Update on Rubes

Our little Ruby is now 2 1/2 months. She is growing so fast. She smiles a lot now and her personality is starting to show. She loves to sleep this way with her arms up under her head. Here she is just kicking back cooling.

Here she is responding to Grandpa. He can always get her to talk to him and laugh.
This is her Easter dress. Once again she is talking and laughing with Grandpa.

Ruby we love you so much!!

Aubrey's Senior Pics

Here is a sneak peek of Aubrey's Senior pictures that were taken last Saturday by our own personal family photographer Jessica Mackey. Haha. She's not really our personal photographer but she might as well be since she's done so many photo shoots of our family at different times. Check out her blog at urbanangelphotography.blogspot.com to see her amazing work (and some of the other photo shoots that she has done for us).

Aubrey, you are so beautiful and take such wonderful pictures. Yes, I am biased!

Happy Birthday Erik!!

So this is lame but my pics are on my laptop and my laptop is not working right now. I wanted to post some pics of my crazy son-in-law but I can't because my laptop is not working. Following me? So this is a lame call out to wish my first son-in-law, Erik David Payne, a Happy Birthday. I promise the first thing I will do when my laptop gets fixed is post some pics of him. We love you, Erik.

P.S. Erik is the one in our family picture on the far left. See his hair? Now you know why I think he's crazy. I'm just glad that he didn't also have his moustache at that same time.

Some wedding pictures

Here are some pictures that one of Nick's aunts took at the wedding. I was so crazy that day, I didn't even take my camera. Here are her colors. I love the purple and green. This was one of the Bridesmaids bouquets.

Here are her sisters as Bridesmaids. Left to right: Ashley McCarville (her sister-in-law with the SAME name), Amber, Erica and Aubrey. Aubrey was her Maid of Honor. Erica hates standing in between Amber and Aubrey. Look at the difference in height. She's even wearing heels.


My handsome Patrick walking her down the aisle. She looks so nervous.

Patrick giving her one last kiss before he hands her over to Nick. ( He's behind the tree. haha)

The beautiful bride!!

The happy couple. Nick and Ashley McCarville

She looked gorgeous. It was a beautiful day. More pictures (the professional ones) in a few weeks. Also, I will post pictures of our backyard decorated for the reception. It turned out amazing.

What's Up???

So if you've noticed on the side of my blog there is a count down thingy for Ashley's wedding. It reads that today there is 2 weeks and 2 days left until the "Big Day". I need at least 2 months and 2 days until the "Big Day".

I am the biggest procrastinator. Out of my girls Ashley has had the longest engagement. So I should be way ahead of the game in getting everything done for her wedding, right? Nooooooo. I did better having two weddings 8 weeks apart than I have done having 10 months to prepare for this one. I am still sewing bridesmaids dresses that could have been done last year before Christmas. (Remind me never to sew bridesmaids dresses again. I don't care how much the dresses cost. Not having to sew them is totally worth it!!!) I haven't bought any of the food yet. Haven't even figured out how much to buy. And once I figure all that out I get to start cooking. Yippee!! (note sarcasm here)

Oh well, as they say, everything will come together in the end. All I know is that Aubrey is going to have the easiest wedding reception because after 19 months straight of planning and doing weddings, I am darn tired. For her wedding, EVERYTHING will be done by someone else.

(Yeah, right!!)

Well, hello there...

I received this on my phone from Erica the other day.

I could just eat her up.

What can I say....

She is perfect.

She is beautiful.

She is such a blessing.

She is my grandbaby Ruby Mae!!