So Much to be Thankful For

After our trip to Branson, we headed to Paragould for a week. We were so excited for Mya to meet more of her family!

Mya met her Great Grandma Pearlie Ford. She was so comfortable in her arms, she fell asleep.




Mya is all ready to spend Thanksgiving Day with family.


What could be better than rocking with Grandma?


Four generations: My mom (Janie), Mya, my Mamaw (Pearlie), and me


Brad and Brody building with Legos.


We even celebrated Savannah's 15th birthday while we were together.


Front Row: Mom, Mya, Mamaw, and me
Back Row: Toni and Savannah


Me, Dad, Mom, Toni and Allen


Mya with her Aunt Ashley and Uncle Allen


Brad and I have so much to be thankful for. We can't imagine life without our beautiful baby girl.


We also celebrated Thanksgiving with family in St. Louis. Mya with her Grandma Jane and Grandpa Don.


Mya with her Uncle Brian


Mya and MacKenzie


Time for a Thanksgiving nap with Grandma


We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Road Trip!

We took Mya on her very first road trip in November. On the way to see our family in Paragould, Arkansas, for Thanksgiving, we decided to take a little detour through Branson. Brad wanted us to meet his good friends, Mel and Liz, and we wanted to visit Mel's Christmas store to look for an ornament for Mya's first Christmas.

While we were shopping, we saw Santa and took Mya's first picture with him.


Mya really enjoyed her time with "Uncle" Mel and "Aunt" Liz.


If you are ever in Branson, you MUST stop in at Kringles Christmas Shop. It is amazing! There is any ornament you could possibly imagine!


We had dinner with Mel and Liz at Mel's Hard Luck Diner...also a must when you are in Branson. Mya and I had our picture taken with a former American Idol contestant, Jason Yeager.


Mya hanging out with "Uncle" Mel.


Mya did really well on the trip. She slept most of the drive. After our time in Branson, we loaded up again and headed to Paragould.

One Month Old

I know, I know, I am behind on posting pictures but I am trying to catch up. Yes, Mya is now two months old, but here are some pictures of her at one month. Mya turned one month old on November 7, 2009.

Look at this smile! She is such a happy little girl.


Mya has big beautiful eyes. Her Great Grandma Mary Jo calls her "Little Miss Bright Eyes."


She is very active, always moving those arms and legs.


Mya is getting very long. The doctor said she is in the 90th percentile for her height.


Such precious little hands and...


...sweet little feet


Mya's hair continues to get thicker and longer.


This is Mya and her very first Build-A-Bear. Her cousin Savannah made this for her.


Everyone keeps telling us to enjoy every minute because they grow up so fast. We can't believe how quickly time seems to be going already. She seems to grow overnight sometimes. During the first month, Mya has really started to focus in on us and watch us. She has started smiling at us and we can tell she recognizes our voices. Her neck is really strong and she has been able to hold her head up pretty steady. She has also rolled over on both sides. It is so much fun to see her learn new things and this is just the beginning! We love you Mya!!!

Our Little Pumpkin

Since Mya was only 3 weeks old at Halloween, we did not go trick or treating or dress up in a costume. Next year we will for sure! We DID have a fun family day and began some traditions with Mya.

Thank you cousin Savannah for our fun Halloween onesie to wear, today. Thank you, also, Aunt Toni for our Halloween quilt. Thanks to Aunt Toni we have a quilt for every holiday.


Savannah also got Mya this sweet little pumpkin hat. Savannah spoils her little cousin...rotten! :)






We took Mya to Rombach's Pumpkin Patch. They had lots of fun things for the kids to do there like hay rides and mazes. Mya will definitely enjoy this as she gets older and we visit each year together. We took a family picture in front of The Great Pumpkin Pyramid.


Mommy and her little pumpkin


I thought this was a funny sign. It brought back memories of taking class field trips to pumpkin patches when I was teaching.


Mya and her Daddy with all of the fall trees in the background.



After the Pumpkin Patch, we had lunch at Balducci's (the best pizza ever!) and then headed home. Mya watched one of her Mommy's favorites, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. Definitely another tradition. It was such a great day together!!Happy First Halloween Mya!!