~Missing You~

We LOVE you and MISS you daddy!

~Boomer Sooner~

Aylah is so excited about football season, especially to watch OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL with her daddy.  She is so sad she won't be watching them tomorrow with him.

Touchdown SOONERS!  

I Love OU!

If you are interested in one of these fabulous OU bows, just check out Lil Lady Bowtique.

~Beautiful Belle~

Belle loves being outside.

Aylah loved playing on Aunt Carrie's chair.  She was such a big girl.

~Grass~

Aylah would like to thank the Martin's for a a new favorite activity.  Playing in grass.  Carrie just loves dead grass in her driveway!

She's having such a great time.

~Blue Bell~

I could not bring my daughter to the south without her enjoying a little bit of BLUE BELL ice cream, since it is not sold where we live and it is my favorite ice cream EVER!  The picture below shows that sweet Aylah completely agrees with me that it is so yummy!

This pic is after the ice cream is all gone.  She was begging for more-but who wouldn't?

~A visit to the Frank's~

We went to the Frank's home last night and had a blast.

Here is adorable Bella playing dress-up-she's too cute!

Tickle-tickle-we are all helping Bella eat here spaghetti.

Aylah is riding on Bella's rocking lamb.  She loved it!

Wow!  Bella shared her blocks with us and Aylah and Sam had a great time.  Aylah is trying to show Sam exactly what to do with these blocks.

Sam had his shots yesterday-and wasn't exactly loving the girl chaos.  He was ready for some peace and quiet.

P.S.-Thank you so much Nana for this adorable outfit I'm wearing in all these pictures.

~Sweetness~

Love, love this beautiful girl.

Eating her snack with Miss Carrie

Life is grand-on Aunt Carrie's front porch.

I'm standing up...aren't you so proud of me daddy?

I love you daddy!!!

~We're in Texas~

There will be many blog updates for the next couple of weeks-due to the fact that Aylah and I are in Texas and daddy is in Indiana.  We don't want him to miss a thing while we are gone...so here starts the blogging madness!

Aylah goes straight for the toys as soon as she wakes up this morning.  Yes-she just woke up and has a bow in her hair already (thanks Aunt Carrie!!!)

I love playing at Aunt Carrie's house-this is so much fun!

Sam's teething ring is a lot better than mine.

~Brushing Teeth~

I have to apologize for the pictures being yellow...Aylah likes to help her daddy get ready for work in the mornings.

Such the big helper!

~So BIG~

Although Aylah is still in her 3-6 month clothes (very soon 6-9 months, I hope) she is still growing up so fast.

Here is a pic taken in April

(Does anyone notice that she is wearing long sleeves and socks in April :)

~A few pics in August~

~The Bow~

Oh dear-I forgot to tell you where the adorable bow came from that Aylah wore at the rehearsal and wedding! I found this website through a great friend of mine. You must check it out: http://www.lilladybowtique.com/ She is so nice and works with you on your order. Enjoy shopping!

~The Wedding~

Melissa's wedding was wonderful! Everything was so elegant and Melissa was BEAUTIFUL! Mike performed the wedding and did a great job---he always does.

This is Aylah's new thing-you can't really tell, but she loves to go up on her knees and wave her hands in the air.

Aylah and Mrs. Frederick dancing away!

~ Me and Melissa~

~ The Sawyer Family~

~Rehearsal~

A few pics of Melissa's rehearsal. However, it seems as though the only pictures I have are of Aylah and not the bride and groom-oops!

This is where I stayed while everyone rehearsed!

Check out my big bow. The other bridesmaids said the big bow is because I'm from Texas (even though I was born in Indiana)!

Eating a Lemon at dinner.

~Melissa's Bachelorette Party~

A few pics of Melissa's bachelorette party in South Bend. We had a great time...dinner was free because they over cooked our steaks :)

p.s. - if you look closely, you can see the building behind us where our reception was 3 years ago :)

~Mandy~

Mandy and her family where in South Bend visiting her grandma and we got to get together for a few hours. It was so much fun to see her and catch up with all the wonderful things going on in her life. She's married now and will be living in Japan for the next 2 years-so fun!

Loved hanging out with you Mandy-thanks for mall walking to keep Aylah occupied while we visited :)!

~Fun Pics~

Here is a pic of Aylah's new thing to do...she loves to crawl under things and in cabinets and through chairs.

Another pic of sweet Aylah sleeping and snuggling cheek to cheek with her puppies!

~Da Da~

Hi da da! I sure do miss you!

~Water Bowl~

I hear Aylah having way too much fun while I'm getting ready....so I peek around the corner and this is what I find!