Walking...

I know I'm terrible about updating. But...

Chelsea took her first steps a several weeks ago. We were so excited! She is really walking a lot more now. It's so fun to watch. She is really starting to look like a big girl.

Here is a picture of Chelsea standing up by herself on Valentine's Day.

Standing up by myself
Here's Chelsea with her "Papa."

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She loves her Papa and gives him lots of kisses!

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Grandmama and Papa say goodbye after a really fun trip.
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I hope you enjoy! :-) I'll be 27 tomorrow... time flies.

Katie
  • aleta
    Happy Birthday, Katie! It's so good to see my good friends, Grandmama and Papa! They look a tad bit proud!
    by aleta at 03/11/09 10:51AM
  • courtcraig
    Happy Birthday! I guess this means I've only got 2 more months of 26, huh? :) Chelsea is absolutely adorable. We really need to try and be in Nashville/BG at the same time sometime so the girls can have a playdate.
    by courtcraig at 03/11/09 11:01AM
  • jenfc00
    Happy Birthday! She is so cute!
    by jenfc00 at 03/11/09 11:45AM
  • ewalker
    What a big girl, she looks a lot like you!

    Happy Bday :)
    by ewalker at 03/11/09 1:49PM
  • jennking
    oh she is SO precious-what a beautiful girl! Such blessings!
    by jennking at 03/11/09 1:52PM
  • zavala
    Too cute. I wish we could see you guys.
    by zavala at 03/11/09 6:29PM
  • derbydi
    Happy Birthday!
    Chelsea is a doll!
    by derbydi at 03/11/09 11:47PM
  • dressednyella
    I love her expression in that first picture!
    by dressednyella at 03/12/09 12:01PM
  • steroid_steve
    She looks exactly like Brent. I just hope she does not eat as much as Brent when she is a teenager, otherwise she will be a truly big girl. She is cute. When your dad holds your daughter, he does not look that tough after all. I can just remember, Major Sargent Psycho Sir? Did I get that right?
    by steroid_steve at 03/12/09 4:15PM
  • ktjomoody
    ^ Ha ha! Yep, he was Sargent Psycho. Little girls have a way of melting my dad's heart. You'd be surprised at how much I could eat as a teenager while I was playing sports and I was never very big. Maybe she'll be like me in that respect.
    by ktjomoody at 03/12/09 6:00PM
  • nillabarr
    She is so sweet!
    by nillabarr at 03/17/09 7:35PM
  • nick_katie
    Wow, Katie. I just looked at these pictures. She is growing! I think she looks like a perfect mixture of you and Brent! (I know she IS, but most of the time kids look more like one or the other to me!) Glad y'all are doing well!
    by nick_katie at 03/21/09 1:47PM
  • krisnkatsmommy
    Sweet girl. They really do grow up too fast.
    by krisnkatsmommy at 03/22/09 7:40PM
  • gemma
    Kind of hard for me to believe he's in college too. =P Now I know I'm getting old. =P Yeah, he got admitted into the hospital today so maybe things will get straightened out. We'll see. =I
    by gemma at 03/23/09 11:06PM
  • zavala
    The pics are up now. When I posted yesterday, there was something wrong with the server and I couldn't add the pics. I thought the post got deleted. Anyway, that's what happened.
    by zavala at 03/25/09 9:31AM
  • mrs_worm
    I've not seen Brent much, but I think she looks just like you!
    by mrs_worm at 04/06/09 10:08AM
  • moe
    hey how are you guys doing i miss seeing you guys alot it was alot of fun when you guys were down here we could play poker
    by moe at 12/01/09 9:00PM
  • moe
    yeah fore sure i will let yall know when im up your guys way
    by moe at 12/21/09 5:14PM
  • meh
    Hi! I just noticed your baby ticker and realized you're about 3 weeks ahead of me! I'm somewhere between 29w2d and 30w (depends on whether you ask me or my dr...hehe). CONGRATS!!! Have you found out if you're having a boy or girl? Or are you letting that be a surprise? We couldn't wait and had to find out. We're having a boy. Well, just wanted to say "congrats"...hope all of you are doing well.
    by meh at 03/18/10 10:31AM
  • meh
    No problem about the delayed response...I knew it had been a while since you posted (I don't really post much anymore either, but I still log on every so often to see if anyone else has updated). Glad things are going well with the pregnancy. If you lived closer, our little ones could be playmates. ;)
    by meh at 04/19/10 11:17AM

My little healthy eater...

UPDATE: I let Chelsea try her cake again after lunch today. She took a while but she really got into it. She didn't eat very much of it, but she had a lot of fun playing with it. It was fun to see her pick a big piece of cake an crumble it all over the place. Maybe she was waiting to celebrate her cousin Annalise's birthday that is today. Or maybe she's celebrating Caroline's, Eli's, or her aunt Rose's birthday. Anyway, Happy Birthday Annalise, Rose, Caroline, and Eli!

