Afternoon Tea, on a Thursday??

I woke up this morning very early and started right to work, Make Bed, Feed Mia, Play with Mia, Make Reeds Lunch, Watch a little bit of news, eat breakfast very quickly, Put Mia down for a nap, Start the Laundry, and Then Clean the house…. Now it is 2:31 and it has been a very productive day. Mia is back down for her afternoon nap and only a few loads of laundry left. House is clean, car is clean, even the dog is happy. After all of this I thought to myself, I would love to sit down and have a hot glass of hot tea, light a candle and put on some low music, read a magazine and have a time out….. Then I thought oh wait I can’t, it is Thursday, I can’t relax, it is not allowed. Then it dawned on me, why not, when did I start thinking like this. I am one worn out Mommy who gives herself all day to her baby and home, why can’t I take a breather. This is my very long intro into my new life study. As many of you know I am a Christian and love God very much. I have had very sweet moments with God, allowing him to lead my life, even up to this very day. However, I am in a very new season in my life and I am asking God to teach me how to live in this season... Many women know the famous verse found in Proverbs about how to be a great Mom and wife, and how to lead your home as a woman. What I have decided to do is to study these verses very closely partnered with other topics like, being a great friend, wife and mother. I will be blogging my journey on what I discover. I am excited to jump and see what I find. However, to start this off, I just spend a few minutes thanking God for my day followed by a great peace and love to light my new wood wick, Anjou Pear Spice Candle, and make myself my hot tea, followed by a good magazine. I encourage anyone to join me on this journey, comment and give feedback….

Five years today!

Reed, It has been such a amazing five years. You truly are my best friend. You have been with me through the worst times and the best times of my life. Your compassion and courage the last five months since having Mia, has shown me your true character, WOW you are such a good man. Thank you for loving me through everything. I love our relationship and being able to kiss you everyday. You are my soul mate!! Happy Anniversary...

Mia and her Daddy..

This is really funny parenting!!! I am sure we are going to love this video for years...

More Summer Pictures....

Our First Summer with Little Mia....

Whoever says that your life changes when you have kids, they are right! However, whoever says you cannot travel with an infant they are wrong. I think Reed and I have set a world record for traveling with an infant. We have traveled almost every other weekend the whole summer. Where are we going you might ask, well everywhere. We have gone home to visit family in Virginia. We have gone to beaches in North Carolina, and traveled to Virginia and Richmond for Weddings. We have thrown a baby shower for my Baby Sister, who is having her baby in September. We also have spent a week at Nags Head, and have been so refreshed. It has been so much fun spending time together and watching Mia blossom this summer. She is starting to roll over, laugh out loud, which melts my heart every time, and even roll over and push right up off the ground. She loves tummy time, and loves to be little Miss Independent! She has found her feet and loves to eat her toes like they are teething rings! We have found out that Mia is very social like me, loves people, loves to talk, however, like Reed Mia likes to think through things before she does things, she want to figure out how it works. We love this very neat combination in her. We are very excited for the rest of the summer as we continue to watch Mia grow and enjoy not traveling!!! The next time we will be going out of town will be when my first nephew is born! We cant wait until Baby Clay is here!! We love you little one!

A few more Beach Pics...

Our First Day at the Beach....

Today was Mia's first day at the Beach!!! One day down and six more to go, and we are so excited to be here! This summer has been so awesome. I have a lot of pictures and events to post, however these pictures were to cute to not to post TODAY!!!!