Griffin is ONE!

and check out these A-MA-ZING photos by the fabulous Apryl Murphy.

Please dont hate me :)

I know, I know...I have been MIA for like....forever.

I had good reasons, I promise!

Anyway....I am going to try to be better, TRY being the keyword here.

I have some good stuff to talk about.

Looking Back

Looking back.....

Ok, this is completely inspired by one of the blogs that I stalk, err....read daily.

Becky, over at "The Details are in the Fabric" posted this,  and I thought it was such a great idea I decided to join in.     

Here is my decade in review!

2000

1. I began my sophomore year in high school and was 15.
2. I met Zach....((wow. 10 years ago.))
3. I got my first car. Yes, I got a car at 15.

2001

1. I turned 16.
2. I wrecked that new car, 2 weeks after I turned 16. Grrr..
3. Zach graduated from High School and I had no idea how I would be able to finish without him, hahaha.
4. Zach got in a horrific car accident in June. He broke his hip and his tailbone. After surgery and an artificial hip he recovered fully. Thank goodness!
5. I started my first job as a receptionist after school at a veterinary clinic.
6. Zach and I broke up so he could leave town for college. He ended up staying here...although we didnt get back together for some time.
7. I started dating a new guy.

2002

1. New guy and I broke up.
2. Went to Disney with my friend Jessie and my parents.
3. This was probably my least favorite year....ever.

2003

1. Zach and I got back together.
2. I graduated High School and started College.
3. I had a major surgery after graduation.
4. I made lots of new friends and lost lots of old ones.

2004

1. I was still in college.
2. I moved in with Zach in December.

2005

1. I found out I was pregnant Jan 3rd.
2. I got married Feb 19th.
3.I started a new job at HomeTown Lenders in June.
4. My baby girl was born in August.
5. We started looking for our first home.

2006

1. We bought our first home in April.
2. Zach stopped working at Teledyne and started working at UAH while finishing his degree.

2007

1. I got a promotion at work.
2. Zach and I took a cruise to Mexico.
3. I started taking classes again.
4. We decided we wanted to have another child, so we started planning for that.

2008

1. Zach graduated from college, finally!
2. We took a cruise with friends to celebrate.
3. Zach got hired at NASA.
4. Became pregnant with Griffin in July.
5. Found out the pregnancy was not going to be easy, due to placenta previa.
6. Aubree started taking dance lessons.

2009

1. I started off the new year in the hospital with pregnancy complications.
2. I spent the next 2 1/2 months in and out of the hospital.
3. My son was born Feb 16...7 weeks early.
4. I left the hospital, without him, on our wedding anniversary....Feb 19th.
5.After 2 weeks in the NICU he came home March 3rd.
6. I started working part time from home to keep the kids home with me and out of daycare.
7. In June we took our first vacation as a family of 4.
8.In August, I turned 24.
9.In November, Zach turned 27.
10. We had our first Christmas as a family of 4.

Wow, so much has happened in 10 years!!! I am so blessed!

*TeN MoNtHs*

Griffin is 10 months old now!!

I can't believe how fast this time has gone.

He is such a sweet little guy, and definetly a mama's boy.

I love it!

He is definetly on the move these days. He pulls up and climbs on everything.

He somehow manages to get himself stuck underneath tables and chairs constantly.

He is learning to express his emotions very clearly. For instance, when I change his diaper and there is something he thinks he should be doing instead....he will ball his fists up and scream at me.

Not cry, but scream! It is so funny but sort of scary at the same time.

I also love that I can start planning his birthday party! I am thinking about a country boy theme.

I ran across the coolest Mossy Oak brand table cloths, plates, etc. online.

I guess you have to be from Alabama for this to be appealing. ha!

I am working on ideas and taking suggestions for a camoflauge cake.

The ones I have found searching Google Images arent very appealing.

I also considered a "dirt cake".

(((((Crushed up oreos and frosting??? Um, yes! thank you!)))))

Anyway, since my 9 months post was only a week or so ago...there isnt much more to update.

Only a week til Christmas! WooHoo!

the kid that doesn't grow

2007

2008

2009

What do all of these photos have in common?

I'll give you a hint.

It's brown.

That's right. Aubree has worn the same cute little Baby Gap coat for 3 years now! My kid is for sure economical when it comes to clothing.

Although she has grown "on paper", you would never know it by looking at her wardrobe!

The sleeves are getting short so I guess this will be the last year for the precious coat.

It is bittersweet!

9...almost 10 months!

I completely forgot to post a 9 month update on Mr.Griffin.

My Baaaad.

He is doing lots of new things!

For starters, he started to crawl on his 9 month birthday.

Coincidentally, the same day I broke my foot and became immobile!

Perfect right???

He started pulling up on furniture......the next day.

I was like, ok, this is too much......

lowandbehold....

he sprouts a tooth that very afternoon

(((and another one since then)))

Phew, I cant keep up with this kid.

So far he can say: mama, dada, baba, bite bite,
uh oh (my favorite), and bye bye.

i realize all of these sound the same from the mouths of babes...

but you can SO tell that he means different things when he says it.
I have lots of new photos, but i cant find the cord I need to upload them. I will soon though, I promise!!!!

another art class...

...and another great night out with Emily!

Here is what I painted last night.

I am addicted.