Random Pictures

Pigtails!

Eating a picnic on her new bench!

Having fun on her new big slide (an early birthday present).

Peekaboo! I thought this was so cute of her!

I'm still trying to catch up on some pics when my computer was down. I need to remember to take my camera out again so I can capture some new pictures!

Brooklynn's birthday party

Emily went to a fun birthday party a couple of weeks ago for her friend Brooklynn. This is where she goes to gymnastics, so she really had a blast! I can't believe my baby's birthday is next!!!! She talks about her birthday all the time now. She wants a blue birthday cake and is so excited about it! I guess I better start planning it since it is a month away now...

By the way, I forgot to mention that Emily got a busted lip at Grandpa and Nana's house the day before this so you can see her poor lip and elbow boo-boos here. :(

Painted Toenails

Grandpa with his Em and Ava

Look at my pretty toes!

We went to Nana and Grandpa's house a couple of weeks ago to celebrate Roy's dad's birthday. Aunt Rachel painted Emily's toes while we were there, then Nana put a flower toe ring on her. haha She LOVED it and is ready to have her toes painted again. She's definitely all girl!

Mimi's Surprise!

Poppy and Emily with Aunt Bennie too!

Here's her shirt that says "If Mommy won't, Mimi will!"

Here are some pictures of our surprise to Mimi on Mother's Day. We had a wonderful day with you and hope to visit longer in the summer!

Mother's Poem

In honor of Mother's Day, I thought that this was so sweet.

Newborn's Conversation with God

A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.'The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.'Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.''And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' God said, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.''Who will protect me?' God said, 'Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.''But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.' God said, 'Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.'At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, 'God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.'God said, 'You will simply call her, 'Mom.'


Emily, you are like an angel that God sent to me. It is such an honor to be your mommy. I adore seeing you grow into such a beautiful, talented, and smart little girl. I am so blessed to be your mother. I love you so much!

Mother's Day 2008

My yummy cake and roses from them!

The llamas were right beside us!

Look at these cute little goats!

***** UPDATE****** New pictures added finally!!!!

I hope all you moms had a wonderful mother's day! I had a very busy weekend and it was just perfect. I will have to post the pictures later since we can't find the software that goes with our camera, but it has to be somewhere around here...

I decided that I wanted to do something special with Emily Saturday, so we took her to the drive-thru Safari in Gentry. We heard the storms were moving in, so we got there around 10. Emily LOVED the petting area, especially the baby goats. We knew we didn't have much time since the storm clouds were moving in, so we went thru the drive-thru part. It was pretty neat, but I felt so sorry for the animals. Emily really liked seeing the monkeys, tigers, llamas, and camels. At one point, she said "we're going in the rain forest mommy". It was too cute! She absolutely loves Diego, so she really knows her animals. She's going to love seeing Go Diego Go Live in June! We went walking around to some of the areas when the rain started. On our way out, we saw another petting area with the kangaroos. We will have to go back and see them on our next trip there.

That afternoon, I got a couple hours to myself so I went to work-out, got a pedicure, etc. They surprised me with a yummy chocolate cake and flowers. They took me to dinner for Italian and Emily actually ate most of her kid's meal for once! It was a perfect day!

On Sunday, I decided to go with my parents to Little Rock to surprise Mimi for Mother's Day since Roy had to work anyway. We got up super early so we could make it in time for her church. She was so happy to see us! Emily loved seeing Mimi and Aunt Katie at church! We had a great lunch and Aunt Bennie joined us too! We can't wait to spend a couple days in Little Rock with you all this summer. On our way out of town, we stopped by to see my cousin Trey and Kate plus their 3 kids. What an exhausting day!

Computer problems! :(

My old computer stopped working this week. I didn't realize how much I needed my computer. I was going crazy for a couple of days without it. ;) It was about time we got a new one anyway, so we just got one last night. It will take me some time to get my camera software on this computer, so there probably won't be any pictures until I have time to get everything loaded. I'm hoping that I can transfer all of my old pictures and files from my old computer.

We were able to enjoy the park on Monday and I even got a little sunburned! Then, it turned rainy yet again. We were able to meet some friends at the mall yesterday and we went to Aubrey's house for a playgroup today after gymnastics! Emily is ready to enjoy the outdoors again.

I hope everyone is having a great week! I hope to post some new pics soon.