Snow in Mississippi

Of course, as soon as Emma and I head for Texas, there is snow, 4 inches of it, at home!! But luckily, Daniel and the dogs were there to enjoy it! Here are some pics.. it is so beautiful and he said the dogs loved it!! It has been so rainy and miserable here.. today it's sunny, so we are hoping to go to the park and swing and play!
Emma and I have been having a blast seeing everyone, lots of kiddos.. and there are pics to come but I don't have them downloaded yet! Will send soon!

We are heading back home Wednesday.. we miss Daniel and the dogs too much!!

Our family home!! I am sad Emma missed it!

Turkey time!!


one of Dixie & Gauge's pups, who lives in our town,
looks just like her daddy!

Visit in Texas

We have been in Texas for a few days now and have done a lot!! And while we have been here, it has decided to snow at our home in MS.. so Daniel and the dogs are getting to enjoy that! Supposedly, there are pictures to come, so we will hold our breath and see!

Emma & Papa hunting!

We started out our visit in Kingwood with Grandma and Grandpa Gee, where we took Emma for some pictures to match Daniel's at the same age - 10 months!

Really cute!!

We had good Mexican food and fun shopping!

Then we had a greek dinner in Houston with Emma's godparents, Carlo and Lynn (Daniel's brother)

Grandma Jules and Gene.

Carrie came in town so we hung out at Ginny's house and discussed her wedding and bachelorette party, sounds like fun! Last night we went to see 27 dresses.. It was so good!! Really cute storyline and really cute cast members! I don't know how much a guy would like it, depending on the guy, but I would rather go with girls!! This week hopefully will be really fun while we get to see 2 brand new babies!!
We also attended a shower for Hayley and her little girl, Sammie, coming in February!!

Our 2nd Anniversary!!

Daniel and I got married 2 years ago today in Cancun, MX.. Here are some pics of us dating, the wedding and recently!

It was wonderful, too much fun and a blessing to have so many of our closest family & friends be there with us! I love you, Daniel.. You have been a wonderful husband, father, and best friend.. I can't wait to see what happens next.. Thank you for choosing me!!

skiing in 2005

summer 2001, floating the river in San Marcos.. the beginning of our relationship!

Tonight we are priviledged to go out in the city and have dinner and see a movie.. without Emma!! My dad is going to watch her for us!! Thank you ,thank you, thank you!!

South Padre Island, 2002

New Orleans 2006

honeymoon in Italy, March 2006

Florence, Italy, March 2006 (top & bottom pics)

In other news.. Emma and I are heading back to Texas this Wednesday.. we will be making our first stop in Kingwood to stay with Grandma & Pa Gee, then to have dinner with Emma's godparents, Lynn and Carlo, and Juliette and hopefully Gene!! We will be in CS on Friday night... so hope to make all the stops to see everyone!! Call me or email if you want to get together!!

Happy Birthday Mom aka Maw-maw!!

Today is my mom's birhday!! We are sad we can't be there to celebrate today, but will be there soon!! Hope you have a wonderful day! We love you!

Also, today Emma is 10 months old.. unfortunately it is really bad weather here, so we are stuck inside again..

car keys and cash... looks like trouble to me!!

Today is the 2nd day this week we have been under tornado warnings for a good part of the day.. we have already "hunkered down" in the safest place in our house, which I don't really think is very safe.. but have been lucky and haven't seen any damage or anything yet!

relaxing at our land!!

We did get to go to Meridian yesterday and play with friends, Kristen, Hannah and Chloe! We met at the new Chick-fil-a and ate and played there, then on to the mall to play some more and shop.. It took Emma a while to feel comfortable to move around, but she did finally get a little brave.. That just proves she needs to be out more and around other children!! One of my missions or goals this year!!

We are expecting a visit from my dad and brother tomorrow through next week, so we are excited and ready to close out deer season with hopefully at least 4 deer... one for each of us.. I haven't went hunting yet, but plan on it in Daniel's new double stand he got (for our anniversary)!!

This pic is so funny.. I can't decide who or what she looks like!!

She did it!!

Emma has taken her 1st steps!! It was so neat to watch and Daddy got to see it also, so I was really happy about that! She took 1, then fell, then she took 2, then fell, then 1 again.. and of course, fell!!
I am so proud of her and can't wait to have to chase her around the house because she is running on 2 feet and not crawling!!
We got some video of her trying but of course, no steps yet! Unfortunately, I saw myself in the video and let's just say.. it was not pretty.. I have to do something for myself... workout, put some makeup on, wear nicer clothes, or maybe a combo of all of those, and more... I really need to get my hair cut and highlighted.. that always makes me feel better!!
So I want to know if anyone knows of other workouts for the arms.. besides holding a baby and/or push-ups... I don't have access to a gym so it will need to be around the house stuff!!
Hope you all have a great week and we will coming to Texas in about 10 days, so hopefully see you then!!!

Just some cute pics..

Don't know whos eyes are bigger and bluer - Emma's or the car's...

I don't really have anything to blog about.. let's see.. it has been super cold here lately.. like 17 and so we are stuck inside for most of the days.. it is finally warming up this weekend so we are looking forward to being outdoors!

Daniel hit a deer with his car this morning.. didn't kill it, and it didn't mess the car up too bad.. just knocked out the headlight..

Oh, life in the country!

E-M-M-A-L-I-N-E

and that spells Emmaline.. in her room, finally!!! Thanks to Carrie for the beautiful letters! I love them! I did the bows.. not good at that sort of thing.. but I tried :)

Emma is soooo close to walking.. she just stands there for a while and then will decide to move and flop forward.. but she is going wild with her walking toys! She can zoom all over the house! And she is so proud of herself when she does! I am hoping she will take her 1st steps by herself before her 10 month birthday next week! We'll see!!

she loves spaghetti.. it is just so messy and stains everything!!

Emma & Daddy reading.. she is really into books now and loves to empty her basket out and look at them by herself! She is pretty independent and will play by herself for a while!

Oh, and Ashton Hannah Dillard is here!! She was born yesterday around 2:30 and is healthy and doing great!! So are her mommy, Kristi, daddy, Justin, and s&b, Ally & Karson!! I can't wait to meet her!!

Farkeling in 2008

Sam, Emma & Juliette

We have had a fun visit with Sam & Juliette.. Daniel's parents! Emma loved seeing her grandparents and getting some quality time playing with them! We introduced them to Farkel.. a fun dice game we play.. and we celebrated the New Year with the annual sausage making and black-eyed peas for good luck!

I also got to hear some hilarious stories about Daniel's childhood!! The best one was that his mom used to have him wear this device to bed.. so that if he peed in his pants that it would shock him and wake him up to stop

yes, I said shock

yes, I am serious

The sad part was that he didn't remember this and was kindof sad about it! I am sure it didn't really hurt him, but it made me laugh! I had never heard of this, so maybe it was frowned upon and got recalled!

Emma has a new friend who was born on December 27th.... Kane Sebastian, 1st son of Ashley & Zack, and I can't wait for them to meet and become good friends! Also, Kristi Dillard is being induced on the 2nd with her 3rd baby.. 2nd girl, Ashton! We will be praying for her tomorrow during her labor that it will be speedy and painless :)