Precious moments

These pictures were taken May 31st. After Dinner and their Bath...Ellie decided to have story time with Gabe. She is such a big girl. She is awesome at Reading now! She is going to soar thru 1st Grade! She is so amazing! She is also trying to teach Gabe to read also. I just had to capture these moments so I won't forget them. Enjoy!

Gabe..silly boy!

Here are some pictures of Gabe recently. He is such a character. He always makes funny faces and tries to make everyone laugh whether it is shaking his butt or making a joke. He has so much personality! We just love him to pieces! He is so excited about starting pre-school in August! I know he will do well!

Blood Type and Allergies

http://www.runtheplanet.com/trainingracing/nutrition/bloodtype.asp

I found this information today while browsing the Internet. I can't believe my eyes!
Ellie (my 6 year old) has severe allergies and alot of them. When she was one years old, she was hospitalized with pneumonia and RSV. She was sick alot so the doctor had some blood work done and found out she was allergic to eggs and cats. At the age of 3 we had an allergy panel done on her back which was very traumatizing for the both of us but we found out she was allergic to even more things such as eggs, yeast, beans, peas and peanuts and also cats and dogs.
Well right before she started Kindergarten, we had another panel done and found even more things that she had become allergic to: eggs, yeast, beans, peas, peanuts, wheat, soy, oats, corn, tomatoes, pork, celery and oranges. I was so shocked and didn't know what I was going to feed my baby girl. Thank God my husband helped me come up with ideas on what to cook! It has been a roller coaster ride but we are working through it. I have had to send Ellie's lunch every day at school, including her drinks and snacks. She basically can't eat anything anywhere other than what I send with her. She is getting use to it and has adjusted pretty well...I must say!
Well, Just wanted to share this information I found on the link above. Check it out! Pretty interesting!

Me and Mrs. Rose (Mama Rose)

Mrs. Rose and I went to Cork and Canvas to do a painting and this was my gift to her for Mother's Day. I thought this would be a nice gift and something her and I could do together that would be fun! We had a great time and Danny was off and was able to watch the kids.
I love doing stuff like this! Mrs. Rose is a wonderful person and I am glad she is a part of our family now. Happy Mother's Day Mama Rose! :)

Butterfly

Ellie and Gabe noticed a Butterfly and they chased it around the yard. Here they are with it on a flower. They had the greatest time! It was so pretty! I also had fun taking pictures!

A couple shots..random

Here are a few shots I got with my new camera. I will take many more soon...:)

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello All...

So much has been going on our way! I can hardly keep up. I am sidetracked in so many different directions. I am still watching Max and he is 9 months old now. He keeps me busy when he is here. I am 36 weeks pregnant now. My next doctor appointment is Monday and he will start seeing me weekly now. We are anxiously awaiting baby Jordan's arriival. My awesome family (mom Karen, Rachel) threw me a baby shower in Destrehan at their home. It turned out wonderful and I got alot of much needed things. My best friend Bonnie was able to come all the way from Texas to be there. Lindy and Debbie came to visit recently and also painted baby Jordan's room for me and put up a chair rail in the room. Lindy brought someone who did that part with all the proper tools. It turned out Amazing! I love it! I got the chance to go shopping with Mrs. Rose (momma Rose) and we found the bedding for Baby Jordan. It is little sail boats! It is so cute! Every thing is coming together and I couldn't be more excited and appreciative for all the family and friends that I have and all that they have done! I couldn't do it without them!

Ellie and Gabe are really excited about their little brother coming as well. I know they will do just fine and be great big helpers.

I got a new Camera thanks to my husband and his GM points thru his work. I got a Canon Rebel T2i and a new lens (L series 70-200mm). The lens is incredible! I am going to be able to shoot a session of a family this afternoon in New Orleans (city park). I can't wait for that! I have one more photo job next week and I think that will be it until after Jordan's arrival.

I can NOT believe that Mother's Day is tomorrow! I can't help but think of my MOM and how much I miss her and how Much I would love for her to be here and share all these wonderful things with me. She would be so proud of Ellie and Gabe! It will be difficult having Jordan and knowing that I can't have my mom there with me or to see baby Jordan as he comes out. She was there for Ellie and Gabe! I think she was more excited for the birth of Ellie and Gabe than I was. I remember the look on her face when she saw them for the first time...with tears in her eyes! It is time that I treasure and will never forget.

After loosing my mom, it makes me appreciate every day that I am here and I don't take anything for granted. I appreciate everyone so much more and the "little things". I have to admit that when I think of loosing someone else, it makes me so sad because I know first hand what that pain is like. Being hormonal (pregnancy) doesn't help either. Ha ha!

On May 28th it will be 3 years since my mom passed away! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. I think of Mother's day and I just wish I could tell her "Happy Mother's Day" again!

I know I need to think of My family now and the MOM that I want to be for my children and the example that she was to me and all the many things she taught me!

So...for everyone that still has their mom with them...treasure all the good moments and always tell them you love them and how much she means to you! Mother's are a Gift from God!

I will always Love my mom and miss her with all my heart!

Like my momma always said..

My cup runneth over.........

Love Lizzy :)

Good Character Award

We are so proud of our little girl...she got a Good Character Award at school this past week. We got to go to her "Morning Meeting" in the gym at her school which starts at 8:20 sharp every day. It was so cute to see all the kids go about their routine in the morning. They said the pledge and they also have the 1st graders say the weather report. It was so precious. Ellie was not aware of the award until they called her name. Her teacher sent me a text message a few days before to let me know and she told me that she would keep it a surprise from her until that day. Ellie as shocked to see Danny and I there when she got her award. I also got a magnet saying that my child got the award "good character". I am so proud and love it! Here are a few pictures from it..:) Enjoy!

Fun..:)

more easter pics..

Look what I can do...

Learning how to play baseball

Easter Pics

We celebrated Easter Sunday with my Dad. We went to church first and then went out to eat at a seafood restaurant in Covington. Mrs. Rose's daughter Angie came in town and we got to see her son "sean" for the first time. He is almost one year old now. It was a great visit. We all went to my Dad's house after for the "egg hunt". The kids had a lot of fun and also got to play baseball with Danny. They were so cute because they are learning how to hit the ball and catch it. It was a nice day! We also got Victoria that evening. We are all excited to spend time with her because we don't get to see her as often as we would like.
We ended up taking a trip to the gulf coast the next day since Ellie and Victoria were out of school. We got to swim and lay out in the beautiful sunshine. It was a great mini vacation and great family time..which was much needed!