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Hannah's K4 Graduation

2011-12-07T14:28:00.000-06:00

Easter 2011

2011-12-07T14:04:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday Abby!!

2011-04-23T19:39:00.000-05:00

So today marks one year from when my baby, Abigail Odessa, was born. She has been a huge blessing to our family. We are so thankful the Lord has allowed us to be her parents. Here are some pictures from today's party!

New Business!

2011-03-31T14:58:00.002-06:00

So I've decided to start making and selling tutus! I made some for my girls and one for each of my nieces, and I love it! I love making them and I love giving them to people! I looked it up online and the cheapest you can buy these tutus are for about $35!! So I wanted to start making tutus and selling them for a reasonable price. I'm just starting out so I haven't made a set price list yet, but my tutu's range from $14 - $22. If you would like to buy a tutu from me just send me an e-mail! gailngracetutus@gmail.com

11 months

2011-03-23T11:09:00.000-06:00

Today Abby is 11 months old! It takes my breath away to think of how fast this past year has gone by! She is getting so big. She's such a happy baby and she loves her mommy! :o) Every once in a while we'll catch her trying to stand for a few seconds, but no steps or anything yet.

Tutus!!

2011-03-21T15:29:00.000-06:00

For Abby's birthday coming up I decided to make her a tutu. It turned our so well I decided to make one for Hannah, Edin, Lily and Ava. While we were in TX I had the girls model them for me. Aren't they cute?! And of course I had to take a picture of my handsome little boy, Sia. :o)

At the park

2011-03-21T15:13:00.000-06:00

On Wednesday we went to the playground at Justin and Krystal's church. We tried to fly kites, but it was way to windy. We had a picnic and then had cupcakes for Lily's birthday. Since we wouldn't be there for Edin and Ava's birthday we gave them their birthday gifts too.

Fun in Texas!

2011-03-21T14:53:00.000-06:00

This past week Jeremy, I , and the kids traveled to Texas to visit with my sister Krystal and her family. We had lots of fun! We went to the zoo in Fort Worth one day (it was packed!), and another day we went to a park and celebrated Lily's 5th birthday. These are pictures from the zoo.

Fashion Sense

2011-03-10T15:43:00.001-06:00

Yesterday Hannah picked out her outfit and I just had to take a picture!

Standing!

2011-03-09T16:14:00.001-06:00

The other day we caught Abby standing all by herself! It was only for a few seconds, but she getting better and better. Soon she’ll be taking steps!

Abigail Odessa Willis 10 Months Old

2011-03-09T16:12:00.001-06:00

February 23rd Abby turned 10 months old. I can’t even believe how fast this past month has gone! she now has 6 teeth!she’s growing so fast, she’ll be one before we know it!

Curly Hair

2011-03-09T16:09:00.001-06:00

Josiah’s New Artwork

2011-03-09T16:06:00.001-06:00

My Sister, Summer, recently just painted this cool name art for Josiah’s room. She is such a talented artist!

Hannah After her Valentines Day Party

2011-03-09T16:04:00.001-06:00

Valentines Day 2011

2011-03-09T16:02:00.001-06:00

For Valentines Day we made cookies!

That day we went and had lunch with Jeremy at the Fanny Mae Park beside Vanderbilt.

The park had this really cool mosaic dragon…the kids loved it!

Abby’s favorite was the swings!

Hannah Decorating her V-day box for School

2011-03-09T15:55:00.001-06:00

Valentines Day Celebration 2011

2011-03-09T15:53:00.001-06:00

This year Jeremy and I celebrated Valentines Day a couple weeks early. We also decided to just stay home. I made Jeremy a restaurant style dinner and then we watched Date Night. This was my favorite Valentines Day!

My little Cook

2011-03-09T15:48:00.001-06:00

Every night Hannah asks me if she can help me make dinner. Usually there just isn’t much she can help with, but the other night I let her make mac n cheese. She did great!

Cabin Fun

2011-03-09T15:46:00.001-06:00

This year instead of going to Gatlinburg after Christmas we were able to stay in a HUGE cabin near Knoxville in January. It was an awesome experience and we had a great time!

Abigail Odessa Willis 9 months

2011-03-09T15:37:00.001-06:00

January 23rd Abby turned 9 months old! She has four teeth and is trying to stand on her own for a few seconds at a time. She’s getting so big!

SNOW!

2011-03-09T15:32:00.001-06:00

Happy 18th Birthday Noel!

2011-03-09T15:30:00.001-06:00

January 8th was Noel’s 18th birthday! She’s totally into Zebra stripes and her favorite color is Orange so we bought her these special cupcakes. I also made her a special picture for her with her name and the stripes.

