Saturday, November 6, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween, from my sweet...
but tart little strawberry!
(who had to be bribed with cookies to participate in picture taking!)
but tart little strawberry!
(who had to be bribed with cookies to participate in picture taking!)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Walking the Babies
Marley loves to take her babies on walks. Now, when I mention going on a walk, she runs through the house gathering her babies, the stroller, and her purse. Just like a little bity Mommy.
And she's very serious about it! If those babies even try to move around in that stroller, she immediately stops and fixes them back.
But before she starts again, she kisses each one on the forehead to remind them that she loves them. Even if they try to move around while she's strolling them.
She sure is going to be a fantastic Mommy one day! Makes me so proud!
And she's very serious about it! If those babies even try to move around in that stroller, she immediately stops and fixes them back. 
But before she starts again, she kisses each one on the forehead to remind them that she loves them. Even if they try to move around while she's strolling them.
She sure is going to be a fantastic Mommy one day! Makes me so proud!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Happy Wedding Anniversary (3 days late...)
Before we were dating.
Look at us now!Happy One Year Wedding Anniversary to us! Remember this from a year ago? When I think back on this day, I am so happy with how everything turned out and I just wish I could do it all over again!
Our Wedding from Jillian Shaw on Vimeo.
Camping, Weekend One
I have mentioned before that I LOVE fall! And when Asa and I were dating and didn't have a little Marley with us, we tried to go camping every month. It's something that both of us grew up doing, and we always talk about how we want camping to be one of our family traditions with our kids. It's hard to go camping with a baby, but now that Marley is a little older we can actually get excited about going camping! She loves being outside and collecting acorns and leaves. So, camping means that she gets to outside the whole day, doing what she loves!
It was a very cold weekend to be camping in a tent, so we had to layer up at night and in the early mornings. Marley loved being able to sit by the fire with us, holding her own mug full of oatmeal.
During the day, it got up to 80 degrees! So, we stripped off some of our layers, and relaxed by the water. I can't even put into words how good it felt. The weather was great, and lounging by the lake with my family was perfect.
When nap time came, we all snuggled on a blanket by the water. It was adorable to watch Asa and Marley nap together in the grass.
Before dinner, we went for a little one mile hike.
During our walk, Marley stopped several times and sat like this in the ground. When I asked her what she was doing, she said she was fishing!
That night, Marley kept herself busy by "cooking" potatoes for us. She would stir them around in a pan, pretend to put seasoning on them, and then bring them around for all of us to try. I think I tried those potatoes about 10 times!
We had a lot of fun camping. It was really cold at night, but Marley is pretty much like a heat rock when she sleeps. So, all I had to do to get warm was cuddle up to her. I really do hope that camping is something our kids love, and we can make tons of memories like the ones Asa and I have from camping with our parents.
It was a very cold weekend to be camping in a tent, so we had to layer up at night and in the early mornings. Marley loved being able to sit by the fire with us, holding her own mug full of oatmeal.
During the day, it got up to 80 degrees! So, we stripped off some of our layers, and relaxed by the water. I can't even put into words how good it felt. The weather was great, and lounging by the lake with my family was perfect.
When nap time came, we all snuggled on a blanket by the water. It was adorable to watch Asa and Marley nap together in the grass.
Before dinner, we went for a little one mile hike.
During our walk, Marley stopped several times and sat like this in the ground. When I asked her what she was doing, she said she was fishing!
That night, Marley kept herself busy by "cooking" potatoes for us. She would stir them around in a pan, pretend to put seasoning on them, and then bring them around for all of us to try. I think I tried those potatoes about 10 times!
We had a lot of fun camping. It was really cold at night, but Marley is pretty much like a heat rock when she sleeps. So, all I had to do to get warm was cuddle up to her. I really do hope that camping is something our kids love, and we can make tons of memories like the ones Asa and I have from camping with our parents.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Busy Life
Blogger will not let me upload pictures! I have two different posts about camping, pictures of Marley's Halloween costume, and other random pictures to show, but every time I try to upload them, it tells me I can't! So, I will just keep trying!
There has been a lot going on here lately. Asa's mom came to visit us for a week, and the last weekend she was here we spent camping. Then we had a pretty relaxing week around the house, and Asa got to have a lot of time off of work. Last weekend was our anniversary, so we decided to rent a camper from the Outdoor Adventure Center on post and head to Osage Beach! I will eventually post pictures of all of that. We had a blast! Asa even surprised me and dropped me off at a spa on Saturday afternoon with an appointment! I have an amazing husband!
