Find Your Wings

It's only for a moment you are mine to hold
The plans that heaven has for you
Will all too soon unfold

So many different prayers I'll pray
For all that you might do
But most of all I'll want to know
You're walking in the truth

And If I never told you
I want you to know
That as I watch you grow

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams
And that faith gives you the courage
To dare to do great things

I'm here for you whatever this life brings
So let my love give you roots
And help you find your wings

May passion be the wind
That leads you through your days
And may conviction keep you strong
And guide you on your way

May there be many moments
That make your life so sweet
Oh, but more than memories
It's not living if you don't reach for the sky

Sweet Girl...I'll have tears as you take off but I'll cheer as you fly!

Spring is Here!

I know Spring is offically here when I come home and see this!

Oh to be three again! :)

An Entire Month of Easter Activites...in One Post!

We had a wonderful Easter and were lucky enough to celebrate everything great about this holiday for an entire month.....truly!

First, our church held an egg hunt with 10,000 eggs (no I didn't add too many zeros...there really was that many!) and despite the chilly weather and the CRAZY wind, everyone had a great time! Notice the scarf that Addison is wearing...it is mine and she was THRILLED I let her wear it. When I put it on her, she looked in the mirror and said, "I look like a Mommy don't I?" Oh Addison, you are growing up too quickly! I love you so much sweet girl!

A few days later, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of hunting eggs with our friend's from the Mommy and Me group Addison and I are a part of. All of the kiddos had a blast hunting eggs and decorating cookies. The weather couldn't have been any prettier and it was so sweet to watch the kids together.

Addison all ready to hunt eggs...Ready...Set...Go!

I love this sweet picture of Addison and Mrs. Jana!

Addison has loved this swing at Mrs. Jessica's for so long and we are thankful it still holds her up!

I say all the time how blessed we are to have such wonderful friends and we are even more blessed to have wonderful friends whose families love us like their own kids! Jessica's parents (Scott and Rhonda Kennedy) hold an egg hunt each year at their house and Addison had a blast this year! I love this picture of Addison and Jess....such sweet girls!

My sweet little girl who was more concerned with the fact that the candy was melting than actually hunting for eggs (or taking a photo with her Mom)! :)

Finally...the Easter Bunny came and we had one VERY excited little girl! And just for the record, she does own "non-winter" P.J.'s but refuses to wear them! So that is why she is wearing polar bear P.J.'s on Easter morning! :)

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter service at our church with my parents and brother and headed over to my Mom and Dad's shortly after church for a yummy Easter lunch and more egg hunting!

Addison was Miss Hollywood all day and was ready to go! ;)

All of the cousins hunting eggs....

Sweet picture of my two favorite people.....

Hugs for NaNa....

And PopPop too....

I love this photo I was able to capture of Addison....so sweet!

And then there is this....Can you say, "Sugar High???" :)

After too much food and definately too much sugar, we headed over to Duke's parent's house for more Easter fun and our last egg hunt of the year (Addison was a pro at this by now!)

Some of my nephews...how handsome are they???

My new niece "Baby Kami" as Addison calls her. She was so excited to hold her all by herself!

Addison and MawMaw resting after finding so many eggs! Addison was worn out!

Look at who I found "cheating" as the adults put the eggs out for the kids...too funny!

And both of them thought it was soooo funny they got BUSTED! These two are trouble! :)

As you can see, we had a very busy and blessed Easter and we hope all of you did as well!

Christina and Daniel tie the knot...

One of my dearest friends got married in Athens a few weekends ago and our family was lucky enough to share in festivities. Christina was a beautiful bride and we couldn't be happier for her and Daniel.

Enjoy the overload of pictures that everyone takes at a wedding..... :)

Addison was in awe of Christina the entire day and kept saying, "I want to get married" in which Duke quickly replied, "You have a VERY long time to wait!" To see the way that Addison looked at Christina was so sweet (see the photo above) and I wish I could have known what she was thinking in that head of hers. Guess there is some real truth in the saying that every little girl dreams of her wedding day. I know I certainly did and it looks like Addison is going to be no different....we're in trouble! ;)

Where did our child go???

One thing about having curly hair is no one ever notices how long your hair truly is. Just for fun the other night, I straightened Addison's hair (no worries, I only used a blow dryer) to show you how long her hair truly is...and this is AFTER her haircut!


She doesn't even look like the same child with straight hair, does she??? We got the biggest kick out of watching her play with her "long hair" as she called it. She really does have SO much hair! Doesn't it look like she is wearing a wig?

Another year older...

Somewhere among the craziness of the last two weeks, I turned 28. I have officially decided that I am going to stay 28 forever, so just a heads up...no more birthdays for me. :)

I say all the time what an amazing husband and family I have but the following story will prove it. I'm telling ya...I am a very lucky lady!

My birthday fell on a Friday this year and we had so much going on that weekend that I had asked that we celebrate it with everyone when things calmed down a bit. My girlfriend Christina was getting married that Sunday so I had a bridal shower to attend for her late that Friday afternoon, her wedding to get ready for on Sunday plus I had to be packed and ready to leave from her wedding in order to catch a late flight and then be in Tampa for a week.

However, my hubby had other plans. First, when I got home from the shower, I had a complete surprise waiting for me. A sewing machine! Can you believe it??? Which part, right? That I wanted a sewing machine or that Duke actually went out on his own and bought me one!?! If I were you...I would choose BOTH! But YES, I wanted a sewing machine (I watch my Mom make cool stuff for Addison all the time and I know I can make half of the dresses I buy for her at a lot less than $40-50 a pop!) and YES my sweet, sweet husband shopped for one on his own and bought it for me! Love him!

Then, we had made plans to grab dinner when I got home from the shower but by the time I got home, I was exhausted, it was POURING down rain plus Addison had fallen asleep on the floor watching T.V. and was in an AWFUL mood. With that said, I suggested Duke just run out and grab the food and bring it back to the house but he insisted we go anyways. So after a major meltdown from Addison and an all out war to get her dressed and half way presentable to go out in public....we piled into the car and headed to grab a quick bite to eat. To my surprise, my parents were waiting for us at the restaurant...major points to Duke for setting that up AND not throwing in the towel when Addison pitched her fit! I do mean MAJOR POINTS if I could go back in time and let all of you see the tantrum she threw!

To top everything off, we were sitting at the table and all of a sudden, Addison says, "Look Daddy! A cake!" Naturally, Duke and I look over and behind the bar in the refrigerator, sat an adorable Barbie cake that my Mom had made for me! We all died laughing because of course it was supposed to be a surprise and how in the world Addison saw it, we will never know! Leave it to Addison!

Here is a picture of the wonderful cake:


Addison enjoyed wearing the "Birthday hat" when they so nicely came over to sing Happy Birthday to me!

Thank you so much to my wonderful family for being so determined to make my birthday so special!

Addison's 1st Hair Cut!

Addison had a big day last Saturday...she got her first hair cut! She did SO well with it and was so excited about the entire day. She looked like such a big girl sitting in that chair and Miss Jamie did a great job with her. As you can tell from the pictures, she was a very proud little girl and felt so grown up. Na Na went with us and Addison liked watching her get her hair cut after she got hers done, although she made sure to let Mom know that SHE was going first (quickly reminding us that she is definitely three!).

Right before the first snip....look how excitied she was!

The first cut....and yes I was feeling VERY nervous right about now. ;)

Watching very closely to make sure Miss Jamie didn't take too much off...

She sat so still the entire time...such a big girl!

All smiles and ready for her treat!

Mommy had to get a picture also (please excuse the no makeup...we had LOTS to do that day!)

Such a blessing to be her Mommy!