Holiday Pictures

The last couple of weeks have been very eventful. Gage had so much fun over Thanksgiving with all his family.

A couple of weeks ago our good friends Laura and Kelley came to visit and see Gage for the first time. As you can see, Laura is having quite a time getting Gage to look at the camera. It was so much fun to see them and Gage cannot wait to see them again.
Gage also got to visit his great grandmother for the first time. It was so sweet to see her interact with him.

Paw Paw (my Dad) giving Gage a bottle.

Aunt Lizzie holding Gage.

Laure Beth loving her new car that Gran gave her. She was so much fun over Thanksgiving. I enjoyed watching Laura Beth play with Gage. The best part was when she said "Don't cry 'a' Gage." The "a" Stands for Baby. It was so cute. I cannot wait for Gage to say cute things like that.

Gran got Gage and Laura Beth these cute outfits and we tried to take picture in them but you know how that goes with a 8 wk old and a 21 month old. Ha ha

Here is a good family pictures.

This is a great family picture of Lizzie, Steve, and Laura Beth.

Below is Briesch's side of the family. This is all the grand childern together. This was the best picture. I am just glad we got a picture with all of them. It was hard to get them to sit all at the same time. Ha.

Gage's Dedication

Last weekend was a BIG weekend for Baby Gage and all of his friends. It was his baby dedication at Pinelake. I have lots of pictures. It was such a good day I thought I would share them all.

Our day started with Gage's first time at Church. After church our parents,


The Duncan's and their family (I am sure one of the grandparents has sweet Barrett.)

And Taylor's and their parents all came to eat with us. The Berry's came too, but I did not get a picture of them. I hate it when I leave someone out - sorry you guys!
It was 22 people in all, so we reserved a room at AJ's on the Lake. Where we had an amazing lunch.


The next couple of pictures are right before the dedication. Gage was so cute in his outfit. The blanket was given to him by his Nana (Breisch's Mother) it was prefect for the event. She had it monogrammed too. Thank you Nana!


Here is the rest of the group. We thought it was great that we were having our babies so close together, but it was even better to have them dedicated all together.

What a sweet picture of the family. Gage did so good the entire today.

During the dedication, Jeff Redding, our pastor, prayed over each family. It was great to watch all the babies and even better seeing how they are so unpredictable. I think ours was the youngest so he was pretty quite the entire time. It might of helped that we were feeding him. ha ha.

After the service, Gage was full and tired.

Gage thought that is was over, but he forgot about all the pictures. Ha ha

What a great generation picture. Three generations of Stallings.

This is one of the best pictures the entire day. Babies are so sweet when they are sleeping. Gran (My Mother) gave him the sweet bib with the cross on it. I was praying that he did not get anything on it. It too was prefect for the special day. Thanks Gran!

Ok, below is a picture with the Grandmothers. On the left you have Barrett Ducan's Grandmothers, in the Middle are Gage Stallings' Grandmothers, and the right is Grant Taylor's Grandmothers. What a neat picture!
Below is another picture of the family. Gage cannot wait for these picture to be over. He is ready for his nap.

Gage's hand with his daddy and Pop pop's hand. More generation pictures

This picture include my father's hand along with the other three.

What a great day the Lord has made. When it was all said and done with I realized the importance of what took place on this very special day. In the middle of it all, you are trying to make sure everything goes right that you sadly forget what you are doing. Thank you God for these special friends and all the proud grandparents and our commitment to bring these boys up to follow You!

Back to Normal

Yesterday was rough but today I think our little man is back to normal after his 6 week check up. He watches a Baby Einstein movie every morning. I know he does not know what is going on, but he loves looking at the lights and movement. It really is not for him any way, it is for mommy so she can wake up in the morning (ha ha). Well today was not any different only Gage wanted to watch it up-side-down. I tried to move his head to look forward but he kept moving back. (see picture below) So mommy got smart and just turn the Nap Nanny around.

Six week Check up

Today Gage went for his 6 week check up. He has grown so much. At his 2 week check up he was in the 10% of weight, 25% in height, and his size of his head was in the 15%. Now he is 25% in his weight, 50% in his height, and 20% in the size of his head. If you have kids you know what all this means but if you do not I am sorry I am not sure how to explain it. Ha Ha. His Weight at his 2 week appointment was 6 lb 11 oz, today it was 9 lb 14 oz.

I am so proud of him. He only cried for a second at the clinic. I guess he wanted to show them how strong he was but when we got home I had never seem nor heard anything so pitiful. It was a rough day but a restful night. I was so glad Breisch was there, because I would have scooped him up after every shot. Instead I could pictures to give me something to do.

I know this is a sad picture but he did not cry for long at all or at least not at the clinic.

Thanksgiving Madness

I am sorry about the gap in posts! I have been meaning to post, but life has been busy.
I will start with Thanksgiving and work my way to now. The day after Thanksgiving my sister, my mother, and I always go shopping. This year was no different. Although it is a headache fighting the crowd, I love spending time with my family, and I love the fact that I am finished Christmas shopping before December. Not only am I finished Christmas shopping, but my presents are wrapped and under the Christmas tree before I go back to work on Monday. Which mean, I decorate, shop, and wrap all during Thanksgiving holidays, so I can enjoy the Christmas and not be so stressed. I think I have mastered the art of Christmas shopping.

During the Thanksgiving Holidays, we also spent time with both families. We went to Greenville on Wed. night and Thurs. back to Jackson for the Stallings Family Feast. Below is a picture we try to attempt each year. This one turned out GREAT!

After Thanksgiving, work got really busy. I love my new job, but getting the hang of everything takes time. They (meaning other Rep.) say I will be a pro at this in about 6 months, so pray for me until then. Last weekend I went to my dear friend Catherine Clare's. I am sorry but I did not take any pictures, but I did take picture of our annual Christmas in Canton Party last night. I hope you find the pictures below enjoyable.



As you can see, we had a great time together. We got to Meredith's about 6:45 pm on Friday, made sure every one had a warm drink in their hand, and headed to the square to enjoy the lights and fellowship. The stores stay open late and there is fun stuff for the kids to do. Breisch and I have already said that when we have kids we will make Christmas in Canton a Family tradition. After enjoying the square we went back to the Duncan's and ate a great meal provided by all the ladies. Guys, I loved seeing all of you, and we are so thankful for each one of you!

The BIG 28!

Last Friday, I celebrated my birthday with my Family. They (meaning, Mom, Dad, Lou (my brother), Lizzie (my sister), Steve (brother in law) and the wonderful Laura Beth (my niece), decided to come to Jackson and spend the night with us. My mother in law, Nancy, and my Father in law, who we call Pop Pop, joined us for dinner too. Since I have been traveling with this new job so much, my family gave me the best birthday ever. A relaxing weekend at home! Thank you guys! It was refreshing not to have to travel. Below are some pictures from this weekend.

Lizzie, the only pictures I have are the ones of Laura Beth. I hope you have the rest of them. Well, at least you know who my Birthday was all about (LOL) and I would not have had it any other way!