Merry Christmas!!

2011-03-08T22:09:00.001-06:00

Abby’s First Christmas

Making Cinnamon Rolls for Santa…

Reading the Christmas Story

What a mess!

Christmas morning PJ’s

Christmas Outfits!

2011-03-08T21:59:00.001-06:00

Christmas Outfits!

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2011-03-08T21:54:00.001-06:00

Hannah and Abby’s Christmas Tree

Abby trying to get the presents!

Abby’s First Snow

2011-03-08T21:49:00.001-06:00

Sia first trip to the dentist

2011-03-08T16:58:00.001-06:00

Sia had his first trip to the dentist…he did great!

Getting Ready for Christmas

2011-03-08T16:56:00.001-06:00

This year the weekend after Thanksgiving we decided to put up our Christmas decorations. We also made Christmas cookies and had hot chocolate!

Thanksgiving Lunch

2011-03-08T16:50:00.001-06:00

At Hannah’s school they had a Thanksgiving lunch for the kids and parents. I’m so glad I got to be apart of this!

Fall Party 2010

2011-03-08T16:46:00.002-06:00

This year for our cell’s fall party Jeremy and I dressed as Popeye and Olive Oyl. I thought our costume’s turned out great!

Halloween 2010

2011-03-08T16:40:00.002-06:00

This year Hannah dressed as a ballerina, Sia was Thomas, and Abby was also a ballerina!

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6 months

2010-10-23T15:47:00.000-05:00

Today Abby is 6 months old! Every month has gone by lightning fast. She is already getting around everywhere. And she is so close to sitting up. By next month she'll probably be walking! :o) Anyways, a good friend of mine took pictures for me. I think they turned out great.

A Few Family Updates

2010-10-20T15:47:00.007-05:00

Last Saturday Hannah played in her soccer game! We’ve already had about 3 games, but we couldn’t get Hannah to participate. Finally this past Saturday we got her to get out there…and she loved it! She had soo much fun! yay Hannah!

Lately Abby is really getting around! She is very close to sitting up on her own. She does this cute side sit thing right now. She hasn’t completely figured out how to move her body to a true crawl yet, but she gets around by doing the inch worm thing. She’ll get on her knees and then lung forward, and the get on her knees and lunge forward again and again until she gets where she wants. i can’t believe I’m already at this stage!!

Toe Update

2010-09-24T16:51:00.001-05:00

A while ago I posted a picture of my blackened big toe…(my kitchen table fell on it and I thought I had broke my toe, it hurt so bad!) Well I’ve been keeping it painted so as not to disgust anyone or myself, but the other day I decided to take off my nail polish and see what all was going on under there. Well as you can see it’s not to pretty…and it’s very loose. I think my nail is going to fall off any day now, yuck! From what I can see, underneath there is a lot of dried blood and what looks like maybe a new nail. I sure hope so! I would hate to go around with a bald toe for the rest of my life. Anyways…sorry to gross everyone out. :o)

Abby 5 months old

2010-09-23T15:42:00.000-05:00

Growing too fast...

2010-09-22T15:27:00.003-05:00

So while we were on vacation Abby started to get on her knees a rock a little... this is the first time I've caught her on camera. She growing so fast it's hard to believe she's already at this stage!

So While we w

Vacation 2010 Branson, MO

2010-09-22T09:56:00.006-05:00

So this year because of Abby we decided to postpone our vacation by a few months. That also meant that we didn't get to go to our normal place, FL, instead we decided to try something different. This year we went to Branson, MO. We had a really good time. It alot like Gatlinburg but with a whole lot more to do.

Playin around

2010-08-30T16:54:00.001-05:00

Abby’s Baby Dedication

2010-08-30T15:04:00.001-05:00

This past Sunday was Baby dedication at church. This is a time where the parents dedicate their children to the Lord, but also they dedicate themselves to raising their children in the way of the Lord. We are so blessed to have been given Abby and Pray that we can raise her to be a Godly woman.

Soccer

2010-08-28T15:09:00.001-05:00

Today we had a “Clinic Day” for Hannah’s soccer league. This was Hannah first time to really got out and play soccer. There were lots of kids there! They did a few drills and then just let them play around a bit. Hannah mostly stayed out of the way and watched, but I’m excited to see really get into and have fun.

