Can It Be?

That Miss Miles will be ONE in less than four weeks...
WOW has time flown by, Mark and I really wish it would slow down.
We want to enjoy and savor each moment and new milestone with her and her big sister.
Everyday she is learning more and more. You can tell when she is studying you to learn what it is that your doing.
Her newest and most sweetest word is "Sissy"...
I melt into a ball everytime she looks at Hannah and says "Siss-say".
Oh how we are blessed!

New Year

The New Year is fastly approaching.

Mark and I both desire so many changes in this new year, 2009.

We were so blessed with Miles almost a year ago.

Christmas was a tough one for me but also a very blessed one.

Katelynn would have been celebrating her 6th birthday.

I would never wish to have her here on earth because God took her for reason's so much greator than what I would of had for her to stay.

But that doesn't mean I do not mourn the loss of my babies.

I wonder what she would of looked like, what her voice would sound like. Would she have her daddy's curly hair or my awful straight thin hair.

God blessed us with Miley and she has brought so much joy into our lives. We had a very rough road to get her here but it has been easy sailing since so I will focus what is ment to be instead of what was not.

Merry Christmas

Hello Friends~
Wanted to wish you a safe and blessed holiday season.
I am not sure I will get to wish you a happy holiday before it comes and goes so with out wasting anymore time:

Favorite Foto Friday

a passion

I have such a desire in my heart to be a photographer that it aches at times. I am JUST getting started and I don't know much but hoping I learn so much more. Tonight I dressed the girls in Christmas dresses and decided to have a photoshoot...so NOT easy with a 5 year old and a 10 month old. Here is what followed!

and an outtake! (poor miles)

I placed a few order's for cards to Walmart.com to get sent to our one hour photo. About 5-10 minutes later I got a call from the photo lady saying I needed to bring in a copyright release form for the professional pictures I sent in. I laughed out loud and I think it caught her as rude and I than said "Ma'am those were taken in my kitchen." I had to sign a paper saying I was the photographer. I would love to start something on the side to earn alittle extra money to put back into my photography so now I am in search of a name. Hope you enjoyed my photo's!

Psalms 37:4

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."(Psalm 37:4)

Miles Signing

Not Me! - Monday

I did not work the Santa Shop at Hannah's school today and throughly enjoy myself, no...not me!
I am not looking forward to working it again tomorrow, no...not me!
I did not pick up McDonald's for dinner because Mark is out of town at a game tonight, no...certainly not me!
I did not take my bra off when I got home because I am used to nursing bra's and even thou we are still nursing I tried wearing a regular bolder holder, nope...definatly NOT this mom!
I did not go to 2 GNO's (well in) this weekend, no...not me!
I did not go shopping yesterday and buy an activity table for the girl's playroom for Christmas and have the Man put in together and in thier room last night, no...not me!

FavFotoFriday

past and present

3 months

10 months

Hannah's school project

we were as a family to make a Christmas Ornament from odd's and ends around the house.
We used a no scratch pad for the backing.
cherrio's for the corner pieces.
red tic tacs for a border along with a candly bracelet.
we printed a black and white (loosing ink) picture of Hannah being silly.
strung a piece of pull chain through and linked a HOOK to it.
TAAHHH-DAHHHHH!

No, Not Me Monday

It's almost over, but eyh better late than never...
I did not lay in bed today watching the boob tube while hubby cleaned the house, no not me.
I did not allow Hannah to go to school in some tattered jeans with a bit of dirty stained knees, no not me.
I did not put a fleece onepiece on Miley because I was too lazy to go downstairs and get a pair of PJ's after her bath, no certainly not me.
I did not once again get hurt by a family member at a gathering on Saturday, no not me.
I did not tell my mom we would just invite them here on Christmas day, no not me.
I do not still hurt because of this family member and cry every night because of it, no not me.
I did not put loads of sour cream in my chili...twice, no not me.

fustrating

BLAH! I want with all my heart to be able to take some great shots of my children.
but I STINK...STANK...STUNK!
Here are a few of my PopRockPrincess!

I had to B&W them to even get them to look viewable...I just don't know how to set up my lights and umbrella's.

going off to pout!

just maybe

you might get a sneak peek of the new carpet upstairs tonight. The man and his brother are up in the loft cutting our doors because his wifee got really thick antimicrobial padding!
we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were planning to put up the tree and decorate tonight but I think that may be done Sunday after Church!
I still have a TON (seems like so much more) of things to get organized!

*UPDATE*

Here's the sneak peak~

from left to right:

Miley's BR door, stairway going down, door going to third floor and the girl's playroom door.

it's called friz-ahh :) (short shag)

we LOVE it!

We are THANKFUL

What God has blessed both Mark and I with!

We LOVE you, Hannah & Miley!

my miracle

I am so very thankful for both of my miracles...
but if you know Miley's story, and you have held her...
you have held a true MIRACLE!