Dad's birthday

We celebrated 46 wonderful years of my dad's life this past weekend. Sue prepared a wonderful meal of ribs, steaks and such and we had a great time of fellowship and celebration. All of the children were there along with ChrisAnn (Tyler's girlfriend), JD and Missy (our adopted sisters), and DeeDee and Poppy. As you will notice in the picture of Dad and the kids, this is officially the first year that Mason (the yougest brother) is officially the tallest!! Watch out Dad he is soon to catch you too :)

Missy's shower

This weekend we had Missy's shower at my mom's house. We had a great time getting to meet both Clint's mom and grandmother, as well as Missy's friends and their mothers from college. There was lots of pink as you can tell, so it was super girlie just for Mish. She got 5 place settings of her china, a coffee maker, all of her bathroom stuff and even some kitchen things. Mish is a part of our family and has been for a long time and so we were very thankful to be able to host this shower for her. Only 2 more months and she will be a Davis :)

Upcoming Weddings!

Oh how glorious is another summer of weddings! (And I am in no way being sarcastic either haha) I am so excited about this upcoming May when they all begin. Missy Bond will be getting married May 12th, followed by Amy Alexander on June 2nd, Abbye McMillin June 30th, Jen Gray on July 20th and Jenn Wade August 18th! How thankful I am that I have an excuse to come home this many times to see all of my friends :) There is no doubt that they will all be beautiful and I am so honored to play bridesmaid, program attendant, Assistant Coordinator and friend.

Weddings, weddings and more weddings...

As I was posting pictures from our wedding yesterday,because of many requests, I started to realize all of the wonderful weddings in the past 2 years of my life! Now I would never complain that there have been

so many, because i love them SO, but when i think about them all I think wow, my summers have been overloaded with them :) I have been bridesmaid, book attendant, maid of honor, "best woman", extra helper, scripture reader and guest and you would think that I just cant get enough. So much so that I plan to be in or attend at least 4 more this year!!! Nine times a bridesmaid!!!Such beautiful brides and wonderful friends, why in the world would i miss it? Most girls who have been the bride are very much over weddings once theirs takes place. Not this bride! I love everything about them and cant get enough. I am so lucky to be able to still use my craftiness and planning skills to continue to help my friends. These are some pics of me and the brides (and groom, my cousin Alan, where I truly was the "best woman!").

Sweet Gracie

Ava Grace Geabhart was born on March 8th. Her mother Haley and I went to college together. She weighed 8lbs and 10 oz, which was huge since Haley has such a small body type. Gracie and her parents live in Memphis, TN and I am sad she is so far away. JR and I hope to go and visit her sometime this summer (he and her dad Blake are big buds too). I was in Haley and Blake's wedding in August 2005 and she was the first one of our college friends to get pregnant. No doubt she will be a great little mother. No doubt I am proud of my new little adopted niece :)

Tribute to our Uncle Bubba

James Carter Ellis was the name he was given but Bubba was the name his family and friends chose. We were so sad to say goodbye to him yesterday but are grateful for the many memories he has given us. He was a great light of cheer to all of those around him, always making us laugh and willing to give a helping hand. He loved Nascar and wrestling and was definitely a kid at heart. He LOVED his family and more especially his nephews. He lived with the Isham family for the past seven years and became more than a huge part of the family. JR and I have always said we wanted to name our son Carter after Bubba and now there is no doubt we will want to honor such an important man to us both. We are happy that Bubba is now in heaven and smiling down on us. He was one
incredible man. It has definitely taught us that you never know when God will be ready to bring you home.. so we better get ready. Bubba was healthy just a day ago and then died at the age of 48 very suddenly.

Baby Pics

Here we are at 4 years old. Isnt it hard to believe that even then God knew we were meant to be? I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband who takes such good care of me.

Taking it back to the old days

The good ole high school days are fun to remember. I am so thankful that I have many pictures that have been kept from this time. It is time JR and I started dating, as well as the time many memories were made. Thought yall would enjoy seeing these :)

Ski Trip to Snowshoe

We went to Snowshoe resort in West Viriginia this past week. There was another couple from school that came with their family with us. It snowed 9 inches the day that we arrived and so therefore there was plenty of "powder" as the avid skier would call it. I will have to say that my skiing experience was rather rocky. I have been several times before with my dad, however, i think with age comes more fear for me and that produced the outcome of Lindsey only skiing one day :) It was beautiful scenary and I really enjoyed traveling with my husband, but from now on i think we have decided that will be "the guys" trip haha. JR was so sweet to me though and very understanding of my fear. He treated me like a queen for my birthday dinner while we were there, taking me to a very nice restaurant. It was amazing to see all of God's beautiful creation up there... it seemed like you could see mountains for miles. That will be a 24th birthday i will never forget :)