New Toy

2010-08-27T15:25:00.001-05:00

Abby really loves to sit up. Whenever you lay her back she does like a little crunch to try and sit straight up. So because of that we recently got Abby a bumbo seat. Thankfully, through Jeremy’s cousin we got a great deal on it. We only paid $5 for it!! Yay! And Abby loves it! :o)

4 Months old

2010-08-27T15:20:00.001-05:00

So Abby is 4 months old now…the time has really gone by super fast. She is such a joy! Lately she has learned to roll over from her back to her tummy. She’s such a mover I would doubt she’ll be crawling soon.

Life with Three

2010-08-19T16:49:00.006-05:00

So I've realized that life with Three kids is in a word...busy. As you can tell by the frequency of my postings I rarely have time to update this blog. I've considered deleting it since, I can't ever seem to find the time to update it, and i'm not convinced that anyone even reads it. :o) anyways...for the maybe one or two people who do here's a few updates:

Abby is getting so big. She's started to become alot happier. She giggles and smiles all the time, and loves playing on the floor. It's always so neat to watch them grow...

I recently painted my kitchen a calmer tone of yellow. I really love it. It makes the whole room brighter and look cleaner. We also decided to sell our old table and get another round table. The round table fits the space so much better and I love it!While trying to move the table to the garage so I could paint the table legs, the table fell on my big toe and I thought that I had broken it. Luckily I'm pretty sure it was just a really bad bruise, but it still hurt something aweful!! When I took my toenail polish off my big toe looked like it was still painted! So gross I know!!

Well that's all for now. The little ones are callin! :o)

Way too long...

2010-05-18T11:25:00.003-05:00

So I realize it has been way too long since my last post...so here are some pictures of our newest part of the family. Abigail Odessa was born on April 23rd and she was 8 pounds 2 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. Everyone is doing great!

Easter 2010

2010-04-04T21:36:00.003-05:00

This year on Easter I also happened to be 35 weeks along... only 26days to go and counting...

Sia's New Big Boy Bed!!!

2010-03-22T09:47:00.002-06:00

Sia is officially sleeping in this "Big Boy" Bed! We've been having him take naps in his new bed to try it out, but this past week he slept in his bed for nap and at bedtime! I think both Sia and Hannah are enjoying sharing a room together. Hopefully this will make the transition of a new baby easier for the both of them.

Abby's Room

2010-02-05T14:17:00.003-06:00

Today I put together Abby's room decorations. I definitely feel the whole "nesting" stage coming about. Even Sia is still sleeping in the crib, I could keep myself from getting things ready for Abby. Hopefully next we'll get Sia a big bed and new bedding and we'll be almost ready for this little girl to be here!

24 weeks

2010-01-12T20:44:00.002-06:00

So I'm now in my 6 month! This means only 1 more trimester left!!! yay!!! I am sooo ready to be done being pregnant. I'm blessed to be having another baby, but pregnancy always makes me feel pretty yucky. Anyways, Abby is moving like CRAZY! Seems like she never stops! Hannah was a pretty good mover too, but I think Abby has her beat....uh oh.... :o)

The Great Smokey Mountains

2010-01-06T15:28:00.006-06:00

On New Years Eve we spent the night with my mom and dad, and Hannah got to sleep with Edin and Lily. Needless to say, they didn't sleep much!

On our way home from the Smokies we stopped at the world's largest tree house. It was pretty amazing.

While we were there we celebrated Jeremy's 26th birthday!

A few days after Christmas my family took a few days and went to the Smokey Mountains. We had lots of fun!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-06T14:49:00.005-06:00

So I know I'm really late posting our Christmas stuff, but in my defense I've been pretty sick with a cold. So anyways...here are some pictures from this Christmas, include pictures from time we spent with my sister and her family.

20 weeks

2009-12-14T15:41:00.001-06:00

Seeing the lights at Opry Land

2009-12-14T15:19:00.000-06:00

Sia's 1st Hair Cut

2009-11-15T21:21:00.004-06:00

So I decided to go ahead and cut Sia's hair tonight. His curls were getting to be reall unmanagable, so I gave him a little trim. I think he like quite handsome. :o)

16 weeks

2009-11-15T21:12:00.002-06:00

I'm 16 weeks now, and I have actually lost wait. My belly does keep on getting bigger and rounder though. Not sure how that works, but it does. :o) In only a few more weeks we will be able to report the sex of our newest little one. yay!

12 weeks

2009-10-25T13:56:00.003-06:00

So I've started to document this pregnancy. I'm 12 weeks today, but i'm still feeling pretty yucky. Hopefully I'll start to feel better soon.

Walden Farms 2009

2009-10-19T11:11:00.004-05:00

This past Saturday we took the kids to Walden Farms. We try and do this every year. It's become one of our favorite family traditions! This year it was really cold and muddy, but we braved through the weather and had a good time.

