The Pre-Party

06.20.08

On Friday night...the night before the big bash...Seth and I decided to drag our entire family out to Chuck E. Cheese for a little Birthday Pre-Party! We had both sides of the family in town and wanted to be with both, and so we figured this would be a good way to do so. (Family Members Preset: US, Mimi & Papaw, B-Pa & CC, Grandmama, Great Memaw & Great Papaw, Aunt Summer, Ansley, Macy, Emerson, Aunt K, and Uncle Caleb) So, we all met out and watched the four big girls (and a couple of BIG boys) play some game. We had a lot of fun besides the fact that we would much rather be drinking margaritas at Anamia's on Friday night as opposed to eating sub-par pizza at Chuck E. Cheese. BUT...that is not the point! Jillian had a great time playing games with her cousins and everyone else. Jules slept and got held as usual...she is definitely living the good life!

Jillian was very overwhelmed at first...with all the attention and all the craziness that is Chuck E. Cheese...so you will rarely see a smile in these pictures! She was taking it all in.


Chuck and Jillian


Bob the Builder and Jillian


Stuart Little and Jillian


This picture is CLASSIC Jillian and Macy! Jillian wakes up every morning and nap and the first word out of her mouth is Macy. She wants to go see her and play ALL THE TIME! But, as soon as they get together, they are fighting like sisters...the whole time! Then as soon as they leave eachother, they are all kisses and hugs again. It is so funny to watch! So, you can see that Jillian is riding and Macy is just trying to lend support and Jillian will have none of it! I love watching these girls...they keep us laughing!


Daddy helping Jillian earn some tickets



Ansley and Macy riding the horse


Jules just doing her thing...


Jillian and Mommy...just to prove that I actually take part in all activities, even if I am usually behind the camera


CC, Jillian, Emerson, and Mimi eating Pizza


Jillian at the end of the night with all her winnings



Aunt K gave J an early birthday gift...tons of cute new clothes and shoes!


And here is Jules getting loved on by some great grandparents!


Great Grandmother (Seth's Dad's Mom)...Jillian has decided that after all these years, Grandmother shall now be called Grandmama


Great Memaw (My Dad's Mom)


Great Papaw (My Dad's Dad)

Look At Her Grow

Jillian will be 2 years old on June 22nd...this Sunday! I am just shocked at how quickly those two years have gone and how fast my baby has grown up. Here is a little walk down memory lane to see just how much Jillian has grown since she was born!

One Month

Two Months


Three Months

Four Months

Five Months

Six Months

Seven Months

Eight Months

Nine Months

Ten Months

Eleven Months

One YEAR!!!

My Big TWO Year Old!

I also wanted to post a couple more pictures of Jillian in her new Nemo slippers. Jilly has loved lots of characters: The Wiggles, Barney, Pooh...but Nemo takes the cake in her world! He is the first character where she has actually wanted "stuff" to go with it! Our first purchase was a Nemo boogie board...which she sleeps with every night. Then, we found these Nemo slippers in the $1 bin at Target...they were the very last pair and are even missing an eye on one of them...but we had to have them! Jillian has been wearing them around the house and also sleeping with them EVERY NIGHT! I think her new obsession is cute!

This is one little spunky girl! BTW, we do not make a habit of wearing airbrushed t-shirts!!! Jillian got this one at the beach last year and it is her favorite sleep shirt!

Precious Feet

Poor Nemo

Jillian is throwing a big Ladybug birthday party on Saturday...so lots and lots of pictures will be up soon!

Father's Day 2008

We had a really fun Father's Day this year...well, I guess I am speaking for Seth in saying that he had a great day! If he disagrees, then he can just leave a comment like everyone else! Jillian and Jules are blessed to have such a great daddy to take care of them! Seth really is such a natural at being a Dad...especially a Daddy to girls!!! I am sure he probably thought he wanted a boy...but now he is in love with these little ladies!!! Seth is very hands on with our girls and just does whatever is needed to get everyone fed, changed, and happy!

Jillian and Seth really have a special bond because they have so much fun together! Seth will do whatever it takes to get a smile on that girl's face...from turning all of her milk into chocolate milk, sneaking candy behind mommy's back, playing for HOURS in the pool, watching Barney for the 5th time, etc., etc.! These two are the best of friends!
Jules and Seth really have a great connection because, well...they look just alike! I still really do most of the actual work with Jules like the feeding, getting to sleep, etc...but Seth makes it all happen! When it comes to the baby, Seth is constantly doing...he washes bottles, brings us bottles, gets the pump and equipment ready, rinses stains...he gets us EVERYTHING we need!

Jilly and Jules just want to make sure that their Daddy knows how much they love him and that he really is the best Daddy in the world!

Here are some pictures from our day...


The girls got Seth a huge tin filled with all grilling equipment: Bobby Flay grill cookbook, Grilling dictionary, meat thermometer, grill pan, water bottle, grill cleaner, grill mit, grill lighter...and of course, the very necessary Razorback apron!!! Seth is really into grilling out these days...so the girls thought this would be the perfect gift.


Jillian helped me make scrambled eggs, bacon, and biscuits for Daddy's special breakfast


Two peas in a pod!


Jilly helping Daddy open his cards


Tyson giving Daddy some Father's Day love too!


Here is Jillian trying on Daddy's apron and grill mit


Here is what Baby Jules did while the opening of the gifts was going on!


Seth and his two girls before church. They wore their "Daddy" tattoo t-shirts to show their support.



After church, my whole family came over to celebrate Fathers Day. We had a big crew...Us, The Dales, Aunt Kourtney, my Parents, and Uncle Caleb! We had a great time!

Seth grilling with his new stuff

Handing out the yummy grilled shrimp. Uncle Layton enjoying the food in the background!

Jilly swimming in the pool...it was so hot though, that we had to take our party inside...


Picnic of girls...Ansley, Macy, Jillian, and Emerson having a picnic on the floor!


I also just want to say a quick little thing about my Dad and the girls Papaw! We are so blessed to have him! He is such a great and supportive Dad to me and Seth. We know that he is there for us always and we feel so lucky to have him be our Dad!!! He has a HUGE fan club and we know that he LOVES having 1 wife, 3 daughters, and 5 granddaughters...9 women that love him! We all think he is the best!!!! Happy Father's Day DAD!!!!!


Here is Papaw opening his card and gift from us


Kisses from Papaw


He loved his new picture of the girls. ( I have found that shopping for Mother's and Father's day is much easier now they we have kids! They always want updated pictures!!!)


We are also VERY lucky to have Seth's Dad and Jillian and Jules' B-Pa! (Jillian gave Buddy his name of B-Pa and I think it is his proudest title that he holds!!!) He is such a great Dad to us both...and Jillian just seems to think that he hung the moon! After she got to spend the week with him during Jules' birth, she could not quit chanting his name around our house! She loves her B-Pa!!!!! Buddy/B-Pa is such a loving and sweet man and we enjoy EVERY second that we get to see him...which isn't nearly enough!!! We are all very excited to see B-Pa and CC this coming weekend!


This is my favorite Buddy picture of all time! Buddy and Seth carrying our two lazy dogs, Miller and Tyson up from the lake! I guess riding on a boat all day can really take it out of a Pug!!!!



Here is one last picture before bedtime! Seth had to leave us for a few days and these girls are really missing him...especially Mama!!!