Christmas and a bedroom makeover!

We all had a fabulous Christmas. Ashley Ryan got so many new toys. My living room looked like a tornado hit Christmas morning. It took me 2 days to clean it up. We had a great time being home from work for several days to just hang out and do nothing.

The big news is that Ashley Ryan got a bedroom makeover. We got her "big girl" furniture. I just can not believe it. It seems like yesterday that I was looking at cribs and bedding for her nursery. She absolutely loves her new room. Here are a few pics for you! I hope you all had a great Christmas and have a great new year. Here's to 2010!

Festive??? We Try!

I made these cupcakes for my Sunday School class last night! They were yummy!!Last year for Christmas, my friend Sarah gave me the cutest cake pan. It makes a teddy bear. last night I finally baked one. I had each side of the bear cooling in the kitchen when I looked over and saw that ashley ryan was eating it! O-well. We decided that a 1 sided bear would be ok.

We took Ashley Ryan to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa last week. She also had a blast playing with all of the stuff they have on display. SHHHHH....but I think Santa is bringing her one of these for Christmas...

This was her favorite! she just couldn't figure out why it would not go anywhere!

Last but not least! We did get some snow! It was soooo pretty. It snowed at night, so my pics aren't that great.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! REMEMBER, CHRISTMAS DOES NOT COME FROM A STORE!!!

Jesus is the REAL reason!

Ashley Ryan is a good momma!

This is Ashley Ryan's baby. She does not have a name. Well, her name is baby. She is constantly putting her to bed. It's so cute. Tonight she decided to have a party in our foyer. She had all of the blankets and two babies in there with her. They even posed for pictures!

Notice all the blankets!

CHEESE!!! These are the babies. I would almost bet that Santa will be delivering a new one!

Have a good week!!

Happy Birthday sweet baby!!!

Here she is at 2 hours old! So precious!

Here we are at 2 years old! How precious is this child!!! She melts my heart everyday! I can not believe it has been 2 years.

MOMMY LOVES YOU ASHLEY RYAN!

HAPPY 1 YEAR!

I have been blogging for 1 year!!! Boy time flies.

Happy blogoversary to me!!

12 Questions!

I stole this from my friend Melanie's blog....12 questions and answers about me...

1. It's early morning, about 2:00AM, and you're driving home. You come to a red light and sit there. There is no one in sight for miles around. Do you wait it out or run the light?

I would run the light. I am married to a cop, so hopefully if there was one hiding in the bushes, I would know him :o)

2. If you had the chance to re-do the last 24 hours, would you change anything?

No, I played with my baby last night and watched her go to sleep. That is perfect!

3. When you reply to some one's comment on your blog, do you reply in your comments or go to her blog and comment?

I usually comment on my blog.

4. Your favorite Disney movie is:

The Lion King.

6. Games of strategy or games of chance?

Game of Strategy. Me and David are very competitive. I love to think of way to beat him at something!

7. Do you have any recurring dreams?

No.
8. What did you learn from your first real job?

That the littlest details matter. I worked at a Hallmark gift shop. You would not believe what all I learned from working at that little store. I learned that the smallest details make a huge difference...also I learned to be nice, because you never know who is around!

9. Do you buy or borrow most books?

Borrow from friends.....And normally I return them unread! I am not a reader!

10. What fashion trend of the past did you say you'd never wear again but did?

Denim jackets. I wore them in the 80's and now I love them again!!!

11. When do you start Christmas shopping?

Usually in early December.

12. Have you ever been so happy that you literally jumped up and down for a few seconds?

Of course, when I found out I was pregnant!!! I jumped, screamed, cried, etc.!!! It was a very happy moment.

Ashley Ryan is 2!!!!!

Can you believe my baby is 2 years old??? I can't. Actually she turns 2 on the 17th but we had her party this Saturday. The picture above is from the happiest day of my life! I know i look horrible, but in my defense, I had just given birth!

The party was so much fun. It was bitter sweet for me. I love her, but every year I am more aware of the fact that she is growing up! We also had her 2 year pics taken Saturday. I can't wait to get those back. They will be so cute. Here are some photos from Saturday. The big kitchen was from mommy and daddy and she loves it!!

This was at the City Park. We had her pics taken there and after she was done being a good sport for mommy and the photographer, I let her play!

We were trying to sing happy birthday and she wanted to do flips! She is always the busy girl.

Look at my cool kitchen!

Check out this vaccuum cleaner that Mimi and Pop bought me! She LOVES this thing!

THANK YOU KIM FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CAKE! It was sooooo yummy!

Halloween 2009!

Ashley Ryan with aunt Haley!

Ashley Ryan seeing her Mimi and Pop!

Oh and they had sidewalk chalk at church! She loves sidewalk chalk.

This is one of the trunks. She was throwing a pumpkin in the basket for candy.

Strawberry Shortcake on a mission!

How cute is that???

Ashley Ryan and her daddy!

Ashley Ryan had a BLAST on Halloween. She dressed up as Strawberry Shortcake. She was the cutest strawberry I have ever seen! We started out at my friend Sarah's house, then off to the church for trunk or treat. We then went to see Mimi and Pop and ended the night seeing Haley and her mom and dad! We all had a great time.

Strep Throat

Yes, we had it! Yes, we are over it. This is my sweet girl on Saturday when she was back to her old self!
This is at the hospital once the tylenol kicked in. She saw this box of Kleenex and let's just say she helped herself to the whole box. She thought she was so big pretending to blow her nose. At least she was throwing the tissues in the garbage. She did not feel good so of course, momma let her do it.

This was my baby before we headed to the hospital Thursday night. Her fever got to 103 and would not come down. I was kinda freaked out by that. She was so hot and you could just tell she felt awful. She is much better now, thank the lord!

Wedding Weekend!

This is the newest addition to our family and we could not all be happier!! What a beautiful bride!

The happy groom!

Mimi & Pop with their "baby."

Is this an angel, or what???

Jimmy Dale, my cousin, married his long time girlfriend Lara this weekend in a very small ceremony at Bethel Baptist Church in Brandon. The wedding was BEAUTIFUL. Of course, so were the bride and groom! We are very excited for their new life together and wish them all the best!!! Love ya'll!!!

Pumpkin Time!

Once Ashley Ryan saw this swing the hunt for the perfect pumpkin was over!

Don't be fooled by this! She found the swing soon after and momma had to pick the pumpkins.

She is checking out this huge hayride we were on!

Is this the cutest pumpkin you have ever seen??

We went to Nichols-Boyd Pumpkin Patch over the weekend. We all had so much fun. I went to the patch with my BFF a few years ago and have been wanting to take my own baby for so long. I finally got to do that. I am so glad and thankful to have Ashley Ryan and I love to do all of these things with her. She is so cute and so sweet and has so much fun! She really is the cutest pumpkin EVER!!!

New Ashley Ryan Pics!!!

Don't you love my cute night gown!!!

These are Ashley Ryan's best buds...

Small class today, but aren't they all so cute??

Ashley Ryan was coloring!

Okay, enough about me and what I have been doing! I am sending you some Ashley Ryan love! Here is a pic of Ashley Ryan in her Sunday School class. I am also attaching some pics of her cousins, Scarlet and Savannah and of course, Ashley Ryan in her cutest night gown ever!!! She is growing up so fast. I can not believe she is about to be 2 years old!