Kaeli and Chloee' Playdate

Today my girlfriend, Leslie dropped off her little Chloee' for a few hours to play with Kaeli so she could get some stuff posted on e-bay. They had a great time playing together. They are 21 days apart in age. Looking forward to celebrating both of their birthday's in August along with their other little girlfriend Macy!

Braeden and Justin's Birthday Celebration

We went over to GiGi and Pops house today for a Birthday dinner, Cake and Icecream. We celebrated Justin's 29th Birthday and Braeden's 7th Birthday. Justin played with Kaeli, Braeden and Trenten in the pool. Too hot for me out there. I had to keep going in the airconditioning.

Double Stroller

Today we bought a new double stroller to get ready for Talan. Kaeli wanted to try it out and see how she liked it :) Two thumbs up so far. I has a place for 2 carseats to fit in it, not that I will be needing 2, but I was thinking re-sale value. Maybe to someone with twins one day. The back seat also comes out so Kaeli will be able to stand when she wants to stand and ride while Talan just chills. It was very easy to put together and easy to fold up. I will be going back to buy a black carseat to fit in the car and pop in the stroller when needed.

Video's of Kaeli's 1st Steps ** 11 Months Old Today

Kaeli took her first steps today by herself. Should be walking by her 1st birthday one month from today :)

**** 4th of July ***

Today is Kaeli's first July 4th. She took 15 steps by herself acroos the living room floor. We are having a day of practicing walking. She is gets so excited when she starts walk by herself and of course we praise her as she goes. We are both just excited as she is! We had our friends David and Kim over for an afternoon cookout. Everything was good as always!

Chocolate Raspberry Pie

Today I spent some time in my favorite room of the house, the Kitchen! I was going through my Taste of Home cookbooks, looking for a dessert to make for 4th of July. I wanted something with Red, White and Blue and Chocolate for Justin. So this is what I found:

Chocolate Raspberry Pie:
1 Unbaked Pastry Shell (9 inches)
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
2 Cups fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
FILLING:
1 Pkg (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 Cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
TOPPING:
2 Squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate
3 Tablespoons butter or margarine

Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450* for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on wire rack. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the raspberries; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool for 15 minutes. Spread into shell; refrigerate. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Carefully spread over raspberry layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Melt chocolate and butter; cool for 4-5 minutes. Pour over filling. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 6-8 servings. Enjoy!

Note: I made my own graham cracker crust and added blackberries around the edge :)

Nursery Duty

We volunteer in the nursery after first service every Sunday. This Sunday we were in with the toddlers. In mine and Justin's room, we had 5 precious crawlers including little Miss Kaeli. They were all great to keep entertained!

Aunt Neta, Mamaw and Papaw

Aunt Neta is in visiting from Tenn. Mamaw and Papaw brought her over for a visit with little Miss Kaeli this afternoon.

A day out with the Girls

We went out to lunch with some friends to Chili's and then headed to the pool for some fun in the sun. Had a great time with Dawn, Jessica, Jamie and her baby Macy. Macy and Kaeli were born in the same month (Aug 2008) we were just missing baby Cloee'.

Kristen and Dustin's little peanut

My sister Kristen and her husband Dustin went in this morning to see the heartbeat of their first child for the first time. The Doctor told them she is a little over 9 weeks prego and the due date is set for January 28, 2010. We are all so excited to meet him/her.

Father's Day

Today was Justin's first Father's Day. We celebrated by going to church, then coming home to eat lunch and all of us laid down for a nice quiet afternoon nap. Then we played with Kaeli, then I ran and grabbed some Italian food to bring home for dinner. It was my night off....hehehe Kaeli tried Cheese Ravioli for the first time and loved it. Needless to say I had to give her a nice bath afterwards. Then she went to bed while me and Justin watched a movie. It was a nice relaxing day!

Me and My Dollbaby

I got my hair cut and colored for the summer this morning. I really like it, but could go a lot shorter. Justin wants me to grow it back out... so we will see. I went later on that afternoon to Angela's baby shower. First time I've left Kaeli for more than 2 hours with anyone, including Justin. He did a great job! Thanks sweetie, I love you both!

Angela's Baby Shower

Today we celebrated Angela's baby shower. She is one of my good friends here in Jacksonville and we can't wait to meet her little girl. No name picked out yet, hopefully that will happen by her due date which is August 20th. We had a great time and she got plenty of useful things. I love the idea someone had for the diaper cake, it was filled with diapers, onsies, burp clothes, etc... and her cake was beautiful, decorated with real flowers!

Baby Bump

Okay, here it is in all it's glory, AGAIN. Second Hot summer in a row being pregnant. This picture was taken at 25 weeks. I'm growing a lot faster this time. Maybe Talan will be a football player one day.

Tastefully Simple Party

We went to my friend Andrea's house to a Tastefully Simple party tonight. The Food was delicious!