This is one of the happiest days of my life!

Well, it comes in pretty high at least! I am so very thankful for the faith God has given me and the patience and prayer of all my friends!
My husband found out today that he got the job he has been praying for for quite some time now! We are so very blessed and this has been a long road but it has been well worth the wait. The joy and thankfulness I feel at this moment can not be measured in words. So I will just say that I am so very very thankful and so incredibly blessed at this moment! I am thankful and now I am rambling.... LOL!! I just wanted to get this all out of my head before I forget the joy I feel at this very moment! Our family has been praying for this day for almost an entire year now and it is finally here- but let me just say that it is not in the way we thought it would be but the Lord has His way doesn't he? and isn't it amazing how His way ALWAYS turns out to be the BEST way! and I am so greatful for that, and I think that before I bore you all to death I will end this post for now:-) Thanks to all of my friends and family for their love, support and prayers during this time because without all of you I don't know how we would have made it here still sane!

Patience and Prayer

Those are the 2 things most on my mind this beautiful February Morning as I sit waiting for my dear husband to call and tell me how his interview went! This has been a long road with lots of forks and many bumps in it but I am praying we are finally on a straight away for a little while. Gary is interviewing today with JCSO and if he gets the job it will literally be a dream come true. He has been itching to get back to Law enforcement since he left and God willing he will do just that. This will be a huge change for our family but all in all a good one I think. Over the years things have gotten pretty crazy and I for one am looking forward to slowing down and getting back to what is really important second only to God and that is our family. So if you happen to be reading this post today and wouldn't mind sending some prayers our way they would be greatly appreciated! And while you're at it if you can pray for some serenity for me too that would be great! LOL!

So this weekend my Mom and I went to the Southern Women's Show and I must say we had a delightful time! It's the 1 day of the year when it's just the 2 of us and we spend the whole day hanging out and shopping and watching the fashion show....... it's just a great time! So here is a shot of me at the end of the day after getting my super snazzy makeover done:-) I know a post is really not as exciting without a picture so this one will have to do:-) and don't just love the background scenery? LOL!

~Happy February~

I know I must be like THE WORST blogger in history! Seriously, it's like I just can't keep up with it! I have so much going on at any given time that I always forget. So here, at this very moment, I am making a solemn vow to try my very best to be a more faithful blogger, and before you ask, NO I did not put my hand on the Bible but rather on the Blogger logo on the computer. WHAT? That totally means something I'm sure of it! SO anywho, now that we have covered that issue, we shall move on to bigger and better things..... like photos, of course! I have shot very little personal over the last few months and since I did say I was gonna shoot more of that I will just go right ahead and let you know that I am really working on it. I shot bot of my sons this week for their Valentine Cards and I was simply thrilled with the results for a change. B was actually a trooper and WANTED his done which was a shock! He is usually not the one to want to take pics so that was a wonderful surprise and I think the photos I got really do show his personality. I haven't edited all of them yet but I've done the cards so I'll just share those for now since this is February
:-) So here we are, B with his beloved Guitar


Now the back has a saying adn his name but this was a share from 2peas so Thanks goes to Tori for sharing:-)


And this is Nick's, now this one is near and dear to us bc my grandma passed away last year and frogs were her most favorite thing always:-)



and this one has a cute little poem on the back and we carried the froggie over:-) These were both printed in a 4x5.5 format and I am planning on putting lollypops on them:-)

As always, feel free to comment and until next time, I hope you all have a Happy Valentines Day <3

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Welcome 2009! I for one am VERY excited to start a new year! I am looking forward to seeing what's in store for us as a family and I am praying it's a better one than last year. We have been truly blessed all around but with the way things are right now with the economy we have been hit really hard. Having a husband in construction at this time is not an easy task. SO...... I am welcoming 2009 with a smile on my face and a prayer in my heart. I am excited!
New Years Eve was my oldest's DS's birthday and so we set out to have a grand time, I took them to the www.island-playground.com, which is this really cool bounce place and we had the best time. I was quite busy jumping so there are no pics from the big camera but I did pull my phone out for a few:-)

This is B the Bday boy, who did NOT think I would show this pic to anyone:-) Hey, what are parents for?



