Happy Trails to Me

Hi,
The official countdown has begun! We are leaving for West Virgina in approx. 7 hours.. 10 mere hours from Boyds Bears!
I must be crazy becasue I am going to take 3 children on a 7 to 8 hour road trip with little to no sleep! I am working the night shift tonight and do not sleep while I am here..Too many noises and when I do sleep we always have a call. So hopefully I can catch some zzz's when I get home in the morning so I can be a little chipper for our trip.
I am a little apprehensive about the trip. It will be the first time we stay at my MIL's since the big blow out 4 years ago. I am praying that this trip goes smoothly and God places his hand over my mouth if I start to say something I shouldn't and the same to her!

Emilee found her feet today! I walked into the living room, she was sitting in her bouncy seat and she was holding onto her foot! It was soo cute! I noticed too that she's been reaching for things more and more, especially my hair! I will be posting pics soon!
Have a great weekend and I will see you when I return!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I can't believe it's been 20 days since I last posted..sorry.. Lots of things to catch up on!
Nov. 3 ~ Was our 6th Wedding Anniversary. We had a family day. Faith wanted to go pick pumpkins so we headed to a pumpkin patch, but this time of year all the pumpkins have already been picked so she had to settle for picking one on large pallets in front of the farm. We then went to Olive Garden for a scrumptious dinner. I had chicken stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese and spinach and hubby had the chicken stuffed with mozzarella and prosciutto, YUMMO!! $80 later..Glad Emilee cant eat table food yet! Yikes! That was both of our gifts this year!
Miss Emilee is 4 months old. Time flies. She is looking at her hands now and just started to grab for things, like my hair! I can see a haircut in my future! She has also found her feet, I'm not sure she really knows what they are and that they belong to her! LOL
Yesterday was my 36th Birthday..I dont feel 36..Did not really do anything special. I wanted to go see Enchanted but my check did not go through until today sooo I guess I will wait until next weekend when we go to WV and have grandma watch the kids so hubby and I can go..

Today I am at the squad working till noon then I will go home and get the kids ready for dinner at my Aunt Peggy's. Is this frreaky?? My Aunt had Thanksgiving dinner for Faith's first Thanksgiving. It was also the year my grandmother had her heart attack and passed away.

What am I grateful for??

God blessed me with a beautiful daughter. I am truly grateful for the chance to be a mother to such a special little girl..she is so stinkin' cute!
I am also thankful for the love of my husband and my other kids. LOL My life would not be complete without them.

God Bless you and may he keep you in his care all the year through.

Blessings,
KIM

Sweet Redhead

My sweet little Redhead!! I cant wait to do a LO of Me, Emilee and my grandmother. She was the one that gave us our beautiful red hair! This picture was taken last week as we were sitting on the front porch enjoying the unseasonably warm October weather we have been having. Most of the trees have yet to turn their vibrant colors! I'm still waiting for fall!!

Miss Emilee now knows where her hands are..it's so cute. She sure does love to put them in her mouth. I can't wait to get her photos back from the photographer, maybe next week. I made a point this time around to get portraits done of Emilee every few months. I always wanted to for faith and kept putting them off..I have her newborn portrait and one of her at 4!! not good..this time I will be better. The photographer I am taking her to is excellent. He has this special package, it's called the baby plan. He takes photos at 3,6,9, and 12 months and at the end you get a collage of the 4 photos! The BEST part..the price $39!! Could not pass it up! I did get other pics this time, could not resist..she was so sweet in the photo and it will be a xmas gift for MIL !!

Happy Belated Halloween!!

I took Faith and Emilee or I should say Aurora and Pooh Bear trick or treating with Eddie, Trevor and Maggie..the usual thing we do every year. We start at Mom Mom's house, go to Aunt Sue's then off to Francis Drive (Regan and Ed live on that street plus Regan grew up there and knows everyone!) We were home by 7:45pm!! We were invited to Church by Butch but we got out the door late and by the time I would get over there everyone would be gone! Next year for sure!

