A little update....

Well, we are finally wrapping this year up and we have been quite busy in doing so. Kevin and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary on the 17th. I can't believe it has been 3 years already! Olivia and Julia can't wait for Santa to come see them. Olivia keeps asking when is Christmas going to be here and it's hard to explain to her exactly what "next week" means! :) She can't wait for Santa to bring her that Barbie Jeep she wants! Julia is growing like a little weed and is sooooooo on the go! She definetly keeps us busy! I had to take her to the doctor the other day and she weighs 19lbs 11oz (with clothes on) so give or take a few ounces. Tomorrow she will be 9 months old! WOW! This will be her very first Christmas and we just can't wait! She walks around holding onto things so it won't be long. She absolutely loves playing with Olivia and they play so well together. After Christmas, we are heading to New Mexico to spend some time with B-Paw and Grandma (Kevin's dad and Sherry). We can't wait to see them since it's been over 2 years. They say that they are getting a lot of snow so that's all Olivia can talk about. We get back on the 8th of January, so I'll be sure to post a lot of pictures once we get back. I just finished up school about a week ago for this semester and may I add that I made a 4.0!!!! YAY ME!!! In all of my college career I have never made a 4.0 so I'm pretty thrilled about it. I changed my major from Early Childhood to Special Education so I will hopefully be finished in a year.

We hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and remembers the TRUE meaning of Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Please pray that we have a safe trip to New Mexico!

Happy 3 year anniversary to us!
sweet sisters

little stinker pants!

precious little mess!

yes, this is where she loves to get and hide! :)

Two of the most Beautiful Little Girls in the World!!

Olivia Ashton 2 1/2 years old
Our little angels!

Julia Anne - 8 months old

Well, here are the Halloween pictures I promised to put up. They did not turn out quite like I was hoping they would. I had to take them on a disposable camera and apparently it did something funky with everyone's eyes....so sorry they aren't very good.

Olivia and one of her best buds, Carson

Princess Aurora

We went to the Trick or Trunk at a church down the street from where we live.

Little Ladybug

Trying to catch a prize.

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Meeting Santa!

Yes, it's a little early for Santa but he's here! They have already started having Santa at the Landings (a strip mall), carriage rides and a lot more on the weekends. Olivia was very nervous, but she was brave and sat on his lap and then told him that she wants a Barbie Jeep for Christmas! Julia of course did fine. She's my little trooper. She just giggled in his lap and knawed on her fingers.

New Kids on the Block!

For my 25th birthday, I gave myself a ticket to the New Kids on the Block concert in Atlanta. It's was a BLAST and I must say the best concert I've ever been to! I went with my friend, Kristin and we were able to meet up with Lindsey and Jennifer. We had the BEST seats...so so close to those gorgeous guys! :) It felt great to get out and do something with the girls and be able to let our hair down and go out without having food, spit up and everything else we have on us on a daily basis! :) We tried so hard to get backstage, but next time we will know how! I told Kevin that he could just say that he gave me that as a present and he said that he refused to give me anything related to them! lol! (boys are just so jealous!) He knows he listened to "Hangin' Tough" back in the day! lol! Anyways, we had a great time!


me, kristin, jennifer & lindsey before the concert!

Okie, Ally & Addison's visit!

Okie came to visit his girls for a few weeks so they came to Columbus and had dinner with us. It's always good to see them and the girls just have such a good time playing with each other. Addison turned 9 months on the 9th and Julia is now 7 1/2 months! :)

Celebrating my 25th birthday...mexican, margaritas, friends & family...can't get any better than that! :)

Having dinner together at the Mexican restaurant.

Kevin playing with the girls.

Okie & the girls

Okie & Olivia (she just woke up!)

Julia & Ally
Addison & Julia playing ball.

They play so well together! My big blue eyed angel!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Of course, the girls don't have their costumes on, but I wanted to take pictures of them with their pumpkins. Olivia decorated hers. I will post pictures of them with their costumes on after tonight. We hope that everyone has a safe and fun time trick-or-treating! This will be Julia's 1st Halloween and Olivia's 1st time going trick-or-treating! She is so excited about being able to ring doorbells! haha! :)

A little update!! Julia cut her 1st little tooth last week! Also, today she was in her crib playing and I could hear her on the monitor. She started getting fussy and said "Ma" about 2 or 3 times and then all of a sudden said "Mama" about 3 or 4 times! I was so excited!! She knew her mama's birthday is Sunday and just wanted to give me my present early! :) What else could I ask for!!!!!

1st Halloween!

what a little cutie!

Julia just wanted to knaw on the stem.

Our Big Girls!

Julia turned 7 months on the 19th! These are just a few pictures that I snapped over the past week. She is getting so big and it's so hard to believe! She is trying her best to crawl all over the place. At times, she pulls herself around with her arms and other times she gets up and makes a couple of crawl steps. Another big milestone happened the other day...she said DA-DA!!!!! YEAH!!! She has been talking up a storm and Monday she finally said it! We were all so excited.

I have no idea where she learned how to pose like this?!

eating like a big girl!

Camping & Thomas the Train!!

Last weekend, the girls and I went down to Veterans State Park and camped with my family. This was Julia's first camping trip so I was nervous to see how she was going to do. Luckily, she was great! Olivia loves camping with Mammy and Pappy but for some reason it always causes night terrors. I think she gets so excited and gets so stimulated that she never has time to unwind. She just plays with her cousins until she falls out. Anyways, Saturday, we went to ride Thomas the Train. The park was having "A Day Out With Thomas". It was the girls and my first time riding a train which was really neat. Olivia couldn't believe that we were actually riding Thomas. We got to see "Sir Tophamhat", get train tatoos, play in the bouncy houses and so much more! It was really a blast! The weather could have been a little nicer for us, but at least it wasn't raining at the time we were doing all of this! Hopefully next time we go, Daddy will be able to come along too!

Thomas the Train

"Sir Tophamhat"

having a good time riding the train!

Julia loved riding the train!

needless to say, it was cold!

cooking breakfast

Enjoying the weather outside!

Julia was the best little camper!

pappy and olivia going on a walk.

the bus

one of the campsites