More pictures of our trip to Illinois!

...and I just realized we got NO pictures of Marysa with Uncle Bub or Aunt Chris! SORRY!

Where we've been...

TO ILLINOIS! Me, Brenda, and Marysa went to Illinios to visit GiGi and Poppy. For those of you who don't know who that is-it's Josh's grandparents, Brenda's parents, and Marysa's great-grandparents. We stayed a week and Marysa did great the whole time...even on the 5 hour drive there and back. We had a wonderful visit with the family. Marysa loved everyone and everyone loved her. GiGi even taught me how to bake homemade cinammon rolls and a homemade apple pie. Marysa had lots of fun riding on the tractor with Poppy and riding on Uncle Joe's bike. We spent lots of time relaxing and just spending time together. The day we left we even got a little snow. Brrrrrr....... While we were there we also got to visit with Aunt Chris, Uncle Bub, Dawn, Brian and their kids, Cody, Misty, and Kyle. Of course, Marysa loved them too! We look foward to our next visit... I'm going to add another post above this one with just pictures because I couldn't fit all I wanted to in just this blog.

Family tradition...

My mom is starting a new tradition with Marysa. Every Thanksgiving they are going to make a gingerbread house. This is the making and results of the first one. I think it turned out great to be our first one. We had a little downfalls, but all in all it was a lot of fun. Marysa loved playing with the box more than anything...go figure!

You might be a redneck...

If you let your child chew on a piece of straw while you go for a walk!

10 months old...

Marysa was 10 months old yesterday. Time flies! I can't believe that in 2 more months she will be a year old. We love you doodlebug!

Yes...we are still here!

I realized today that it has been forever since I've blogged. I haven't even posted Marysa's beautiful 9 months pictures (Thanks Nancy), and Marysa is almost 10 months old. So I've posted a few pictures of her 9 months pictures and Halloween. She was a tiger, as you can see. We were afraid people would think she was an Auburn tiger (and they did), but we quickly corrected them and told them she was an Alabama fan! As you can see from the picture with her daddy. We had a great Halloween! To top all that off...Marysa took her first step today. I MISSED IT! On my birthday and I missed it! I couldn't believe it. I ran to Wal-Mart and Josh called and told me. Hopefully she'll do it again soon! OH! And I forgot to mention. Marysa recieved her first KISS last night. The little boy pictured with her came right up to her and smacked her right on the lips. It was so cute. But OH I'm not ready for all that just yet. She didn't mind one bit that he did it. It was so cute! The other picture is of me, Marysa, and my friend Rebecca and her baby Marley. She is a carrot and Marley is a pea...peas and carrots. How cute! I dressed up as a K-9 office, otherwise known as Josh. We had a great time!

A day at the PUMPKIN' PATCH!

We actually went to the Pumpkin' Patch on Saturday, but I'm just now getting around to posting the pictures. Of course this is not all the pictures we took. We had a really good time. Marysa loved sitting in all the pumpkins and the hay ride. I definately reccommend going to Lyon's Family Farm in Taft, TN.

Happy 9 months Birthday!

Marysa is 9 months old today! Happy Birthday silly girl!

Home again!

We're home from Georgia and as you can see Marysa is now helping me unpack. She sure missed Timber too...

The annual family BBQ in Georgia...

Well the annual family BBQ is over and we had a blast! Marysa is helping me pack for GA in the first picture, but it was Marysa's first BBQ...I can't believe that time of year has come and gone. I thought it would be forever before the BBQ time arrived and now it's over. Time flies... Marysa is such a blessing and she was such a joy at the BBQ. Next year at the BBQ she'll be running around with all the other kids...

Meet TIMBER...

He's here! This is Timber, Josh's police K-9. We love him already!

Getting ready...

Josh is going next week to Kentucky to get his K-9 Police Dog. In preparation, we cleaned his bowls and all that fun stuff. Marysa loved helpling...as you can see!

Another day at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens...

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!

Big Girl...

Marysa is pulling up now and doing really well standing on her own. Also...she's in the big girl tub!

And she's off...

Marysa has really started crawling this past week...thanks to her cousin Gabriella!

A day at Huntsville Botanical Gardens!