Let's get together...Continues

Tonight, Gage had a friend/2nd cousin come visit for dinner. As you can see, Gage was already ready for bed. He is a early sleeper, but he also gets up early too. Here is a picture of them getting to know each other once again. It was so funny to watch them interact. We took so many pictures of them, but I tried to pick the ones that told the best story.

Them meeting ....

Gage ready for bed.....
Gaines entertaining himself, because Gage only lasted a short while.
Even though Gaines was so tried because he stay up a little later then normal, he was so good and so much fun. He has changed so much since the last time I saw him and I loved playing with that sweet man.

Lastly, I thought I might throw in a first moment ... Gage is now brushing his teeth. I have been doing it with a finger brush, but now Gage is brushing his teeth with a BIG boy tooth brush.

Let's get together...

This weekend was suppose to be a family weekend at home, but I have to admit I love it when things don't go as planned. Those times are the best. We got together with some friends this weekend to celebrate a family expecting a baby and my new job. It was so great! We have not got together since July 4 and that is a long time for us. Below are some fun pictures of the evening. With all the changes going on in our lives, it was great to talk to some girls about all that was running through my head. Thanks girls for loving me and helping me through this transition.

Below is a picture of the kids minus Cade and Cloe. They are all looking up and to the right because that is where 3 mothers are clapping and jumping around trying to get them to sit still for one second so we can take a picture. I am sure most of you can relate.

Here are a couple of pictures from today. Such a short time ago Gage loved this door jumper. He never really jumped in it, but he loved being independent, and he loved spinning in it. We thought with him being more mobile he might do better at the jumping. He did like it, but he still did not jump in it to much, however that did not stop him from posing for a picture.

Gage also got some one-on-one time with daddy today and I have to say they BOTH loved it.

I am sorry but I am going to have to start another post to finish out our weekend.. I always forget to post my pictures first and it is a pain to move these pictures around. Ha ha

New Years

Happy New years everyone!
This year for obvious reasons our New Year was a little different. It started at 6 and ended at 10 or so. Don't get me wrong; it was still so much fun. Breisch and I really did not have any plans for New Years Eve. It was going to be very low key this year. We were heading to Greenville for a long weekend with my parents and decided to call some friend of ours, Walt and Laura, who had not seen Gage yet. We were really just calling them to see what day would be best for them and it turns out that some of our other friends, Torry and Angela, were going over to their house that night, New Years Eve, so we all met of at Walt and Laura's and had a great time.

Laura had a hard time getting anytime with Gage due to Angela obsession with Babies. Ha ha.
Luke, Luara and Walt son, took no time to warm up to Gage, but was not really crazy about his mommy holding him.
Laura did manage to get some time it, but Luke was right beside her. Luke loves his mommy!

Thanks you guys for letting us crash the party AGAIN! We love visiting with you all! I hope Luke's trip to hunting camp went well.

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!

The day of Halloween

On HALLOWEEN, Gran took some cute picture of Gage playing before she left. Below is one of them swing his arm. What a big boy! After my parents left, we went to Mamie and Zach Taylor's house, down the street, to trick-or-treat. While all the kids went to trick-or-treat. Gage and I stay there to hand out the candy. Here is how Gage greeted the treaters.

What a cute picture of Daddy holding me!

Here is Grant (on the table) and Will Franklin (in the chair) playing around.

1st HALLOWEEN

Our Small group got together tonight with all of the new little babies and had a Halloween party for them or should I say for the mothers. They are so cute and I loved all their outfits.

From Left to Right: Gage, Barrett, Grant, Cade, Cloe.

Here is Gran getting Gage ready for the party!

This is Grant and Cade at the party! They are going to be such great buddies.

Paw Paw holding Gage after the party! It was a big outing for him. He was pooped after all that excitement.

Lizzie this proves that Paw Paw can hold Gage more than one way. Ha ha

Play Date with Gaines

Today was a big day for Gage! We had a play date with Gaines Stallings. It was their first time to meet and as you can see they really had a great time. Thanks Gaines for letting us come over and play.

Fun weekend with friends and family

My weekend turned out to be more exciting than I thought. On Friday, Catherine Clare (a high school friend), her daughter, and her sister stayed with me before they flew out to Texas to visit their family. It was a quick but oh so fun visit. I took this picture right before I dropped them off at the airport. It was her daughter's (Kennedy) first airplane ride.

Catherine Clare also made Gage a present, and I have been staring at it ever since. She is so creative. I have yet to put any holes on Gage's wall, so I hung it on another wall to get a picture of it. The picture is going to be on a leaf green wall. She had no idea how bad I needed something like this. I had been thinking about how and where I was going to put Gage's name in his room. I would have never thought of doing it this way, but I also would have never topped this idea either. I LOVE IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH CC! She has starting selling a lot of her creation, and we will just add this one to the list. If you are interested let me know or visit Naturally Named and see for yourself.

On Saturday we celebrated Kris' (Breisch's sister) Birthday, which was July 28. I am sorry, but I only took one picture that night. It was of Lily and Breisch sitting in a chair together while Breisch was helping Mrs. Nancy (his Mother) with her phone. I know it is not real clear, but Lily is holding one of her mother's shoes. She is obsessed with shoes! Kris has even told me that Lily has gone as far as sleeping with a shoe in her hand. That is so funny to me.

Finally, Sunday we had a shower for Baby Gaines (Arielle and Nash Stallings' baby.) He is due at the end of Sept. No we did not plan this! Nash is Breisch's cousin. We laugh because we are having our babies so close, but we also both chose names that started with the letter "G". Arielle and Nash are naming there boy, Hanley "Gaines" Stallings, and we are naming our boy "Gage" Breisch Stallings. What fun they will have. Arielle, I cannot wait to meet baby Gaines.

Happy Birthday, Meredith

Last Friday Amy Cook (person on the left of the picture) and I brought Meredith lunch for her birthday. While we were there, we got to see sweet little Barrett. He has grown so much since he came home from the hospital. I hope I am as good as Meredith at being a "mommy". She makes it look so easy. Happy Birthday Meredith! I hope you had a great day!

Happy 4th

I know that I am posting these late, but I think these boys are worth writing about. On July 4th, we went to Meredith's parents' lake house. This was the second year in a row our small group has done this. Last year was a lot different from this year. Now, we have three newborns, and life at the lake house is changing on a daily basis. We laughed and wondered how it is going to be next year when they are all learning how to walk. I have a feeling this is only the beginning.



I also had to throw in a picture of my flag fruit tray made out of Blueberries, Strawberries and whipped cream.



On the left is Barrett Duncan, Meredith and Michael's baby who was born on June 23. In the middle, Grant who is the son of Mamie and Zach Taylor. He was born on April 30. And to the right is Cade. He belongs to Hailey and Tim O'Brein. He was born May 18th. They look like they are best buds already.

The Godwin Wedding

Breisch, my mother, and I went to Lindsey Melton now Lindsey Godwin's wedding this weekend. It was truly a sweet wedding. I am so very excited for them. She was beautiful. Below are some pictures of her big day. It was so great to see everyone.

My Mother and I

Wow, everyone is now married. Below is a picture of all the girls in my small group before Breisch and I got married. I am so blessed to have shared my life with them.

Breisch's Birthday Party

Tonight, we had a 30th birthday party for Breisch. Here are some of the pictures. I want to say thank you to all of his friends that came and made it so special for him. I also want to thank Kristina my sister-n-law for letting us use her beautiful house.

Below: Breisch Reid and Walker playing baseball in the back yard and his birthday.

Everyone singing Happy Birthday to my sweet husband.

Pop Pop and Lily singing Happy Birthday to Breisch.