Fabulous Friday

Why is today SO fabulous?

Well, I am thinking about all the exciting things are coming up within the next month!

1. Tomorrow: Jenn and boys come to AUG for a month :) YAY! Mom, Dad, Judah, and I will be driving to the ATL airport to pick them up. They land at 3:45 and I cannot wait!

2. Next weekend, I am going with my sister and some other girls to Charleston for my cousins bachelorette weekend. Should be lots of fun and a great getaway!

3. May 9th I will be celebrating my FIRST Mother's Day! This is super exciting for me! I am so blessed with a WONDERFUL, AMAZING, and FABULOUS son! I am so thankful for Judah. The Lord has blessed me!

4. May 12th I am going to ANTIGUA!!!!!!!! Can you tell I am thrilled? My cousin, Christie, is getting married at the Sandals resort there. Both my sister and I are in the wedding. Josh and I, Jenn and Jim, and Mom and Dad are all going. This will be a great vacation!

5. School is out May 21st!!!! Only 20 more days. Don't get me wrong, I do love my job but a break is always nice!

This next is going to be great!

I HEART

Thursdays are I heart days.....make a list of some things you heart! Got this from my sister.

Here goes....

I heart.....

• my family and all the blessings they bring
• seeing Judah smile and hearing him laugh
• my friends
• my church
• my cell girls
• trying new recipes.... as long as there aren't too many ingredients!
• shopping
• pedicures
• that my sister and her family are moving back!!!!!!
• my mini van.... yes I do love it!
• the gift of salvation and prayer
• new babies..... lot have been born recently and more to come!
• that my family members have jobs! So much to be thankful for these days!
• Mrs. Mary. She keeps Judah everyday and we heart her A LOT- so thankful he doesn't have to go to daycare!
• these things and so many more!

Have a great day blogger friends!

I Could be a Stay at Home Mom....

So I was off work today- not because it was a holiday. Mrs. Mary, Judah's sitter, had a doctors appointment today. We just LOVE Mrs. Mary to pieces.... she is like another grandmother to our JZ. Josh and I are so thankful for Mrs. Mary in so many ways- first, she loves Judah so much, he does not have to go to daycare where many kids stay sick, she is close to home, and there are only 2 other children there only 3 days a week (just to name a few), so Judah gets a lot of one on one time! Mrs. Mary talks about how much she misses him when he is not there.

Our day started off with breakfast- bottle then cereal- No it did not start off with a trip to the gym for me, that will be tomorrow for Boot Camp. After that was play time- we started off on the floor playing with toys and seeing if Judah would be interested in crawling- no such luck! After that was a short nap. Next it was time spent playing in his exersaucer- he loves it! While Judah was in his exersaucer, he showed off some of his newest tricks (see video below). Judah is now saying "Dadda" all the time and he also waves! It is so cute! I know I am a proud momma, but it is the best to hear him talk! After all this excitement, Judah and I went and visited with Mamama, my grandmother, for a few minutes. She is so funny! Anytime spent with her will always bring some good laughs. Up next was a Wal-mart trip. We spent 1 1/2 hours there and JZ was SO good, even though he was tired. Once we got home, Judah went straight down for his afternoon nap. It was perfect timing because while he was sleeping, I was able to put away the groceries and make baby food. I made squash, carrots, and pears- yummy! Now he is up and playing again.

Although I really enjoy my job and Josh and I are SO THANKFUL for Mrs. Mary, I could REALLY get used to days like this with my boy! How much longer until summer? Just kidding!

Sorry it is sideways.

Selling Our House

Just before Josh and I got married in June of 06, we puchased our townhouse. My thoughts on buying a townhouse were that we would have PLENTY of room because both Josh and I lived at home prior to getting married. Well, I was wrong- we did not have enough room! Combined we had so much stuff and immediately filled up our house and needed more room..... then, add a baby in the house! Soon after finding out I was pregnant with Judah in October of 08, baby things started multiplying in our home. Then came the baby showers! First of all, I am SO GRATEFUL for the all the showers that were given for us but I was overwhelmed with "all things baby"! I had NO IDEA where I would put everything. I had to get creative with my storage techniques. So, needless to say, we have run out of room in our townhouse and it is up for sale! We are looking for a bigger house and hope and pray our current one sells quickly. Please pray with us!

I do love our current home and will miss it.... it has been the house we came home to after our honeymoon and the home we brought Judah home to from the hospital. Josh and I have so many memories here. Not to mention our good friends, Tony and Haley (Haley Lamb Photography), live right behind us, we are across the street from our church, New Hope, and I am a mile from work! Oh well, all good things must come to an end. I know that we will love the next home the Lord puts us in just as much as we love this one and we can create more new memories in it!

Where Are We?

My goal for having a blog is to have our life "in writing" . I do try to keep a very detailed baby book for Judah but that does not have much about Josh and I. So, here's an update on where we are in life.

Although it seems like Judah was just born, he is now almost 7 months old- 7 months on Monday to be exact. I cannot believe how quickly time has gone by since he was born! Judah is so much fun! Josh and I were talking as we were putting Judah to be last night about how much we LOVE this stage of his life. Each stage of Judah's life has been enjoyable but now he is getting his own personality- and watching it develop is great! Judah likes to play little games with us like peek-a-boo, or "Where's Judah?" as we call it. Playing games with him just makes him smile SO big and belly laugh.... WE LOVE IT!!! Our strong boy is sitting up and just transitioned into his big boy car seat last week, and let me tell you- HE THINKS HE IS HOT STUFF! He really enjoys facing forward and seeing everything as we pass by. Although he is not crawling, Josh wants him to so bad! He gets on the floor with Judah and does his best to get Judah to push up on all fours and crawl! To be honest, I am completely fine with him not crawling yet! We all know how crazy life will be once he does! Judah is also learning to wave! Judah truly is such an amazing blessing to us! We never knew how wonderful life would be with a child of our own until he arrived. Josh and I thank the Lord for him daily. We pray many, many blessing over his life. My prayer for Judah, ever since I found out I was pregnant with him, is that the Lord will use him for His glory and take him to the nations to spread His Word!

Josh is SO busy with life right now. He is, most importantly, an amazing husband and dad but also.... working full time (plus some) at Verizon, in school getting his masters in education to teach middle school, leading a middle school Bible study for guys, and leading a Bible Club through our church (New Hope) at Evan's Middle School.... he is one busy guy!

Since Judah has been born, I have been re-evaluating how I spend my time because we all know that being a parent changes everything! This is my life as of now (aside from being a wife and mom).... teaching 3rd grade at Brookwood Elementary, leading a high school Bible study for girls, and attending a small group Bible study with some AMAZING girls. I truly love and enjoy everything I am committed to. I realize how blessed I am to have the fantastic friends and family that I do!

So, this is where we are in life :)