Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today is Jimmy's birthday.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)

We are so sad that he is away at work and can't spend his day with him. But, we do hope you had a great day...even though you are at work. We love and miss you VERY much. Kamryn wanted to tell her Daddy "happy birthday" herself....so here she goes...

...rain...rain...rain...and more rain...

It has rained for over two weeks straight and more is to come....so our days have been spent being cooped up in the house. It doesn't bother Kamryn much because she usually has Austin to play with during the day...or Mama will get down and crawl around with her (yes, I do...and she LOVES it...she laughs and gets SO excited). We did get out the other day for a day of shopping; we had fun, even though it was raining.

Here are some pictures of us shopping. Here is Kamryn "riding" the tricycle.

"I can ALMOST reach the pedals."

"What, Daddy?"

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Here Kamryn is having some delish watermelon. Yum, yum!

In more exciting news: we dedicated Kamryn to the Lord two weekends ago. The actual “day of dedication” at church consisted of prayer, presentation of the parents and children being dedicated, and a Certificate of Dedication; but, for us it was the personal promise to God by Jimmy and me that was so special. Jimmy and I are well aware of the huge responsibility we have before us to raise Kamryn in a way pleasing to the Lord. We have to start teaching her about Jesus and His love for her now….and keep her in church and thirsty for knowledge. I know this task is not one to be taken lightly….as it is very easy to get off track in this world we live in. We pray for guidance, knowledge, and strength to raise her right and give her the tools she will need for a good Christian foundation.

Fair Fun!

The fair was here last weekend and we decided to take Kamryn (and Daddy wanted to go...because he's a big kid at heart). The weather was perfect and we all had fun! Jimmy, Kamryn, and I met my parents, Jimmy's sister and her two daughters there. Unfortunately, Kamryn wasn't big enough for any rides other than the carousel...but she didn't mind. She had so much fun anyway! She also picked the little ducks from the water for a prize...she got a cute little stuffed monkey. Jimmy and I even rode a couple of rides together...and I've discovered that I am getting old! I just could not stomach those rides like I did as a child....thankfully, I did not get sick...but I felt pretty bad at one point. We are in trouble when Kamryn is older and wants us to ride everything with her! Here are a few pictures from our day of fun at the fair!

Me and my sweet little girl.

Daddy and Kamryn on the carousel....Kamryn was sliding off the side a little...

Kamryn picking her 3 ducks from the water with Grandaddy's help.

Jimmy and I attempting a few rides.

...I'm such a big girl...

First things first: Yesterday Jimmy and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary. (Well, we had date night Saturday....but THE BIG DAY was officially yesterday.) These past 2 years have been wonderful...marriage is not always easy...but it is definitely worth every second spent putting time and effort into it. I love our life together more than words can describe.

I love you, babe!

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Here are a couple of pictures of Kamryn. Here she is LOVING this green apple sucker!

I needed to get some short clips to put on here of Kamryn....so I recorded these two while she was eating dinner tonight.

In this one, she is attempting to feed herself. She's still learning! :)

...and here she is doing "patty-cake". All we need to do is say "patty-cake" or "yaaaaaay" and she starts clapping. She's the cutest, ever! :)

...finally, new stuff...

I am horrible at keeping this blog updated. There are many new things going on with our little Kamryn. She is waving “bye bye”, giving kisses, and crawling. Yes, I said crawling…I still can’t believe it! One day she made just a couple of “crawl steps” and fell…two days later she was all over the house!

Here she is climbing on our end table. She gets in there and just sits…silly girl!

Kamryn is almost 8 months…I really love this age. She is always being silly and exploring everything. She follows me around the house now. (It takes her a little longer to get from room to room than it does me….and sometimes she doesn’t quite make it into the room before I come out. She just turns around and follows me again…backtracking where she just came from.)

Sorry it's short....I'll try to post more this weekend!

Yes, that's a deer!

No, we did not take Kamryn to a petting zoo. This was taken at her grandaddy's house (my dad)....and yes, that's a deer! You all know Kamryn's fascination and love for dogs.....so I think she was amazed by this "funny looking dog". :)

Kamryn is now 7 months. A couple of new things she is doing since last month: she is now pulling up (mostly on me when I'm sitting in the floor with her), eating babyfood like a champ-everything from green beans to carrots to bananas, and last but not least, she said "Dada" (which absolutely melts our hearts, especially her Daddy's).

Since it has been awhile since I've posted....here are a couple of pictures of Kamryn just hanging out at the house today. I'll post more soon...I just want you to see how she is growing!

~Summer Fun~

Summer is such a fun time....although MS weather can be HOT and sometimes almost unbearable. Hey, that's why there are POOLS! Kamryn loves the water!

...swimming with Daddy....

...making a big splash in her little "kiddie pool"...

...I suppose she wanted the toy :)


Austin came over to play...

Oh, what fun these two had!