Grayson Christmas

Well as I said in the previous post; we were super busy last weekend. We had Kathryn's graduation on Saturday...then on Sunday, we had all the Grayson's over to celebrate Christmas together. Buddy & Laura were in town & were not going to be in town before Christmas so we decided to celebrate early. We had a wonderful time. Nick and I had a brunch for everyone at our house. The kids were excited because they got to open some gifts before Christmas Day. Us adults decided to draw names this year. We had a alot of fun with that. It was so funny...we all draw names randomly...we we all drew each others names......meaning; I got Buddy; Buddy got me....Nick got Jimmy; Jimmy got Nick; Laura got Pat; Pat got Laura and Kathryn got Jodi; Jodi got Kathryn. That is so weird that it worked out that way....we all thought it was funny. Anyways; we had a wonderful time. Here are a few pictures from Sunday!

I was so excited to make this donut tree for the brunch. I got the idea from Sandra Lee's cooking show....I love Sandra Lee's ideas!!

Kathryn Graduates!!

So this weekend was a very busy weekend. On Saturday, Kathryn, Nick's sister, graduated from Armstrong. She was very excited; now, on to the job search for her. She had a wonderful time at her party Saturday night too!! Here are a few pictures from the graduation & the party.

We had the graduation party at Jimmy & Jodi's house. It was a perfect night to have a party....not too hot & not too cold. Really it was a beautiful day!! Everyone had a great time....there was tons of food. Nick and Jimmy cooked the low country & I hear that it was good! Of course, I was stuck eating chicken fingers since I can't eat shellfish. But the fingers & fruit were wonderful. You can't go wrong with Spanky's chicken fingers. Okay, enough about that....here are a few pics from that night.

Foster

Foster was born back in August which I think I may have said on an earlier blog. Well, I went up to Atlanta back in October and stayed with Chrissie, Shane, & Foster for a few days. It was so nice hanging out with Chrissie before she went back to work. I told her that we needed to do it more often. While there, I had a little time to set up the back drop so we took some pictures of Foster....he is just so sweet!! Here are a few formal pics with the black back drop & a few from the week that I was visiting! I can't wait for Addison & Foster to meet. Chrissie & I say that we have a pre-arranged marriage set up for Foster and Addison. Of course that would be super cool; but, I really just hope that Foster & Addison are super good friends & that Foster protects her like a big brother!!

Foster was not too happy when we put him in his pumkin outfit; but, he just looked so cute. Chrissie & I got the outfit from Pottery Barn one of the days that we went shopping.

Right before I was getting ready to leave; I realized that I didn't take a picture with Foster & I. He was asleep in his swing so rather than wake him; I just got a picture with him in his swing.

Family Baby Showers

So we have been super busy! We have had two baby shower's so far. My side gave us a shower & then Nick's family gave us a shower. Both showers were so nice. I can't believe that I forgot my camera for the first shower which is the shower that my family gave us. My cousin Tori took some pictures for me so I can't wait to get them. Here are a few pictures from the shower that Nick's family gave us. We cannot say thank you enough to both sides of the family.....both showers were so nice!!

A Few Photos as Promised...

Here are a few pictures from two past photo sessions.....

Jamie this blog is for you....

Okay, so last night I had dinner with a few girlfriends (which I love each one dearly) and one of them told me update your blog! So, Jamie - this blog is for you! I'll add a few pictures this weekend of some recent photo sessions. So let's see what has been going on....maybe I should say what hasn't been going on lately. Nick and I have been so busy. We picked out our bedding which is from Pottery Barn Kids and we ordered Addison's crib and a dresser. Right now I am trying to decide on the room color for Addison's nursery. I never knew there were so many shades of green out there!!!





Oh, we got registered finally & can I just say I thought registering for a wedding was rough...well deciding what you want for your child is even harder. You have to be concerned with not only if you like the style of it; but, do you need it, is it safe, what the weight size, all kind of things! But we finally did it. We registered at Target & Just for Baby. We tried to register at Babies R U (Toys R Us); but, that didn't go too well, so we decided just to not register there. Now I cannot say enough good things about Just for Baby. They are awesome.....so helpful & their prices are the same as Target! We got our crib & dresser from them; but, they have so much more. As I said above, deciding on what items for Addison was so hard.

I'm 23 weeks pregnant now...wow does time fly! I cannot believe it, between now & June we know of 15 babies that will be born....that doesn't include two of my friends who have had babies in the last 2 months! Wow that's alot of babies....out of that 15 there are 2 set of twins! Still that's a whole lot of pregnant women!

So Nick and I will remain busy for the next 6 months with baby showers & the births of all these babies. I think it is so exciting....Addison will have so many little friends her age! On top of all the babies being born, Nick and I have two weddings April of next year. Nick is in both of the weddings....so we have bachelor parties and showers for them as well. That doesn't include any photo shoots or weddings that I have going on between now & June....busy, busy, busy! That's okay.....things will settle down one day, right?


Prayer Request time - I have a friend, who I will not say her name and I hope she does not mind me writing about, you know who you are. She & her husband have been trying for several years now to have a baby. Well she is having her 3rd IVF (in-vitro) done next week, Oct 24th. If you are reading this, will you please say a prayer for her & her husband that God will bless them with a beautiful baby! She is one of my dearest friends & she was there for me while I was having my minor pre-pregnancy issues. She is so kind spirited and lovely; a wonderful Christian woman. She is already a wonderful Mom to her daughter. Again, please stop what you are doing right now & say a prayer for her....then next week, if you think about her say another prayer; maybe even write it on your calendar for the 24th to say a special prayer for both her & her husband that he procedure works. I know that it has been a roller coaster ride for them and they are such lovely and caring parents and deserve a baby so badly. I love this girl so much and just want her dreams to come true having a little boy or girl; a sister or brother for her daughter. Please say that special prayer....thank you!

Well, I think that wraps it up for today....I know I am really bad at this blog thing. I say it every time, I'll try to get better; but, I guess I can only say that so many times. So I will not say it this time....so till next blog, Take Care.....

I love photographing the family above. The mom loves photography & is always excited about having the kids & family photographed. The night we took these pictures, I think we might have picked the hottest night in August on record. The kids were great.....they kept smiling till the end!!!

The above little girl was turning 1 and her Grandmother hired me to come take pictures of her first birthday party. I had a great time photographing her.....she was so cute!!!!

Chrissie & Shane are my dear friends who just had the little baby on Monday. While she was down in June we got the chance to do some pregnancy pictures for them. Of course it was great fun!!!

Micheal & Catharine got engaged recently.....Congrats to them! Their wedding is in Charleston in April 2008. We had a great time doing their pictures.....we were up extra early to get these shots!

Shelley & Chad are expecting too. I love the black & white picture of Shelley laughing. I just think it is such a priceless picture. I love when I capture true emotion in pictures!!!

Cousins are the best. It was the first time that this group of cousins have been together all at once so this was a neat photo session. All the children were so cute.



So these are just a few of the pictures that I have taken over the past month. So, I would promise to get better at this; but, I'm not going to make any promises. I will just say that I will try to not take so long to post next time....Till then......take care!!