A Girls' Weekend

With Ed away, Lou and I are spending our weekends together. We had a girls' weekend this past weekend, complete with a sleep over, nail painting, and shopping. We enjoyed ourselves and can't wait for our next weekend together. She sure is special and the older she gets, the more fun she is. Crazy how that works!


The bluest eyes..... I love them!

Lou climbing the rockwall at her friend Kayla's birthday party.


Lou getting her gear on to climb the rockwall.

Lou and our neighbor's little boy having a sleep over.

Lou in her Sunday best, posing for the camera. This is becoming a regular occurence before church.

Look at that hair!!! I'm JEALOUS!

The Circus and then some

Ed and I took Lou to the circus earlier this week. It was an early Valentines gift for her. She enjoyed it, especially the cotton candy. I've also included some pictures of everyday life below. Thought some of you might enjoy!


Talking on the phone to Mimi while cooking dinner
She's quite the helper in the kitchen. She likes instruction and then hands on practice, including chopping up an onion.

Wearing her circus hat while eating cotton candy.

Lou in her Sunday Best!

Lou dressed in her Sunday best. We had to take pictures because she was in her new dress that Mimi gave her. And no, we didn't tell her to pose like this. This is her latest pose for the camera.

Bahamas 2009

Here are some pics from Ed's and my last minute trip to the Bahamas. We decided to take a weekend and get away before he leaves for a while. We enjoyed it greatly. It was so nice to spend quality time together. Enjoy the pics!

The Winter Wonderland

This is the first snow we've seen in North Carolina. We had about 3 inches total. It was so pretty this morning when I woke up. As you can see, it was still snowing quite heavily. And in true North Carolina fashion, it is supposed to be in the low 60's on Friday. Welcome to NC!!!

Birthday Parties

To celebrate the birthday girls in December and January, we had a joint birthday party at the house. We had several of our closest friends over and enjoyed the evening. Lou enjoyed her cake, her friends, and all her presents. All in all, we had a great birthday celebration to which Lou exclaimed "this is the best birthday ever!".



Lou and I opening presentsJosh and Lou opening her presents.

Eating her birthday cake

Blowing out the candles

Lou and I preparing dinner for the party. She likes to wear my apron!

Our Merry Little Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas. We spent most of Christmas in West Texas visiting Grandmom and Grandad. Then we returned to North Carolina to spend the days following Christmas with Lou. While the Christmas in West Texas wasn't exactly a "White Christmas", it was filled with lots of good food (as you can see below) and great family stories. There are entirely too many pictures to post from Christmas so if you have time, you can stop by our Google Picasa page and check out the Christmas album.

Lou enjoyed her scarf from cousin Barbee.

"It's Veggie Tales". This is one of Lou's favorites!


Ed and I gave each other only "As Seen on TV" gifts. We found it quite entertaining to do a theme Christmas. And as a result, Ed got the "Ped Egg" as one of his gifts. I don't think it was his favorite. haha!

I got Ed this great t-shirt. Not sure if you can see it in this picture but it says "I love my wife". At first, he looked at me like I was crazy. But then he was brave enough to wear it around family. Go figure.
Grandaddy cooking the world's largest steaks! They were good!