2009-01-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share this picture from Christmas that was taken at Grannyma's house. I just love it. Hope you enjoy. Hope everyone is have a great week.

Love to all,

Kirby

Callie & Dylan's Wedding!

2009-01-04T18:04:00.001-08:00

Last night we went to Callie and Dylan Stephens' wedding. It was so beautiful. Everything was great the food, the music, and getting to see a lot of friends. I wish Callie, Dylan, and Sophie the best. They are such a cute family. Little Sophie was the cutest flower girl you have ever seen. Here are a few pics from last night. Hope everyone has a great week.

Happy Birthday to Someone Special!

2008-12-31T14:06:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-11-26T13:08:00.001-08:00

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!

2008-11-15T14:36:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

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

What a Crew.

Connor and Grandpa D

On the Hayride!

Learning the Family Business!

2008-10-30T07:14:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-28T10:51:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-28T08:01:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-16T09:29:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-10T08:09:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-08-24T19:19:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-08-23T07:02:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-08-21T08:20:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-08-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-08-06T19:44:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-08-01T12:30:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-07-24T09:28:00.001-07:00

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!

2008-07-22T16:15:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-07-08T20:27:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-07-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-07-03T09:25:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-06-23T18:19:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2008-06-23T10:14:00.001-07:00

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!

2008-06-22T17:43:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-06-20T20:47:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-18T05:56:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-06-15T19:06:00.000-07:00

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!

Annabella's 1st Birthday Party!

2008-06-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

Annabella Grace turned one a couple of weeks ago. We had such an awesome time. Jacob put together a slideshow of all of the photos from that day. Everyone check it out on the link below. All the kids had such a great time with the train, clown, games, and all the great food. I just love this girl and am so glad she had such a great day.

Annabella's Slideshow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunnit/sets/72157605123063176/show/

Dance Recital (Saturday Night)

2008-05-30T14:02:00.000-07:00

Me and Shelby (She was a lion cub)
Kirsten & Me (She was Tinkerbell)
Me & Callie (Snow White)
Regan and Callie
Here are Saturday night's pics.

Big Week of Birthdays!

2008-05-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

A lot of special people in my life have celebrated their birthday over the past week or so. I thought I would just do one big birthday post and wish all of my loved ones a Happy Birthday.

Callie Brooke turned 18 on May 19th. She is so special to me she is like a sister. I love her so much . We had her a big birthday bash at her house. We had music, a bonfire, and lots of good food. It was a blast. Hope your day was as awesome as your are. Love ya.

One of my very best friends, Jenifer, had her birthday on the 21st. Jen and I go way back. We have been best friends since 6th grade. I just love her to death. She is so much fun and has a great personality. We always have a great time together. Hope you had a great birthday girlie. Love ya bunches.

Next is my Aunt Wendy. She celebrated her birthday on the 22nd. I know she had a great birthday because she was on vacation in Florida. Lucky girl. She is the greatest. She is such a sweet person who would do anything for anybody. Happy Birthday Wendy-Poo.

Last but definitely not least is E. Aunt Elaine had her birthday yesterday. She got to celebrate with her two beautiful grand-daughters. E is the best she is always taking care of everyone. I love her so much and hope she had a birthday as wonderful as she is to all of us. Love you.

Happy Birthday to all my loved ones. If I missed anyone I am sorry. Love to you all. More recital and Memorial Day pics to come. Everyone have a great Friday.

More Pics from Friday Night

2008-05-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Karigan & Me ( Love this girl!)
Shelby & Callie
Regan & Callie

Dance Recital Friday Night

2008-05-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

Mallory was the cutest Dalmatian
Ally & Morgan
Raylee doing her thing! She is awesome.
Me & Callie (she is so sweet)

Last Friday and Saturday night was Mrs. Paula's Dance Recital. I took dance from age four to my sophomore year in high school. Ever since I stopped taking I have helped out backstage. So all last week we had practice after practice and then Friday and Saturday nights were the real thing. If you have never been you should really go. Mrs. Paula is awesome she knows just how to put every single detail together to make the show perfect. Friday night's performance was in honor of Morgan Mingle. She made a special performance doing the Chicken Dance. It was so sweet. Everyone was in tears.Here are some pics from Friday night.

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T11:12:00.001-07:00

I want to wish each and every mother out there a Happy Mother's Day! Mothers are special people and I am a very lucky girl to have a mother that loves me so much. My mother is my rock and I would not be where I am today without her. She is so special to me and has helped me through some hard times. I hope she knows how much I appreciate all she does for me because she is the GREATEST!

I also want to tell all the women in my life who feel like a mother to me or are just special to me in my life Happy Mother's Day that I love you so much: Paula, Alison, Wendy, Lisa, Jennifer, Regan, Nonny, Grannyma, E, Annette, Lynette, Darlene, Lori, Delo, Doris, Tammy, Karissa, Kaye, Erin, Laura, Mel, Ms. Jennifer, Granny, and all the other women in my life who do so much for me. I just want you all to know how much I love you and appreciate everything you do.

SHE'S HERE!!!!

2008-05-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

Channing Cope Cummins is finally here. I am just so happy I can't describe. I do not know the exact time she was born. She weighed 7lbs 8 oz and was 19 inches long. They say she looks like Arden did when she was born. She does have hair but it is lighter than Arden's. Everyone is doing good. I got to talk to Alison on the phone right after she had her. We are going down this afternoon. I will post more pics later. This one Mike sent me on his cell phone. Congrats Mike, Alison, and Arden. I LOVE YOU ALL!

Arden

2008-05-08T21:03:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow morning Arden Claire is going to become a big sister. She is so excited. I was going through some pictures the other day and found this one of Arden holding Connor at the hospital when he was born. She is a little mother hen. She is always looking out for Connor when he is around. It is so sweet. I know she is going to be so protective of Channing. We are all so excited to add this beautiful little girl into our family. I will be posting pics as soon as I can. Congrats to Arden on getting a little sister. I love my little sister and I know Arden and Channing will be as close as Regan and I.

Annabella Grace

2008-05-08T13:58:00.001-07:00

Today is Annabella's first birthday! She is such a sweetie and we love her so much. Her and Connor have gotten so close over the past couple of weeks. It is so sweet to see them play together. Erin and I can not imagine all the trouble they will get into. LOL. We are going to Annabella's tonight to eat cake and ice cream. We hope she has had a great day. I will post more from her Cupcake Party on Saturday! Happy Birthday Annabella Grace! We love you!

Happy Anniversary!

2008-05-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

Today is Tommy and Erin's wedding anniversary. They have been married for eight years. Hope you all have an excellent day. Love ya.

Land!

2008-05-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

About a month ago Wes and I became land owners. We have purchased a lot in Remington Point. We are so excited. I can't wait to start building our house. As much as I love our upstairs apartment at mom's I am ready to have my own house again. The markers in the picture show where the house is going. The best part is we are going to be Mike, Alison, Arden, and Channing's neighbor. That means party all the time. I told Arden I was going to trade Connor for Channing. Arden said NO WAY! Lol. I can't wait move out there so we can get our house ready, finish school, and then plan on adding to our family. I want to have another kid so bad. Wes said we have to have a house and be out of school before we have another one so that's what I am working on. It is so exciting. Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy Birthday!

2008-05-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

Today is Tessi's birthday. We hope she has a wonderful day. Tessi was one of our exchange students that we had when we were in high school. I miss them so much. We stay in touch. Last summer they came to visit their new nephew, Connor Michael. This summer Regan and Mom are going to visit them. We love you Tessi and hope you have a great day.

Also today is Mema's birthday. Happy Birthday to you too!!

More Pics From Family Cookout

2008-04-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

Morgan, Me, Rae, & Ally

The Band
Me & My Hubby
Connor & Daddy

Ally trying to get Connor to take a pic. He is not happy about it.

Family Tradition

2008-04-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

Birthday Girl (Cute Cake!)
Connor & Rae Rae
The Food (No Dieting Today!)
Kids Fishing
Uncle Ramsey

A couple of weeks ago we had a little family get together. We went to my cousin Beverly's house. She has a pond behind her house and some of the kids went fishing. She has a large screened in porch we cooked out and had the best time. They also singing it was so fun. It was my grandpa's side of the family. He passed away two years ago. We have realized how precious our time is together so we have tried to plan more family get togethers. It was Aunt Linda's birthday so Lori made her a cake. It was cutest thing I have every seen. Lori is Morgan Mingle's mom. She is our cousin she is doing good. She is taking her treatments right now. She is the most spirited child I have ever seen. Tears filled my eyes watching her that night. She is so sweet. I know God will take care of her and everything will be ok. I thought I would share some pictures from our night. We had so much fun and I enjoyed getting to catch up with everyone.

The Green Monster!

2008-04-25T11:50:00.001-07:00

-Jealousy typically refers to the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival. This rival may or may not know that he or she is perceived as a threat.

