Future softball princess

I just thought I would let everyone know that I may just have a little softball player on my hands.. We were on our way home from Cole's baseball practice and I didn't even get 10 minutes down the road and I had a shoe thrown at me from the back seat.... Let me remind you that MaeJae still sits faceing the rear.... Some how she took her shoe off and threw it hard enough it hit the front windshield and scared me to death... And yes, of course Daddy was proud...

These two beautiful creations LOVE each other.. Their faces both light up when they get to see each other.. I believe MaeJae thinks Cole just might have hung the moon for her...

Little Leagu Pirates 2010

Ok.. So have you ever been so proud of your little one  for sucking up all the fear running through his body and come out on top and accomplishing his goals?  Well... I have..This past Tuesday night Cole made his debut on the pitching mound... He was so nervous.. I honestly don't know who was more nervous.. his 3 parents  that were out in the stands on their toes at the fence and his dad standing in the dugout, or hiself.  Cole did AWESOME.. I mean this kid seriously rocked and can you say STRIKEOUT???? He struckout every batter that stood at th ehime plate.. What you don't hear in the pic above is Cole grunting so loud we can hear it in the stands..

This picture is Cole's daddy giving him a few last words before he throws his first pitch...

after the first STRIKE!

Cole crump.... I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK... I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!

Easter 2010

Easter was so much fun this year...It was our first Easter together as a larger family.. Also MaeJae's first Easter. It started off with the morning  @ church with Nana Kay, Pop Lee, and Savanna and then to Aunt Dars for dinner and an Egg hunt.. Lets just say our family is much larger and MaeJae doesn't like grass AT ALL!

I love this one... It is so funny to me...

We had so much fun.

All the cousins /egg hunters

Road Trip

Today MaeJae and I went to go see my grandmother(Neno) in Hiawasee. MaeJae and Coles Great Grandmother... Now that MaeJae is older she doesn't sleep as much so, I was afraid she would get bored on the way. Believe it or not.. She slept the whole way there..She was a perfect angel. (just like always).  On the way home it was a different story... (getting lost in Resaca, time to eat, and a poopie diaper).. Oh the joys of motherhood.

There are not enough words in the dictionary and even different languages added together to describe how I feel about this lady.. This lady ,excuse me, WOMAN  has raised me, showed me the greatest amount of love possible ,lived the truth and trusted the Lord with all her heart... sniff, sniff... she gave her best at everything she did..If you told her she was too small and she wasn't strong enough to do something, she would prove you wrong.(( I wonder where I get that from? Sorry Wes, You can blame it on Neno)) This lady did not have to raise me or my mother or my Uncle, or my baby cousin...But, She did.. She put all selfishness aside and put everyone in front of herself.. She adopted my mother and Uncle Dooley when they were little and raised them.. In my opinion she kept rasing my mom..(j/k.. this lady is so full of life even @ 82)..She worked 2-3 jobs just to make ends meet and still made time for her family and made sure they knew she loved them dearly.... This lady is an angle sent from Heaven.

             Just this past December my family made the hard decision to put her in a nursing home where she could get the one on one attention she needed. This was a huge step for us. We all wanted to take care of her but couldn't give her the one on one attention she needs. I truely believe you mad the right decision Aunt Nene.. She is so happy. This is the old  Neno  I want to remember forever..The loving, unselfish, beautiful, dancing Neno that means the world to me...

    When MaeJae and I walked into the nursing home and saw her in the cafeteria it was the best feeling in the world. She looked at me and she knew that I was there for her but she couldn't remember who I was.. But thats ok, I still made her smile just like always.. I LOVE watching her smile. MaeJae loved her. Of course Neno kept trying to make her laugh and it doesn't take much to make her laugh..I can't explain the feeling I felt watching 2 of the most important people in my life interact with each other. We had a great time catching up with Aunt Nene and Uncle Grady.

                                         MaeJae LOVED Uncle Grady.. He carried her all over the place!

and we LOVE Neno sooo much....She even made sure she put her lipstick on..