What else is going on..hmmm...I am going scrapping at the beach all weekend long next weekend ! Can't wait! My friend Anne Hall has family that owns a beach house in Avalon and has graciously invited some of the girls for a weekend of scrapping!! I soooo need this! It will be hard to be away from the baby but I just need some alone, me time! I will be leaving friday after someone gets home and wont be back till Anne kicks me out! LOL

I am also contemplating submitting my work for a few design teams.. I think my pages are good enough.. I especially want Daisy D's..LOVE their paper!!

Here is one of my LO's using their paper.This one actually won for best LO at an all day crop that my friend Terry had back in March! This is of my Dad when he was about 4 in Philadelphia.

My dad said that a photographer would come around by horse and buggy and would take pictures of the kids. Inside the pocket is a copy of the backside of the photo.

My grandmother wrote what the colors were of his hair, eyes, and what he was wearing.

My Baby is 3 months old today!

She is getting so big and getting a little fussy I might add. she is eating 8 to 9 oz. at a shot..I can't get her to eat cereal. You would think since it's been in her cereal since 2 weeks of age she would eat it without a problem..NNNNOOOO way!! She has found midline with her hands..so funny she is, she LOVES her hands..we caught her checking out her feet yesterday when I put her halloween socks on..too cute!

Faith turned 5 10 days ago and we had her party this past sunday..I will post pictures soon. She is getting so big! And mouthy, LOL! Like mother, like daughter.. her present finally arrived yesterday, I bought her her Sleeping beauty costume..She looks like a real princess I tell you. I took a picture of her yesterday outside..Will definitely have to scrap that one!

I've been tagged!

Howdy,
My dear friend Anne from Faithsisters tagged me for this fun game. Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.

My 7 facts:
1. I love New York City!!
2. I am a Scorpio, Irish, and a Redhead!
3. I love anything Italian, including my hubby!!
4. I love to rollerskate..haven't gone in a while though.
5. I LOVE country Music, Tim Mcgraw & Faith Hill and Reba
6. My favorite time of the year is fall.
7. I collect teddy bears..love my Boyd's bears!


Have fun!!

Kim

Faith is 5 today!!

I can't believe she is 5 already..Having Emilee made me realize just how big Faith is getting.

My BIL John sent books to her for birthday. They are easy reader books Junie B. Jones boxed set. She doesn't read yet so I have been reading a chapter a night to her..She LOVES it! I hope she's like her mommy and Uncle Ed. We both love to read.

This Poem is for you my dear Faith..I am so blessed to have you as my daughter. I will love you always.. Mommy

Birthday Blessings
Written by Thena Smith
You have always been a blessing
You have always been a dear
And you are a source of joy
That gets more special every year!
God gave the world such a lovely gift
When He sent an angel such as you
Your loved ones thank Him on your birthday
And the whole year through!
You have treated everyone with kindness
And showered them with love
With gentleness and tenderness
That comes only from above.
May you be surrounded by your loved ones
On your very special day
And may the Father up in Heaven
Answer every prayer you pray!
And may this birthday be a blessing
That will fill your heart up to the top
With joy, love and happiness
That will never stop!!

I hope you enjoy your day my baby girl!! May God always be with you and I pray that you know that you can always count on me and God!

Her birthday is the 8th..I posted this a little too soon..hehe

Good Morning

Happy Wednesday!

I am tired this morning..Bryan and I went to see Faith Hill in NY at the Time Warner building for the taping of XM Radio Artist Confidential..It was awesome and I got NO pictures...WAHHHHH!!

In the email I received congratulating me on winning the lottery, it said no cameras!! So I did not bring mine. I could have...GRRR.. Bryan got some photos on his phone but they are not real good. We were less then 50 ft away from her, and yes she is gorgious in person as she is in photos.

So Instead I will show you the awesome Layout I did of Faith and Tim the other night.

It had to be one of the quickest LO's ever! I love the picture! I took it after the concert when they were leaving the stage.