Before we left for Texas we turned Cater's carseat around! She loves facing forward and we love it to! However she squeals a lot more we are not sure if that is because she can see us or just because!

Cater Ann

I can not believe that the first year of Cater's life is almost over. On Saturday our sweet baby girl will be one year old! This year has been such an amazing time for Jason and I! We have enjoyed every moment this past year learning how to become parents. Cater Ann you made us a mommy and a daddy and we cherish every ounce of you! We love seeing how happy you are to see us in the morning. It really makes the mornings so wonderful!! You teach us new things everyday and we look forward to all the things we will learn from you. The most important lesson has been to live in the moment! Cater Ann you are such a blessing and a perfect gift from God! We love you more than you will ever know!!


The day Cater is born!

Cater 1 month old!

Cater 2 months old!

Cater 3 months old!

Cater 4 months old!

Cater 5 months old!

Cater 6 months old!

Cater 7 months old!

Cater 8 months old!

Cater 9 months old!

Cater 10 months old!

Cater 11 months old!

1 year old!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Jason went out of town this weekend to a basketball coaching clinic in Tunica for the weekend. He goes every year except last year due to Cater being born. For those that do not know Tunica is a small city in Mississippi about 15 minutes from Memphis with several casinos! I am sure he hated to leave Cater and I! I will say I have made him feel a little guilty for leaving on mother's day but I am just joking. Everyday Jason treats as mothers day. He is so very selfless all the time and always lets me know how loved I am and how much he appreciates me. He takes on just as much at home as I do and never complains. I am so very lucky to have such an amazing husband, partner and best friend!! We sure did miss him and I know he missed us but we had such a good weekend. On Friday afternoon we went to the grocery store then came home and played outside. On Saturday morning I got some great snuggle time in and then we were off for our 1 year pictures with our smash cake. So much fun. We did a little shopping at Target and then came home for bed. On Sunday Jason called and let me know that Cater had called him and told him that she hid a gift for me. Such a smart girl. I got a charm for my charm bracelet from James Avery(can't wait for the Franklin, TN store to open up we do not have one in TN yet) that is a heart that says mommy I love it! Cater and I then headed to my awesome sister in laws house where she well Norm her husband made me and my mother in law a brunch! It was such a treat. Cater and I did a little more shopping and had some snuggle time before daddy came home. I did miss Jason so very much but it was so nice to have some time with just Cater and I. Cater, you made me a mommy almost one year ago. You are the light of my life and being a mother is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. You bring a smile to my face when I think about you and make everyday such a joy! I love you more than you will ever know and thank God everyday that he trust me to be your mommy! Thank you for such a fun weekend!!


This is a bad picture but the only one I have from mother's day!

Favorite Game

Cater's favorite thing to do it so open the drawer in the kitchen with her dishes in it and throw them out. Sweet funny girl!

Bye Bye Bottle!

4-24 was a big day for Miss Cater. She had her last bottle. We had been down to one bottle at night for about 2 weeks and she was drinking milk from a cup all day. I spent the whole day with my wonderful friend Brandy shopping, having lunch and seeing a movie. I was not sure I would make it back in time for bedtime routine however I did and even though I had given her bottle the night before and it was Jason's turn he wanted me to do it. Wonderful husband. And yes I wanted to cry because Jason is so selfless and because Cater is getting so big. A few weeks ago she took her brush from me and started brushing her own hair. Who did she get so big?





Last bottle (excuse me and how I look I was caught in the rain more than one time this day)


The other day while Cater was eating lunch she was doing so with her hand in the air! Funny Girl!!


Cater fell asleep in the car holding a balloon Jason bought her!

Cater loves to wave bye bye at the back door!

Happy Birthday Jason

34 years ago today my amazing husband was brought into this world. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful partner in life. Jason I love you more than words can ever express and thank God everyday that we met! You bring so much happiness to my life and the way Cater looks at you makes my heart melt every time. Cater has such a wonderful father figure in her life and I can not wait to see your relationship grow with her as she get older. Only you can make her laugh the way she does. We are so blessed to have you as a father and a husband!



This was the weather all weekend!

Poor Jason had a rainy birthday weekend. And all the flooding that is going on around us. It is very sad. We are very lucky that Lewisburg has not been hit with the floods but we are so very sad for all of our surrounding counties! Please keep Middle TN in you prayers.

Jason's giant cupcake his sister made for him. We had a birthday celebration at his sister's new home on Saturday but Nana and Pop (Jason's parents) could not make it as the road was closed due to the weather.

But this sweet angel made it all better!

She totally hams it up for the camera!

11 Months 4-15-10

I can believe that Cater is 11 months old. How did that happen? Cater is impressing us more everyday with all that she is learning. She took her brush the other night and started brushing her hair. It made me tear up! She is walking so well with her walker and I am ok with her taking a little longer before she does it all on her own. I love how she sits on the floor and holds her hands up while bouncing up and down because she wants to be picked up. I love how she lays her head on my shoulder. I love how she pats you when you hold her. I love how every morning we wave bye to daddy at the door and she squeals and blows kisses. I love how she jumps up and down when we go in her room in the morning. Cater drinks great from a sippy cup without handles. She drinks about 8-12 ounces a day of whole milk. Cater goes to bed between 5-6 and sleeps until 6-7. She takes 2 naps a day 1 for about 45 minutes in the morning and one in the afternoon for about an hour and a half. Cater loves to eat avocados, bananas, any kind of cracker, cheerios, yogurt and ground turkey. She still loves us to feed her baby food. Cater is happy even when tired and only really cries when something is very wrong. At her babysitter she loves to give loveys to her friends Heath, Carolyn and Lauren and hugs them all the time. Cater is a lover! Cater we love you more than you will ever now (until you have your own). We are so proud of you and are blessed at how much meaning you have brought to our lives!

Bunny Pictures

Easter 2010

We got Cater some books for Easter. We threw some plastic eggs around and she would pick them up and put them in her mini basket. Super Cute!!

Easter Morning!

My little Jason

They really do look alike. I call Cater my little Jason!