Loving Life!

Well we have had a very busy start to our summer but it has all been great! A couple of weeks ago we moved out of our home and into an apartment. We should be here about three months while our new house is getting finished!! We are finally settled and really enjoying it since we have the pool right next to us. Austin is having a blast and LOVES going out to the new house. As soon as we pull in the new neighborhood he gets excited to see his "new house". He has adjusted great!! We have spent a lot of time swimming and just hanging out and loving every minute of it. It is hard to believe this year is already half way done! It is going by too fast!! We cant wait to get in the new neighborhood there at least fifteen kids on our cul de sac alone.... austin is gonna have a ton of playmates!! He also starts school in August at Pinelake and this should be quite interesting, but he loves going there every sunday for church. We will see though how he likes it when he has to say more than an hour!! But other than that we are just enjoying some down time now that the first big move is over. We sold our house to a great couple and have really been pleased witht he whole process, and of course we couldn't have done it without Gigi and Papa. Anyways here are some pics of what we have been up to over the past month since my last post. Hope u enjoy!!!

So sad here is the nursery all undecorated and ready to go.... the only thing left is a toddler that was once an infant for whom so much time was dedicated to getting his room just right!!


And his temporary set up in the apartment.... such a big boy room!


My old living room all packed up =(


And our beautiful apartment set up... ha ha


The best part of the apartment is the pool is just a quick walk down the sidewalk!!!




We love the POOL!!


Of course we also had to go see the new Shrek movie this month (he has actually seen it twice). He absolutley LOVES shrek and so we were excited when we finally found Shrek toys and Mcdonalds had Shrek happy meals. Life has been pretty green around here!!


A little Memorial Day fun at the pool!!


A great girls night out at Easely Amused with a few of my girlfriends..... we had a great time and i think everyone's painting turned out great!!


Beautiful child.... and I am not bias!!


We took Austin and his cousin Riley to a Braves game and they has a blast!!


Our future Baseball Pro!!


We also took them to Gattitown and Austin was finally big enought to ride the little fair ride they have in there. He was SO excited and had a blast!



We have been so busy and are really enjoying this age with Austin. He is becoming such a little man and we just love how he is learning so much right now. Hope everyone enjoyed the pics and hope to post some of the progress on the new house later!!

SO BUSY!!!

Okay so I haven't been keeping up with my blog quite as well as I used to but we have been so busy!!! We are moving into an apartment in two weeks and our new house is making GREAT progress. We are getting so excited about all this year is going to bring but with all the changes means we are busy, busy, busy. We have been packing up our house which is jammed FULL of stuff, and that is an ordeal in itself not to mention working and keeping up with Austin. One of my best friends also got married last week and we have been really busy with that too but it was so much fun. We have also been just enjoying life and this beautiful weather. Austin has been out on the boat a few times and we hit a mini splash pad with friends the other day. We are SO ready for summer!!! HE also started big boy swimming lessons at MAley's. This is his first year there where I don't swim with him. So bittersweet, it is amazing how fast he is growing up!! We are pretty much potty trained and I am so proud of him he has done GREAT!!! He is so excited about the new house everytime we pull in he says "my house" it is just precious. Anyways I am going to post several pics over the past couple of weeks I hope you enjoy!!
I also want to say happy mother's day to all my mom friends out there it is you that has at times helped me realize that being a mom isn't always easy but is definitely always worth it =). I also want to thank the most wonderful and loving mom in the world.... MY MOM!!! I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY!!! I am so happy my mom joined us at our new church this morning partly b/c the message was amazing and also b/c there is no part of my life that I dont look for my moms approval. She is such an amazing mom and the reason I am the person and mother I am today. She is my best friend and the absolute best Gigi in the world. WE LOVE YOU and hope u enjoy the pics!!!

Just staying cool playing in the water at the house!!


Hanging on the boat... safety first with his life jacket on!!




Austin getting ready to watch the circus at Kidsfest in Ridgeland!!


Riding a pony he loved it!!


Riding the carousel... we really enjoyed Kids Fest can't wait til next year!!!


Making his very own balloon puppy!


Another pony ride!!


My college roomie and me almost ten years later.... amazing all the things we have experienced together =)!!


Wedding fun with my two best friends in the world!!


Me and the hubby at a night out for the rehearsal dinner and austins first time being babysat by our friend Brook!! He had a blast and she was worn out =)!


Another pic of me and the besties!


Swimming lessons he is learning to dive!


So excited... think this is one of my new fav pics!!!


Waiting his turn, he did really good for the most part!!


The other day we took the kids to Berry Berry Good Yogurt here in dogwood and there is a mini spash pad area that we let them play in while us mommies enjoyed some yogurt. They all had a blast!! Here is austin with a mouthful of water about to pretend to be one of the spouts and squirt the water at me!!!


Having too much fun!




We just cant wait til summer!!!