Chelsea didn't dig into the cake and make a huge mess with it like I thought. It was actually kind of boring. She played with the icing and tasted it a little, and really just wasn't sure what to do with it. Oh well...

Later I gave her a bite of Chocolate cake and she ate that. So, I offered her another piece of cake in one hand and a slice of apple in the other. She chose the apple. I guess she wants to be a healthy eater. I'm okay with that!

It's a shame she didn't eat much of the cake because it was SO good and very cute! My friend made it for us. Thank you!

I'll try to post pictures later. It was a very fun birthday at the zoo and a nice party on Saturday. My parents and grandparents came. It was so nice to have them here to enjoy the day with us.

  • robbio
    so be it...s'more cake for the rest of us!
    by robbio at 11/11/08 12:34PM
  • courtcraig
    caroline didn't dig into her cake either! she did eat her zuchinni though---we have healthy little ones!
    by courtcraig at 11/11/08 12:46PM
  • jifennerh
    You sure there's not something wrong with her? What kind of kid chooses an apple over chocolate cake?!? lol Unfortunately, it would not be me. =P
    by jifennerh at 11/11/08 1:09PM
  • gemma
    Do y'all call her CJ for short? I just saw Brent's comment on the last post and was wondering.
    by gemma at 11/11/08 2:09PM
  • littlebit
    Kayden did the same thing! I thought for sure she would dig into it - she eats yogurt like that though...yay for our healthy eaters :-)
    by littlebit at 11/11/08 3:57PM
  • gemma
    CJ is cute. You and Brent did a good job picking her name. =) Can't want to see all of you either! I'm so happy all of you can come! It seems like some of our group has dwindled down some over the years but maybe it'll bounce up more this year. =D The singing on Friday night is going to be great as usual! Can't wait!
    by gemma at 11/11/08 5:39PM
  • hogfan216
    what is it about this day where there are so many birthday's! I was on facebook and I had 6 friends who had birthday's today! crazy stuff.
    by hogfan216 at 11/11/08 6:17PM
  • cmvermont
    sweet! happy birthday chelsea!
    by cmvermont at 11/11/08 9:52PM
  • wife_of_burt
    Hey, good for you guys! Addison wasn't too big on eating her cake either, but boy did she EVER play in it. She made a huge mess. Chelsea is super cute, I clicked on your link below and saw some pics. I'm still so happy for y'all, you know having a family and all that good stuff. Aren't kids great? :) For a super funny aren't kids great image, check out the latest picture I posted. :) It's pretty funny.
    by wife_of_burt at 11/12/08 7:35PM
  • haileym
    Oooo. I want to see pictures :)
    by haileym at 11/13/08 10:59AM
  • krisnkatsmommy
    I am glad she finally got into it and enjoyed it.
    by krisnkatsmommy at 11/17/08 7:58PM
  • alowe
    oh wow, i can't believe she is 1 already?! time flies! i can't wait to see pictures of her fun day! i hope you are doing well!
    by alowe at 11/19/08 9:03AM
  • tickets
    happy new year!
    by tickets at 12/31/08 8:57PM
  • jifennerh
    Oh, I like that one too!
    by jifennerh at 02/21/09 10:08AM

Chelsea's Birthday!

Today is Chelsea's birthday.

Now that's something to celebrate!

From Chelsea and friends
We fell in love with her!
From Chelsea and friendsFrom Chelsea and friends
  • jifennerh
    This year has gone by sooo fast!!! I think the last time we saw her she was only a couple of weeks old. Maybe we've seen her since then, but time has really flown this year more than any other year of my life.
    by jifennerh at 11/05/08 7:56AM
  • wife_of_burt
    awww. she's super cute!
    by wife_of_burt at 11/05/08 8:24AM
  • jennking
    Happy Birthday Chelsea!!
    by jennking at 11/05/08 8:44AM
  • derbydi
    Happy Birthday, Chelsea!
    She is too cute!
    by derbydi at 11/05/08 9:20AM
  • dressednyella
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHELSEA! WE LOVE YOU!
    by dressednyella at 11/05/08 9:25AM
  • jimmythek
    Happy Bday Chelsea
    by jimmythek at 11/05/08 9:59AM
  • beckdobbins
    Awww! Happy Birthday!
    by beckdobbins at 11/05/08 10:43AM
  • lindseymarie
    Happy Birthday Chelsea! She's just adorable!
    by lindseymarie at 11/05/08 10:55AM
  • lindseymarie
    I can definitly see both of you in her, but definitly more of her daddy in these pictures.
    by lindseymarie at 11/05/08 10:58AM
  • tucket
    Happy Birthday Chelsea!
    by tucket at 11/05/08 11:31AM
  • denisemccaskill
    I can't believe it's already been a year. Happy Birthday!!
    by denisemccaskill at 11/05/08 11:41AM
  • lala
    Isn't she sweet - happy birthday!
    by lala at 11/05/08 11:42AM
  • krisnkatsmommy
    Happy Birthday Chelsea. I hope you had fun at the zoo. Sorry we had to leave early.
    by krisnkatsmommy at 11/05/08 8:29PM
  • metcala
    Happy Birthday sweet Chelsea. Aunt Ashley loves you.
    by metcala at 11/06/08 5:16AM
  • saricbradley
    I remember meeting sweet Chelsea at the hospital! That head of hair! Happy belated Birthday to Chelsea.
    by saricbradley at 11/06/08 10:19AM
  • jifennerh
    I love that pic of all three of you!
    by jifennerh at 11/06/08 2:37PM
  • cmvermont
    how sweet!
    by cmvermont at 11/06/08 9:20PM
  • alex
    CUTE!!!
    by alex at 11/07/08 11:10AM
  • haileym
    Hope she had a wonderful 1st birthday! Did she dig into the cake?
    by haileym at 11/09/08 10:54PM

