Monday, June 29, 2009

2nd trip to the beach
















A group of us went down to the beach for a short trip, and we had a great time! I am getting a lot of use out of my new camera that my wonderful husband bought me for Christmas! I still have a lot to learn! We all packed out white and khaki clothes to try out the beach portraits you see! Here are just a few of the pictures we took! What an experience trying to get everyone posed!

Happy Father's Day




We love you!

Daytona Beach 1st Summer Vacation














































As you can tell, John Davis loves the beach. I do not believe there is one part he does not like. Well, actually, he doesn't like me putting sunscreen on him. He always fusses during that part, but he is wide open running down to the beach afterwards. I truely think if we would have let him, he would have stayed out on the beach from sun up until sun down. Keith dug a hole for him daily to play in and he loved it! There were numerous trips to the ocean to get more water for his hole. I am enjoying making these memories from summer vacation!









Bell's Daylilly Garden












We loved Daylillies! There is a great garden to visit not to far from our house. So, we went one beautiful day and roamed the gardens. We forgot John Davis' stroller so we had to teach him not to touch the flowers. He loved all of the scenery. What a peaceful place to visit! Next time I want to pack a picnic lunch and spend the whole day.

John Davis' 1st fish!


Keith loves to go fishing and now John Davis does. Actually, John Davis loves to do everything Keith does so I wasn't surprised when John Davis wanted to go fishing with his Daddy. I was surprised when Keith told me that John Davis actually caught his 1st fish. We were excited about the catch and John Davis loved watching the fish flop in the water bucket!

John Davis turns 2!












As much as John Davis loves tractors, there was no question as to what kind of party he was going to have. It was a tractor themed party, of course John Deere tractors. We even had Keith's grandfather's tractor and old wagon to pull the children in for a ride after the party. The cake was delicious to everyone except Gabby, my neice who said it wasn't as good as she expected. We all had a laugh about her comment. John Davis loved the kids who came, the gifts (of course) and especially riding the tractor, even if it was raining.



Before I was a Mom.....

Before I was a Mom.....
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom...
I had never been puked on...
Pooped on...
Chewed on...
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom...
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom...
I ne ver held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him/her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom...
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom...
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.