EMMA'S BAPTISM

Emma was baptized on Easter Sunday and it was such a special day for us all to be able to share this joyous occassion with Ben, Elizabeth and Emma (unfortunately Rick was not able to be there with all of us...he had to make a trip to California that weekend)! Here are some pictures from that day:

BUTTERFLY RELEASE

On Easter Sunday we had a butterfly release at the church on the side lawn after the service was over. It was amazing seeing all of the butterflies fly around and see all of the little children watch them...what a special way to celebrate new life on Easter Sunday! It was a wonderful idea and hopefully a tradition that will continue at the church! I've put a few pictures of Will looking at his butterfly and Mikayla and Matthew and Elizabeth caring for Emma's butterfly:

CHRISTOPHER AND MORGAN GET MARRIED!!!

My cousin, Christopher, was married on Saturday, March 31, 2007. We had a fun-filled weekend at the Honeysuckle Acres Bed and Breakfast in Winnsboro, South Carolina. It was a beautiful place to have a wedding and the weather definitely cooperated for them that weekend! It was a lot of fun and we are so glad to finally be able to officially welcome Morgan to the family! Here are some pictures from the special day!

IT'S TIME FOR A CAR WASH!

As you can see from the pictures Will decided that he needed to do like his daddy and remove the pollen off of his car....he was very determined to do a very good job...it was just the cutest thing!


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PLAYING WITH MY TOYS

Another day for Will out in the sun!!! We headed to church Sunday morning and once we got back home went straight to the "outdoors!" Will loves playing outside as you can see from all of these pictures and especially loves the water! Can't wait for the summer time....it should be so much fun!

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A DAY IN THE SUN

Rick had to fly on Saturday so I had the day to myself with my "little man!" We hung out and played in the morning, later went to the store, and once getting back from the store, went outside and had some fun with the baby pool!!! It was such a beautiful day for this so I knew Will would have some fun and he sure did!

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FAMILY HAPPENINGS

We have had a lot going on lately with our family! On March 18, 2007, my mom, sister, grandmother and myself had a bridal shower for my cousin's fiance, Morgan, at my house. We had a "tea party" for Morgan and had such a wonderful time getting to meet some of Morgan's family! We also celebrated a belated birthday birthday for my aunt Susan after the shower and had a wonderful time getting to hang out with the family! There's also a picture of Will watching daddy and uncle Ben "shoot hoops" from inside the house...too chilly outside that day for him! This picture was just too cute not to have on here!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDADDY (DAD)!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDADDY (DAD)!!! Sorry we aren't there to celebrate with you this weekend! Just wanted to send some birthday wishes your way and can't wait to see you again soon! Love you very much!!!

SHAVING WITH DADDY!!!

Will was in the bathroom tonight with Rick while he was shaving...the bathroom door opened after a little while and this is what came out...I just had to get some pictures!!!

RICK'S BIRTHDAY!!!

March 3rd was Rick's birthday and we celebrated by having everyone come over and take him out to eat for his birthday! We had a yummy meal at Macaroni Grill and Rick was sung Happy Birthday in Italian and given a scrumpcious chocolate cake!!! As much as he hated having everyone look at him b/c he was being sung to....he said it was worth it b/c of the cake! :) We came back to the house after that and had ice cream cake and opened gifts for Rick! He appreciated everything and especially having everyone around to celebrate his birthday with him! It was a lot of fun!

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FINN'S 2nd BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

We went to a birthday party this past weekend at GYMBOREE for Finn and had so much fun!!! All the children had such a wonderful time and were full of so much energy...I don't know how they keep going like they do all the time :)!!! Here are lots of pictures from the big party!!!

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WORKING WITH GRANDADDY!!!

Will loves Grandaddy and loves playing/working in his office and here's some pictures of them at "work" and doing what they do best together!!!

"IT'S BATHTIME!!!"

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JUST WILL!

Just some pictures of Will:

WILL AND UNCLE BEN

Will took a moment out of his "busy" day to sit with his uncle Ben and relax and watch some television ... he loves hanging out with his uncle Ben!

UNCLE KENT, WILL AND EMMA

We had a "photo shoot" with Uncle Kent, Will and Emma this weekend and I just thought that the pictures were so very precious and wanted to share them!

PLAY TIME WITH MOMMY!!!

Will and I were able to find some time together to play between all the "hustle and bustle" of things this weekend and here are a few pictures:

SLUMBER PARTY!!!

We had a "Slumber Party"/Lingerie shower for Julia Cope this past Friday, February 23, 2007 and had a BLAST!!! It was just the "girls" and no children...the husbands and uncles, friends, etc. kept all the children for a couple of hours while we had our get together and it was so very nice! My mom made homemade pizza that was delicious and my sister made yummy brownies and we had some little snacks like we would have had for a spend the night way back when! :) It was just like old times! We watched some old videos from our spend the nights from back in the day and they were hilarious...you should have seen what we all looked like and acted like...glad we aren't like that anymore! :) The evening was wonderful and Julia received lots of wonderful gifts from her wonderful friends and family...hope Julia had as much fun as I know that I did!!!

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!!



I made a cake to take to work today for Valentine's Day that ended up being a very big hit! I've put a picture of it here...I thought it was pretty good...if I do say so myself! :) It was a strawberry cake with vanilla icing...very yummy!!!



When I got home tonight, Rick, Will and I had a lasagna dinner for Valentine's Day instead of doing the "going out for dinner" that everyone under the sun probably did this evening! :) We had a very nice dinner and a very yummy Creme Brulle cheesecake for dessert! :)

EMMA AT ONE MONTH!

Emma is now one month old and is growing like crazy and is as precious as can be! Here are a few new pictures of her for everyone to see how much she has changed in the last month!