"This is the life."

Tonight, Noah, Michael, and I were all snuggled up together in Noah's bed, which is a nightime ritual before Noah goes down to rest. Noah paused for a moment, and said, "Ahhhh. This is the life." Michael & I busted out laughing. Our first-born is such a ham. Oh, how I love him. This is the life, indeed.



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A Special Visit from Stacy

Today was a REALLY special day, because Aunt Stacy came from Georgia for a visit! She is one of Mommy's oldest and dearest friends. I love, love, love her! We are so in sync, that she literally showed up wearing the same shirt that I had on...except hers was blue and mine was green! Great minds! She brought Village Bakery cupcakes and it was wonderful to get a chance to talk and catch up. Oh how I miss this dear friend!!! But we are thankful for the time we had!
I can't wait until she moves back to Texas! HOPEFULLY just six more months!

Swimming with the cousins

Fun Friday when Susie, Matthew, & Nick Nick came to our house for a morning swim. Noah absolutely LOVES his cousins, and swimming with his cousins is one of his favorite things!

Mommy's little firecrackers

Here are my favorite little firecrackers, Jackson & Noah...Independence Day 2011~

Like firecrackers, they add a lot of SPARK & EXCITEMENT to my life!
Love you both!!!

Jackson's 1st Independence Day

Happy 1st Fourth of July, Jackson Joseph! What a blessing you are! You have the sweetest nature, and Mommy loves you dearly!
(I spent hours looking for my lost camera battery to no avail. I tried not to stress over it, but I just couldn't stand knowing today was Jackson's first Independence Day. And capturing memories is SO important! So I made a mad dash to Wal-Mart and purchased the Nikon Coolpix camera. I was pleasantly surprised that it did so well! All the pics today were taken with our new little Coolpix camera, until I can order another battery online. )
Isn't my sweet Baby Jackson just precious?!? LOVE this little guy!

Jackson's 1st Independence Day~ July 4, 2011

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Happy 4th of July 2011

Fourth of July 2011~ Our first fourth as a family of four! Pretty cool!

Michael and I both worked today, but we had a family party at the house when we got home. We sang Happy Birthday America and had cupcakes, swam, and started to do sparklers, but it started lightening, so we went inside. I went upstairs as I heard the Hollytree Country Club fireworks going off, and I was amazed to see that I could actually view their fireworks from our covered upstairs porch! SWEET!!! No waking the babes! I just listened to the rain and watched the sky light up. I didn't see the whole show by any means, but it was a nice, unexpected surprise. Happy Birthday America!

Mr. Personality (AKA Noah)

Noah is just Mr. Personality. He has so much enthusiasm and passion for life. It's truly astounding. He says the funniest things in the funniest ways. Take today, for instance:
He said to Michael, "Dad'N, you're my best friend."
He said to me, "Mommy, I have a really big penis!"

And the newest thing he says, that I just love...."Mommy, I had a really big, big time today!" (And then he tells me all the things he did. For example, two days ago, he said, "I had a really big, big time today. I helped Mommy decorated, I went swimming, I saw Marcy. I had a big, big time!")