This week is crazy busy. Yesterday, I rushed all over town trying to get the things I needed for Marley's costume. Then, I spent the rest of the day making it and getting ready for the FRG meeting at 5. We spent almost two hours at the meeting, which was full of good information. Today, I baked two kinds of muffins, and made a casserole for the Bollins since Ami still isn't feeling well. I am trying to use up everything in the fridge, so we have lots of cooking coming up the rest of the week. Wednesday is the fall festival here, that we are taking Marley to. The rest of this week I also have to pack up our clothes for November in Nacogdoches, help Asa pack for November at JRTC, get Marley three more shots, clean the house, pick up some ceramics in Rolla, and clean out the fridge. I will be busy!
So, on Monday Asa heads to Louisiana with his company, and I will head to Nacogdoches to spend some time with our families! I'm excited to see them, but not excited about not seeing Asa. I don't even know if I will be able to talk to him on the phone while he is there. In some ways, three weeks seems like nothing. We have made it much longer than that before. But, at the same time, three weeks seems like a big deal when I think about how much time we have left before he deploys.
Marley has been doing great. She literally says new words all the time, words I have no idea she knew. Today she said "jeans," "clean," and "over." Some of my other favorite words she says now are "broken," and "holla!" The other day she heard Asa says "dude" and then we heard her say "Dude Holla!" And, she learned "go away" this weekend while I was singing Rain Rain Go Away with her.
She has been loving to help me in the kitchen. She runs in and says "Help?!" She makes a little bit of a mess, but it makes her so happy! She still has a bit of a listening problem, like most two year olds, but she is a good sport when she has to go to timeout. She waits patiently for us to get her, and she usually doesn't do whatever it is she got in trouble for. She has gotten obsessed with Dora since we signed up for Netflix a month ago. She is only allowed to watch on episode a day, and she knows that when it's over she needs to do something else. Most days it's not a fight and she moves on happily.
I'll keep trying to upload pictures, but it may not really happen until I get to Nacogdoches. I hate that I get things posted so late, because I like it to all be in order and on time. But we are busy this week! And I know y'all understand!
There has been a lot going on here lately. Asa's mom came to visit us for a week, and the last weekend she was here we spent camping. Then we had a pretty relaxing week around the house, and Asa got to have a lot of time off of work. Last weekend was our anniversary, so we decided to rent a camper from the Outdoor Adventure Center on post and head to Osage Beach! I will eventually post pictures of all of that. We had a blast! Asa even surprised me and dropped me off at a spa on Saturday afternoon with an appointment! I have an amazing husband!
This week is crazy busy. Yesterday, I rushed all over town trying to get the things I needed for Marley's costume. Then, I spent the rest of the day making it and getting ready for the FRG meeting at 5. We spent almost two hours at the meeting, which was full of good information. Today, I baked two kinds of muffins, and made a casserole for the Bollins since Ami still isn't feeling well. I am trying to use up everything in the fridge, so we have lots of cooking coming up the rest of the week. Wednesday is the fall festival here, that we are taking Marley to. The rest of this week I also have to pack up our clothes for November in Nacogdoches, help Asa pack for November at JRTC, get Marley three more shots, clean the house, pick up some ceramics in Rolla, and clean out the fridge. I will be busy!
So, on Monday Asa heads to Louisiana with his company, and I will head to Nacogdoches to spend some time with our families! I'm excited to see them, but not excited about not seeing Asa. I don't even know if I will be able to talk to him on the phone while he is there. In some ways, three weeks seems like nothing. We have made it much longer than that before. But, at the same time, three weeks seems like a big deal when I think about how much time we have left before he deploys.
Marley has been doing great. She literally says new words all the time, words I have no idea she knew. Today she said "jeans," "clean," and "over." Some of my other favorite words she says now are "broken," and "holla!" The other day she heard Asa says "dude" and then we heard her say "Dude Holla!" And, she learned "go away" this weekend while I was singing Rain Rain Go Away with her.
She has been loving to help me in the kitchen. She runs in and says "Help?!" She makes a little bit of a mess, but it makes her so happy! She still has a bit of a listening problem, like most two year olds, but she is a good sport when she has to go to timeout. She waits patiently for us to get her, and she usually doesn't do whatever it is she got in trouble for. She has gotten obsessed with Dora since we signed up for Netflix a month ago. She is only allowed to watch on episode a day, and she knows that when it's over she needs to do something else. Most days it's not a fight and she moves on happily.
I'll keep trying to upload pictures, but it may not really happen until I get to Nacogdoches. I hate that I get things posted so late, because I like it to all be in order and on time. But we are busy this week! And I know y'all understand!
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