I just had to make a post about this. I have just been so flustered by people who are jealous this week that I could not take it anymore. Why are people so jealous? I mean why can't you be happy for someone else who has things. There are over 50 real estate agents in Warren County but I don't go and talk about them and wish they would not do well. I like them and try to get along so we can work together and make our living. I am not saying I am perfect because I have many flaws. I just don't understand why people purposely do things to hurt other people because they are so jealous they can't see right from wrong. There are plenty of customers and business for everybody. I mean if there was only one person or place that did a service there would never be enough to go around. It is just ridiculous how people act to try and get ahead. One other thing that bugs me is the people who act this way try and come off so Godly and that they are so Christian like. Well I do not believe that God would be happy about the way these people are acting. I am not claiming the way I live is perfect but I also do not try and come off that I do no wrong either. I wish everyone could just get along and get over this petty stuff. I just want to know how people find the time to do all this stuff. I am so busy I do not have a second to sit and think of ways to bring other people down. Well I am sorry if I have stepped on any toes but I just had to get these feelings off my chest. The picture above is what I think all jealous people look like. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

"Envy makes you ugly."

Earth Day!

2008-04-22T08:09:00.001-07:00

Happy Earth Day everyone! I hope everyone has time today to go outside and enjoy what God gave us. I love being outside and getting to play with Connor. It is so awesome to think about all the wonderful things that God put on this Earth for us to enjoy. So I ask all of you to do your part to take care of our planet. I don't want my children to grow up in a brown planet that is supposed to be blue. There are many simple ways to make your footprint less on the Earth. Click here to learn ways to go GREEN http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4990/ and keep the planet safe for all of us. Hope everyone has a beautiful day. Enjoy the gorgeous weather.

Back to the Bloggin World!

2008-04-17T20:23:00.000-07:00

Callie's 21st B-day!Connor's Daycare Easter Party

Bree showing off her basket
Hence digging in.

I am back and I promise to be better. My site has turned dull and I am ready to spice it up. I have vowed to stay updated and not let myself fall behind on my posts. So instead of blogging about every single thing that has been going on since I have been away I thought I would just show you in pictures. Hope you enjoy. Hope everyone has an excellent weekend.

MeMe Challenge

2008-03-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

Alison tagged me with the Meme challenge. Here are the meme rules: 1. Write your own six word memoir. 2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like. 3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to this original post if possible, so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere. 4. Tag five more blogs with links5. Remember to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!
Here is mine:

CHERISH YOUR TIME WITH LOVED ONES!

I tag:
Ashley Freeman
Kelly Cooke

What a Weekend

2008-03-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was very eventful. Thursday night we went to Erin's, she hosted a Chezami party. Julie did a very good job. Connor got two very cute outfits. I can't wait til it warms up and he is able to wear his new clothes. Friday we went to Erin's to celebrate Tommy's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Erin cooked a delicious supper. She worked very hard and it was very good. The picture above is of Connor on the way home that night. He was so tired. Saturday we woke up to SNOW!!! It was very pretty. We didn't get out that day. I did laundry. FUN FUN. lol. My husband was determined to go to the baseball banquet. He kept telling me he was on a lucky streak because last month he went to the turkey banquet and won gun. I decided not to go so him and Joshua went. The winner could pick from a new truck or $10,000. Well it got down to the last two tickets and they decided to split the money with the other ticket owner. Wes got $2,500. I didn't believe him when he called he came home with a wad of cash. He really is lucky. He has me doesn't he. LOL. Today was church and more cleaning. Tonight we went to the funeral home. There was a terrible wreck on Friday and it killed three people. Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers. They were very great people. Tomorrow starts back to school after a week off. I dread it. At least I know it's halfway over. Hope everyone had a great weekend and I hope you have a great week. Love to all.

Birthday Boy!

2008-03-03T18:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Salem! We love you and hope you had a great day.

Happy Birthday Pap!

2008-02-26T19:15:00.001-08:00

Today is my Pap's birthday. He is such a special man. We love him with all of our heart. Hope your birthday is filled with joy and love. Happy Birthday to a GREAT Grandpa.