Labor Day Weekend 2009

2009-09-07T20:58:00.004-05:00

This Labor Day we took the kids to the Nashville Zoo. We had lots of fun! And the kids loved seeing all the animals.

The monkeys were Hannah's favorite. We saw went back to see them about three times today. At one point the monkeys were hollering at each other so loud, you could hardly hear anything else!

Sia's favorite animal was the elephant. I think that was because it was one of the only animals that you could easily see, since they are so big! Sia was actually trying to say Elephant!

Hannah Singing Sleeping Beauty

2009-08-21T13:43:00.002-05:00

Vacation 2009

2009-08-21T12:47:00.004-05:00

Recently we went on our family vacation to FL. We stopped in St. Augustine for a few days and stayed on the beach. From there we went to Orlando and stayed for a week. We really enjoyed the beach and other sites, and going to the pool everyday. We took MANY pictures so here are just a few.

More Birthday Pics

2009-07-11T12:00:00.005-05:00

Happy First Birthday Josiah Warren!!!

2009-07-09T09:21:00.003-05:00

Today is Josiah's 1st birthday! We are so blessed to have such an amazing little boy. His is truly a gift from God! We love you Sia!!!!
Here are a few pics from this morning. We have some activities planned for tonight, so I'll post those later.

4th of July

2009-07-08T17:33:00.002-05:00

Josiah's One Year Photos

2009-07-04T16:05:00.002-05:00

Friday We took Josiah to have his One Year Pictures taken. Of course Sia being the layed back serious kid he is....we got no smiles, but still some really cute pics. Enjoy!

Skates

2009-06-28T15:47:00.001-05:00

New Outfits!

2009-06-28T15:26:00.002-05:00

Hannah trying out her new skates that she got for her birthday!

My mom made Hannah and Sia little outfits.

PARTY!!!!!!

2009-06-28T14:45:00.005-05:00

So last night we had Hannah and Sia's birthday party. There were tons of people in our house! The kids rack up on presents and had a blast! Thank you for everyone who came and for all the presents! (We'll be cleaning up all the trash for a week!!)

Happy 3rd Birthday Hannah!!!

2009-06-22T11:04:00.003-05:00

Today our baby girl is 3 years old! I guess that means she's technically not a baby anymore. We are so blessed by Hannah every day. God has given her such a bright personality and we love it!
We love you Hannah, Happy Birthday!!!

Father's Day 2009

2009-06-22T10:47:00.002-05:00

For Father's Day we gave Jeremy and t-shirt from the hit tv show "the office", I made Jeremy a cool picture of his name, made him breakfast, and I mowed the lawn for him the day before. I and so thankful for Jeremy and how he fathers our children. He is such and blessing to me and to the kids. We love you Daddy!!

Summer time Fun!

2009-05-20T15:33:00.002-05:00

Today we blew up Hannah and Sia's pool and
played. It was the perfect day! We had lots of fun!

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-12T20:25:00.003-05:00

The Lord has truely blessed me with my two wonderful children and my awesome husband! I had a great mother's day with my family and here are some pictures.

Makeover with Mommy

2009-05-05T21:10:00.003-05:00

Today Hannah and I gave each other a makover. I am so blessed to have such an amazing little girl! It's so much fun doing girly things with Hannah and seeing her getting so excited! I love it!

Me after Hannah put makeup on me...

Hannah after I put make up on her. What a beauty!!

Us together after our makeovers...

...and Sia. No makeup for him, but I still had to take a picture. Look at that smile!!

Hannah's First Trip to the Dentist

2009-04-27T13:10:00.003-05:00

Today was Hannah first time to visit the Dentist. The office had arcade games, and every dental chair had a flat screen tv on the ceiling so you can watch while they clean your teeth. For the most part she did well. The first part of the cleaning she cried, but they said that was normal for a first timer. Hannah's teeth are healthy and clean! Yay!! Our little girl is growing up fast!

Sia's First Tooth

2009-04-18T13:21:00.003-05:00

Sia has finally gotten his first tooth! It took him a while to get it, but it came. I've been trying to get a picture of it, but that's kinda hard to do since it's not completely through. Here are some pictures that I did get. Enjoy!

9 months old

2009-04-09T15:12:00.002-05:00

Josiah is 9 months old today!! He is growing soo fast! He is finally getting his first tooth and loves to play with his activity table. He pulling up on everything and will even stand all by himself for a couple seconds. We are so blessed to watch him grow!