Hope everyone enjoyed the pics and next time I will have to post pics of the new house!!!

Easter and a good surprise =)....

Well Easter came quick this year and feels like it snuck up on us and then like that it was gone. I had to work this Easter and as sad as it was I wash more thankful to have a happy healthy child that didn't have to spend his Easter in the hospital like all the children I was there to take care of. Anyways since I knew I had to work we spent the weekend and week before at every possible Easter egg hunt I could find to take him to. Saturday night we dyed eggs at home after I got off work and then Sunday he got his Easter basket after I got home. It was another great time with my wonderful family. We have been soaking up the sunshine on these beautiful days and looking forward to the summer. We also have some very exciting news..... WE ARE MOVING!!!!! We sold our house and move into an apartment May 21st then hopefully in September our new house will be ready. We are so excited and a little overwhelmed but my wonderful parents are helping us get through it all. Anyways I hope you enjoy some of the pics from Easter. This year is just hopping along... ha ha.... kinda cheesy I know!!!


SO excited for the Easter egg coloring.... I even got brave and we did it in the den!!!


Check out my egg mommy!!



His Easter egg basket from the Easter bunny he met several times over the past week!!


So excited over his new movie Planet 51... movies are a big deal over here!!





Austin and the Easter Bunny!!!


Waiting to be let loose on the baseball field for some eggs!!


My sweet family at the brandon Easter egg hunt!!!

Baseball Season is FINALLY here...

SO baseball season is finally here and to say Austin is excited is an understatement. We play baseball EVERYDAY!!!!! We have been to different things in Pearl around trustmark park and everytime he screams for baseball even thought there is no game at the stadium. So tonight we took austin to the MSU vs. Ole Miss game there and he was SO excited. He watched most of the game, held up the bat and tried to hit any pop flies that might come our way, and he of course screamed baseball about a thousand times. We are so ready for T-ball even thought he doesn't even need the t anymore u can throw it and he hits it most of the time. Anyways here are a few pics and thanks Papa Lou and Ms. Pam for getting us the tickets at the last minute the seats were great =)!!


SO EXCITED AT THE GAME... this is a braves bat though don't think we got him an ole miss bat we would never be that desperate... ha ha j/k!!


Hey Momma!! Gonna protect ya from the pop fly balls!!


Supporting our Bulldogs!!!


And of course another great thing about baseball season..... ballpark food!!!!

Spring time is here =)

Okay so things have been really busy around here, especially with all the pretty weather I think we have moved outside permanently. Anyways we are having so much fun. Austin is such a blessing and makes me smile all day every minute I am with him. He is absolutley and totally OBSESSED with sports especially baseball so we are playing it outside ALOT. We have also started on our new house YAY it should be done around August. We are in the process of selling ours which it is not that easy keeping a house clean ALL the time with a two year old =)! We are also getting ready for my friend Missy's wedding shower this week, and had bunco last week. So with everything going on I find it hard to blog as much. So, here is basically just a bunch of pics of all we have been up to since the last post!! Hope u enjoy looking at them as much as I do! I just love my little man more than anywords could ever express and feel like I am always snapping pics but I truly want to look back and remember every second!


Austin helping Gigi out with her birthday candles!


My little superhero playing dress up at the playplace!


He LOVED this costume wouldn't take it off til we left!


Me and my bestest friend in the whole world--LOVE MY MOM!!!


Looking so handsome in his sweater vest =)


Going fishing at the Yogi exhibit at NAtural Science Museum!


Putting on a puppet show for mommy at Science museum!


Austin and Abby out for a little Hibachi date night (love her)


Picnic day at the park.... we LOVE the spring weather!


Showing the kids how to blow bubbles at Braden's first Bday party!


Family shot on the train at the zoo!


Looking so grown up on the train!


Austin chasing the animals in the petting zoo with a hair brush!!! This was quite funny =)!


Riding one of his favorite animals on the carousel!!


Enjoying some lunch at the zoo!!


Austin helping mommy with some putt putt at Mac N Bones!!


Such good form... papa lou would be proud!


My Heart and Soul.... my reason for every breath will always be this sweet child!!


He also loves fishing right now so he woke up put his boots on and got his fishin pole and was ready to go!


He also loves to feed the ducks!!


Smiling on the tire swing =)


Just a gorgeous day catchin some fish!!


Watching a magic show at the Renaissance Easter Egg hunt!!


Waiting patiently to hunt some eggs at Strawberry Patch Park!


Austin and his best buddy Hayes chilling with the Easter Bunny =)!!


LOVE HIM!!!


"Hunting" some easter Eggs!!


So as u can see wee have been quite busy over the past month having fun with our toddler! This is such a fun age!! So anyways hope everyone is doing well and getting excited about spring!! Hope u enjoyed the pics and also wanted to say CONGRTAS TO UNCLE T AND JAN WHO ALSO GOT ENGAGED IN THE LAST MONTH!!!! WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!