wedding snap shots

krystal had a fabulous photographer! he was great to work with...and actually most times we didn't even notice he was there! so those shots that he has shared with us so far deserve their own post {seen above}! so here are the shots i was able to snap between matron and baby duties of the most perfect of days!!!

: getting ready :

: the reception :

such a completely perfect day! congrats grant and krystal! we are so happy for the newest mr. and mrs. in the family...we can't wait to watch ya'll grow!

one year ago

one year ago today...we found out our baby was on the way!

what a precious gift. an amazing miracle. and a blessed year. we are so thankful that God chose us to be his and may we raise him so that he may return the praise for the Lord.

mirrors and mommy

for those of you who stop by my little bloggity for lovelies other than my handsome boy...one of these days i will get back to crafts and fab finds...at least my mom says i will! a bit after the little mister boy was born i walked into my studio and felt so overwhelmed. i looked at my mom and wondered if i would ever be interested or have the time for it again...she says i will. i'm going to venture to guess though that it won't be until i at least get to wash my hair AND flat iron it on a regular basis {i've given up that i'll ever make it to step 3 again of curling it}! yep...glory be...its washed but not flat ironed or curled in these pictures...don't judge...that much was worth praise!

{ oh mommy you're right...i am handsome! }

my little mister boy loves mirrors! when he was a week or so old i realized that he heard how handsome he was on a daily basis...multiple daily basis...and i thought he should get to see for himself! so i would take him to the mirror and show him how precious he was! he loves to look in the mirror...it just makes him grin so big...so big!!

half the time i wonder if that grin is so big because behind him he sees mommy lookin' rough because she most likely didn't get dressed for the day!

checking out his shoes that already fit...his chi chi shoes! thanks aunt chi chi! he loves them! i can't believe they already fit...but daddy and all his uncles have "big" feet so he was bound to have them too...he does!

passed down...

there are some very special clothes in our little mister boy's closet. a few of them are ones that his uncle austin and uncle dallas wore...this is one of them...

we are so in love with this little man! he has so many littles faces and sweet expressions...

ps...just realized in the true nick of time i got 2 posts in this month! woo hoo!! miss you friends!

maternity leave

happy thanksgiving! merry christmas! and i hope your 2010 is off to a blessed start! does that about cover everything i missed during my maternity leave? :) ...i hardly think so! i hope each of you had wonderful holidays and that life is treating you kindly!

thank you all for your warmest welcome on our little mister boy's arrival and introduction and for your "are you ok"..."we miss you" emails and comments! we had a rough start. he is and has been so very healthy and for that we are more than blessed and so grateful, but at 2.5 weeks we had an unwelcomed visitor...reflux......hence my absence. if you've "been there done that" then that would be enough said! ;) at his most painful the poor guy was at the point that he cried/screamed 30-45 min. after e-v-e-r-y feeding. we are thankful that we finally have found a therapy that works for him...and now at 3 months are beginning to get into a routine. it is more than gut-wrenching to watch your baby endure such agony.

he is such a happy baby with such an infectious smile and we are loving learning more and more about him! i hope you are each doing well and i hope to catch up...i can't promise a return to blogging as i have many projects on the horizon through march...but i think i can at least post once a month!

meet the little mister

thank you friends for your prayers, congratulations, and blessings as hubby and i welcomed our little man! we have spent the last 2 weeks getting to know our precious blessing and molding into a family of 3. we are "smittenly" in love with him!!! God blessed us with such a happy, healthy, thriving, content...and as his mommy i can say...perfect little baby boy!

lala is still in town and we are so thankful that she will be loving on him until early december...we have so appreciated her help and support...we are so blessed...

{ ...and she became lala }

He is here!!!

(Aunt Krystal posting on behalf of his mom)

Our little man is here!

Our little mister was born Tuesday at 7:45am. He weighed 6.7 lbs and 19 3/4 inches. 10 fingers and 1o toes~perfect as can be! Ashley is doing great, just trying to get some rest when she can.

Dad, Mom and baby are at home and resting. They will update with pictures and posts as soon as they can!

all our bags are packed

...and we're ready to go!

lala landed on wednesday and brought many surprises for the little mister and some for his daddy...but the mommy-to-be got this gorgeous brand new bag...as you can see it is already packed full and ready for its first trip...the hospital!!!

mom designed it just for me! it has several different fabrics...

and lots of little details...



and is complete with my monogram...

i love it! thank you so much mom! you always go above and beyond in thinking of the little things that make us feel so special! and thank you oh so very much for being here for us as we take it day to day on the wait for the little mister! we love you!!!

magic number

we have made it to 37 weeks!!! we didn't doubt we would until this week...

the little mister sure sent us all into a tailspin to hurry things up in getting ready for him...because he decided he is now coming any day. {which can be defined as tomorrow or in a week!}

we have been encouraging him all week to keep tight and wait a bit longer to make his debut.

we are grateful for the preparation time...but more importantly we are so thankful that he stayed snug and cozy until the magic number...37 weeks! he is now full-term!

we can't wait to meet this little babe who we so quickly fell in love with, have so fervently prayed selfishly perfect and healthy things for, and who we know will change our lives in one breath...

we welcome it and we can't wait to welcome him!

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{ thank you so very much shea for taking some impromptu snaps for us!! you did a fabulous job with my new "bff"! we will surely treasure them! }