Some Fun Pictures

2009-04-03T10:42:00.002-06:00

Hannah likes to tuck her babies in at night too.

Baby boy loves pillows!

My beautiful children

2009-04-03T10:36:00.000-06:00

Look What Sia Has Learned

2009-03-11T13:21:00.002-06:00

Josiah Willis at 8 months old

2009-03-09T17:16:00.000-06:00

A Day at the Park

2009-03-09T16:36:00.002-06:00

Saturday we made a picnic and took it to the park. We let the kids play on the playground and then we flew a kite. It was such a nice day!

Fun In A Box!!!

2009-03-09T15:25:00.002-06:00

The other day I finally put together Hannah and Josiah's wagon and the kids loved playing with the box!

Hannah made some V-day Cookies

2009-02-11T16:05:00.002-06:00

Josiah Willis 7 Months old

2009-02-11T15:52:00.001-06:00

Hannah's first haircut!

2009-01-23T14:22:00.002-06:00

Last night we gave Hannah her first haircut! It was kinda of a on the whim kinda of thing, so unfortunately I didn't have my camera. Her bangs were very in the way so we decided to cuts them and then gave her a little trim in the back. Hopefully this well help her hair to thinken up a bit since it is so thin. But all in all she's happy and so are we. :o)

Cute baby girl!

2009-01-23T14:17:00.000-06:00

"I'm soo getting that hammer back!"

2009-01-23T14:12:00.000-06:00

Half way there!!

2009-01-09T10:08:00.003-06:00

Today Josiah is 6months old! He is about 17lbs and 27in long. He's loving the fact that he can finally crawl and get where he wants to go. He's also sitting up on his own (for the most part) and eating rice cereal. So many things going on for this little guy! Only 6months to go before he's a year!!!

Been a while...

2009-01-08T15:00:00.001-06:00

I know it's been a while since my last post, but we've been extra busy. So here are a few pictures to update you on...

Our Christmas family picture

Jeremy's 25th birthday

Josiah had his first food

And now Josiah is almost sitting up by himself.

First Snow of the Season

2008-12-12T13:04:00.002-06:00

Last night we got our first snow of the season! I bundled up the kids this morning and took them out to play. Hannah really wasn't sure how to play in it, but she liked it none the less. Josiah I think really enjoyed being outside.

On the way to mobility...

2008-12-01T14:28:00.003-06:00

Lately Josiah has learned to get on his hands and knees. This usually means that crawling is not very far to come. Unfortunately I'm and not ready for this little man to be mobile. I have my hands full enough with Hannah, I can't imagine what it's going to be like when I have to keep him out of things too!!

Our Christmas Tree

2008-12-01T14:26:00.000-06:00

A New Toy!

2008-12-01T14:24:00.001-06:00

The other day we got out Hannah's old bouncy seat. Josiah really loves it! This allows him to be able to jump up and down.

Josiah at Four Months Old

2008-11-13T09:12:00.003-06:00

Josiah is now four months old! The time has passed soo quickly since he's been born! It was right around this time last year that I found out I was expecting the precious boy. He's growing so fast. He rolling over from belly to back very well now. I can't keep him on his tummy any more. He has also started to grab for things and of course is getting more vocal everyday. He weighs 14lbs and 10oz and is 24 and 1/2 inches long. The doctor says he perfectly healthy.

Just some random pictures

2008-11-13T09:08:00.000-06:00

Halloween 2008

2008-11-06T10:45:00.002-06:00

Hannah singing like Ariel

2008-10-16T13:58:00.002-05:00

Here is a link to my youtube video of Hannah trying to sing like the little mermaid. It's so neat to watch her fall in love with this character that I fell in love with also as a child. Kinda cool to think about huh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znl8VSpIuEc

Walden Farms 2008

2008-10-11T17:28:00.002-05:00

Last year Jeremy and I stumbled on Walden Farms. It's this neat little family owned farm that has pumpkins, animals, and fun activities for kids. We've decided to make a trip to Walden Farms a Fall family tradition. Here are some pictures of our fun time there today.

The Animals

2008-10-11T17:25:00.000-05:00

Hannah loved seeing all the animals. I think her favorite was the goats.

2008-10-11T17:22:00.001-05:00

We took Hannah inside a special area where you got to play and do all sorts of neat stuff, including a corn maze!

2008-10-11T17:19:00.001-05:00

Hannah got to play in the corn. She had so much fun in there! Josiah just hung out with mommy and daddy. Then Hannah swung on the tire swing!

More fun pictures

2008-10-11T17:17:00.000-05:00