Our Little Monkey

Yesterday we got to go to the park for the first time! Amelia loves to swing and go down the slide! She is just like her Mommy though because she couldn't take her eyes off of everyone else there! (We're gonna drive Daddy crazy with our "people-watching" haha).

Hey what are they doing?

the sweetest cheeks in the world!

Our little angel has recently become our little monkey as well! She is into everything-and usually on top of it! It is definitely getting more interesting trying to keep up with her and I know it will just get harder once she starts walking! It seems like half the pictures I get these days are of her back because she's constantly climbing on something-haha! Here's Amelia on her "sitting" toy:

...and trying out her big-girl car seat

Happy Belated Easter:)

Happy Belated Easter! We finally get to post some Easter pictures too:) Amelia had a great first Easter and we had a great time too! The Sunday before Easter Amelia had her very first easter egg hunt at our church. Since she's not crazy about the grass she didn't seem too thrilled about picking things up out of it either-hilarious! But she did enjoy her basket afterwords and got to meet the easter bunny himself! On Easter Sunday we had a delicious lunch at Chris' parents house and of course another easter egg hunt, which went about like the first (except colder). I'm sure next year she'll really get it! We are truly thankful for the sacrifice Jesus paid for us and grateful for the blessings he has given us!

At church before the egg hunt

At Grandma and Papaw's on Easter

Finally we're back!

Yeah-we finally have our computer and internet fixed! It's been an ordeal! Our computer had a virus (or likely multiple viruses) so we had it formatted (i.e. completely swiped clean and started new) which created problems all on it's own. However then our internet decided not to work as well so they had to come move our tower (where it's right in front of my kitchen window in the way of my lake view!). Finally the computer and internet made friends again and we are reconnected to the world wide web!
On a better note Amelia is 11 months old today! I can't believe that she will be a year old in only four short weeks! Here are some pictures that our friend Jennifer took for us a few weeks ago!

she loves horsey rides from Daddy!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Last week was my 26th birthday on 3.24.09. I had to work day shift that day (doing c-sections in the OR by the way-not my idea of fun!!). So I wasn't expecting anything special in the way of celebrating the occasion. My wonderful husband had a different idea however and was so sweet as to send me flowers at work! He was even at home from work not feeling good that day because he had just had his eye surgery the day before-so thoughtful! When I got home from work he had cooked supper for us and baked me some birthday brownies (he knows the love I have for chocolate!), and my mother-in-law ate with us. After supper we went outside and I found my birthday gift from Chris and his family-the new table and chairs for our back patio! I love it!

Amelia loved the new table too!

the flowers were gorgeous

he even addressed the card to mommy from "Mia Grace"

After working all week we went out on Saturday night to eat at Cheeseburger In Paradise with Chris' family and a couple friends. We had a good time dispite the fire alarms that kept alarming and the storms coming near-LOL! I don't usually get too excited about my birthday but this year I had a great one! I think I just had so much to be thankful for this year-a thoughtful husband and family, and an amazing beautiful daughter-it's hard not to appreciate it! I haven't really gotten to the point of dreading my birthday yet, I know that 26 isn't that old and I pray I have so many more years ahead. I can't even imagine what those years will hold-especially looking at what I have in just this short time! Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes and for making my life so great!