4 generations.. Aunt Nene, me, MaeJae, and Neno...

(ps. Neno always teases Aunt Nene because she has more white hair than she does.. hehe)

NiNe MoNtHs.......aLrEaDy????

Nine precious things about my sweet MaeJae @ Nine Months

      1. Her vocabulary consists of  Mama, Dada, Buba, Nana, Annie, Hey and she can also put two words together... Hey Dada!!! (Go Figure)
       2. You can call her a rollie pollie.. one minute she is on her back and the next... She is all the way across the room...
       3. She can sit up with ease...
       4.She LOVES to laugh...of course there is never a dull moment @ our house..
       5. Her favorite  food is bananas
       6. She can drink/chew on a sippy cup.. :
       7. She can blow rasberies
The other day Cole and MaeJae were in the back seat laughing and MaeJae starts blowing rasberries and Cole busts out laughing and of course that leads her to continue doing them for about 5 minutes... It was hilarious!!! We all were laughing so hard!
      8. This girl can dance to anything... Anytime there is music on the radio or tv.. MaeJae starts bobbing her head ad gets her whole body into it.. Sooo Sweet.
      9. Lemons are her favorite (human) food...


The list goes on and on. We are so blessed to have such a sweet and funny little girl...Love and Cherish every moment with her!
     

Pooting with Daddy

I have to tell this story because I want to remember it forever.. It shows the precious LOVE between a father and a daughter....

   

      The other day I had already left for work. So therefore, Wes was being mommy for the morning before my sister (annie) came to take over.... He had already given her a bottle and she was laying on his chest about to fall asleep... she reaches her hand up to touch his face and said "hey dada" and then let out the loudest poot. They both laughed so hard, MaeJae even started coughing she was laughing so hard... What a precious moment to cherish between a fatrher and a daughter... Believe me, this will be the ice breaker when she has a boyfriend/ friend over.. Hehe!

8 yrs Old

1.23.2002

    On Janurary 23, 2002 the most precious little man was born..  and no, Im not his birth mother but I LOVE this little boy to the moon and back. I met this little angel when his was 2 yrs old and he stole my heart from day one... and 6 yrs later my heart still belongs to him and his daddy... 6 yrs of amazing Fun, Joy and Love.. something I never thought I could feel.. What else more could I ask for?..

Cole,

     How do I ever start? I LOVE you to the moon and back.. You are so special to me and your daddy.. I have never met anyone who doesn't comment about your red hair, freckles, how smart or how funny you are. I love our time we spend together and I wouldn't trade it for the world. You blow my mind on how smart you are. I love all the little games you like to play on the way home while riding in the car.. they range from adding large numbers in our head to quizing each other on the bones in the body..and beleive  me you always find a way to stump me..  and yes, I will admit I every now and then I do bring out my old books and do a little research just to make sure I am on the same page as you are.. You are 8 yrs old now and a spitting image of your daddy and I LOVE IT!!!

We had so much fun on your birthday WEEKEND!! Friday @ school Cole recieved 2 big balloons, a card and some candy from his secret admirer.. We still don't know who it is...

Friday night we went to Okinawa to eat with Nana Kay, Pop Lee, and Savanna.. You even told the waiter it was your birthday so they would sing to you... They were so loud you burried your face in your napkin on the table.. and you were so funny... We all went back to the house to eat your cake and open gifts... Little did you know that you would be getting a bestfriend for a very long time for your birthday...The pictures say it all... and his name is Chuwee!

On Saturday we went to your basketball game and your team held the spot for second place.. GO LAKERS!!  We invited a few of your friends to come and play with us @ Stars and Strikes... We had a blast with 2 hrs of  bowling, pizza, lazer tag and playing games..

After Stars and Strikes we took Nana Kay to El Nopal for another  birthday celebration..There is never a dull moment in this family.. The whole dinner Cole had us all laughing.

What and awesome 8th birthday!