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Ready for March!

February has been so nice~the weather is getting warmer here, & we have had 2 weekends of visitors! Chad had 2 weekends off in a row ... wow, we didn't know what to do with him around so much! And planning little missies birthday has been FUN! Cupcakes everywhere:)

Ellie is walking everywhere! & i guess all her exploring has worn her out, becasue she is sleeping 12 hours @ night!!! Mommy feels so rested & ready to chase her around all day :) She loves to be outside & does not like when it is time to come in! I can only imagine how the summer is going to go ... we better get a pool to cool off in! She absolutely LOVES her baby & says 'ooooooh' when she picks her up, then rocks with her & gives her kisses! She gives the best hugs, wide open mouth kisses & then blows kisses & waves bye-bye! I think she is so funny~she makes me laugh everyday! She also likes the play in the bathroom & sneaks in there everytime we leave the door open!

Here she is pushing her baby!

Chad was on-call on Valentine's Day, so we spent the day with friends! One of Ellie's Valentine's, Barrett, is in the background... she love babies~ We so enjoyed our day @ the Denham's with Caitlyn, Maddie, Zach, Allyson, Lauren & Barrett.

My 1st Valentine's Day

Maggie, Mom & Ellen came to visit last weekend! We had so much fun shopping~

Here are Mags & Ellie (with her waffle) on Sunday morning.

My friend Brandi Elam came over & took pictures of Ellie! We took nice, 1 year pictures in a white dress & then took 'smash cake' pictures in her tutu! There are 3 posted on facebook with more to come! Ellie loved the jumbo cupcake & I really like the pictures that I have seen so far!! This is after her photo shoot & a nap, ready for lunch!!! Hard to believe she will really be one in less than 2 weeks!

This weekend we are wedding dress shopping with my sister in law, Courtney! She is having a beach wedding in May & the girl doesn't have a dress! So cross your fingers we find the most perfect one this weekend!! Looking forward to wedding planning & some more girl time!

Ellie's party is pretty much ready to go~just waiting on a few last minute things & finishing touches! March is already looking busy~but we love it ... birthdays, showers the frhs gala & before we know it wedding & baby time in MAY!!! YAY~

Valentine's Weekend

It is hard to believe February is here, much less that it is Valentine's!!
These are just a few pictures I haven't posted about~ we are planning Ellie's birthday parties! We are having a family party in Nashville on the 5th (my birthday) then having her little friends in JC over for cupcakes on her actual birthday, March 8th! I was trying to get a cute picture of her in her birthday dress, but NO such luck ... this one the only decent one, the rest she was crying:( so we just went with her 9month photo session ... she hasn't changed that much!

love her dress! it's Kelly's Kids.

We went with the cupcake themed party to go with the dress :)

A couple weekends ago we went to Sevierville for a volleyball tournament! Maggie was playing & Ann was coaching.

Here are Travis & Ellie @ lunch

Pops & Ellie cheering on Nashville One!!!

In her N1 bling shirt

She is walking now & can get away so fast! I am still loving every second of being home with her ... this year has flown by!!

What a cute booty!?!

Happy Valentine's Day weekend to you all! Hope everyone has a nice & LOVEly weekend~

We are swapping nights out with the McDonald's ~ the guys are on call Monday, so we decided we would at least go out to dinner over the weekend. We are planning to go to Carrabba's on Saturday night & watch Madelyn for them to go out Sunday night! As far as Monday goes~we are having girls day with friends & making valentine's cupcakes!! FUNFUN!

Love~

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Best Friends

Ellie & Madelyn have been friends from the start! Madelyn's mommy, Marianne & I met at the resident picnic when we first moved to Johnson City. She was very pregnant with Maddie & I didn't even know I was pregnant with Ellie!! We became friends & now our daughters are friends! The girls daddies are both surgery residents here at ETSU. They are friends as well as co-workers, so that makes it really easy to get together often! Doug & Chad have very busy schedules. Neither of us have family here, so the McDonald's, among others, are our 'resident family'.
Marianne & I plan play/lunch dates weekly! We enjoy getting together as much or more than the girls do ;) I am happy to have met such wonderful friends here. Here are a few pictures of Ellie & Maddie over the year...

Summer time play day @ Maddie's house. We went outside & played in the baby pool ... which didn't last long :)

Maddie come over one day while her mommy had a hair appointment. It must have been in September, after she turned 1!

Happy Halloween (Marianne is on the left;)) Maddie was a lady bug & Ellie was a nurse

Here the girls are before Christmas~ they are both paci girls but this shot for some reason they are chewing on their fingers ... must have been snack time! They have a lot in common, & loving to eat is one of them!

Happy New Year & Congratulations to Maddie ~ she is going to be a BIG sister. Doug & Marianne were @ their ultra sound appointment to find out the sex of the baby ... It's a BOY!!!

The girls LOVE babies~here they had one anothers baby~so cute they are sharing!

We feel so blessed to have the McDonald's in our lives! They will definitley be 'forever friends'. It has been & will be fun watching the girls grow up together & we look forward to having an addition to the group. Since Ellie was born in March, all the resident babies born have been BOYS (this baby will make 6) ~ Ellie has lots of good choices :)

Cheers to friends & good memories~

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Christmas

Well, I sure hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! We sure did!! It was such a joy to celebrate with our sweet girl~last Christmas when I was pregnant, it was hard to imagine how this year would be. But, it was wonderful & I am sure the upcoming years will be even more fun!
Chad was on-call Christmas day, so we had our little family Christmas on Christmas Eve~I cooked dinner & we opened gifts. Ellie wasn't so sure about opening, but she LOVED her baby doll from Santa which was sitting in a little umbrella stroller :) As for the rest, she couldn't have cared less!

Here is Miss Ellie before church on Christmas morning

Lovin' her baby~she kisses her all the time

I just love this outfit~

Helping mommy make Christmas cookies for Santa

Merry Christmas~in her cute little jammies

We went to Nashville the day after Christmas & spent the week there with family & friends. It was a busy, but as always fun, week. Ellie got lots of very nice gifts from her aunts, grandparents, cousins & friends! She got some clothes, dvds, toys & my fav. a PB anywhere chair which she LOVES!

We rang in the new year with family & friends! It is hard to believe that 2011 is here & my girl is going to be turning 1!! CRAZY how time flies! (I am starting to plan her birthday party :) We have an exciting spring coming~ March is birthday month & May is wedding/baby month! no, no, no ... not me!! My sister, Marie is having a baby boy in May! We are so excited:) & Chad's sister is getting married on the beach! So it will be party party party/shower shower shower!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ~