Oh the joy of seeing Santa.....

... or not :) Apparently she is not a fan.........

Bun in the Oven

Wanna hear some exciting news??????? We are going to have another precious little baby!! YAY :) We are so excited. I am about 14 weeks right now. I know it is ridiculous that I am just now getting to post this but there really are reasons for the delay...........really.........I am not making this up.........I promise I was not just being slack:) I will tell all about that in another post, but for now let's just focus on the fun and joyful fact that we are pregnant again :) I am due on June 23rd, but due to Campbell being a c-section baby they went ahead and told me they would need to take this one a week early so I guess we are looking at mid-June. I will give more details as they come. We are just thanking the Lord for choosing us to be parents to this precious child!

Halloween and the Pumpkin Patch

Better late than never. I am so behind the game in posting pictures from Halloween and our visit to the pumpkin patch! I. Have. To. Get. Better. At. This. Anyway, Halloween was fun this year! Campbell dressed up as a flower and we went to our church's fall festival the week before Halloween, then we joined my sister's family at her church's fall festival on Halloween (but I did not get any pictures taken there :( ). My nieces, Madison and Lily, looked super cute too! Madison was Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Lily was Tinkerbell.
We also took Campbell on a little trip to the pumpkin patch. All she really cared about doing was sitting on top of the pumpkins, haha. She would just sit herself right down, pat her little hands on her legs and just look around at people. Cracked us up! Then all she wanted to do was run around. But she could care less about the pumpkins. Anyway, here are some pic's!!

Ladies beach trip = very fun times

I. Love. Girl time. Love it, love it, love it! So needless to say, I had so much fun last week on our ladies beach trip! I was so blessed to get to go to the beach with a group of my closest and dearest friends from school for a few days (Danielle Nelson, Amy Fletcher, Rebecca Adair and Temarie Kendall - love them!). Amy's family has a house at Holden Beach so we were blessed to have a free place to go and live it up :) We drove down to Myrtle one day and went to Broadway at the Beach and, of course, we knew it would be a sin to not indulge in the Tanger Outlet goodness they offered to us. So we indulged. We definitely indulged. I think I shopped more in one day than I have in the past 6 months! We had so much fun together. I laughed so, so much the entire time we were there until that dreadful moment when we all had to say good-bye and part ways. *Sigh*

My home for 3.5 beautiful days. Glorious. 

All of us at Hardrock Cafe (Danielle, Rebecca, Amy, me and Temarie)

Saying goodbye (minus Danielle - she had to sneak out early)

One of two big days:)

Well, 4 years ago I married my man :) On October 7, 2006 I became Mrs. Jeremy Blue Bryan and I haven't stopped smiling about it. I can not BELIEVE it has been 4 years!!! It has flown by. To celebrate our anniversary (well, one of our marriage/wedding anniversaries - I will explain that in a minute) we asked a sweet friend of our's, Mallory, to come keep Campbell for us. Campbell LOVES her so we knew she would be completely on board with getting us out of the house:) We decided to go to dinner and then just go downtown and grab some gellato and walk around and enjoy the scenery. Greenville has an AWESOME downtown! If you have never been you are totally missing out. We had so much fun!!! It was so much fun to sit at dinner and spend as much time talking and enjoying our meal as we wanted! And we had such a sweet time walking around downtown together. I love that man. I love him so much. It is such a blessing to know that I can be completely truthful in saying that he is my best friend and I have more fun with him than with anyone else. I love being his wife.
Ok, so I can already hear the comments coming from my friends who know our story. Long story short, in early November of 2006, about a month after our wedding, we grew concerned because we still had not recieved our Marriage Certificate in the mail. While we were away at a youth conference Blue asked me to call and find out what the deal was while he was in a meeting. After exchanging several phone calls they finally called with the answer....."Oh, we figured out what happened.........you are not legally married." What???? Excuse me?? And they said it so casually! Apparently our marriage license (in NC you have to apply for this prior to the wedding) had expired 6 days before we got married. The one time in my life I was actually pro-active it totally bit me in the butt. Me: "Well, what are we suppose to do??" Them: "You just need to come downtown and get remarried." Awesome. So now we are on staff at a church and apparently shackin' up. I feel good. Really good. So to celebrate my birthday on November 17th we headed downtown and got remarried. They asked us if we wanted to be a part of the group ceremony where are group of couples go into a room and the pastor marries all of them at one time. Honestly, I kind of wanted to just to experience it! HA! I kept telling Blue before we sealed the deal again that this was his out - if you have had any second guesses over the past month here is your chance, haha. I guess that is the mark of true love - when you marry the same girl twice in two months :)

Blue and I downtown on October 7, 2010 - FOUR YEARS!!

A few wedding pictures from the big day........well, the first big day:)

A Healthy Little Girl :)

PRAISE THE LORD. We recieved Campbell's MRI results on Monday and every thing came back completely normal!!! We are so, so, so relieved. No matter what we know the Lord still would have been faithful and abounding with love, but I am SO THANKFUL that a clean MRI was our answer! After we received good news with her EEG results we walked into the MRI with more peace and calmness, however, there was always that chunk of anxiety and worry knocking at the door. So it is such a relief and blessing to be able to throw that anxiety in the trash can and shut the lid. I am sure I will pull it back out some time soon when something completely insignificant comes along to worry about :)

Campbell did great through the test. She could not eat for 6 hours before the test (and our sweet girl loves her food) so we switched our appointment day in order to get an earlier time slot. We had to be at the hospital business office at 7 am to register and her MRI would begin at 8:30 am (which turned into a little after 9). She was SO hyper!! She was running around the waiting room in her little hospital gown with her little diaper covered rear-end poking out the back. They had to put an IV in her arm and wrapped it in an arm brace to protect it, but that did not phase her one bit. She owned the room. Her daddy was chasing her and jumping out from behind walls to surprise her and she thought it was HILLARIOUS! After she woke up from the MRI and we were in recovery she was a little loopy from the anesthesia, and I have to say, she was so funny. They told us she would seem "drunk" until we got some food in her tummy. She just kept wanting to smile at everyone and looked at them with the most adoring gaze and kept saying "bye" because that is the only word she really says right now. She was precious. Love her.

This whole experience has absolutely broken my heart for mother's who are experiencing so much worse. I can't imagine. Seeing other children in the waiting rooms during this process made my heart hurt thinking about the stories they may have and the fear their parents are carrying. I pray for these precious children and I pray for their brave parents.

Blue and I can not thank all of you enough for supporting us in prayer through this. We have always been very confident in the power of prayer, but we both agreed that we have never felt it in a more profound way. We have truly felt your love and your prayers and we are eternally grateful. We love you all so much.

Thank you, Lord!

Campbell's EEG results came back with NO ABNORMALITIES :) We are so very thankful! She has a MRI scheduled for next Friday, October 8th, but we all are very confident everything will come back alright - but please still pray :) We thank the Lord for His blanket of protection! We also thank Him for such an awesome pediatric medical team that has walked us through this. Our pediatric neurologist sat with us for around an hour today discussing everything with us and being as informative as possible - which definitely won her a gold star in my book. Make that five gold stars :)

Praise the Lord!!!

They had a cancellation!

The neurology office called and there was a cancellation so Campbell's EEG got rescheduled for tomorrow at 11:oo am!! God is so good!! I am so relieved that we do not have to wait another week. Please continue to pray for our sweet girl. Please ask the Lord for NO ABNORMALITIES and a completely clean EEG. We have to cut her sleep between now and tomorrow in half so say a prayer for all three of us on that one :) They want us to keep her up until 12 and get her up at 5. Obviously, they have not met my daughter :) She is in love with her sleep at night so this should be interesting.

We hope to get an earlier appointment with our neurologist to discuss the results. We will keep you posted. We can't thank you enough for lifting us up in prayer!!

Quick Campbell Update

Campbell is doing great! She is playing and laughing a lot. Thanks so much for your prayers. We have felt God's answer to your prayers through the peace that we feel. Campbell is scheduled for an EEG on Tuesday, October 5 and we are set to get the results on Friday, October 8. We ask you to join us in praying that the test would show nothing abnormal. We will keep you posted.

Please Pray for Campbell

written by Blue:

This past weekend we had a frightening experience that we would like to make you aware of. Friday morning was normal with exception that Papaw (my Dad) was in town. I fed Campbell her breakfast and went to play with her in the bonus room. After a few minutes of playing, Campbell let a painful scream out and slowly went down to the ground on her hands and knees. I went and picked her up and her body was limp in my arms. Heather heard the painful crying and came in and noticed that Campbell’s eyes were rolling back and she couldn’t hold up her head. We immediately laid her down and noticed that she had lost all color, her lips had turned blue, and she was basically unresponsive. We immediately grabbed her and drove to the ER. Heather drove (fast) and I sat in the back with Campbell. While in the car, I tried to get Campbell to respond. She would not respond and just stared out the window with a blank stare.

By the time we had reached the hospital Heather had already spoken to our nurse and they contacted the hospital to make them aware of our situation. When we arrived at the ER they took us straight back. At this point Campbell started coming back around and within another 30 – 45 minutes was back to normal. My Dad brought Campbell’s diaper bag to the ER and Heather’s mom came as well. Just so I don’t leave my Mom out, she called and text several times. Heather’s dad was keeping up with the situation as well. While there, our pediatrician sent Heather a text to find out the details and another doctor from her group stopped by to check on Campbell. They ran numerous tests – EKG, took blood, and had to insert a catheter to get a urine sample. Each test came back with good results. Praise the Lord! The ER doc said that she might have had a seizure.

Saturday morning we had an appointment with Dr. Butcher. Dr. Butcher is a blessing from the Lord. I want to take a minute to tell you how she became our pediatrician. Before Campbell was born, we had already chosen our pediatrician group, Carolina Pediatrics. After Campbell was born, Dr. Butcher came to check on us the second day. We were supposed to be discharged on the third day, but since Dr. Butcher was able to come see us the evening of the second day we were able to leave early. At 8:30 pm Dr. Butcher came in to walk us through the next couple of days. She spent over an hour with us. Only because of her help was Heather able to breastfeed. She prepared us immensely to be parents of a newborn. Dr. Butcher treated us as though we were paying her a million dollars. We left and I told Heather that Dr. Butcher would not rest if something ever happened to Campbell; therefore she became our pediatrician at that moment. I never thought anything more of making that statement until last weekend.

At our appointment Saturday, Dr. Butcher said she wanted to know every detail. She wanted to know how Campbell was laying on the ground when I went to pick her up. In order to get this detail, Dr. Butcher laid in the floor in different positions until she had a perfect picture of what that awful moment looked like in order to be as precise as possible in helping us. She asked such detailed questions. That is just one example of several, in which she went the extra mile for Campbell. She feels certain that Campbell had a seizure and is sending her to a pediatric neurologist for an EEG. We are still working on getting the appointment scheduled. We plan on requesting an MRI after the EEG.

Since this time, Dr. Butcher called Heather Sunday night and text her Monday morning to check on Campbell. Thankfully, we have been able to report that Campbell has been happy and playing and being her normal joyful self.

Through this trial we have experienced God’s faithfulness and love. We are so thankful for the support of our family, church family, and friends.

Please pray:

1. That God would be glorified through our family and this trial.

2. That we would consider this trial a joy (James 1).

3. For healing for Campbell.

4. That the EEG would be schedule, read, and a follow-up appointment be expedited.

5. That the EEG does NOT reveal anything.

6. For Mom and Dad – that we would grow in faith, and trust the Lord. Pray that our minds would be protected.

These pictures were taken well into our time in the ER when Campbell was back to her normal self.

God is SO good!!!!!

Take a deep breath, it's a long one. But it's worth it, I promise...........

God is so good!! I love it when you get to experience something that is an obvious, hit you between the eyes, kind of "God did this" moment. Well, the Bryan family was SO BLESSED to get to experience one of those kinds of situations this past weekend....

Blue and I bought a pathfinder back in April that we absolutely loved. It was in our budget when we bought it, but as months passed and some medical bills surfaced we were realizing more and more that our car payment was causing a little stress and resulting in us pinching pennies. Through some conviction we realized that we needed to sell it and get something cheap and reliable that would last us for the next 2-3 years, or at least until Blue graduated from the doctoral program. Something that was probably high in miles but still a reliable vehicle. Again, this is not something that we wanted to do, but something that the Lord made aware to us that we needed to do. Admittedly, I was also kind of bummed to say good-bye to the DVD player that was in the pathfinder because I knew that would prove to be SO beneficial to have for Campbell on road trips to Alabama to visit family.

A family in Georgia contacted us last Thursday and, after some communication, decided to drive up with the intention of buying it. We met them at the bank on Friday evening to transfer the title and receive payment. From the very beginning I just LOVED them. We felt like we had known them much longer than a half hour:). They were downsizing from their Toyota Sequoia because Dana just wanted something smaller. She is a real estate agent and had her advertisement on the windows of the vehicle. So I asked her how business has been and she just started telling me about how much the Lord has blessed them. She said when people apologetically ask her how work as been she is able to use those moments as a way to give a testimony as to how the Lord has blessed and provided for their family because business has been great for them despite the tough economy. The next hour or so resulted in us getting to be encouraged by hearing them discuss how the Lord has blessed them over the years, hearing Scripture that has encouraged and directed their lives and testimonies of how the Lord proved Himself faithful to them even when He surprised them with changed plans. It was so encouraging!! Anyway, when we were saying good-bye they mentioned that they were trying to decide what to do with their vehicle. I did not think anything of it because I knew we could not afford a Sequoia so I did not even let my mind go to the option of purchasing it from them. Afterward, Blue and I went to test drive a Chevy Equinox that we ended up loving that was priced at $9000, which would have been a little easier on our checkbook. We decided to go home and pray about it and we needed to let the dealer know the next day. The next day we woke up and we both had a peace about the vehicle being a good buy - it was a great car at a great price. But something kept us from saying "yes" immediately. We told the dealer we would come on Monday in order to take it to a mechanic and have it checked again, and we would just hope and pray it didn't sell before then.

So Saturday afternoon, OUT OF NO-WHERE, I thought "I should ask Dana what they plan to ask for the Sequoia if they decide to sell it." To the point where I was SO anxious to get to my phone to ask her. Her response: "We have looked at a couple of options: donating it to a ministry or selling it. Joe and I have talked and if you and Blue would like it we will sell it to you for $3000. Then we will reach a happy medium of selling it and donating it to a ministry for the use of His shepherds." CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?! But wait, it gets even better!! Because it is higher in miles she proceeded to say that they have already given it a brand new transmission within the last year, new brakes and the tires still have a good year and half on them!!! Keep waiting.........there is still more!!! She also wanted to let me know that she was going to include the DVD player with 2 screens!!! WHAT?!?! Can you believe it???? We are now saving around $300 a month and have more than we could have thought to ask for. God is so good.........all the time, He is good.

There are so many details in this story, even some that I haven't written about, that make it so obvious that the Lord used His gracious hands to orchestrate this entire situation. Our God is so amazing. It as such a sweet reminder that when we are obedient to Him, even in situations that we are not "excited" about, He blesses us so abundantly. Not only did the Lord provide buyers for our pathfinder and, in turn, supply us with a vehicle that is reliable and something we absolutely love, He also gave us such precious new friends in Him. We are on each other Christmas card list :)

Wait, there is still more................

My absolute favorite part about this entire story is how this lovely couple behaved in the midst of such great generosity. Every time I went to thank Dana for being so incredibly gracious her only response was to give thanks to the Father. In the most beautiful and gentle way possible she held me accountable in pointing my thankful fingers to the Lord, not to her and Joe. They were so humble. She told me that they had lumps in their throats to even be able to play a role in such a blessing. What an amazing example of a believer in our King who has a willing and giving spirit. When I told her I was struggling with even know how to show how thankful I am she told me that she has learned that the best way to say "thank you" to our Lord is reciprocity. Go and bless someone else.

I just love our Lord so much. I also love Dana and Joe for being such a radiant light for our Father.

We LOVE long weekends!

There is just something SO GREAT about having that one extra day over the weekend, isn’t there??? We tried our best to savor it and enjoy it as much as possible. While Blue did some sermon preparation on Saturday Campbell and I met my sister and my niece to do some shopping at Sam’s Club and then went back to their house to have some fun in the sun. And just in case anyone is keeping score, it is official……….Campbell does not like water. She had a super time watching Madison in the pool but was much more content sitting in my lap or running around on the grass. I am hoping that with time she will grow to appreciate splashing around in the pool because it is so much fun!

On Sunday we joined my parents at my sister’s house after church to just eat lunch and hang out for a while. Of course, fun was had by all. I got to hold my new little baby niece for a while………….she is just too cute I can hardly stand it! Even though Campbell is only 13 months old, it is still hard to picture her being that little! Holding Lily made me realize even more clearly how quickly Campbell is growing up.

Today (Monday) we did a little shopping as a family and then just lounged around the house all day. We got Campbell a child’s swing for the swing set that her Papaw and Mamaw got her and she LOVED it!!! On behalf of Campbell………….THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAMAW AND PAPAW!!

It was a great LONG weekend:)

My baby niece, Lily

Kind of random, but I thought it was cute. Campbell and Madison when we were shopping at Sam's Club.

Campbell after the drive back from "fun in the sun" at Amber's. How is that comfortable??

Fun times with Play Doe

Campbell and Mommy

It is hard to find many things that are more fun than a swing

Let the football begin....and bring on the appetizers.

Well, today is the day. That's right folks. Today is the day that my husband has been looking forward to since that dreadful day too long ago when football season ended. Today marks the day that we begin blocking off Saturday's due to Georgia football games and when we begin trying to figure out new strategies in getting people to generously give us game tickets ;) Technically, Blue's life won't fully change until Saturday at GA's kick-off (scratch that - it will probably change when his feet hit the floor after he wakes up due to the anticipation). I, on the other hand, am excited about a different aspect to game day. I am super pumped about finding yummy new appetizer recipes to try :) Here is one that I came across that I am going to try this weekend.....

Buffalo Chicken Dip

• 8 oz. package of cream cheese
• 1/2 cup blue cheese salad dressing
• 1/2 cup any flavor Frank's Red Hot Sauce
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese dressing
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast

(I am probably going to have to subsitute blue cheese for ranch and some other cheese due to Blue's taste buds)

Heat oven to 350

Place cream cheese into deep baking dish. Stir until smooth.

Mix in salad dressing, Frank's Red Hot Sauce and cheese.

Stir in chicken.

Bake 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through; stir.

Garnish as desired.

Serve with crackers or vegetables.

Blue and Heather time!!

Campbell stayed with her Oma and Opa this weekend so Blue and I 1) had a lot of fun going on a couple of dates and to a couple of weddings on Saturday and 2) tried to play it cool but really missed our little girl like crazy. Her Oma is bringing her back tomorrow and we are super excited to hug her. But while we missed her, we had so much fun together this weekend!! On Friday we went and did a little bit of hiking at Table Rock after I got off work and then stopped at this cute little place called Aunt Sue's to get some ice cream and listen to the blue grass band they had playing. It was seriously a scene you can only find in the country :) I love it. Then on Saturday we had 2 weddings to go to (which I was completely fine with because I love going to weddings) and we capped the weekend off with a dinner date tonight. We had so much fun! It was so weird to just sit at a booth and slowly enjoy my chips and salsa from Chili's (that's right, I said it, chips and salsa from CHILI'S - my favorite) and not be continually bending down to the floor to pick up whatever my daughter has thrown down on it or to not be inhaling my food as quickly as possible so that we can head out the exit before Campbell reaches her limit in the high chair. We seriously did not know what to do with ourselves. We actually got to eat slowly!! Do ya'll hear this??? We had a date with adult conversation! But if we are being honest, I think we both sat there and looked adoringly at the cute little kids that were seated around us and were just reminded about how much we miss our little girl. Man, I hope she gets a good nights rest because she is going to be WORN OUT from hugs and kisses tomorrow night.

In case I haven't told everybody today, I really, really love my husband. I am so thankful for him. And I am so thankful for family members that will watch our little girl for us for the weekend so that we can enjoy some Mommy and Daddy time. We had such a great weekend together! Monday morning is approaching way to early........

Campbell turned 1!!!!

I am not even going to try to make an excuse for taking this long to update this blog. Moving on..........:)

Well, our little Campbell Brooke is now 1 year old!! Where in the world has the time gone?!?! She is now walking ALL OVER the place, which has definitely made things a lot busier for Blue and I :) We had her 1st birthday party at our church on July 31st and then saved a big ol' cupcake that her Oma (german word for grandmother) made her to eat on her actual birthday, which was August 5th. Unfortunately, she wasn't feeling to good at her birthday party - but hopefully she still had a good time :) She was a little timid toward her birthday cake at the party but showed no fear diving into it at home on the 5th.

First Campbell needed to check out the cake.....

...then she got a little more into it.

We tried so hard to get a good family picture but we were never able to get one with Campbell looking at the camera. Is she checking out her nails in this one??

Once she knew what this whole cake thing was about she was all about it. Here she is on her actual birthday at home.

Here Campbell is rockin' her birthday shirt.....

and wait..............there's more!!!!!.......

My sister, Amber, gave birth to my ADORABLE niece, Lily Morgan!! Ya'll seriously, she is so stinkin' cute!!!! I love, love, love her. She was born on June 23rd and is a precious and healthy baby girl. Amber and Brian are doing great and Madison is super excited to have a little sister! I thank the Lord that I live close so that I was able to be at the hospital for the delivery. I actually got to be in the room with Brian and Amber when Lily was born!

The birth of Lily and Campbell's birthday have been the big milestones over the past several months. Other than that it has just been the same busy day-to-day life. I have been busy with work and keeping things managed and in order at home and Blue has been super busy with church, school and keeping ME managed and in order :)

So much has happened!!!

Worst. Blogger. Ever. I have no excuses, I have just really stunk it up lately with the blogging. So much has happeend too!!! I hate that I have been so slack! Campbell started crawling (now standing!), we went on our first "family of 3" vacation (which also means Campbell saw the beach for the first time), we bought a new (new to us) pathfinder, Blue went away to school for a week and my precious mom came to stay with Campbell and I, Milie (Blue's sister) came to stay with us for a few days, and I know there is more I just can't think of it at the moment. I am not even going to try to go back and write about each thing because this would turn into a novel and I know that nobody signed up for that :) I really am going to do better........really........... :)

Happy Birthday, Blue!

Blue turned 30 on April 21! His birthday fell on a Wednesday this year so I surprised him with a little birthday celebration at church with the youth and we went out to lunch that day to Flat Rock (yum :) ). I thank the Lord for sending me such an amazing man to be my husband and the best daddy to my children. To celebrate his 30th birthday here are 30 of the reasons I love him..........

1. His daily life encourages and challenges me to pursue the Lord and grow in my relationship with Him.
2. He has a sincere heart to reach the lost and grow the kingdom.
3. He challenges me to reach outside of my comfort zone.
4. He is truly the most amazing father I could have ever dreamed of and daily pursues our daughter.
5. His life reflects his pursuit of the Lord.
6. He truly makes me so happy. I am always happier when he is around.
7. He has a thirst for studying and absorbing the Word.
8. He loves to learn.
9. He leads us in such a fun marriage that is full of SO much laughter.
10. He has a goofy side that only few people get to see and he makes me laugh so much.
11. He makes me feel completely safe and protected.
12. He is direct, yet gently, in calling me out in my sin - I am so thankful for this.
13. He desires to please the Lord before pleasing people.
14. He always puts others before himself.
15. He is one of the most generous and giving people I know.
16. He is an incredible leader in our home and makes it easy for me to follow and submit to his leadership.
17. I have never doubted or questioned his love and devotion to our family.
18. I love the way he looks at our daughter, Campbell.
19. He is such a Godly father and husband and desires to continually be refined.
20. He isn't embarrassed to make every goofy noise and gesture imaginable to make our daughter laugh.
21. He is quick to forgive and never holds a grudge.
22. He is one of the most patient people I know.
23. He never judges me.
24. He is very bold and not easily intimidated.
25. He is completely confident in who he is without an ounce of arrogance.
26. He honors his word.
27. He loves, respects and treasures his friendships.
28. He is quick to listen and slow to speak.
29. He so easily trusts the Lord and exhibits so much faith in Him. He never worries and always trusts.
30. He makes me need a much longer list.

Happy Birthday, Blue! I love you!

Fun on the playground

Blue's mom and step-dad came up last weekend and we took Campbell to the playground for the first time. A park near us was having Family Fun Day so it was a perfect excuse to go out and enjoy the sunshine. I have been so excited about putting her in the bucket swing for the first time. Seriously, if I was not already completely obsessed with my daughter seeing her on the swing-set would have for sure done the job. She absolutely LOVED it!! Blue also took her down the slide, but the slide did not impress her nearly as much as the swing (you think it was just an excuse for Blue to get to go down the slide?? :) ). Here are a few pictures from the playground fun....

Easter

What a beautiful Easter weekend! I have to say, I can not believe that Easter came so quickly this year, but it was such a gorgeous day to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior! We had family over to our house Sunday after church to eat (of course) and to just spend some good ol' time together. I thought I would get a motherhood demerit if I did not make Campbell her first Easter basket, so we put together a little basket with a stuffed bunny in it. I realize she had no idea what it was and it was purely for the picture, but hey, now we have a snapshot of the memory. All she was really interested in was eating the plastic egss..........

Better late than never.....

I feel the need to begin by saying that I am in complete awareness that the fact that I am just now posting this is pathetic. My daughter is now over 7 months old and I am posting her 6 month stats. I know, I'm such a rookie. But here they are anyway....

Length: 26.5 inches - 74%

Weight:17.25 lbs. - 72%

Head circumference: 16.93 inches - 64%

Here are a few things about our sweet little Campbell Brooke....

Things she loves:

• Sweet potatoes (in the baby food form, of course)
• Her glow worm and her little bunny
• Rolling ALL over the floor
• Her exersaucer
• Her jumparoo
• Anything that mommy and daddy are holding
• Watching Baby Einstein videos
• The bumper in her crib - she BURIES herself in it every night

Things she hates:

• When we try to wipe ANYTHING off of her face
• When we put her jacket on - you would think we were enforcing cruel and unusual punishment
• When she sees her bottle and we do not give it to her IMMEDIATELY
• When she does not get to have everything mommy and daddy are holding

Things she does that are WAY cute:

• Babbles and babbles and babbles....
• She laughs so much when mommy and daddy tickle her, I love it!!
• She gets SO excited and opens her mouth really wide and just starts bouncing up and down
• Plays with her feet
• Lays in the crib in the morning and just quietly plays with her bunny before we go get her
• Moves ALL OVER the crib when she sleeps
• Can I just say everything?

Here are a few of her 6 month pictures that we had taken.....