And N who LOVES for you to show his pics to everyone;-)




The others were pretty blurry doe to the phone. It's tough to get a pic of moving target with it but it does pretty well in a pinch:-) Happy New year to you all! I hope it's a great one for every one!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I have not been a faithful blogger:-( I have been so busy as I'm sure you all have but I confess..... blogging is the furthest thing from my mind these days. Oh I would LOVE to have the time to let you all know how my days are spent but I barely have the time to register it myself. The month of December is a big one for us. We are a 4 person family with 3 out of the 4 having birthdays in December. 2 of those have passed with the third coming p on New Years Eve. On top of that I host an annual cookie party every December and add to that the fact that my office is moving to another location So needless to say this has been a VERY busy month for me:-) So for now I have a few pics from the cookie party and one or two from Christmas. We had a wonderful Christmas this year by the way, my boys got just enough to know we love them and I think we still have money in the bank!

So the cookie party would not be complete with loads of these!



and then we need a few of these to take care of all those cookies:-)





So a great time was had by us all! I LOVE having this every year and each year I am reminded of how blessed I truly am to have the friends and family that I do:-)


And now for a few from Christmas....... My boys:-) They are getting so big........




and a couple of ornaments just for fun!






Thanks for looking and I wish you all The Happiest and Blessed of Holidays!

Happy Holidays:-)

So, it's been a while again since the last time I posted and WOW has it been busy! The month of November just flew by as little more than a blur! We had our women's shopping trip with the Church which as usual was an absolute blast! We always enjoy that but really come on now, who wouldn't? Well except the men maybe, which is why we leave them at home:-) So we had a blast and found tons of great deals(wish I had more $$ to spend oh well, maybe next year:-) So here's the gang at California Dreamin (our absolute favorite place to grab a bit when we shop! We've actually never been anywhere else:-) oops those may be for another day as I don't have them on here, they must still be on my phone!
Moving right along, we also had our Thanksgiving dinner at Church and the real one on the actual day, at my home, which I (being the steller Photog I am got not the first pic of! Can you believe it? I sat down for the first time that night and realized that I had not picked up the camera all day! Shame on me! So you'll have to take my word for it that it was a total blast:-) Good food, friends and family, a wonderful day was enjoyed by all:-) I also had the great fortune to shoot not one but TWO gorgeous families this Month and both were a joy to be with. The first family was visiting from New Orleans and had the entire clan in town for Thanksgiving and although we wanted to shoot outside, weather was not in our favor so we had to settle for indoors. With a family this large there were bound to be some less than thrilled with the picture taking but all in all I think we did pretty well:-) I had a blast and I hope they are as thrilled with the results as I am!



This next family has been a repeat customer all year so I must be doing something right:-) This little guy is just about the CUTEST thing ever and his newest shots look straight out of a baby magazine! Yes, he is that cute:-) I'll let the shots speak for themselves but he is always a joy to shoot and I can't wait to watch him grow:-) Is a year gone already???








And WHEW! like I said what a crazy busy month and December promises to be just as busy if not more so but I promise myself I am gonna shoot more personal memories this month:-) You'll see:-) I will............

Trunk R Treating

Well, we had a great time doing this this year and who knew the cake walk would be such a hit? LOL! I opted to run that bc I needed to be free to take pics and from the time I started it I don't think I was able to leave it! We had SO MANY people donate baked goods for it they were coming out of our ears:) Which is a good thing..... well unless you're on a diet and then it's maybe not so good;) Anyway, what a blessing it was that we had so many children and adults come out for the night of fun. It was such a blast! Here are a few shots from the evening, nothing too major but still a day to remember:)



Our resident popcorn popper:)


The CUTEST lobster I've ever seen!


Who say Adults are too old for facepainting?


and no post would be complete without my Nick! Even if he is on the verge of tears:)


A great time was had by all and I look forward to the next gathering! The Holidays are just beginning:) :)