White stuff EVERYWHERE!!!!!

I was SO excited this morning to wake to a WINTER WONDERLAND!!!! It's not that often that Mississippi gets SNOW! I grew up with snow every winter and even though I don't miss the COLD, I sure have missed playing in the snow- Riley had a great time, however the FUN didn't really start until Daddy got home around 3, that's when they made a bigger snow man, had a snow ball fight and slid down the hill. You see, I'm kinda of a wimp- I always think of the worst thing that could happen- like slipping, getting hit too hard with snow, or busting my head wide open, and that goes for Riley too. So needless to say if you asked Riley who she had more fun with, she would tell you her Daddy. But hey that's okay..... I'll always have the hot chocolate ready when they come in! :)

Mine and Riley's First Snow Princess!

Photo session!

Poor Maddie Mae.... she was not a fan of the snow!

Daddy's and Riley's BIGGER and BETTER snowman - Carlos!

Cheese!

Yup, only in Mississippi will you see a Skim board used to go down hill !

And a Cookie Sheet!

What a Wonderful Day!

I'm back.....

I know it's been a LONG while, so sorry. I really don't have an excuse, I am not sure why, but I have enjoyed reading about everyone's life and by the time it came around to posting something, I wasn't sure where to pick up. I decided that today I would pick up where I left off and get all my family and friends updated, so here it goes.

Last you heard- August 2009 We're Preggo!!!

September 2009- Riley's 3rd Birthday.... so much fun! Daddy's 30th Birthday!

October 2009- Halloween, my 30th Birthday.

November 2009- Thanksgiving & It's a GIRL !!!!! So, so excited Riley's gonna have a sweet lil' sis to share secrets with, play dress up with, and fuss over boys with (20 years from now)!

December 2009- Christmas and Officially naming baby girl- Hadley Miriam Edwards. So cute when Riley says her name: Had-a-we!

January 2010- whew, how time flies..... we realized that in 3 months Miss Hadley was coming, we have been moving furniture around, sewing baby bedding and painting!

February 2010- Now then your all up to date! I am on the official count down! 8 more weeks!!! My belly is GROWING and we are getting more excited! Riley just loves hugging and kissing "my big ol'belly" (that's what she calls it) it's just too sweet! I can't wait to see her become a big sister, she is going to be so good at it!

I am going to finish the post with some photos from the last few months, and I promise I will be blogging a whole lot more as I become more and more stationary. (due to this "big ol'belly) hahaha!!!!

We can't wait until Easter! Not only is the Easter Bunny delivering candy and eggs, but a BABY brother or sister for Riley! That's right we will have a special delivery come April! We are SO EXCITED!  

JULY

July was a wonderful month! It started out with the 4th of July, which we spent with Joel's cousins Carrie, her family- Clay and Carley Clayton, Carrie's sister Lucy and her boyfriend Beau, Joel's Aunt Ruth, Lindsay and baby Maddox. (whew I don't think I left anyone out) well maybe except Riley- who was in Hattiesburg spending the week with Nonnnie and BeeBoo. We ate some yummy shrimp, hamburgers, hotdogs, and dessert. After we filled our tummy's we headed out to Freedom Ridge park for some fun fireworks! 

Joel and Carley Clayton

All the women- Lucy, Aunt Ruth, Carrie, Me, Lindsay, and C.C.

A monumental step was taken in July as well- Riley's First Haircut!

I know some of you are wondering why she needed her hair cut? Good question and one I answered A LOT! Although I love Riley's curls they can get VERY tangled when she sleeps at night, and that means a VERY grouchy girl when it comes time for mommy to brush it in the mornings. So my solution was to give it a short trim to even out the bottom and also give her some fine layers to give it some bounce. I had been talking to Riley the entire week about going to the hairdresser to get a "haircut" and even though I had my reservations about it, Riley had a BLAST!!! Kristen (my hairdresser) did a fabulous job, she did the magic trick- treat Riley like a princess!!! Riley sat right into the "princess chair" and had a great time! 

Barbie, Kristen and Riley! 

July also brought Birthday Party's -

Baby Mac's First Birthday!

Meagan's 3rd Birthday!

Caden's 3rd Birthday!

Riley had such a great time at all the Parties!!!

And finally in July the final beach vacation in Destin! Robert's Company-(the company Joel works for) has a family vacation for all it's upper management staff. Luckily Joel's father works for the company too, so it winds up being a great time by all.

Dancing the night away!!!

Dancing with BeeBo!

Joel and I having a good time!

Eating at our Favorite Restaurant in Destin- Gilligan's!

(one side of the table)

(the other side)!

It' looks like August is going to be a fun and exciting month as well, however we are staying home a lot more, so that mean's I will be able to keep up with my blog! Many more post's to come!

JUNE

Since I've been a bad blogger, again. I figured I'd post some pictures from the past 2 months and get everyone up to date! Here's the month of June- we went to Destin for a week with Joel's family and had a WONDERFUL time. It is by far one of my favorite trips, not only do we lay at the beach ALL day but we have great food and fun! 

Ft. Walton Gulfarium- Riley had a BLAST! She loved watching the Dolphin Swim!

The Crab Trap with the family..... Cameron, me, Carley

My not- so- little girl ! 

Having fun with daddy! 

Tanning! We love the SUN!

Hunting for sand-diggers!

Family photo!

Loving the carousel with mommy!

Cheese with daddy! 

Happy Father's Day Daddy!

I'll be back with more photo's from July! 

Tea Time...

Today we're spending the day at home (Thank goodness!) it seems as though we've been running around town going, going, going!! It's nice to enjoy the house on a Saturday morning.... water the flowers, take a walk through the neighborhood and watch my sweet little girl have a tea party with Elmo, Barbie, and "2" the Cabbage Patch doll.(not really sure why her name is 2 but every time I ask Riley what her doll's name is that is the answer I get.) The only plans we have are to cook some yummy Hamburgers on the grill and enjoy the weather. Joel came back from his 3 day fishing trip down in Cocodrie, Louisiana-Cajun Country- and brought Riley a "fishie" shirt for her to wear.... lets just say it is probably meant for little boys ( with the big shark and all) but our little Roo Roo LOVES it!!! Hope everyone enjoys this BEAUTIFUL weekend... I know we are!!!

It's SUMMER time!!!

So, last weekend Cameron graduated from High School, WOW !!!! I know I said it in the previous post, but it is really crazy to think that 10 years ago she was a little strawberry blonde, blue eyed girl that loved her Bubba (aka. Joel). I've watched her grow up.... and what's even scarier is 15 years from now Riley will be graduating!!! If the time flies as fast as it did with Cameron I'm not sure I'll EVER be ready!!!

Graduation weekend started when we traveled south on Friday, that's when the "BIG" surprise was reveled to Cameron!!!!


A 2007 fully-loaded Nissan Murono!!!!



She was Surprised!!!

It was the DREAM vehicle!!! We're so proud of her, she has accomplished so many things.... Straight A's for one-which if you look back to Joel's, Carley's and yours truly's report cards none of us can compete. Saturday morning (at 9AM) we loaded up and saw her walk across the stage to recieve her diploma. Took some family portraits and had a WONDERFUL lunch at the house with family and friends! It was a great weekend!!!









This week our pool opened up and I don't think there's anyone more excited than ME!!!! I am a sun goddess... I LOVE IT, and I am excited to say, so does Riley!!! I have been fearful that like last year Riley was going to despise the pool.... but with a huge grin on my face, She LOVES it!!! Yippie!!! So, with some 50 SPF sunblock we will be out basking in the sun 'till nap time EVERYDAY!!!!






See ya at the pool!!!!