I voted!

I voted and so should you!

That's all for now! :-)
  • melissakae
    YES!
    by melissakae at 11/04/08 12:20PM
  • jenfc00
    I VOTED!
    by jenfc00 at 11/04/08 4:15PM
  • haileym
    Done! Now for more praying!
    by haileym at 11/04/08 4:43PM

Here's some pictures!

  • haileym
    I can't believe her curls!!! How adorable!
    by haileym at 07/11/08 8:36PM
  • derbydi
    She's a DOLL! You are a blessed family.
    by derbydi at 07/11/08 9:50PM
  • mavis
    She is so precious!
    by mavis at 07/14/08 12:05AM
  • megforu
    can you email me your mailing address? megforu@hotmail.com
    by megforu at 07/15/08 11:51PM
  • dressednyella
    Love the pictures! I gave Ben and Martha my wallet size pic - can you send another one? She's on her tummy and the background looks like maybe a nature scene.
    by dressednyella at 07/18/08 4:43PM
  • dressednyella
    (It's the one you have up there in the corner.)
    by dressednyella at 07/18/08 4:44PM
  • sweetisthesong
    What a doll!
    by sweetisthesong at 07/19/08 11:22AM
  • tickets
    thank you! actually i may need to take y'all up on that if you're serious. it's quite a drive from knoxville to memphis!
    by tickets at 08/03/08 9:02PM
  • morgan
    yes i am!! are you going to be there too??
    by morgan at 08/08/08 1:20PM
  • ambie_06
    she is SUCH a cute baby! you guys all look so happy :) I'm excited for you! havent seen you all in awhile, hope you're doing well!
    by ambie_06 at 08/16/08 10:39PM
  • tickets
    Yes :o)
    by tickets at 08/19/08 2:15PM
  • zavala
    Glad you guys made it back safely. I hope Chlsea is feeling better. We so enjoyed having you here and were so sad to see you go. I'll get the bow in the mail soon, assuming that I don't forget, which I'm good at doing.
    by zavala at 08/26/08 2:09PM
  • emilylankford
    Thanks! We are all doing great & getting adjusted to our new life. Sometimes it feels like the most natural thing & other times it kind of feels like I babysitting:)
    by emilylankford at 09/11/08 5:19PM
  • sweetisthesong
    Such cute curls..reminds me of my granddaughter!
    by sweetisthesong at 09/11/08 6:15PM
  • wife_of_burt
    so Chelsea is super cute...just thought you should know. ;) Although I can see from your ticker up there that these pictures are a few months old now. Has she changed a whole lot, any teeth, walking? What's up with you guys and your super cute baby...perhaps an update is in order. :)
    by wife_of_burt at 10/02/08 4:27PM
  • wife_of_burt
    look at me being all bossy, just call me miss bossy pants today! Burt and I were just talking about you guys a few days ago so I thought I'd check in, so to speak.
    by wife_of_burt at 10/02/08 4:28PM
  • metcala
    I am missing you so much. I can't believe that Chelsea is almost 1. Call me soon.
    by metcala at 10/13/08 5:28PM
  • sunshinelc
    Here you go! :-)
    4 lbs of Granny Smith apples (cored, pealed, cut)
    1 1/4 cup. sugar
    1Tbs. lemon juice
    1 Tsp. cinnamon

    Combine ingredients in a crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours. Serve warm or cold.

    I left out the lemon juice this time because i forgot it and it tasted just fine.
    by sunshinelc at 10/14/08 3:11PM
  • jifennerh
    Wow!! Aunt Cherie called today and told us that ALL of you will be here for Thanksgiving!! I can't wait! I'm not sure I remember the last time all of ya'll were here on the same Thanksgiving day!
    by jifennerh at 10/15/08 4:09PM