Snip Snip

2008-02-20T10:44:00.000-08:00

Before Haircut

Connor & Aunt Wendy (after haircut)

Connor Michael has had an eventful week. He turned one on Saturday and had a big bash. Sunday we went and ate at his grandma's house for his Uncle Rob's birthday then we made a visit to Aunt Wendy's house. Connor got his first haircut. It looks so precious. He is so grown up. I just can't believe it. He was very good for his haircut. He sat pretty still most of the time but towards the end he got a little squirmy. lol. Monday we went to the doctor for his 1 year checkup. He weighed 22lbs. 10oz. and was a little over 30 in. long. She said he was going right along as he should. There was two bad things at the doctor. She said he had an ear infection in one ear and he had to get three shots. Connor was very brave and he only cried for a minute. After the doctor we went to Old Navy and got us some St. Patrick's day shirts. They are so cute. Then we went to visit Aunt Jenn Jenn and Mylie. We played there for a little while and then headed back home. Tuesday night Pap came in to visit. We all went out to eat at Applebee's. We had a good time. The best time was at Alison's house. We cranked up the music in Alison's room and Arden was showing us how to dance. We let Connor down and he broke out dancing and swinging his arms. It was so funny. Mylie would shake a little. She just looked at all of us like we were crazy. She was right we are. After we got done with our applebottom jeans and boots with the fur! LOL We headed home to go to bed. Thanks for a fun night everybody. Hope we can do it again soon. Love to all. Hope everyone has a great week. Connor is next for Julie's website so keep your eyes open for his fun birthday slideshow.

Late Birthday Shout Outs!

2008-02-19T19:26:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ROB AND MY SISTER JENNIFER. I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT DAY! I AM GOING TO GET BETTER ABOUT THIS POSTING. I THINK THREE IN ONE NIGHT IS PRETTY GOOD. LOVE TO ALL. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

My Baby is ONE!

2008-02-19T19:21:00.001-08:00

My little Connor turned ONE on Saturday. I just can not believe how fast time goes by. I can remember everything about going to the hospital and having him. It was the greatest day of my life. He is such a blessing to me and my family. I love him so much. We had his birthday party at his Nana's house on Saturday. Julie came and took lots of pictures so watch her website for the slideshow of our fun day. http://www.sweetmemoriesphotography.blogspot.com/ Thanks so much Julie. We think there was close to 100 people there (I am totally serious). When people were coming in everyone was like I can't believe how many people are here and I said if you think this is wild just imagine all these people in the hallway at the Murfreesboro Hospital. My family said you would think a celebrity was being born. LOL. Connor got so many presents I just want to thank everyone for all they did for him and for his party. He is truly blessed to have such wonderful and loving people in his life. I was sick on Saturday and my mom and sister took charge and helped with everything. I am so appreciative of all they did. I am sorry this post is so late. Happy Birthday to my special little man. I love you Connor Michael.

Little Miss Valentine Pageant

2008-02-19T19:14:00.001-08:00

Winner- Arden Claire Cummins
Top Ten
Ushers

The Little Miss Valentine Pageant was a big success. It took a lot of hard work from a lot of people. I want to thank anyone and everyone who helped me. I could not have done it without you. We had 29 girls in the pageant which we thought was a pretty good turn out. The Snow Princess Pageant was the same night. Here are some pictures from that night. Thanks to Ashley's Attic, Tabetha Sullens (Reminisce Heirlooms), and Cookies by Paula for your donations to the contestants they loved their goodies.

Winner - Arden Claire Cummins

1st Runner- Up- Emma Faith Parsley

2nd Runner- Up- Clara Ray Brackley

3rd Runner-Up- Meagan Anderson

Congrats to all the girls. They all looked beautiful and I was so proud of them. This was the best group of girls I have ever had. There parents should be very proud. I also hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Love to all.

Paula Ann is ??

2008-02-10T18:45:00.000-08:00

Today is my cousin Paula's birthday. She is such a special person to me. I love her so much. I hope she has had a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! She deserves only the best because she is the best. She is such a great mom, wife, daughter, cousin(but really we are all sisters), and a great friend. She does so much for everyone she never takes time for herself so I hope today everything was all about you. I am so lucky to have you in my life and you will never know how much you mean to me. Thanks for all you do. You are so greatly appreciate. Connor loves his AUNTIE! Happy Birthday!

Hannah Montana!

2008-02-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

Call me a child if you want but I LOVE Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus. She is awesome. I love her show and her music. She is such a good role model for young girls. My mom and husband think I am crazy but I really don't care. She ROCKS!Well as you know from the news her concerts sold out in minutes and the tickets on ebay were outragous. So they made a 3-D movie of the concert and it has been showing for the past week. Well Arden Claire, Hayley, Regan, and I loaded up on Super Bowl Sunday and headed to Cookeville. We got there and all we could see was a line of girls to go in. It was crazy. We had to order our tickets online like a month ago. So we head in and they give us our stylish 3-D glasses. Arden was such a great model. We had so much fun. It was a great show and we felt like we were really at the concert. Here are some of our pictures of the day.